Outline

The Old Meijin was the same tournament as the current 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 :...

. The reason it is called the Old Mejin is because before 1976, the Meijin tournament was hosted by Yomiuri Shimbun

Yomiuri Shimbun

The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Sankei Shimbun...

. In 1976, Yomiuri Shimbun stopped hosting the Meijin, and started the 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...

. The Meijin tournament then was hosted by another company, Asahi

Asahi Shimbun

The is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...

. This tournament thus became called the Old Meijin.

Past winners

Year	Player
1962	Fujisawa Hideyuki
1963	Sakata Eio
1964	Sakata Eio
1965	Rin Kaiho Rin Kaiho Rin Kaiho is a professional Go player.-Biography:Rin Kaiho was born in Shanghai, China. He was a student of Go Seigen when Go brought him to Japan in 1952. He was a promising player who won his first title at the age of 23, the Meijin. He is also part of the 1200 win group...
1966	Rin Kaiho
1967	Rin Kaiho
1968	Takagawa Kaku
1969	Rin Kaiho
1970	Fujisawa Hideyuki
1971	Rin Kaiho
1972	Rin Kaiho
1973	Rin Kaiho
1974	Ishida Yoshio
1975	Otake Hideo