Of the 32 players in this 3rd Preliminary, 16 were winners of the Nihon Ki-in 2nd Preliminary, and two (Kubouchi Shuchi and Tainaka Shin) were winners of the Kansai Ki-in 2nd Preliminary.
| 24th Honinbo, 3rd Preliminary | |||
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| Yamabe Toshiro | Yamabe Toshiro B+R 1968-07-18 |
Yamabe Toshiro B+R 1968-09-12 |
Fujisawa Hosai W+R 1968-10-24 |
| Segawa Yoshio | |||
| Kubouchi Shuchi | Kubouchi Shuchi W+16.5 1968-08-15 |
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| Mukai Kazuo | |||
| Hisai Keishi | Fujisawa Hosai W+R 1968-08-08 |
Fujisawa Hosai 1968-09-05 |
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| Fujisawa Hosai | |||
| Otake Hideo | Otake Hideo B+R 1968-07-25 |
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| Kudo Norio | |||
| Miyashita Shuyo | Hane Yasumasa B+5.5 1968-07-31 |
Sugiuchi Masao B+6.5 1968-08-22 |
Shimamura Toshihiro B+R 1968-10-10 |
| Hane Yasumasa | |||
| Sakakibara Shoji | Sugiuchi Masao B+R 1968-07-25 |
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| Sugiuchi Masao | |||
| Shinohara Masami | Shimamura Toshihiro B+R 1968-08-22 |
Shimamura Toshihiro W+R 1968-09-12 |
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| Shimamura Toshihiro | |||
| Hoshino Toshi | Nakamura Yutaro B+R 1968-07-31 |
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| Nakamura Yutaro | |||
| Ishida Yoshio | Ishida Yoshio B+2.5 1968-08-15 |
Ishida Yoshio B+R 1968-09-26 |
Ishigure Ikuro B+2.5 1968-10-27 |
| Nishigami Yoshihiko | |||
| Kuroda Yukio | Ohira Shuzo B+R 1968-07-18 |
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| Ohira Shuzo | |||
| Kurosawa Tadanao | Tainaka Shin 1968-07-25 |
Ishigure Ikuro B+3.5 1968-08-22 |
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| Tainaka Shin | |||
| Ishigure Ikuro | Ishigure Ikuro B+8.5 1968-08-01 |
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| Kajiwara Takeo | |||
| Ishii Kunio | Tsuchida Masamitsu B+R 1968-07-18 |
Kato Masao B+R 1968-09-12 |
Kato Masao W+8.5 1968-10-03 |
| Tsuchida Masamitsu | |||
| Kada Katsuji | Kato Masao B+R 1968-08-22 |
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| Kato Masao | |||
| Iwamoto Kaoru | Iwamoto Kaoru B+R 1968-08-15 |
Iwamoto Kaoru B+R 1968-09-05 |
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| Isogawa Masao | |||
| Iwata Tatsuaki | Nabeshima Ichiro W+R 1968-07-25 |
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| Nabeshima Ichiro | |||