Rissei Ō

O Rissei
Full name	Rissei Ō
Chinese	王立誠
Pinyin	Wáng Lìchéng
Born	(1958-11-07) November 7, 1958 Taiwan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Kano Yoshinori
Turned pro	1972
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in; Tokyo branch

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ō.

Ō Rissei (王 立誠, Ō Rissei, Chinese: 王 立誠; pinyin: Wáng Lìchéng, born November 7, 1958) is a professional Go player in Japan.

Biography

Rissei was born in Taiwan and moved to Japan when he was 13 years old; he would become professional the following year. His instructor is Kano Yoshinori.

Titles and runners-up

Ranks #10-t in total amount of titles in Japan.

Domestic
Title	Wins	Runners-up
Kisei	3 (2000–2002)	1 (2003)
Meijin		1 (1998)
Honinbo		1 (1998)
Judan	4 (2001–2004)	2 (1996, 2005)
Oza	4 (1995, 1998–2000)	2 (1996, 2001)
Agon Cup	1 (1994)	1 (2001)
NHK Cup	1 (1997)	2 (1988, 2003)
Shinjin-O	1 (1981)	1 (1986)
NEC Cup		3 (1989, 1998, 2002)
Kakusei	4 (1989, 1993, 1999, 2000)	1 (1990)
Hayago Championship		2 (1992, 1997)
Shin-Ei	1 (1983)
Prime Minister Cup		1 (1980)
Total	19	18
Continental
Asian TV Cup		1 (1997)
Total	0	1
International
LG Cup	1 (1998)
Chunlan Cup	1 (2000)	1 (2001)
Fujitsu Cup		2 (1992, 1997)
Zhonghuan Cup		1 (2004)
Total	2	4
Career total
Total	21	23

External links

• GoBase Profile
• Nihon Ki-in Profile (Japanese)