PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
Michael Redmond
"A 9-dan's words and reading, delivered to the world."
Watching typePeople & stories
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
Ichiriki Ryo
"Never misses the critical moment."
Watching typeBig-stage games / Reading battles
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 5-dan
Mannami Kana
"Women's Kisei, spreading Go with IGO AMIGO."
Watching typePeople & stories
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 4-dan
Mannami Nao
"Connecting viewers with the board."
Watching typePeople & stories / Reading battles
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 2-dan
Mishima Hibiki
"Free moves, played as the mood strikes."
Watching typePeople & stories / Surprise moves
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 4-dan
Mito Shuhei
"Turning rapid promotion into momentum on the board."
Watching typeUnfolding games / Growth stories
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
Mimura Tomoyasu
"Back-to-back Shinjin-O, a player who can put reading into words."
Watching typeReading battles
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 5-dan
Miura Taro
"Shinjin-O and Rising Stars: two peaks in two years."
Watching typePeople & stories
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 8-dan
Mitani Tetsuya
"Reads the league's toughest battles with a cool face."
Watching typeBig-stage games / Exchanges
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 6-dan
Ueno Asami
"3 moves until the fighting starts."
Watching typeAll-out fights / Reading battles
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 4-dan
Ueno Risa
"Sharp and straight, to the vital point."
Watching typePeople & stories / Reading battles
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 3-dan
Shimosaka Miori
"Reads the temperature of the board with flexibility."
Watching typeSabaki & survival / Positional judgment
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 8-dan
Shimojima Yohei
"Wrap up one game, move to the next battlefield."
Watching typeBig points / Turning points
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 3-dan
Nakayama Kaoru
"Student of Sakata Eio, 6 straight terms in the Women's Meijin main tournament."
Watching typeSabaki & survival / People & stories
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 3-dan
Nakajima Mieko
"Into the Women's Kisei main tournament in her first pro year."
Watching typeCritical moments / Positional judgment
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
Nakane Naoyuki
"A Central region force who came close to the Okan 2 times."
Watching typeMiddle game / Critical moments
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 3-dan
Nakahama Konosuke
"The new wave of the Central region, now at 3-dan."
Watching typeOpening / Growth stories
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
Nakano Hironari
"Memories of the Okan become thickness in battle."
Watching typeBig-stage games / Attack
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 2-dan
Goto Mana
"2-dan in 2026, on to the next milestone."
Watching typePeople & stories
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
Iyama Yuta
"Every position is a critical moment."
Watching typeBig-stage games / Endgame drama
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 5-dan
Ima Buntaro
"Always chasing intensity."
Watching typeStarting fights / Attack
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
Imamura Toshiya
"No cuts allowed: connect and build strength."
Watching typeSabaki & survival / Choosing directions
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
Imamura Yoshiaki
"A 9-dan with Meijin league experience and 800 career wins."
Watching typePeople & stories / Positional judgment
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
Nakamura Shinya
"The eyes of a teacher and of a fighter."
Watching typePeople & stories / Positional judgment
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