Ōi (shogi) Ōi is one of the eight titles in Japanese professional shogi . The word means "the king's rank".annual tournament started in 1960 sponsored by a group of local newspapers which has consisted of Shimbun Sansha Rengō. With the addition of Ōi, there were four major shogi titles along with Meijin , Ninth Dan , and Ōshō .The challenger for the title is determined by three-step preliminary round that comprises 1st heat, league competition and final playoff . Top eight players in 1st heat and top four players of previous year are divided into two six-player leagues . Top one of each league advances to final playoff, and the winner of one-game match becomes the challenger .games out of seven first in the championship will become the new Ōi title holder. Each championship games assign players a six-hour playtime during two days.Lifetime Ōi Lifetime Ōi is the title awarded to a player who won the championship five times in a row or ten times in total. Active players may qualify for this title, but it is only officially awarded upon their retirement or death.No. Year Winner Score Opponent 1 1960 Yasuharu Oyama 41 Masao Tsukada 2 1961 Yasuharu Oyama 41 Yuzō Maruta 3 1962 Yasuharu Oyama 40 Motoji Hanamura 4 1963 Yasuharu Oyama 42 Hifumi Katō 5 1964 Yasuharu Oyama 42 Tatsuya Futakami 6 1965 Yasuharu Oyama 40 Daigoroh Satō 7 1966 Yasuharu Oyama 41 Michio Ariyoshi 8 1967 Yasuharu Oyama 41 Nobuyuki Ōuchi 9 1968 Yasuharu Oyama 42 Michio Ariyoshi 10 1969 Yasuharu Oyama 42 Kazuyoshi Nishimura 11 1970 Yasuharu Oyama 41 Kunio Yonenaga 12 1971 Yasuharu Oyama 43 Makoto Nakahara 13 1972 Kunio Naitō 41 Yasuharu Oyama 14 1973 Makoto Nakahara 40 Kunio Naitō 15 1974 Makoto Nakahara 42 Kunio Yonenaga 16 1975 Makoto Nakahara 42 Kunio Naitō 17 1976 Makoto Nakahara 42 Osamu Katsuura 18 1977 Makoto Nakahara 42 Kunio Yonenaga 19 1978 Makoto Nakahara 41 Yasuharu Oyama 20 1979 Kunio Yonenaga 43 Makoto Nakahara 21 1980 Makoto Nakahara 40 Kunio Yonenaga 22 1981 Makoto Nakahara 43 Yasuharu Oyama 23 1982 Kunio Naitō 42 Makoto Nakahara 24 1983 Michio Takahashi 42 Kunio Naitō 25 1984 Hifumi Katō 43 Michio Takahashi 26 1985 Michio Takahashi 40 Hifumi Katō 27 1986 Michio Takahashi 40 Kunio Yonenaga 28 1987 Koji Tanigawa 41 Michio Takahashi 29 1988 Keiji Mori 43 Koji Tanigawa 30 1989 Koji Tanigawa 41 Keiji Mori 31 1990 Koji Tanigawa 43 Yasumitsu Satō 32 1991 Koji Tanigawa 42 Hiroki Nakata 33 1992 Masataka Goda42 Koji Tanigawa 34 1993 Yoshiharu Habu 40 Masataka Goda 35 1994 Yoshiharu Habu 43 Masataka Goda 36 1995 Yoshiharu Habu 42 Masataka Goda 37 1996 Yoshiharu Habu 41 Koichi Fukaura 38 1997 Yoshiharu Habu 41 Yasumitsu Satō 39 1998 Yoshiharu Habu 42 Yasumitsu Satō 40 1999 Yoshiharu Habu 40 Koji Tanigawa 41 2000 Yoshiharu Habu 43 Koji Tanigawa 42 2001 Yoshiharu Habu 40 Nobuyuki Yashiki 43 2002 Koji Tanigawa 41 Yoshiharu Habu 44 2003 Koji Tanigawa 41 Yoshiharu Habu 45 2004 Yoshiharu Habu 41 Koji Tanigawa 46 2005 Yoshiharu Habu 43 Yasumitsu Satō 47 2006 Yoshiharu Habu 42 Yasumitsu Satō 48 2007 Koichi Fukaura 43 Yoshiharu Habu 49 2008 Koichi Fukaura 43 Yoshiharu Habu 50 2009 Koichi Fukaura 43 Kazuki Kimura 51 2010 Akihito Hirose 42 Koichi Fukaura 52 2011 Yoshiharu Habu 43 Akihito Hirose 53 2012 Yoshiharu Habu 41 Takeshi Fujii 54 2013 Yoshiharu Habu 41 Hisashi Namekata 55 2014 Yoshiharu Habu 421 Kazuki Kimura 56 2015 Yoshiharu Habu 41 Akihito Hirose 57 2016 Yoshiharu Habu 43 Kazuki Kimura 58 2017 Tatsuya Sugai 41 Yoshiharu Habu 59 2018 Masayuki Toyoshima 43 Tatsuya Sugai 60 2019 Kazuki Kimura 43 Masayuki Toyoshima
Records Most titles overall: Yoshiharu Habu, 18 Most consecutive titles: Yasuharu Oyama, 12 in a row
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