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Taiwanese Go player

Wang Ming-wan
Full name	Wang Ming-wan
Chinese	Trad. 王銘琬 Simp. 王铭琬
Pinyin	Wáng Míngwǎn
Born	(1961-11-22) November 22, 1961 (age 63) Tainan, Taiwan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Turned pro	1977
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in; Tokyo branch

Wang Ming-wan (simplified Chinese: 王铭琬; traditional Chinese: 王銘琬; pinyin: Wáng Míngwǎn; born November 22, 1961), also known as O Meien, is a professional Go player.

Biography

Wang was born in Tainan, Taiwan. He is known for his quick fuseki and fighting ability. He became a pro in 1977, two years after moving to Japan. He advanced to 9 dan in 1992.

Titles and runners-up

Title	Years Held
Current	4
Honinbo	2000, 2001
Oza	2002
Daiwa Cup	2007
Defunct	2
NEC Shun-Ei	1989, 1991

Title	Years Lost
Current	5
Honinbo	2002
Oza	2003
Shinjin-O	1987
NHK Cup	1991
Ryusei	2002
Defunct	2
NEC Shun-Ei	1986, 1987

External links

GoBase Profile
Nihon Ki-in Profile (Japanese)

v t e Honinbo
Past editions	1941 1943 1945 1947 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Past winners	Riichi Sekiyama (1941) Utaro Hashimoto (1943) Kaoru Iwamoto (1945–1947) Utaro Hashimoto (1950–1951) Kaku Takagawa (1952–1960) Eio Sakata (1961–1967) Rin Kaiho (1968–1970) Yoshio Ishida (1971–1975) Masaki Takemiya (1976) Masao Kato (1977–1979) Masaki Takemiya (1980) Cho Chikun (1981–1982) Rin Kaiho (1983–1984) Masaki Takemiya (1985–1988) Cho Chikun (1989–1998) Cho Son-jin (1999) Wang Ming-wan (2000–2001) Masao Kato (2002) Cho U (2003–2004) Shinji Takao (2005–2007) Naoki Hane (2008–2009) Keigo Yamashita (2010–2011) Yuta Iyama (2012–)
Honorary winners	Kaku Takagawa Eio Sakata Yoshio Ishida Cho Chikun Yuta Iyama

v t e Ōza
Past editions	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Past winners	Utaro Hashimoto (1953) Kaku Takagawa (1954) Utaro Hashimoto (1955–1956) Toshihiro Shimamura (1957) Hosai Fujisawa (1958) Shoji Hashimoto (1959) Dogen Handa (1960) Eio Sakata (1961) Hidehiro Miyashita (1962) Eio Sakata (1963–1964) Dogen Handa (1965) Eio Sakata (1966) Hideyuki Fujisawa (1967–1969) Eio Sakata (1970–1972) Rin Kaiho (1973) Yoshio Ishida (1974) Hideo Otake (1975) Cho Chikun (1976) Norio Kudo (1977) Yoshio Ishida (1978) Masao Kato (1979–1980) Shoji Hashimoto (1981) Masao Kato (1982–1989) Yasumasa Hane (1990) Hideyuki Fujisawa (1991–1992) Masao Kato (1993) Cho Chikun (1994) Ō Rissei (1995) Ryu Shikun (1996) Kimio Yamada (1997) Ō Rissei (1998–2000) Cho Chikun (2001) Ō Meien (2002) Cho U (2003–2005) Keigo Yamashita (2006–2007) Cho U (2008–2011) Yuta Iyama (2012–2013) Daisuke Murakawa (2014) Yuta Iyama (2015–2016)

Ōza

Past editions

Past winners

Utaro Hashimoto (1953)
Kaku Takagawa (1954)
Utaro Hashimoto (1955–1956)
Toshihiro Shimamura (1957)
Hosai Fujisawa (1958)
Shoji Hashimoto (1959)
Dogen Handa (1960)
Eio Sakata (1961)
Hidehiro Miyashita (1962)
Eio Sakata (1963–1964)
Dogen Handa (1965)
Eio Sakata (1966)
Hideyuki Fujisawa (1967–1969)
Eio Sakata (1970–1972)
Rin Kaiho (1973)
Yoshio Ishida (1974)
Hideo Otake (1975)
Cho Chikun (1976)
Norio Kudo (1977)
Yoshio Ishida (1978)
Masao Kato (1979–1980)
Shoji Hashimoto (1981)
Masao Kato (1982–1989)
Yasumasa Hane (1990)
Hideyuki Fujisawa (1991–1992)
Masao Kato (1993)
Cho Chikun (1994)
Ō Rissei (1995)
Ryu Shikun (1996)
Kimio Yamada (1997)
Ō Rissei (1998–2000)
Cho Chikun (2001)
Ō Meien (2002)
Cho U (2003–2005)
Keigo Yamashita (2006–2007)
Cho U (2008–2011)
Yuta Iyama (2012–2013)
Daisuke Murakawa (2014)
Yuta Iyama (2015–2016)

v t e Jūdan
Past editions	1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Past winners	Utaro Hashimoto (1962) Dogen Handa (1963) Hosai Fujisawa (1964) Kaku Takagawa (1965) Eio Sakata (1966–1968) Hideo Otake (1969) Utaro Hashimoto (1971) Eio Sakata (1972–1973) Shoji Hashimoto (1974) Rin Kaiho (1975) Masao Kato (1976–1979) Hideo Otake (1980–1981) Cho Chikun (1982) Hideo Otake (1983) Koichi Kobayashi (1984–1986) Masao Kato (1987) Cho Chikun (1988–1989) Masaki Takemiya (1990–1992) Hideo Otake (1993–1994) Norimoto Yoda (1995–1996) Masao Kato (1997) Naoto Hikosaka (1998) Koichi Kobayashi (1999–2000) Ō Rissei (2001–2004) Cho Chikun (2005–2007) Shinji Takao (2008) Cho U (2009–2010) Yuta Iyama (2011–2012) Satoshi Yuki (2013) Shinji Takao (2014) Atsushi Ida (2015) Yuta Iyama (2016–2018) Daisuke Murakawa (2019)

Jūdan

Past editions

Past winners

Utaro Hashimoto (1962)
Dogen Handa (1963)
Hosai Fujisawa (1964)
Kaku Takagawa (1965)
Eio Sakata (1966–1968)
Hideo Otake (1969)
Utaro Hashimoto (1971)
Eio Sakata (1972–1973)
Shoji Hashimoto (1974)
Rin Kaiho (1975)
Masao Kato (1976–1979)
Hideo Otake (1980–1981)
Cho Chikun (1982)
Hideo Otake (1983)
Koichi Kobayashi (1984–1986)
Masao Kato (1987)
Cho Chikun (1988–1989)
Masaki Takemiya (1990–1992)
Hideo Otake (1993–1994)
Norimoto Yoda (1995–1996)
Masao Kato (1997)
Naoto Hikosaka (1998)
Koichi Kobayashi (1999–2000)
Ō Rissei (2001–2004)
Cho Chikun (2005–2007)
Shinji Takao (2008)
Cho U (2009–2010)
Yuta Iyama (2011–2012)
Satoshi Yuki (2013)
Shinji Takao (2014)
Atsushi Ida (2015)
Yuta Iyama (2016–2018)
Daisuke Murakawa (2019)

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