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O Rissei Full name Rissei Ō Chinese 王立誠 Pinyin Wáng Lìchéng Born November 7, 1958
TaiwanResidence 
Tokyo, JapanTeacher Kano Yoshinori Turned pro 1972 Rank 9 dan Affiliation Nihon Ki-in; Tokyo branch Ō Rissei (王 立誠, Ō Rissei, Chinese: 王 立誠; pinyin: Wáng Lìchéng, born November 7, 1958) is a professional Go player in Japan.
Biography
Rissei was born in Taiwan and moved to Japan when he was 13 years old; he would become professional the following year. His instructor is Kano Yoshinori.
Titles and runners-up
Ranks #10-t in total amount of titles in Japan.
Title Years Held Current 13 Kisei2000–2002 Judan2001–2004 Oza1995, 1999, 2000 Agon Cup1994 NHK Cup1997 Shinjin-O1981 Defunct 5 Kakusei1989, 1993, 1999, 2000 Shin-Ei1983 International 2 
LG Cup1998 Chunlan Cup2000 Title Years Lost Current 13 Kisei2003 Meijin1998 Honinbo1998 Judan1996, 2005 Oza1996, 2001 NEC Cup1989, 1998, 2002 Agon Cup2001 NHK Cup1988, 2003 Shinjin-O1986 Defunct 4 Kakusei1990 Hayago Championship1992, 1997 Prime Minister Cup1980 Continental 1 Asian TV Cup1997 International 4 
Fujitsu Cup1992, 1997 Chunlan Cup2001 Zhonghuan Cup2004 External Links
- GoBase Profile
- Nihon Ki-in Profile (Japanese)
Past editions Past winners Hideyuki Fujisawa (1977–1982) · Cho Chikun (1983–1985) · Koichi Kobayashi (1986–1993) · Cho Chikun (1994) · Satoru Kobayashi (1995) · Cho Chikun (1996–1999) · O Rissei (2000–2002) · Keigo Yamashita (2003) · Naoki Hane (2004–2005) · Keigo Yamashita (2006–2009) ·
Cho U (2010–)Honorary winners Categories:- 1958 births
- Living people
- Taiwanese Go players
- Japanese people of Taiwanese descent
- People from Nantou County
- Go biography stubs
- Taiwanese sportspeople stubs
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