All Japan Championship (pool)
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The All Japan Championship (also: Japan Championship) is an annual international pool tournament founded by Kazuo Fujima in 1967, when there was an all-around completion with multiple disciplines. In the Men's tournament the current discipline is Ten-ball, however for the Women's tournament it is played in the discipline of Nine-ball. The All Japan Championship is currently sanctioned by the JPBA (Japan Professional Pocket Billiard Association). The first 20 years only held men's competitions. It was not until the 21st competition in 1988 that the women's event was established. Most of the competition period is after the middle of November each year. This is the most famous international large-scale pool event held in Japan, and one of the oldest tournaments in pool. Takeshi Okumura has won the men's tournament the most times, sixteen. Akimi Kajitani, Liu Hsin-mei & Pan Xiaoting have won the women's tournament the most times, three.
Men
| Year | Nine-ball | Straight pool | Rotation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | – | – |  Kazuo Fujima | – |
| 1969 | – |  Joe Balsis | Takashi Namie | Joe Balsis |
| 1970 | – | – | – | Kazuo Fujima |
| 1971 | Takashi Namie | Takashi Namie | Akira Inoue | Takashi Namie |
| 1972 | Nobuyuki Moriguti | Kazuo Fujima | Kazuo Fujima (2) | Kazuo Fujima (2) |
| 1973 | Kazuo Fujima | Masaru Hanatani | Mamoru Tanaka | Mamoru Tanaka |
| 1974 | Lou Butera | – | – | – |
| 1975 | – | Tetsuro Kakuto | – | – |
| 1976 | Kazuo Fujima (2) | Jim Rempe | Tetsuro Kakuto | Jim Rempe |
| 1977 | Jim Rempe | Jim Rempe (2) | Tetsuro Kakuto (2) | Jim Rempe (2) |
| 1978 | Tetsuro Kakuto |  Jose Parica | Mamoru Tanaka (2) | Kazuo Fujima (3) |
| 1979 | Efren Reyes | Takeshi Okumura | Tetsuro Kakuto (3) | Takeshi Okumura |
| 1980 | Takeshi Okumura | Takeshi Okumura (2) | Takeshi Okumura | Takeshi Okumura (2) |
| 1981 | Takeshi Okumura (2) | Junsake Inoue | – | Takeshi Okumura (3) |
| 1982 | Junsake Inoue | Takeshi Okumura (3) | Takeshi Okumura (2) | Takeshi Okumura (4) |
| 1983 | Masaru Hanatani | Junsake Inoue (2) | Junsake Inoue | Junsake Inoue |
| 1984 | Junsake Inoue (2) | Takeshi Okumura (4) | Kimiaki Ebe | Junsake Inoue (2) |
| 1985 | Takeshi Okumura (3) | Kenji Nagaya | Takashi Toda | Takashi Toda |
| 1986 | Kohagura Yasukazu | Allen Hopkins | Yasunari Itsuzaki | Allen Hopkins |
| 1987 | Junichi Kosugi | Allen Hopkins (2) | Allen Hopkins | Allen Hopkins (2) |
| 1988 | Jose Parica | Tadakatsu Kuranomae | Yashukazu Kohagura | Yashukazu Kohagura |
| 1989 | Akikumo Toshikawa | – | – | – |
| 1990 | Efren Reyes (2) | Masaru Hanatani | Masaru Hanatani | Masaru Hanatani |
Women
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Mieko Harada |
Kazuko Shimizu |
Nine-ball |
| 1989 |  Zhu Yukuri |
Kiyoko Sano | |
| 1990 | LoreeJon Jones |
Yoko Miura | |
| 1991 | Mieko Harada (2) |
Zhu Yukuri | |
| 1992 | Akimi Kajitani |
Mieko Harada | |
| 1993 |  Jennifer Chen |
Yoko Miura | |
| 1994 | Makiko Takagi |
Zhu Yukuri | |
| 1995 | Zhu Yukuri (2) |
Yoko kamimura | |
| 1996 |  Allison Fisher |
Liu Hsin-mei | |
| 1997 | Jennifer Chen (2) |
Irene Pippin | |
| 1998 | Liu Hsin-mei |
Makiko Takagi | |
| 1999 | Akimi Kajitani (2) |
Jennifer Chen | |
| 2000 |  Karen Corr |
Allison Fisher | |
| 2001 | Liu Hsin-mei (2) |
Allison Fisher | |
| 2002 | Pan Xiaoting |
Sakiki Namiki | |
| 2003 | Liu Hsin-mei (3) |
 Jung Sung-Hyun | |
| 2004 | Akimi Kajitani (3) |
Lin Yuan-chun | |
| 2005 | Pan Xiaoting (2) |
Makiko Takagi | |
| 2006 | Lin Yuan-chun |
 Jasmin Ouschan | |
| 2007 | Chang Shu-han |
Akio Otani | |
| 2008 | Pan Xiaoting (3) |
Chou Chieh-yu | |
| 2009 | Han Yu |
Lim Yun-Mi | |
| 2010 | Lin Hsiao-chi |
Keiko Yukawa | |
| 2011 | Chen Siming |
Junko Mitsuoka | |
| 2012 | Chou Chieh-yu |
Chen Ho-yun | |
| 2013 | Akimi Kajitani (2) |
Chihiro Kawahara | |
| 2014 | Wu Zhting |
Liu Shasha | |
| 2015 | Kim Ga-young |
Chihiro Kawahara | |
| 2016 | Chen Ho-yun |
Chihiro Kawahara | |
| 2017 | Chen Siming (2) |
Miyuki Kuribayashi | |
| 2018 | Tian Qi Shi |
Lim Yun-Mi | |
| 2019 | Han Yu (2) |
Chen Siming | |
| 2023 | Yuki Hiraguchi |
Chihiro Kawahara | |
| 2024 | TBD | TBD |
In addition to the All Japan Championship another tournament known as the Japan Open played in the discipline of Nine-ball for men and women. However, from 2011 to present, the men's tournament was played in the discipline of Ten-ball. The event began in 1988 and the year after for women and the event has continued for over 30 years. Takeshi Okumura is the most successful player having won the tournament four times. Akimi Kajitani is the most successful player having won the women's tournament the most times, three.[2][3]
Men
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Takeshi Okumura |
Hideo Shiraishi |
Nine-ball |
| 1989 | Zhang Xiaoyuan |
Jose Parica | |
| 1990 |  Ismael Páez |
Ernesto Dominguez | |
| 1991 | Syuji Nagata |
Akikumo Toshikawa | |
| 1992 | Francisco Bustamante |
Tomoki Mekari | |
| 1993 | Akikumo Toshikawa |
Masao Tachibana | |
| 1994 | Takeshi Okumura (2) |
Akikumo Toshikawa | |
| 1995 | Takeshi Okumura (3) |
Yoshihiro Kitatani | |
| 1996 | Kunihiko Takahashi |
Syuji Nagata | |
| 1997 | Roel Esquillo |
Akikumo Toshikawa | |
| 1998 | Elvis Perez |
Hisanao Kataoka | |
| 1999 | Takeshi Okumura (4) |
Akikumo Toshikawa | |
| 2000 | Satoshi Kawabata |
Johnny Archer | |
| 2001 | Mitsuaki Itsuno |
Chao Fong-pang | |
| 2002 | Francisco Bustamante (2) |
 Ralf Souquet | |
| 2003 | Daisaku Nishijima |
Ramil Gallego | |
| 2004 | Xia Wei-Kui |
Rodolfo Luat | |
| 2005 | Efren Reyes |
Rodolfo Luat | |
| 2006 | Antonio Lining |
Dante Rasalan | |
| 2007 | Alex Pagulayan |
Lo Li-Wen | |
| 2008 | Dennis Orcollo |
Ryoji Aoki | |
| 2009 | Ramil Gallego |
Lo Li-Wen | |
| 2010 | Francisco Bustamante (3) |
Efren Reyes | |
| 2011 | Chang Jung-lin |
Efren Reyes |
Ten-ball |
| 2012 | Warren Kiamco |
Satoshi Kawabata | |
| 2013 | Hayato Hijikata |
Lee Van Corteza | |
| 2014 | Antonio Lining (2) |
Rodney Morris | |
| 2015 | Carlo Biado |
Toru Kuribayashi | |
| 2016 | Hayato Hijikata (2) |
Toru Kuribayashi | |
| 2017 | Chang Jung-lin (2) |
Naoyuki Ōi | |
| 2018 | Lee Van Corteza |
Naoyuki Ōi | |
| 2019 | Naoyuki Ōi |
Norio Ogawa | |
| 2022 | Tomoya Iima |
Kenichi Uchigaki | |
| 2023 | Tomoya Iima (2) |
Dennis Orcollo | |
| 2024 | TBD | TBD |
Women
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Miura Yoko |
Iso Masako |
Nine-ball |
| 1990 | Shigemi Watanabe |
Yukiko Sada | |
| 1991 | Rie Oriuchi |
Kiyoko Sano | |
| 1992 | Mieko Harada |
Setsuko Kubota | |
| 1993 | Makiko Takagi |
Keitko Nishimura | |
| 1994 | Makiko Takagi (2) |
Keitko Nishimura | |
| 1995 | Miura Yoko |
Setsuko Kubota | |
| 1996 | Miura Yoko (2) |
Setsuko Kubota | |
| 1997 | Akimi Kajitani |
Makiko Takagi | |
| 1998 | Kyoko Sone |
Mika Muneta | |
| 1999 | Akimi Kajitani |
Kimiko Yamauchi | |
| 2000 | Akimi Kajitani (2) |
Kyoko Sone | |
| 2001 | Akimi Kajitani (3) |
Kyoko Sone | |
| 2002 | Keiko Yukawa |
Teruko Sekikawa | |
| 2003 | Makiko Takagi (2) |
Yukiko Hamanishi | |
| 2004 | Kao Shi-Pin |
Chang Shu-Han | |
| 2005 | Zhou Meng-Meng |
Miyuki Kuribayashi | |
| 2006 | Su Yi-Yun |
Yukiko Hamanishi | |
| 2007 | Miyuki Kuribayashi |
Chihiro Kawahara | |
| 2008 | Miyuki Kuribayashi (2) |
Akimi Kajitani | |
| 2009 | Chen Ho-Yun |
Keiko Yukawa | |
| 2010 | Chou Chieh-Yu |
Jia Li | |
| 2011 | Wei Tzu-Chien |
Chihiro Kawahara | |
| 2012 | Akimi Kajitani |
Chihiro Kawahara | |
| 2013 | Chihiro Kawahara |
Tsai Pei-Chun | |
| 2014 | Wu Zhting |
Jia Li | |
| 2015 | Chihiro Kawahara (2) |
Kyoko Sone | |
| 2016 | Miyuki Kuribayashi |
Amber Chen | |
| 2017 | Fan Yu-Hsuan |
Yuki Hiraguchi | |
| 2018 | Kuo Szu-Ting |
Akimi Kajitani | |
| 2019 | Amber Chen |
Rubilen Amit | |
| 2022 | Asako Satou |
Yuki Hiraguchi | |
| 2023 | Tomoe Aoki |
Keimi Kajitani | |
| 2024 | TBD | TBD |
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