The was a Japanese Go competition held annually from 1964 until 1975, a total of 12 times. It was sponsored by The Asahi Shimbun. In 1976, the Asahi Shimbun became the sponsor of the Meijin tournament and discontinued the Pro Best Ten.
Outline The tournament consisted of 20 players. The format was a knockout. The 20 players were reduced to 10, with the place for number 1 coming down to a best-of-three match.
Winners and runners-up + Pro Best Ten p. 216. No. Year Winner Score Runner-up 1 1964 Sakata Eio 2–0 Takagawa Shukaku 2 1965 Fujisawa Hideyuki 2–1 Takagawa Shukaku 3 1966 Rin Kaiho 2–0 Takagawa Shukaku 4 1967 Sakata Eio 2–0 Takagawa Shukaku 5 1968 Fujisawa Hideyuki 2–1 Sakata Eio 6 1969 Sakata Eio 2–0 Rin Kaiho 7 1970 Hashimoto Utaro 3–0 Kato Masao 8 1971 Ishida Yoshio 3–2 Kajiwara Takeo 9 1972 Ishida Yoshio 3–1 Iwata Tatsuaki 10 1973 Rin Kaiho 3–1 Hashimoto Utaro 11 1974 Rin Kaiho 3–0 Takemiya Masaki 12 1975 Cho Chikun 3–0 Kato Masao
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