I like historical tables, so here’s a historical table.
Professionals and their Big Seven etiquette titles
| Player | Etiquette title |
|---|---|
| Sekiyama Riichi | Honinbo ('41) |
| Hashimoto Utaro | Honinbo ('43, '50-1), Oza ('53, '55-6), Judan ('62, '71) |
| Iwamoto Kauru | Honinbo ('45-7) |
| Takagawa Kaku | Honinbo ('52–'60), Judan ('65), Meijin ('68) |
| Shimamura Toshihiro | Oza ('57), Tengen ('77) |
| Fujisawa Hosai | Oza ('58), Judan ('64) |
| Hashimoto Shoji | Oza ('59), Judan ('74) |
| Handa Dogen | Oza ('60), Judan ('63), Oza ('65) |
| Sakata Eio | Honinbo ('61-2), Meijin ('63-4), Honinbo ('65-7), Judan ('68), Oza ('71-'72), Judan ('73) |
| Fujisawa Hideyuki | Meijin ('62), Oza ('67-9), Meijin ('70), Tengen ('75), Kisei ('77-'82) |
| Miyashita Shuyo | Oza ('62) |
| Rin Kaiho | Meijin ('65-7), Honinbo ('68), Meijin ('69), Honinbo ('70), Meijin ('70-'73), Judan ('75), Tengen ('89-93) |
| Otake Hideo | Judan ('69), Meijin ('75-6), Gosei ('80-5), Judan ('93-4) |
| Ishida Yoshio | Honinbo ('71-3), Meijin ('74), Honinbo ('75) |
| Takemiya Masaki | Honinbo ('76, '85-8), Judan ('90-2), Meijin ('95) |
| Cho Chikun | Oza ('76), Gosei ('79), Meijin ('80-2), Kisei ('83-5), Gosei ('86), Tengen ('87-8), Honinbo ('89-93), Kisei ('94), Honinbo ('95), Kisei ('96-9), Oza (2001), Judan (2005-7) |
| Kato Masao | Gosei ('76), Honinbo ('77-9), Tengen ('80-1), Oza ('82-9, '93), Honinbo (2002) |
| Kobayashi Koichi | Tengen ('76), Judan ('84-6), Kisei ('86-'93) |
| Kudo Norio | Oza ('77), Tengen ('97) |
| Kataoka Satoshi | Tengen ('82-3) |
| Hane Yasumasu | Tengen ('90) |
| Ryu Shikun | Tengen ('94-5), Oza ('96) |
| Kobayashi Satoru | Kisei ('95) |
| Yoda Norimoto | Judan ('95), Gosei ('96-8), Meijin (2000-3), Gosei (2004-5) |
| O Rissei | Oza ('98-9), Kisei (2000-2), Judan (2003-4) |
| Cho Sonjin | Honinbo ('99) |
| O Meien | Honinbo (2000-1) |
| Yamashita Keigo | Gosei (2000), Kisei (2003), Kisei (2006-9) Honinbo (2010), Meijin (2011-12) |
| Hane Naoki | Tengen (2001-3), Gosei (2011) |
| Cho U | Honinbo (2003), Meijin (2004-5), Kisei (2010-12), Meijin (2018) |
| Takao Shinji | Honinbo (2005-7), Tengen (2014) |
| Sakai Hideyuki | Gosei (2010) |
| Iyama Yuta | Honinbo (2012), Kisei (2013-2020) |
| Yuki Satoshi | Judan (2013) |
| Murakawa Daisuke | Oza (2014) |
| Ida Atsushi | Judan (2015) |
| Kyo Kagen | Gosei (2018) |
| Shibano Toromaru | Meijin (2019-20) |
| Ichiriki Ryo | Tengen (2020) |
Tell me if you see any errors and I’ll fix them. There are almost definitely some omissions.