The first years 1977 - 1986 1977 - Tokyo, Japan
World othello championship 1977
| Date: | 1977-10-29 |
| Host city: | Tokyo |
| Host Federation: | Japan Othello Federation |
| Venue: | Hotel Imperial, Tokyo |
| World Champion: | Hiroshi Inoue |
| Nations: | 5 |
| Players: | 5 |
| Organizer: | JOA |
| Director: | Goro Hasegawa |
| System: | Round Robin + finals |
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"It is a great joy to become the long-awaited world champion which cannot be expressed well in words. ……. "
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