NTV Nihon Series

The Nihon Series, sponsored by NTV, was a league between four (in 1973) or five (in 1975) strong players. It was held twice.

1st NTV Nihon Series

Held Fall 1973.

#	player	result	1	2	3	4
1.	Ishida Yoshio	2-1		W+1.5
2.	Sakata Eio	2-1			W+4.5	W+R
3.	Rin Kaiho	1-2	W+16.5
4.	Otake Hideo	1-2	W+R		B+R

Both Ishida Yoshio and Sakata Eio had two wins. In the playoff, Ishida won.

date	black	white	result	#mv	sgf
1973-12-15	Ishida Yoshio	Sakata Eio	B+R	143	sgf

Held Fall 1975 / Spring 1976.

#	player	result	1	3	4
1.	Sakata Eio	3-1		W+R
2.	Ishida Yoshio	2-2			W+3.5
3.	Rin Kaiho	2-2
4.	Cho Chikun	2-2	B+R	W+R
5.	Otake Hideo	1-3	B+3.5		B+R

The winner was Sakata Eio.