Ueno Asami 4p, 20 years old, won the 25th Female Kisei which was played on the 20th and 27nd of January. She first won the Female Kisei in 2018, when she was only 16 years old and is one of the biggest (female) talents of the Japanese Go world.

Her opponent in the 25th Female Kisei is Suzuki Ayumi 7p, who won the Female Kisei in 2020, which is the only time that Ueno Asami was without the Female Kisei title since winning the title as a 1p rookie.
Post Game Interview
“I thought it wasn’t so bad at the beginning, but I regretted it a little bit of the hand when I played the cut (white 34), it became difficult from then on. I struggled in the middle game these finals. But recently I’ve been studying Yose, I am glad the results show it because I was always terrible at Yose. I want to get stronger this year and do my best in games with more time.”