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Japan Igo League

The Japan Go League (日本囲碁リーグ) is a team Go league formed mainly by players from the Kansai Ki-in. It was active in 2016-2018. Six teams play a league, where in each of two stages every two teams play a match between 3 players from each team.

Each game is broadcast on Niconico Live and on Pandanet. Time allowance is 30s per move, plus 5 times 1 minute.

Teams

Six teams with names abbreviated WU (World United), Setouchi, Koto, Hyogo, Osaka, Naniwa. The team members are given below. The team leader is starred.

team name members
World ワールドユナイテッド Francis Meyer, Hatanaka Hoshinobu, Hong Seokui, Hon Seisen, Kan Minu, Kim Pyonjun, *Kiyonari Tetsuya, Mine Yasuhiro, Nakano Yasuhiro, Nyu Eiko, Son Hideyo, Taguchi Misei, U Boi, Yu Zhengqi
Setouchi 瀬戸内オーシャンズ Hoshikawa Koyo, Hoshikawa Manabu, Hoshikawa Takumi, Kageyama Toshiyuki, Kikkawa Hajime, Kunisawa Hiroto, Ota Ryo, Sada Atsushi, Tamura Chiaki, Taniguchi Toru, Utsumi Koki *Yokota Shigeaki,
Koto 古都インフレンス Deguchi Mariko, Fujii Shuya, *Imamura Toshiya, Ishii Akane, Komatsu Daiki, Mutsuura Yuta, Ono Ayako, Sato Yuta, Seto Taiki, Suzuki Keiji, Yata Naoki
Hyogo 兵庫ウラヌス Abe Yoshiki, Furuya Yutaka, *Maeda Ryo, Murakawa Daisuke, Nishi Takenobu, Sakai Hideyuki, Tajima Shingo, Tanaka Koyu, Watanabe Koki, Yoshida Mika, Yuki Satoshi
Osaka 大阪ジェネレーションズ Ha Youngil, Hara Masakazu, Inaba Karin, *Kubo Katsuaki, Okawa Takuya, Shintani Yosuke, Takashima Yugo, Tobita Saki, Yukawa Mitsuhisa
Naniwa 浪速エンプレス Konishi Kazuko, Konno Tameto, Kurahashi Masayuki, Nakamura Shinya, Nishiyama Shizuka, Sakakibara Fumiko, *Sekiyama Toshimichi, Tsuji Shigehito, Watanabe Yu, Yahata Naoki

We shall further abbreviate the team names as W, S, K, H, O, N.

2016

The results of the two stages (2 × 3 × 15 = 90 games).

# player result 1 2 3 4 5 6 #wins
1. Setouchi 7-3 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-0 19
2. WU 6-4 0-2 2-0 0-2 2-0 2-0 19
3. Koto 6-4 1-1 0-2 2-0 1-1 2-0 15
4. Hyogo 5-5 1-1 2-0 0-2 1-1 1-1 14
5. Osaka 4-6 1-1 0-2 1-1 1-1 1-1 13
6. Naniwa 2-8 0-2 0-2 0-2 1-1 1-1 10

Playoff 1st Round: World United vs Koto 3-1.

date black white result #mv sgf
2016-11-28 Yu Zhengqi (W) Yata Naoki (K) B+R 263 sgf
2016-11-28 Seto Taiki (K) Kiyonari Tetsuya (W) W+R 242 sgf
2016-11-28 Hon Seisen (W) Fujii Shuya (K) W+R 222 sgf
2016-11-28 Sato Yuta (K) Hong Seokui (W) W+R 232 sgf

Play-off final: World United vs Setouchi 3-1.

date black white result #mv sgf
2016-11-28 Kunisawa Hiroto (S) Nakano Yasuhiro (W) W+R 140 sgf
2016-11-28 Hatanaka Hoshinobu (W) Tamura Chiaki (S) B+R 295 sgf
2016-11-28 Sada Atsushi (S) Kan Minu (W) B+R 223 sgf
2016-11-28 U Boi (W) Taniguchi Toru (S) B+R 241 sgf

Result: 1. World United, 2. Setouchi Oceans.

2017

First stage:

# player result 1 2 3 4 5 6 #wins
1. WU 4-1 11
2. Setouchi 3-2 8
3. Koto 1-4 6
4. Hyogo 3-2 9
5. Osaka 3-2 6
6. Naniwa 1-4 5

Second stage:

# player result 1 2 3 4 5 6 #wins
1. WU 1-4 3
2. Setouchi 2-3 9
3. Koto 3-2 7
4. Hyogo 5-0 13
5. Osaka 2-3 7
6. Naniwa 2-3 6

The winners of the 1st stage (World United) and the 2nd stage (Hyogo Uranus) played a final, won 2-1 by World United.

Below the individual games.

date black white result #mv sgf
2017-02-27 Ono Ayako (K) Yuki Satoshi (H) W+R 196 sgf
2017-02-27 Nishi Takenobu (H) Seto Taiki (K) W+R 236 sgf
2017-02-27 Fujii Shuya (K) Watanabe Koki (H) B+2.5 223 sgf
2017-02-27 Yukawa Mitsuhisa (O) Kurahashi Masayuki (N) W+4.5 287 sgf
2017-02-27 Sekiyama Toshimichi (N) Hara Masakazu (O) W+R 170 sgf
2017-02-27 Ha Youngil (O) Nishiyama Shizuka (N) B+R 183 sgf
2017-02-27 Mine Yasuhiro (W) Yokota Shigeaki (S) W+R 168 sgf
2017-02-27 Sada Atsushi (S) Francis Meyer (W) B+R 223 sgf
2017-02-27 Hong Seokui (W) Kunisawa Hiroto (S) B+0.5 252 sgf
2017-03-27 Taguchi Misei (W) Yata Naoki (K) W+R 114 sgf
2017-03-27 Suzuki Keiji (K) Hatanaka Hoshinobu (W) W+R 212 sgf
2017-03-27 Nakano Yasuhiro (W) Sato Yuta (K) B+R 265 sgf
2017-03-27 Nishiyama Shizuka (N) Yuki Satoshi (H) W+R 152 sgf
2017-03-27 Tajima Shingo (H) Sekiyama Toshimichi (N) W+ 0 bye
2017-03-27 Watanabe Yu (N) Abe Yoshiki (H) W+R 154 sgf
2017-03-27 Hoshikawa Takumi (S) Inaba Karin (O) B+R 205 sgf
2017-03-27 Hara Masakazu (O) Taniguchi Toru (S) B+R 215 sgf
2017-03-27 Ota Ryo (S) Takashima Yugo (O) W+R 176 sgf
2017-04-24 Nakamura Shinya (N) Komatsu Daiki (K) B+R 139 sgf
2017-04-24 Fujii Shuya (K) Konno Tameto (N) B+4.5 285 sgf
2017-04-24 Kurahashi Masayuki (N) Ishii Akane (K) B+R 181 sgf
2017-04-24 Shintani Yosuke (O) Hon Seisen (W) W+R 222 sgf
2017-04-24 U Boi (W) Ha Youngil (O) B+3.5 256 sgf
2017-04-24 Tobita Saki (O) Kan Minu (W) W+R 128 sgf
2017-04-24 Nishi Takenobu (H) Utsumi Koki (S) B+R 183 sgf
2017-04-24 Sada Atsushi (S) Watanabe Koki (H) B+R 247 sgf
2017-04-24 Abe Yoshiki (H) Hoshikawa Manabu (S) B+R 143 sgf
2017-05-22 Kubo Katsuaki (O) Yuki Satoshi (H) W+R 174 sgf
2017-05-22 Watanabe Koki (H) Yukawa Mitsuhisa (O) B+R 199 sgf
2017-05-22 Takashima Yugo (O) Nishi Takenobu (H) W+R 228 sgf
2017-05-22 Sada Atsushi (S) Fujii Shuya (K) B+R 207 sgf
2017-05-22 Sato Yuta (K) Kikkawa Hajime (S) B+R 91 sgf
2017-05-22 Utsumi Koki (S) Deguchi Mariko (K) B+R 153 sgf
2017-05-22 Nyu Eiko (W) Watanabe Yu (N) B+R 169 sgf
2017-05-22 Yahata Naoki (N) Francis Meyer (W) W+R 170 sgf
2017-05-22 Kiyonari Tetsuya (W) Konishi Kazuko (N) B+R 229 sgf
2017-07-16 Yu Zhengqi (W) Yuki Satoshi (H) B+R 231 sgf
2017-07-16 Sakai Hideyuki (H) U Boi (W) W+
2017-07-16 Nakano Yasuhiro (W) Furuya Yutaka (H) W+
2017-07-16 Hoshikawa Takumi (S) Yahata Naoki (N) W+7.5 257 sgf
2017-07-16 Watanabe Yu (N) Sada Atsushi (S) W+
2017-07-16 Utsumi Koki (S) Sekiyama Toshimichi (N) B+
2017-07-16 Hara Masakazu (O) Yata Naoki (K) B+2.5 232 sgf
2017-07-16 Fujii Shuya (K) Takashima Yugo (O) W+
2017-07-16 Ha Youngil (O) Ono Ayako (K) W+
2017-07-24 Fujii Shuya (K) Yuki Satoshi (H) W+R 204 sgf
2017-07-24 Watanabe Koki (H) Sato Yuta (K) B+R 229 sgf
2017-07-24 Deguchi Mariko (K) Nishi Takenobu (H) W+R 166 sgf
2017-07-24 Konishi Kazuko (N) Ha Youngil (O) W+1.5 357 sgf
2017-07-24 Shintani Yosuke (O) Nakamura Shinya (N) W+0.5 284 sgf
2017-07-24 Kurahashi Masayuki (N) Kubo Katsuaki (O) B+R 167 sgf
2017-07-24 Taniguchi Toru (S) Hatanaka Hoshinobu (W) B+R 191 sgf
2017-07-24 Mine Yasuhiro (W) Kunisawa Hiroto (S) W+1.5 233 sgf
2017-07-24 Sada Atsushi (S) Son Hideyo (W) B+R 135 sgf
2017-08-28 Tsuji Shigehito (N) Yoshida Mika (H) W+3.5 284 sgf
2017-08-28 Watanabe Koki (H) Nishiyama Shizuka (N) B+R 175 sgf
2017-08-28 Yahata Naoki (N) Nishi Takenobu (H) W+R 218 sgf
2017-08-28 Yukawa Mitsuhisa (O) Taniguchi Toru (S) B+R 225 sgf
2017-08-28 Ota Ryo (S) Ha Youngil (O) W+9.5 257 sgf
2017-08-28 Inaba Karin (O) Sada Atsushi (S) W+R 148 sgf
2017-08-28 Seto Taiki (K) Kan Minu (W) W+R 236 sgf
2017-08-28 Francis Meyer (W) Suzuki Keiji (K) B+R 219 sgf
2017-08-28 Sato Yuta (K) Taguchi Misei (W) B+R 87 sgf
2017-09-25 Yokota Shigeaki (S) Yuki Satoshi (H) W+R 162 sgf
2017-09-25 Tajima Shingo (H) Sada Atsushi (S) W+2.5 253 sgf
2017-09-25 Tamura Chiaki (S) Nishi Takenobu (H) W+R 120 sgf
2017-09-25 Sato Yuta (K) Konno Tameto (N) B+R 125 sgf
2017-09-25 Watanabe Yu (N) Seto Taiki (K) W+R 138 sgf
2017-09-25 Ono Ayako (K) Tsuji Shigehito (N) W+6.5 269 sgf
2017-09-25 U Boi (W) Takashima Yugo (O) W+R 192 sgf
2017-09-25 Shintani Yosuke (O) Kiyonari Tetsuya (W) W+R 194 sgf
2017-09-25 Nakano Yasuhiro (W) Hara Masakazu (O) W+R 244 sgf
2017-10-09 Tajima Shingo (H) Shintani Yosuke (O) B+R 221 sgf
2017-10-09 Yukawa Mitsuhisa (O) Watanabe Koki (H) B+R 135 sgf
2017-10-09 Abe Yoshiki (H) Ha Youngil (O) B+8.5 266 sgf
2017-10-09 Utsumi Koki (S) Yata Naoki (K) W+R 170 sgf
2017-10-09 Ono Ayako (K) Ota Ryo (S) B+R 241 sgf
2017-10-09 Sada Atsushi (S) Deguchi Mariko (K) B+R 133 sgf
2017-10-09 Francis Meyer (W) Konishi Kazuko (N) W+R 246 sgf
2017-10-09 Watanabe Yu (N) Mine Yasuhiro (W) B+R 205 sgf
2017-10-09 Kan Minu (W) Nakamura Shinya (N) W+R 174 sgf
2017-11-27 Mutsuura Yuta (K) Okawa Takuya (O) B+R 145 sgf
2017-11-27 Hara Masakazu (O) Seto Taiki (K) W+R 104 sgf
2017-11-27 Fujii Shuya (K) Kubo Katsuaki (O) W+R 216 sgf
2017-11-27 Sada Atsushi (S) Nishiyama Shizuka (N) B+R 217 sgf
2017-11-27 Sekiyama Toshimichi (N) Utsumi Koki (S) W+R 244 sgf
2017-11-27 Taniguchi Toru (S) Watanabe Yu (N) B+R 269 sgf
2017-11-27 Sakai Hideyuki (H) Hon Seisen (W) B+6.5 305 sgf
2017-11-27 U Boi (W) Nishi Takenobu (H) W+R 240 sgf
2017-11-27 Tanaka Koyu (H) Taguchi Misei (W) B+R 101 sgf
2017-12-11 Kiyonari Tetsuya (W) Yuki Satoshi (H) B+R 187 sgf
2017-12-11 Tajima Shingo (H) Yu Zhengqi (W) W+R 164 sgf
2017-12-11 Nakano Yasuhiro (W) Watanabe Koki (H) W+R 216 sgf

2018

This time, Okawa Takuya belongs to team Naniwa (instead of Osaka).

# player result 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. WU 6-4 −+ ++ −+ +− −+
2. Setouchi 5-5 +− −+ −− ++ −+
3. Koto 2-8 −− +− −− −− +−
4. Hyogo 6-4 +− ++ ++ +− −−
5. Osaka 5-5 −+ −− ++ −+ +−
6. Naniwa 6-4 +− +− −+ ++ −+

The Japan Igo League was discontinued in Jan 2019.