7th World Student Oza
3rd - 4th March 2009
Sponsored by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc
In March 2009 the Nikkei Newspaper sponsored the seventh World Student Oza in Tokyo. 16 students were invited to take part, both male and female. As well as Asian countries, Europe got to send three players and North and South/Central American one player each.
Final Placings
| Pl | Name | Country | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Wins |
| 1 | Zhao Wei | China | +4 | +8 | +3 | +2 | 4 |
| 2 | Jie Li | USA | +5 | +6 | +9 | -1 | 3 |
| 3 | Kim Yong Ju | Korea | +7 | +12 | -1 | +6 | 3 |
| 4 | Lai Yu Che | Taiwan | -1 | +13 | +12 | +8 | 3 |
| 5 | Joon T. | Korea | -2 | +16 | +10 | +9 | 3 |
| 6 | Takatsu Masaaki | Japan | +13 | -2 | +7 | -3 | 2 |
| 7 | Peng Hongli | China | -3 | +15 | -6 | +12 | 2 |
| 8 | Yamada Kohei | Japan | +15 | -1 | +11 | -4 | 2 |
| 9 | Ruchagoon Torairatananuson | Thailand | +14 | +10 | -2 | -5 | 2 |
| 10 | Jan Hora | Czechia | +16 | -9 | -5 | +15 | 2 |
| 11 | Li La | China | -12 | +15 | -8 | +13 | 2 |
| 12 | Sekine Reiko | Japan | +11 | -3 | -4 | -7 | 1 |
| 13 | Igor Nemly | Russia | -6 | -4 | +14 | -11 | 1 |
| 14 | Klara Zaloudkova | Czechia | -9 | -11 | -13 | +16 | 1 |
| 15 | Liang Yuwei | Taiwan | -8 | -7 | +16 | -10 | 1 |
| 16 | Kenji Kina | Peru | -10 | -5 | -15 | -14 | 0 |
Photographs
Links to photo pages on the Nikkei site - note you will need a browser that supports Japanese to see the Japanese text - see their site for more reports (in Japanese)
Opening1st Round
2nd Round
Second Day
Prize Ceremony