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17th Ryusei title

Eight times 12 players play a ladder. The winner of each ladder and the player with most wins proceed to the 16-player knockout tournament. Time is 30 secs/move, 10 times 1 minute. Komi is 6.5.

The eight ladders

Group A

date black white result #mv sgf
2007-09-12 Mannami Nao Kato Tomoko W+R 216 sgf
2007-09-12 Kato Tomoko Rin Kanketsu W+0.5 281 sgf
2007-10-11 Maeda Ryoji Rin Kanketsu W+3.5 263 sgf
2007-10-11 Rin Kanketsu Mizokami Tomochika B+3.5 329 sgf
2007-11-15 Kurahashi Masayuki Rin Kanketsu B+R 237 sgf
2007-11-15 Mimura Tomoyasu Kurahashi Masayuki W+R 178 sgf
2007-12-17 Kurahashi Masayuki Awaji Shuzo B+R 205 sgf
2007-12-17 Kurahashi Masayuki Tokimoto Hajime B+R 137 sgf
2008-02-04 Kurahashi Masayuki Yamashita Keigo W+6.5 259 sgf
2008-02-04 Mitani Tetsuya Yamashita Keigo W+R 80 sgf
2008-03-03 Cho U Yamashita Keigo B+8.5 258 sgf

Winner: Cho U
Most wins (4): Kurahashi Masayuki

Group B

date black white result #mv sgf
2007-09-14 Yashiro Kumiko Horimoto Mitsunari B+R 165 sgf
2007-09-14 Mochizuki Kenichi Yashiro Kumiko B+R 143 sgf
2007-10-22 Mochizuki Kenichi Shimojima Yohei W+R 192 sgf
2007-10-22 Shimojima Yohei Nakamura Shinya B+1.5 246 sgf
2007-12-20 Shimojima Yohei Yamada Noriyoshi B+6.5 251 sgf
2007-12-20 Shimojima Yohei Nakano Hironari B+5.5 228 sgf
2008-01-31 Sonoda Yuichi Shimojima Yohei W+10.5 252 sgf
2008-01-31 Shimojima Yohei Miyazawa Goro W+R 168 sgf
2008-03-20 Takao Shinji Miyazawa Goro B+R 171 sgf
2008-03-20 Matsumoto Takehisa Takao Shinji W+R 186 sgf
2008-04-10 Yuki Satoshi Takao Shinji W+2.5 280 sgf

Winner: Takao Shinji
Most wins (5): Shimojima Yohei

Group C

date black white result #mv sgf
2007-08-30 Umezawa Yukari Shiraishi Yuichi W+10.5 284 sgf
2007-08-30 Tsuruyama Atsushi Shiraishi Yuichi B+R 167 sgf
2007-11-01 Tsuruyama Atsushi Rin Shien W+1.5 279 sgf
2007-11-01 Takanashi Seiken Rin Shien W+R 246 sgf
2007-12-06 Ryu Shikun Rin Shien W+R 196 sgf
2007-12-06 Yokota Shigeaki Rin Shien B+R 211 sgf
2008-01-17 Kamimura Haruo Yokota Shigeaki B+R 157 sgf
2008-01-17 Kamimura Haruo Sato Masaharu W+R 212 sgf
2008-03-10 Sato Masaharu Cho Chikun W+R 96 sgf
2008-03-10 Obuchi Morito Cho Chikun W+R 182 sgf
2008-04-07 Cho Chikun Morita Michihiro B+R 171 sgf

Winner: Cho Chikun
Most wins (3): Cho Chikun
2nd most wins (3): Rin Shien

Group D

date black white result #mv sgf
2007-09-04 Mitsunaga Junzo Murakami Akihide B+4.5 238 sgf
2007-09-04 Mitsunaga Junzo Ko Reibun W+1.5 250 sgf
2007-11-12 Yamada Takuji Ko Reibun B+5.5 278 sgf
2007-11-12 Yamada Takuji Nakane Naoyuki B+15.5 282 sgf
2007-12-10 Yamada Kimio Yamada Takuji B+0.5 265 sgf
2007-12-10 Michael Redmond Yamada Kimio W+R 190 sgf
2008-01-14 Kataoka Satoshi Yamada Kimio W+R 220 sgf
2008-01-14 Takagi Shoichi Yamada Kimio W+5.5 287 sgf
2008-02-25 Yamada Kimio Kono Rin W+R 232 sgf
2008-02-25 Kono Rin Komatsu Hideki B+R 165 sgf
2008-04-03 Sakai Hideyuki Kono Rin W+1.5 342 sgf

Winner: Kono Rin
Most wins (4): Yamada Kimio

Group E

date black white result #mv sgf
2007-09-20 Tajima Shingo Kato Keiko W+1.5 262 sgf
2007-09-20 Kato Keiko Shiung Feng W+2.5 290 sgf
2007-10-25 Shiung Feng Han Zenki B+R 199 sgf
2007-10-25 Matsuoka Hideki Shiung Feng B+18.5 294 sgf
2008-01-07 Narusawa Yasuichi Matsuoka Hideki B+R 287 sgf
2008-01-07 Narusawa Yasuichi Goto Shungo B+7.5 267 sgf
2008-02-11 Narusawa Yasuichi Ko Mosei W+13.5 272 sgf
2008-02-11 Ko Mosei Honda Kunihisa W+R 284 sgf
2008-03-06 Honda Kunihisa Rin Kaiho W+R 152 sgf
2008-03-06 Hikosaka Naoto Rin Kaiho W+R 194 sgf
2008-04-07 Rin Kaiho Yoda Norimoto W+3.5 247 sgf

Winner: Yoda Norimoto
Most wins (2): Rin Kaiho

Group F

date black white result #mv sgf
2007-09-13 Furuya Masao Shuto Shun W+R 148 sgf
2007-09-13 Shuto Shun Fujii Shuya B+R 195 sgf
2007-10-15 Shuto Shun Cho Riyu B+R 189 sgf
2007-10-15 Shuto Shun Aoki Kikuyo B+R 277 sgf
2008-01-10 Katayama Yasuo Shuto Shun W+R 176 sgf
2008-01-10 Imamura Toshiya Shuto Shun B+R 223 sgf
2008-02-14 Imamura Toshiya Kiyonari Tetsuya B+R 205 sgf
2008-02-14 Imamura Toshiya Hane Yasumasa B+5.5 269 sgf
2008-04-15 Otake Hideo Imamura Toshiya W+R 166 sgf
2008-04-15 Sonoda Yasutaka Imamura Toshiya W+R 172 sgf
2008-05-01 Imamura Toshiya Cho Sonjin W+R 178 sgf

Winner: Cho Sonjin
Most wins (5): Imamura Toshiya

Group G

date black white result #mv sgf
2007-09-06 Xie Yimin O Yuinin B+R 181 sgf
2007-09-06 Kubo Hideo Xie Yimin B+R 221 sgf
2007-11-19 Kubo Hideo Ko Iso B+R 203 sgf
2007-11-19 Omori Yasushi Kubo Hideo B+0.5 269 sgf
2007-12-13 Omori Yasushi Konagai Masaru W+R 172 sgf
2007-12-13 Ogata Masaki Konagai Masaru W+R 200 sgf
2008-02-07 Konagai Masaru Kanda Ei W+R 200 sgf
2008-02-07 Ishii Kunio Kanda Ei W+2.5 226 sgf
2008-03-17 Hane Naoki Kanda Ei B+R 153 sgf
2008-03-17 Hane Naoki Kudo Norio B+R 171 sgf
2008-04-10 Yo Kagen Hane Naoki W+6.5 278 sgf

Winner: Hane Naoki
Most wins (3): Hane Naoki
2nd most wins (2): Kanda Ei

Group H

date black white result #mv sgf
2007-09-19 Ando Kazushige Koda Akiko B+11.5 263 sgf
2007-09-19 Suzuki Yoshimichi Ando Kazushige B+23.5 175 sgf
2007-10-18 Suzuki Yoshimichi Iyama Yuta W+18.5 240 sgf
2007-10-18 Iyama Yuta Ueki Yoshio B+R 151 sgf
2007-11-29 Iyama Yuta Hoshino Masaki B+R 211 sgf
2007-11-29 Iyama Yuta Yasuda Yasutoshi B+R 103 sgf
2008-01-21 Tei Meiko Iyama Yuta W+R 142 sgf
2008-01-21 O Meien Iyama Yuta W+R 152 sgf
2008-02-21 Takemiya Masaki Iyama Yuta B+R 227 sgf
2008-02-21 Takemiya Masaki O Rissei B+R 255 sgf
2008-03-03 Takemiya Masaki Kim Sujun W+R 210 sgf

Winner: Kim Sujun
Most wins (6): Iyama Yuta

17th Ryusei Title

Yoda Norimoto Rin Shien
B+1.5		 Hane Naoki
B+R		 Cho U
W+R		 Kono Rin
W+R
Rin Shien
Imamura Toshiya Hane Naoki
W+R
Hane Naoki
Takao Shinji Iyama Yuta
B+R		 Cho U
W+R
Iyama Yuta
Kanda Ei Cho U
W+10.5
Cho U
Yamada Kimio Cho Chikun
B+R		 Kim Sujun
W+R		 Kono Rin
B+R
Cho Chikun
Rin Kaiho Kim Sujun
B+R
Kim Sujun
Shimojima Yohei Cho Sonjin
W+R		 Kono Rin
W+R
Cho Sonjin
Kurahashi Masayuki Kono Rin
W+R
Kono Rin

Semifinals and Final:

date black white result #mv sgf
2008-08-04 Hane Naoki Cho U W+R 246 sgf
2008-07-24 Kono Rin Kim Sujun B+R 215 sgf
2008-08-18 Cho U Kono Rin W+R 170 sgf