In 2016, the tournament restarted with new sponsor, SENKO Co., Ltd.
The Women's Saikyo was sponsored by Tokyo Seimitsu up to 2008.
The official name for the new tournament is Senko Cup Female Saikyo.
The thinking time was 3 hours with 5 minutes byo-yomi.
Hsieh Yimin won the first edition by beating Chiaki Mukai in the final.