The 60th Oza was one of the main Go tournaments in 2012. The initial tournament began on 26 April 2012 and concluded on 13 September 2012 When Iyama Yuta went undefeated. Yuta went on to challenge then Oza title holder, Cho U, defeating him in three rounds between 25 October 2012 and 22 November 2012.[1]

Challenger tournament edit

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
26 April
 
 
Mimura Yomoyasu (B)L
 
14 June
 
Imamura Toshiya (W)W+R
 
Imamura Toshiya (W)L
 
10 May
 
Yuki Satoshi (B)B+6.5
 
Cho Chikun (B)L
 
11 August
 
Yuki Satoshi (W)W+R
 
Yuki Satoshi (B)L
 
17 May
 
Iyama Yuta (W)W+R
 
Yamada Kimio (B)B+1.5
 
30 July
 
Kiyonari Tetsuya (W)L
 
Yamada Kimio (W)L
 
3 May
 
Iyama Yuta (B)B+R
 
Iyama Yuta (B)B+R
 
13 September
 
Kono Rin (W)L
 
Hane Naoki (B)L
 
10 May
 
Iyama Yuta (W)W+R
 
Sakai Hideyuki (W)W+5.5
 
19 July
 
Mochizuki Kenichi (B)L
 
Sakai Hideyuki (W)L
 
14 June
 
Tsuruyama Atsushi (B)B+25.5
 
Tsuruyama Atsushi (W)W+11.5
 
20 August
 
Yamashita Keigo (B)L
 
Tsuruyama Atsushi (B)L
 
3 May
 
Hane Naoki (W)W+R
 
Kim Sujun (W)W+R
 
26 July
 
Yoda Norimoto (B)L
 
Kim Sujun (W)L
 
5 July
 
Hane Naoki (B)B+R
 
Hane Naoki (B)B+R
 
 
Ri Ishu (W)L
 

Finals edit

Player Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
Date & Location 25 October, Taipei, Taiwan 27 October, Taipei Taiwan 22 November, Kobe, Japan 3 December, Izunokuni, Japan 13 December, Yokohama, Japan
Cho U
(Oza)
Yuta Iyama
(Honinbo)
W+7.5 B+R W+R

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kazuki Kamizuru (2012). "60th Oza-sen". Go to Everyone!. Retrieved 10 September 2022.

External links edit