56th Jun'i-sen A Group
Yoshiharu Habu Oi and Yasumitsu Sato 8-dan tie for first.
A single-game playoff was won by Sato, who will challenge Koji Tanigawa Meijin.
Michio Takahashi 9-dan and Kunio Yonenaga 9-dan are relegated to Group B1.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Score | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oi Yoshiharu Habu |
 2 |
4 |
 10 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
6-3 | 2nd |
| 2 | 8-dan Toshiyuki Moriuchi |
1 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
10 |
5 |
9 |
5-4 | - |
| 3 | 8-dan Taku Morishita |
8 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
5-4 | - |
| 4 | 8-dan Yasumitsu Sato |
5 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
6-3 | 1st |
| 5 | 8-dan Akira Shima |
4 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
4-5 | - |
| 6 | Eisei Judan Makoto Nakahara |
10 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
5-4 | - |
| 7 | 9-dan Hifumi Kato |
9 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
4-5 | - |
| 8 | 9-dan Kunio Yonenaga |
3 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
7 |
4-5 | |
| 9 | 9-dan Michio Takahashi |
7 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
1-8 | |
| 10 | 8-dan Keita Inoue |
6 |
7 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
5-4 | - |