The 30th Kisei was held from May 2005 to February 22, 2006. The players to have qualified through preliminary tournaments are Toshiya Imamura, Atsushi Kato

Atsushi Kato

is a professional Go player.- Biography :Kato became a professional in 1990, and in the same year was promoted to 2 dan. In 1996, he had already reached 6 dan, and is currently 8 dan. As an insei, he was taught by Yasuro Kikuchi. Kato has been part of the Kisei league consistently for the last few...

, Hideki Komatsu

Hideki Komatsu

is a professional Go player.- Biography :Komatsu was born in Aichi, Japan and quickly rose among the ranks of Go in the 80's and early 90's. He currently resides in Tokyo, Japan.- Promotion record :- Titles & runners-up :-References:...

, and Kunihisa Honda

Kunihisa Honda

is a professional Go player.- Biography :Honda became a professional in 1961. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1973. He won the Kansai Ki-in's Oteai four times. He also visited China twice, in 1973 and 1985 for Go related business.- Titles & runners-up :...

. The players to have returned from the previous year are Satoshi Yuki

Satoshi Yuki

is a Japanese professional Go player.- Biography :Yuki won the NHK Cup in 2010 for the second time in a row, becoming the third player after Eio Sakata and Norimoto Yoda to do such. He was selected as a representative of the Japanese team at the 16th Asian Games. In 2010, Yuki reached the final of...

, Norimoto Yoda

Norimoto Yoda

is a professional Go player.-Biography:Yoda is a student of Takeo Ando. He has won 34 titles so far in his career, the sixth highest in Japan. He became a professional in 1980, and reached 9 dan in 1993...

, Cho U

Cho U

Cho U Kisei, Oza is a professional Go player. He currently ranks 6th in the most titles won by a Japanese professional; his NEC Cup win in 2011 put him past his teacher Rin Kaiho and Norimoto Yoda. Cho is the only player in history to have held five of the top seven major titles...

, Tomoyasu Mimura

Tomoyasu Mimura

is a professional Go player.- Biography :Mimura became a professional in 1986. He was promoted to 9 dan in 2000. He is married to Makihata Taeko.- Promotion record :- Titles and runners-up :-External Links:**...

, Keigo Yamashita

Keigo Yamashita

is a professional Go player. Yamashita adopted the name Honinbo Dowa after winning his first Honinbo title in 2010.-Biography:A student of Yasuro Kikuchi, Yamashita turned professional in 1993. He won the 19th Kisei 2 dan division in 1994. Yamashita reached the challenger finals of the Tengen in 1999...

, O Rissei

O Rissei

Ō Rissei 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.-External...

, O Meien

O Meien

O Meien is a professional Go player.- Biography :Meien was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He is known for his quick fuseki and fighting ability. He became a pro in 1977, two years after moving to Japan. He advanced to 9 dan in 1992.- Titles and runners-up :-External Links:**...

, and Kobayashi Satoru. Players who end with the two lowest records in the each league are eliminated from automatic berth into the next tournament.

Keigo Yamashita came out victorious with a sweep of 4 games to none. It was the first time since the 5th Kisei

5th Kisei

The 5th Kisei was a Go competition, the 5th edition of the Kisei tournament. Since Fujisawa Hideyuki won the previous year, he is given an automatic place in the final. Eight players battled in a knockout tournament to decide the final 2. Those two would then play each other in a best-of-3 match to...

 in 1981 where there was a sweep. The title was Yamashita's second Kisei in 3 years, the first coming in the 27th Kisei

27th Kisei

-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Group A:-Group B:Key:*Green - Winner of group; earns a spot in the challenger final.*Blue - Earns a place in the next edition's group stage....

 versus O Rissei.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group A

Player	S.Y.	N.Y.	C.U.	M.T.	K.H.	A.K.	T
Satoshi Yuki Satoshi Yuki is a Japanese professional Go player.- Biography :Yuki won the NHK Cup in 2010 for the second time in a row, becoming the third player after Eio Sakata and Norimoto Yoda to do such. He was selected as a representative of the Japanese team at the 16th Asian Games. In 2010, Yuki reached the final of...  9 dan	X	W+6.5	W+R	W+R	W+R	W+8.5	5-0
Norimoto Yoda Norimoto Yoda is a professional Go player.-Biography:Yoda is a student of Takeo Ando. He has won 34 titles so far in his career, the sixth highest in Japan. He became a professional in 1980, and reached 9 dan in 1993...  Gosei	L+6.5	X	W+R	L+R	W+2.5	L+0.5	2-3*
Cho U Cho U Cho U Kisei, Oza is a professional Go player. He currently ranks 6th in the most titles won by a Japanese professional; his NEC Cup win in 2011 put him past his teacher Rin Kaiho and Norimoto Yoda. Cho is the only player in history to have held five of the top seven major titles...  Meijin Meijin Meijin , literally translated, means "Brilliant Man." It is the name of the second most prestigious Japanese Go Tournament. It also refers to a traditional Japanese title given to the strongest player of the day during the Edo period.- The tournament :...	L+R	L+R	X	W+R	W+R	L+0.5	2-3
Tomoyasu Mimura Tomoyasu Mimura is a professional Go player.- Biography :Mimura became a professional in 1986. He was promoted to 9 dan in 2000. He is married to Makihata Taeko.- Promotion record :- Titles and runners-up :-External Links:**...  9 dan	L+R	W+R	L+R	X	W+R	W+R	3-2
Kunihisa Honda Kunihisa Honda is a professional Go player.- Biography :Honda became a professional in 1961. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1973. He won the Kansai Ki-in's Oteai four times. He also visited China twice, in 1973 and 1985 for Go related business.- Titles & runners-up :...  9 dan	L+R	L+2.5	L+R	L+R	X	L+R	0-5
Atsushi Kato Atsushi Kato is a professional Go player.- Biography :Kato became a professional in 1990, and in the same year was promoted to 2 dan. In 1996, he had already reached 6 dan, and is currently 8 dan. As an insei, he was taught by Yasuro Kikuchi. Kato has been part of the Kisei league consistently for the last few...  8 dan	L+8.5	W+0.5	W+0.5	L+R	W+R	X	3-2

* Norimoto Yoda held the tiebreaker over Cho U.

Group B

Player	K.Y.	O.R.	O.M.	S.K.	T.I.	H.K.	T
Keigo Yamashita Keigo Yamashita is a professional Go player. Yamashita adopted the name Honinbo Dowa after winning his first Honinbo title in 2010.-Biography:A student of Yasuro Kikuchi, Yamashita turned professional in 1993. He won the 19th Kisei 2 dan division in 1994. Yamashita reached the challenger finals of the Tengen in 1999...  Tengen Tengen (Go) Tengen is the name of a Go competition in Japan.The name Tengen refers to the center point on a Go board.The event is held annually, and has run continuously since its inauguration in 1975....	X	W+R	W+R	W+R	W+R	L+R	4-1
O Rissei O Rissei Ō Rissei 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.-External...  9 dan	L+R	X	L+R	W+0.5	W+R	L+3.5	2-3**
O Meien O Meien O Meien is a professional Go player.- Biography :Meien was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He is known for his quick fuseki and fighting ability. He became a pro in 1977, two years after moving to Japan. He advanced to 9 dan in 1992.- Titles and runners-up :-External Links:**...  9 dan	L+R	W+R	X	L+6.5	W+R	L+R	2-3
Satoru Kobayashi Satoru Kobayashi is a professional Go player.- Biography :Satoru Kobayashi is a professional Go player, who plays for the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. His rank is 9 dan, and he is known for his pincer style. He has one brother and sister, who are also professionals - Chizu Kobayashi and Kenji Kobayashi.- Suspension :In...  9 dan	L+R	L+0.5	W+6.5	X	W+R	W+1.5	3-2
Toshiya Imamura 9 dan	L+R	L+R	L+R	L+R	X	W+R	1-4
Hideki Komatsu Hideki Komatsu is a professional Go player.- Biography :Komatsu was born in Aichi, Japan and quickly rose among the ranks of Go in the 80's and early 90's. He currently resides in Tokyo, Japan.- Promotion record :- Titles & runners-up :-References:...  9 dan	W+R	W+3.5	W+R	L+1.5	L+R	X	3-2

** O Rissei held the tiebreaker over O Meien.
Key:

• Green - Winner of group; earns a spot in the challenger final.
• Blue - Earns a place in the next edition's group stage.
• Red - Eliminated from automatic berth; must qualify through preliminary stages.

Challenger finals

Finals

Player	1 (Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... )	2 (Gifu Gifu, Gifu is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku period, various warlords, including Oda Nobunaga, used... )	3 (Kyoto Kyoto is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:... )	4 (Kumamoto Kumamoto, Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 census... )	5 (Toyama Toyama, Toyama is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chūbu region on central Honshū, about 200 km north of the city of Nagoya and 300 km northwest of Tokyo.... )	6 (Shizuoka Shizuoka, Shizuoka is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in terms of both population and area. It became one of Japan's 19 "designated cities" in 2005.-Geography:... )	7 (Fukushima Fukushima, Fukushima is the capital city of Fukushima Prefecture in the Tōhoku Region of Japan. As of May 2011 the city has an estimated population of 290,064 and an area of 746.43 km².It lies about 250 km north of Tokyo and 80 km south of Sendai.-History:... )	T
Naoki Hane Naoki Hane is a professional Japanese 9 dan Go player currently affiliated with the Nihon Ki-in. He is both the son, and student, of Yasumasa Hane, who is also a professional 9 dan of the Nihon Ki-in.- Titles and runners-up :-Promotion record:-Awards:...   (Kisei Kisei The Kisei is a Go competition. The title, meaning go sage in Japanese, was a traditional honorary appellation given to a handful of players down the centuries. The element ki can also apply to shogi, and there were also recognized kisei in the shogi world.-Background:Kisei is a Go competition... )								0
Keigo Yamashita Keigo Yamashita is a professional Go player. Yamashita adopted the name Honinbo Dowa after winning his first Honinbo title in 2010.-Biography:A student of Yasuro Kikuchi, Yamashita turned professional in 1993. He won the 19th Kisei 2 dan division in 1994. Yamashita reached the challenger finals of the Tengen in 1999... (Challenger)	W+R	W+6.5	W+1.5	W+2.5				4

External links

• The 30th Kisei at GoBase.org
• The 30th Kisei at Igo-Kisen