The title match for the 36th Kisei is broadcast live on Pandanet-IGS. To watch the games you can, e.g., use the GoPanda client.

Defending champion is Cho U Kisei and challenger is Takao Shinji. The match is best of seven games, so four wins are required to secure the title.

How to watch

Schedule

• The first game: Jan 12th 1st (Thu) and 13th (Fri).
  Takao Shinji won, B+2.5
• The second game: Jan 26th (Thu) and 27th (Fri).
  Cho U won, B+Resign
• The third game: Feb 1st (Wed) and 2nd (Thu).
  Takao Shinji won, B+0.5
• The forth game: Feb 15th (Wed) and 16th (Thu).
  Cho U won, B+Resign
• The fifth game: Feb 23th (Thu) and 24th (Fri).
  Cho U won, W+Resign
• The sixth game: Mar 7th (Wed) and 8th (Thu).
  Takao Shinji won, W+Resign
• The seventh game: Mar 14th (Wed) and 15th (Thu).
  Cho U won, B+Resign

Cho U retained the Kisei title with four wins against three.

All rounds starts at 09:00 (Japan Time), i.e., 02:00 CEST. The time limit is eight hours each.