Oi tournament was the 3rd women shogi professional tournament. The 1st Oi tournament was in 1990. The winner was Nakai Hiroe. She won the next
two Oi titles. But then Shimizu Ichiyu dominated in Oi. She won Oi 13th times beginning from 1993.
By the results of preliminary tournament Oi League is formed. The winner of Oi League plats title match with Oi of last year. It is necessary
to win 3 title games to get Oi title. Time limit is 4 hours in title match, 3 hours in Oi League, 2 hours in preliminary round.