Cho would go on to win each major at least once : the Meijin in 2004 , the Gosei in 2006 , the Tengen in 2008 , the Judan in 2009 and the Kisei in 2010 . In 2004 , Cho became the third player in history to earn over ¥ 100 million in a year , after Cho Chikun and Koichi Kobayashi . After defeating Yu Bin in the final of the 9th LG Cup , Cho U won his first international title and the first Japanese international win since Cho Chikun 's Samsung Cup title in 2003 . Cho lead the top prize winners list in 2010 with ¥ 90,499,000 ( $ 1,120,250.25 as of 28 June 2011 ) . In May 2011 , Cho donated ¥ 15,000,000 from his Kisei prize money to victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Cho U