The 36th Gosei began on 12 May 2010 – 29 August 2010. Hane Naoki won the challenger tournament and faced title holder Sakai Hideyuki in a best-of-five final to decide the winner.[1] Sakai Hideyuki won the first two games, but Hane Naoki fought back and won the last three games, thus became the new title holder.[2] The winner's prize was ¥8,000,000.[3]
