Asahi Top Position
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The Asahi Top Position was a Go competition.
Outline
The final of the Top Position tournament would be a best of five with 10 hours of thinking time. There was no komi, unless the match had to be played out all 5 games, which then would be played with a 4.5 komi. The preliminaries also had no komi. This tournament ran from 1955 to 1961 and was subsequently replaced by the Meijin and Judan titles. The sponsor was Asahi shimbun.
Past winners and runners-up
| Player | Years held |
|---|---|
| Sakata Eio | 1955, 1959, 1961 |
| Kitani Minoru | 1957, 1958 |
| Fujisawa Hideyuki | 1960 |
| Player | Years runner up |
|---|---|
| Sakata Eio | 1957, 1960 |
| Shimamura Toshihiro | 1958 |
| Kitani Minoru | 1959 |
| Fujisawa Hideyuki | 1961 |