Honorary Go titles

Professional Go players in Japan are given the title of "Honorary" (or "Lifetime") title holder if they either win the title ten times in a row, or have won the title five times in a row or ten times in total and reach the age of 60 years or retire.[1] Below is a list of the honorary title holders and which title they are honored for.

  1. ^ "History of Topics 2012 | Nihon kiin". www.nihonkiin.or.jp.