| # | player | result | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kono Rin | 1-4 | B+R | W+4.5 | ||||
| 2. | Takao Shinji | 2-3 | W+R | B+R | B+R | |||
| 3. | Murakawa Daisuke | 3-2 | W+R | W+R | ||||
| 4. | Ichiriki Ryo | 5-0 | W+1.5 | W+R | W+R | |||
| 5. | Yamashita Keigo | 0-5 | B+3.5 | B+3.5 | ||||
| 6. | Yu Zhengqi | 4-1 | W+R | W+2.5 | W+R |
Yamashita Keigo and Kono Rin are demoted.
| # | player | result | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kyo Kagen | 4-3 | W+3.5 | W+6.5 | W+R | W+R | ||||
| 2. | Cho U | 3-4 | B+R | W+R | W+R | |||||
| 3. | Onishi Ryuhei | 4-3 | W+R | B+R | W+2.5 | W+0.5 | ||||
| 4. | Yoda Norimoto | 3-4 | W+1.5 | B+6.5 | B+R | |||||
| 5. | Shibano Toramaru | 5-2 | W+R | W+R | W+R | W+R | ||||
| 6. | Mutsuura Yuta | 2-5 | W+2.5 | B+R | W+R | |||||
| 7. | Hane Naoki | 4-3 | W+R | W+R | W+R | B+R | ||||
| 8. | Suzuki Shinji | 3-4 | B+R | W+0.5 | W+R |
Shibano Toramaru and Kyo Kagen are promoted. Mutsuura Yuta, Suzuki Shinji, Yoda Norimoto and Cho U are demoted.
| L1: | Winner B1 vs winner B2 |
| L2: | Winner L1 vs winner C |
| L3: | Winner L2 vs winner A |
| L4: | Winner L3 vs runner-up S |
| L5: | Winner L4 vs winner S |
The last stage of the ladder is a best-of-three playoff where the winner of the S League gets a 1-game advantage. Thus, in order to win this stage, a single win suffices for the winner of the S League, while the winner of stage L4 needs two wins.
| date | black | white | result | #mv | sgf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-06 | Sun Zhe | Shida Tatsuya | B+R | 167 | sgf |
| 2021-09-23 | Numadate Sakiya | Sun Zhe | W+R | 108 | sgf |
| 2021-09-30 | Shibano Toramaru | Sun Zhe | B+2.5 | 276 | sgf |
| 2021-10-21 | Yu Zhengqi | Shibano Toramaru | W+R | 194 | sgf |
| 2021-10-25 | Ichiriki Ryo | Shibano Toramaru | B+R | 121 | sgf |
| date | black | white | result | #mv | sgf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-13,14 | Iyama Yuta | Ichiriki Ryo | W+R | 214 | sgf |
| 2022-01-21,22 | Ichiriki Ryo | Iyama Yuta | W+R | 158 | sgf |
| 2022-02-04,05 | Iyama Yuta | Ichiriki Ryo | W+R | 252 | sgf |
| 2022-02-18,19 | Ichiriki Ryo | Iyama Yuta | B+0.5 | 236 | sgf |
| 2022-03-03,04 | Iyama Yuta | Ichiriki Ryo | B+R | 213 | sgf |
| 2022-03-10,11 | Ichiriki Ryo | Iyama Yuta | W+R | 236 | sgf |
| 2022-03-17,18 | Ichiriki Ryo | Iyama Yuta | B+R | 199 | sgf |
Ichiriki Ryo won 4-3.