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Preliminary A of the 71st 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 (Nihon Ki-in) Preliminary A of the 71st Honinbo tournament. In a knock-out system, 108 players compete in 28 groups of 4 (or 3) for a place in the Last preliminary.

71st Honinbo, Preliminary A
Tsuneishi Takashi Tsuneishi Takashi Ichiriki Ryo
Takagi Shoichi
Oba Junya Ichiriki Ryo
Ichiriki Ryo
Kyo Kagen Onishi Kenya Suzuki Ayumi
Onishi Kenya
Fujisawa Rina Suzuki Ayumi
Suzuki Ayumi
Endo Yoshifumi Kono Mitsuki Kono Mitsuki
Kono Mitsuki
Adachi Toshimasa Takekiyo Isamu
Takekiyo Isamu
Yo Kagen Yo Kagen Yo Kagen
B+R
2015-06-11
Mimura Kaori
Kataoka Satoshi Kataoka Satoshi
B+R
2015-05-21
Sakai Maki
Han Zenki Shibano Toramaru Shibano Toramaru
Shibano Toramaru
Sakai Takeshi Sakai Takeshi
Takano Hideki
Kobayashi Koichi Yamada Takuji
W+0.5
2015-05-14
Yamada Takuji
Yamada Takuji
Anzai Nobuaki Anzai Nobuaki
Tsurumaru Keiichi
Kazama Jun Obuchi Kotaro Takemiya Masaki
W+R
2015-06-11
Obuchi Kotaro
Kubo Hideo Takemiya Masaki
B+R
2015-05-14
Takemiya Masaki
Matsumoto Takehisa Yo Chito Ko Iso
Yo Chito
Tajiri Yuto Ko Iso
Ko Iso
Tsuruyama Atsushi Tsuruyama Atsushi Tsuruyama Atsushi
Mizokami Tomochika
Otake Hideo Cho Riyu
B+7.5
2015-04-30
Cho Riyu
Kim Sujun Kim Sujun
B+R
2015-05-14
Uchida Shuhei
Cho Sonjin
Nakaonoda Tomomi Uchida Shuhei
Uchida Shuhei
Akiyama Jiro Akiyama Jiro Motoki Katsuya
Horimoto Mitsunari
Oya Koichi Motoki Katsuya
Motoki Katsuya
Terayama Rei Terayama Rei Terayama Rei
Iguchi Toyohide
So Yokoku So Yokoku
Sugimoto Akira
Kobayashi Satoru Kobayashi Satoru
B+1.5
2015-05-21
Kobayashi Satoru
W+R
2015-06-04
Oki Keiji
Kudo Norio Nishimura Keiji
B+11.5
2015-05-28
Nishimura Keiji
Kono Takashi Kanazawa Hideo Kanazawa Hideo
Kanazawa Hideo
Kato Atsushi Kato Atsushi
Ohashi Hirofumi
O Meien O Meien
W+R
2015-05-14
O Meien
W+R
2015-05-28
Takemiya Yoko
Shuto Shun Shuto Shun
Kenmochi Jo
Mochizuki Kenichi Mochizuki Kenichi Awaji Shuzo
Takeuchi Kosuke
Awaji Shuzo Awaji Shuzo
Kanazawa Makoto
Hirata Tomoya Hirata Tomoya Hirata Tomoya
W+0.5
2015-06-18
Xie Yimin
Mitani Tetsuya Yoda Norimoto
W+R
2015-05-28
Yoda Norimoto
Rin Kanketsu Rin Kanketsu Rin Kanketsu
B+R
2015-07-09
Suzuki Shinji
Cho Chikun Cho Chikun
B+R
2015-05-21
Komatsu Hideki
Aoki Shinichi Aoki Shinichi
Kurotaki Masanori Kurotaki Masanori
Rin Shien
Hoshino Masaki Hoshino Masaki
Koyama Kuya Koyama Kuya
Michael Redmond
Goto Shungo Tsuruta Kazushi Hane Naoki
W+R
2015-07-02
Tsuruta Kazushi
Hane Naoki Hane Naoki
B+R
2015-05-21
Hiroe Hiroyuki
Enda Hideki Kitano Ryo Nakano Hironari
Kitano Ryo
Nakano Hironari Nakano Hironari
Takahashi Masumi
Sakaguchi Ryuzo Sakaguchi Ryuzo Sakaguchi Ryuzo
Sasaki Tsuyoshi
O Keii Iwamaru Taira
Iwamaru Taira
Yamashiro Hiroshi Tajima Shingo Tajima Shingo
Tajima Shingo
Ishida Atsushi Imamura Yoshiaki
Imamura Yoshiaki
Ogata Masaki Ogata Masaki Ogata Masaki
Takei Takashi
Tanaka Nobuyuki Tanaka Nobuyuki
Nakamura Shinya
Muramatsu Hiroki Muramatsu Hiroki
B+0.5
2015-05-28
Muramatsu Hiroki
Yamada Kimio
Ohashi Naruya Ohashi Naruya
Bian Wenkai
Nakane Naoyuki Nakane Naoyuki Hane Yasumasa
Araki Issei
Hane Yasumasa Hane Yasumasa
Yoshioka Kaoru
Hikosaka Naoto Hikosaka Naoto
B+5.5
2015-05-07
Hikosaka Naoto
W+R
2015-06-04
Yamamori Tadanao
Shida Tatsuya Shida Tatsuya
Kawada Kohei