1st Shinei Select

The Shinei Select tournament (新鋭選抜, "fresh top-selection") was held once, in 1962. It was sponsored by the Asahi Shinbun. Time was 5h each, komi 4.5. See also Kido Yb. 1963, p. 165. Some sources call this the "Asahi 5,6-dan tournament".

1st Shinei Select
Kudo Norio (5p)	Kudo Norio B+2.5 1962-04-18	Rin Kaiho B+R 1962-10-18	Otake Hideo B+1.5 1962-11-01
Hashimoto Yoshimi (6p)	Kudo Norio B+2.5 1962-04-18
Rin Kaiho (6p)	Rin Kaiho B+R 1962-04-19
Mizuta Yoshihiro (5p)	Rin Kaiho B+R 1962-04-19
Otake Hideo (5p)	Otake Hideo B+R 1962-05-02	Otake Hideo W+R 1962-09-27
Miyamoto Yoshihisa (6p)	Otake Hideo B+R 1962-05-02
Chino Tadahiko (5p)	Chino Tadahiko B+R 1962-05-20
Ishii Kunio (5p)	Chino Tadahiko B+R 1962-05-20

Special games

The winner and runner-up played a game (without komi) with Go Seigen.

date	black	white	result	#mv	sgf
1963	Otake Hideo	Go Seigen	B+2	256	sgf
1963	Rin Kaiho	Go Seigen	B+12	267	sgf

Four New Stars League

In 1962 Kido organized the Four New Stars League (新鋭四棋士リーグ戦). Rin Kaiho won all his games.

#	player	result	1	2	3	4
1.	Rin Kaiho	3-0		W+R		W+2.5
2.	Sanno Hirotaka	0-3			B+R
3.	Otake Hideo	2-1	B+R			W+3.5
4.	Kudo Norio	1-2		W+