Preliminary A of the 67th 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 67th Honinbo tournament. In a knock-out system, 113 players compete in 28 groups of 4 (or 5) for a place in the Last preliminary.

Mizokami Tomochika Mizokami Tomochika Mizokami Tomochika
Ko Reibun
Fujita Akihiko Fujita Akihiko
Rin Kanketsu
Rin Shien Rin Shien Shiraishi Yuichi
Oba Junya
Mimura Tomoyasu Shiraishi Yuichi
Shiraishi Yuichi
Xie Yimin Xie Yimin
W+R
2011-01-20
Ko Iso
Awaji Shuzo
Suzuki Ayumi Ko Iso
Ko Iso
Mitani Tetsuya Tajiri Yuto Tajiri Yuto
Tajiri Yuto
Otake Hideo Kono Mitsuki
W+R
2011-02-10
Kono Mitsuki
O Meien Tsuruyama Atsushi
B+R
2011-02-17
Tsuruyama Atsushi
Tsuruyama Atsushi
Mukai Chiaki Mukai Chiaki
Mizuma Toshifumi
Kamimura Haruo Ishida Yoshio
B+12.5
2011-01-27
Yamada Takuji
W+4.5
2011-02-17
Ishida Yoshio
Yamada Takuji Yamada Takuji
So Kofuku
Nakaonoda Tomomi Nakaonoda Tomomi Ryu Shikun
B+R
2011-03-03
Mannami Kana
Akiyama Jiro Ryu Shikun
B+R
2011-02-03
Ryu Shikun
Kobayashi Koichi Kobayashi Koichi
W+R
2011-02-03
Matsumoto Takehisa
B+0.5
2011-03-31
Nagahara Yoshiaki
Matsumoto Takehisa Matsumoto Takehisa
Anzai Nobuaki
Yoda Norimoto Yoda Norimoto
W+4.5
2011-02-10
Yoda Norimoto
B+8.5
2011-03-03
Shuto Shun
Kataoka Satoshi Sanno Hirotaka
B+1.5
2011-02-03
Sanno Hirotaka
Kono Rin Kono Rin
B+R
2011-02-10
Kono Rin
B+3.5
2011-04-07
Mashiko Fumihiko
Hoshino Masaki Terayama Rei
Terayama Rei
Takemiya Masaki Takemiya Masaki
W+0.5
2011-02-10
Morita Michihiro
W+R
2011-04-07
Nakamura Shinya
Morita Michihiro Morita Michihiro
Osawa Narumi
Arimura Hiroshi Kono Takashi Michael Redmond
Kono Takashi
Michael Redmond Michael Redmond
Ito Masashi
Horimoto Mitsunari So Yokoku So Yokoku
B+R
2011-03-31
So Yokoku
Oya Koichi Oya Koichi
Izumitani Hideo
Komatsu Hideki Komatsu Hideki Komatsu Hideki
Sugiuchi Masao
Uchida Shuhei Uchida Shuhei
Tamaki Shinobu
Suzuki Shinji Aoki Shinichi Cho Riyu
Aoki Shinichi
Cho Riyu Cho Riyu
Kenmochi Jo
Yo Kaei Yo Kaei Yo Kaei
W+R
2011-03-03
Miyazawa Goro
Rin Kaiho Rin Kaiho
B+R
2011-02-03
Endo Yoshifumi
Cho Chikun Cho Chikun
B+0.5
2011-02-10
Kato Atsushi
W+R
2011-03-03
Seki Tatsuya
Kim Sujun Kato Atsushi
Kato Atsushi
Kurotaki Masanori Han Zenki Han Zenki
W+R
2011-03-03
Han Zenki
Yamada Shinji Yamada Shinji
Mitsunaga Junzo
Kubo Hideo Kubo Hideo Mochizuki Kenichi
Fujisawa Kazunari
Mochizuki Kenichi Mochizuki Kenichi
Kanazawa Hideo
Obuchi Morito Kanazawa Makoto Kanazawa Makoto
B+R
2011-03-10
Kanazawa Makoto
Ohashi Hirofumi Ohashi Hirofumi
W+2.5
2011-01-27
Sakai Maki
Ishii Kunio Araki Issei Araki Issei
Araki Issei
Oda Teppei Muramatsu Hiroki
Muramatsu Hiroki
Sasaka Shiro Sano Takatsugu Hane Yasumasa
Sano Takatsugu
Ogata Masaki Hane Yasumasa
Hane Yasumasa
Yamashiro Hiroshi Yamashiro Hiroshi Yamashiro Hiroshi
Katayama Yasuo
Ishida Atsushi Ishida Atsushi
Yanagisawa Satoshi
Shida Tatsuya Shida Tatsuya Shida Tatsuya
Kato Yuki
Nakano Hironari Nakano Hironari
Yamada Shiho
Takabayashi Masahiro Iwamaru Taira Ohashi Naruya
Iwamaru Taira
Ohashi Naruya Ohashi Naruya
Yamada Wakio
Goto Shungo Hikosaka Naoto
W+1.5
2011-01-27
Hikosaka Naoto
W+R
2011-03-10
Hikosaka Naoto
Matsuoka Hideki Matsuoka Hideki
Imamura Yoshiaki
Yamada Kimio Yamada Kimio
W+R
2011-01-27
Yamada Kimio
Sakaguchi Ryuzo
Iwata Tatsuaki Iwata Tatsuaki
Nakao Jungo
Shimojima Yohei Shimojima Yohei Miyagawa Fumihiko
Izawa Akino
Nakane Naoyuki Miyagawa Fumihiko
Yamamori Tadanao Miyagawa Fumihiko
Miyagawa Fumihiko