Preliminary A of the 69th Honinbo tournament

For several big Japanese tournaments, players progress via Preliminary C and Preliminary B and Preliminary A and Last Preliminary to the League that determines the challenger of the title holder. The whole process takes almost two years.

The present page gives the Preliminary A of the 69th Honinbo tournament. In a knock-out system, 113 players compete in 28 groups of 4 (or 5) for a place in the Last preliminary.

Cho Chikun Cho Chikun
(W+R)
Cho Chikun
(B+R)
Yamada Shinji
Oba Junya Oba Junya
Takagi Shoichi
Kataoka Satoshi Kataoka Satoshi
(W+R)
Kataoka Satoshi
(B+R)
Okada Shinichiro
Rin Shien Rin Shien
Suzuki Yoshimichi
Nakamura Shinya Nakamura Shinya
(W+9.5)
Awaji Shuzo
Obuchi Morito
Awaji Shuzo Awaji Shuzo
Nishimura Keiji
Oya Koichi Kamimura Haruo Takanashi Seiken
Kamimura Haruo
Michael Redmond Takanashi Seiken
Takanashi Seiken
Rin Kanketsu Otake Hideo
(B+R)
Akiyama Jiro
(W+2.5)
Otake Hideo
Akiyama Jiro Akiyama Jiro
Mukai Chiaki
Suzuki Shinji Fujisawa Rina
(B+R)
Yoda Norimoto
(W+R)
Fujisawa Rina
Yoda Norimoto Yoda Norimoto
(W+5.5)
Adachi Toshimasa
Yamada Takuji Yamada Takuji Yamada Takuji
(W+8.5)
Miyazawa Goro
Takemiya Masaki Takemiya Masaki
(W+5.5)
Ogaki Yusaku
Mitani Tetsuya Mitani Tetsuya Obuchi Kotaro
Sugimoto Akira
Kanazawa Makoto Obuchi Kotaro
(W+2.5)
Obuchi Kotaro
Kato Atsushi Kim Sujun So Yokoku
Kim Sujun
Kubo Hideo So Yokoku
So Yokoku
Aoki Shinichi Ishida Yoshio
(B+3.5)
Ishida Yoshio
(W+R)
Ishida Yoshio
Shuto Shun Sakai Takeshi
Sakai Takeshi
O Rissei Muramatsu Ryuichi
(W+R)
Muramatsu Ryuichi
(B+1.5)
Muramatsu Ryuichi
Rin Kaiho Rin Kaiho
(W+5.5)
Endo Yoshifumi
Mizokami Tomochika Mizokami Tomochika Mizokami Tomochika
Mimura Kaori
Inaba Takahiro Inaba Takahiro
Tsuneishi Takashi
Mimura Tomoyasu Mimura Tomoyasu Mimura Tomoyasu
Horimoto Mitsunari
Matsumoto Takehisa Matsumoto Takehisa
Takemiya Yoko
Uchida Shuhei O Meien
(B+R)
Kobayashi Satoru
(W+R)
O Meien
Kobayashi Satoru Kobayashi Satoru
(W+R)
Kanda Ei
Morita Michihiro Cho Riyu Kono Rin
(W+R)
Cho Riyu
Kono Rin Kono Rin
(B+R)
Yo Kaei
Nakaonoda Tomomi Nakaonoda Tomomi Yo Kagen
Sun Zhe
Tajiri Yuto Yo Kagen
Yo Kagen
Tsuruyama Atsushi Tsuruyama Atsushi Kono Takashi
Kono Mitsuki
Kono Takashi Kono Takashi
Kato Keiko
Mitsunaga Junzo Anzai Nobuaki Mochizuki Kenichi
Anzai Nobuaki
Kobayashi Koichi Mochizuki Kenichi
(W+3.5)
Mochizuki Kenichi
Fukui Masaaki Sonoda Yasutaka Han Zenki
Sonoda Yasutaka
Han Zenki Han Zenki
(B+R)
Shiraishi Yuichi
Terayama Rei Terayama Rei
(B+R)
Ryu Shikun
(B+R)
Komatsu Hideki
Ryu Shikun Ryu Shikun
(W+R)
Ito Masashi
Hane Yasumasa Hane Yasumasa Hane Yasumasa
Sasaka Shiro
Kato Yuki Kato Yuki
Yanaka Katsunori
Wang Jing Yi Ohashi Naruya Yamashiro Hiroshi
Ohashi Naruya
Yamamoto Kentaro Yamashiro Hiroshi
Yamashiro Hiroshi
Ogata Masaki Ogata Masaki Ogata Masaki
(B+0.5)
Imamura Yoshiaki
Ito Yoji Hane Naoki
(B+R)
Hane Naoki
Takei Takashi Takei Takashi Takei Takashi
(W+R)
Iwamaru Taira
Hikosaka Naoto Hikosaka Naoto
(W+11.5)
Nakano Hironari
Ueki Yoshio Ueki Yoshio Ida Atsushi
Shimojima Yohei
Ida Atsushi Ida Atsushi
Ishida Atsushi
Takahashi Masumi Muramatsu Hiroki Muramatsu Hiroki
(W+R)
Muramatsu Hiroki
Baba Shigeru Yamada Kimio
(B+0.5)
Yamada Kimio
Goto Shungo Goto Shungo Goto Shungo
Araki Issei
Sakaguchi Ryuzo Sakaguchi Ryuzo
Matsuoka Hideki
Miyagawa Fumihiko Sasaki Tsuyoshi Shida Tatsuya
Sasaki Tsuyoshi
Shida Tatsuya Shida Tatsuya
Ishii KunioIshii
Kunio
Hiroe Hiroyuki