China-Japan Supermatches
# China-Japan Supermatches

The China-Japan Supermatches (日中スーパー囲碁) was a Go competition.

## Outline

The China-Japan Supermatches were a series of team competition between China and Japan in the board game of Go. The tournament was hosted by NEC; it was held 16 times from 1984 to 2001. The matches were in the knock-out format with 6 to 9 players on each side for the first 11 times (1984-1996). In the later games, each side had 3 players for one-on-one matches.

Before the late 1980s top Japanese players were generally considered to be at a higher level than the rest of the world, but in the end, China won 9 times in total. The result has had a great impact on the development of the game in China afterward.

## Winners

| Edition | Years Held | Winner | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 1984–1985 | China | 8–7 |
| 2nd | 1986 | China | 9–8 |
| 3rd | 1987 | China | 9–8 |
| 4th | 1988 | Japan | 7–2 |
| 5th | 1989–1990 | China | 8–3 |
| 6th | 1991–1992 | Japan | 8–7 |
| 7th | 1992–1993 | Japan | 7–5 |
| 8th | 1993–1994 | Japan | 7–3 |
| 9th | 1994 | China | 6–3 |
| 10th | 1995–1996 | China | 7–5 |
| 11th | 1996 | China | 7–2 |
| 12th | 1997 | China | 2–1 |
| 13th | 1998 | Japan | 2–1 |
| 14th | 1999 | Japan | 2–1 |
| 15th | 2000 | China | 2–1 |
| 16th | 2001 | Japan | 2–1 |
