All Japan Student Go Federation

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All Japan Student Go Federation

The All Japan Student Go Federation () is a Japanese student Go organization for holding university Go championships. They have branches in each region (Kanto, Kansai, Kyushu, Tohoku etc.). For similar organizations, there is the American Collegiate Go Association in the United States. ## Differences with other organizations In Japan, most Go tournaments are operated by nihon-ki-in or kansai-ki-in. All Japan Student Go Federation and their branches are focused for university-based tournaments. They are not under direct control but have close relationship with them. ## Tournaments They are holding various tournaments with corporate sponsors. ### World Students Go Oza Championship This is a tournament to determine the student world champion since 2003. Representative players from each region (including Taiwan, Europe, Oceania etc.) will compete. The expected games in 2020 have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. ### All Japan University Go Championship This is a team competition by each university representatives. Teams that have cleared regional preliminaries can attend. Each team can send only five members and substitute players. The sponsor is Yomiuri Shimbun (as same as Yomiuri Giants)

All Japan Female Student Honinbo This is the only one tournament that limits participants by gender. The sponsor is Mainichi Shinbun. Some winners have eventually obtained professional status, or became top amateur players.

All Japan Student Go Best 10 This is the only one university championship that allows the attendance of high school and graduate students. It is held since 1964. The sponsor is The Asahi Shimbun.

All Japan Student Go Federation