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6th Ryusei title

Four times 12 players play a ladder. The winner of each ladder and the player with most wins proceed to the 8-player knockout tournament. Time is 30 secs/move, 10 times 1 minute. Komi is 5.5.

The four ladders

Group A

date black white result #mv sgf
1996-08-30 Akiyama Jiro Kenmochi Jo B+R 165 sgf
1996-09-09 Arimura Hiroshi Akiyama Jiro B+2.5 252 sgf
1996-09-09 Asano Hideaki Arimura Hiroshi W+R 216 sgf
1996-10-21 Ueki Yoshio Arimura Hiroshi B+2.5 221 sgf
1996-10-21 Cho Sonjin Ueki Yoshio B+5.5 210 sgf
1996-12-02 Inagaki Koichi Cho Sonjin W+R 254 sgf
1996-12-02 Hikosaka Naoto Cho Sonjin W+R 142 sgf
1997-01-27 Kamimura Kunio Cho Sonjin B+R 93 sgf
1997-01-27 Kamimura Kunio Kobayashi Satoru B+R 231 sgf
1997-04-07 Kobayashi Koichi Kamimura Kunio B+R 157 sgf
1997-04-07 Cho Chikun Kobayashi Koichi W+4.5 232 sgf

Winner: Kobayashi Koichi
Most wins (3): Cho Sonjin

Group B

date black white result #mv sgf
1996-08-30 Nakazawa Ayako Nakamura Shinya B+R 195 sgf
1996-09-17 Nakazawa Ayako Kato Atsushi B+R 231 sgf
1996-09-17 Nakazawa Ayako Okada Shinichiro B+2.5 296 sgf
1996-11-18 Nakazawa Ayako Yo Kagen W+R 160 sgf
1996-11-18 Morita Michihiro Yo Kagen W+R 174 sgf
1996-12-09 Yo Kagen Kanda Ei B+R 207 sgf
1996-12-09 Yo Kagen O Meien B+R 199 sgf
1997-02-10 Sakai Takeshi Yo Kagen B+R 307 sgf
1997-02-10 Sakai Takeshi Ishii Kunio B+5.5 243 sgf
1997-03-10 Ishida Yoshio Sakai Takeshi W+R 200 sgf
1997-03-10 Sakai Takeshi Takemiya Masaki B+11.5 263 sgf

Winner: Sakai Takeshi
Most wins (4): Sakai Takeshi
2nd most wins (4): Yo Kagen

Group C

date black white result #mv sgf
1996-09-02 Sugimoto Akira Takao Shinji W+R 168 sgf
1996-09-30 Takao Shinji Hane Naoki W+2.5 238 sgf
1996-09-30 Hane Naoki Hoshino Masaki B+R 217 sgf
1996-11-14 Mimura Tomoyasu Hane Naoki B+R 105 sgf
1996-11-14 Nakano Hironari Mimura Tomoyasu B+2.5 312 sgf
1996-12-16 Oya Koichi Nakano Hironari B+R 225 sgf
1996-12-16 Tei Meiko Oya Koichi W+R 134 sgf
1997-02-17 Hisajima Kunio Oya Koichi B+8.5 312 sgf
1997-02-17 Hisajima Kunio Hane Yasumasa W+R 242 sgf
1997-03-03 Hane Yasumasa Kato Masao B+4.5 248 sgf
1997-03-03 Hane Yasumasa Ryu Shikun W+R 196 sgf

Winner: Ryu Shikun
Most wins (2): Hane Yasumasa

Group D

date black white result #mv sgf
1996-09-02 Yanaka Katsunori Yamashita Keigo B+R 193 sgf
1996-10-07 Yanaka Katsunori Hagiya Kazuhiro B+9.5 242 sgf
1996-10-07 Yanaka Katsunori Yo Kaei W+0.5 259 sgf
1996-11-11 Yamada Kimio Yo Kaei B+9.5 217 sgf
1996-11-11 Yamada Kimio Nakaonoda Tomomi B+R 215 sgf
1997-01-13 Obuchi Morito Yamada Kimio B+0.5 307 sgf
1997-01-13 Komatsu Hideki Obuchi Morito B+R 185 sgf
1997-02-24 Komatsu Hideki Nakamura Hidehito B+2.5 261 sgf
1997-02-24 Takagi Shoichi Komatsu Hideki W+0.5 263 sgf
1997-03-24 Otake Hideo Komatsu Hideki W+R 228 sgf
1997-03-24 Komatsu Hideki O Rissei B+7.5 246 sgf

Winner: Komatsu Hideki
Most wins (5): Komatsu Hideki
2nd most wins (2): Yamada Kimio

6th Ryusei Title

Ryu Shikun Yamada Kimio
W+R
Komatsu Hideki
B+0.5
Kobayashi Koichi
B+2.5
Yamada Kimio
Sakai Takeshi Komatsu Hideki
W+R
Komatsu Hideki
Yo Kagen Hane Yasumasa
B+4.5
Kobayashi Koichi
W+R
Hane Yasumasa
Cho Sonjin Kobayashi Koichi
B+11.5
Kobayashi Koichi

Semifinals and Final:

date black white result #mv sgf
1997-06-30 Komatsu Hideki Yamada Kimio B+0.5 257 sgf
1997-06-30 Hane Yasumasa Kobayashi Koichi W+R 188 sgf
1997-08-31 Kobayashi Koichi Komatsu Hideki B+2.5 255 sgf