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Ryūō (also Ryu-O, Ryu-oh, Ryuuou; in Japanese: 龍王, 竜王, lit. "Dragon King") is an annual Japanese professional shogi tournament and the title of its winner. The current Ryūō title holder is Sōta Fujii. The Ryūō Tournament (Ryūō-sen 竜王戦) is sponsored by the Yomiuri Shimbun as well as the title awarded to its winner. It is one of the eight major professional shogi title matches and was first held in 1988. Among the eight titles in the professional shogi titleholder system, Ryūō and Meijin are the most prestigious ones. However, the Ryūō title gives out the highest monetary prize even more than the Meijin title. Cash prizes are ¥44,000,000 for the winner of championship and new Ryūō titleholder, and ¥16,500,000 for the loser. Additional compensation includes ¥14,500,000 for the previous titleholder and ¥7,000,000 for the challenger. This title should not be confused with that of Amateur Ryūō which is awarded each year to the winner of the Amateur Ryūō Tournament.

Ry is an abbreviation for railway and relay. Ry, RY, or ry may also refer to: ==People== ===First name=== Ry Bradley (born 1980¹), American singer and musician Ry Cooder (born 1947), American musician Ry Nikonova (1942–2014), Russian artist Ry Rocklen (born 1978), American artist Ry Russo-Young (born 1981), American filmmaker RY X (born 1988), Australian musician Ryland Rose, Australian rapper formerly known as Ry ===Surname=== Paul du Ry (1640–1714), French architect Simon Louis du Ry (1726–1799), French architect and grandson of Paul du Ry Na Ry (born 1985), South Korean beauty queen Trần Thị Hoa Ry (born 1976), Vietnamese politician ==Places== ===Denmark=== Ry, Denmark, town in Jutland Ry train station Ry Municipality, former municipality in Jutland ===France=== Auzouville-sur-Ry, commune in Normandy Grainville-sur-Ry, commune in Normandy Ry, Seine-Maritime, administrative division in Normandy ==Science and technology== Rydberg constant, unit of energy used in quantum physics related to the ground state energy of the hydrogen atom Consolidated RY, former cargo aircraft of the U.S. Navy RY Sagittarii, star in the constellation Sagittarius RY Tauri, star in the constellation Taurus RY (test signal), character string used to test five-level teleprinter channels ==Other== Operation RY, Japanese plan to invade South Pacific islands during World War II "Ry Tanindrazanay malala ô!", national anthem of Madagascar ==See also== RI (disambiguation)

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