Asahi Pro Best Ten
Asahi Pro Best Ten
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. ! 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 |}