10th Ryuo Ranking Tournament, Group 3
Two players from Group 3 advance to the main tournament.
| | Semifinalists | Finalists | Winner |
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| 7-dan Koichi Kodama |
Kato |
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| 9-dan Hifumi Kato |
Kato | |
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| 7-dan Keita Inoue |
Ariyoshi |
Abe |
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| 9-dan Michio Ariyoshi |
| 6-dan Takashi Abe |
Abe |
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| 5-dan Mamoru Hatakeyama |
Abe |
Namekata |
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| 5-dan Takahiro Toyokawa |
Toyokawa |
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| 6-dan Keiji Nishikawa |
| 6-dan Naruyuki Hatakeyama |
Namekata |
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| 5-dan Hisashi Namekata |
Namekata | |
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| 7-dan Terutaka Yasue |
Yasue |
Namekata |
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| 8-dan Kenji Kobayashi |
| 9-dan Hitoshige Awaji |
Awaji |
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| 6-dan Koji Tosa |
Awaji |
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| 9-dan Nobuyuki Ouchi |
Ouchi |
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| 9-dan Kunio Naito |
Secondary Tournament
The winner of the secondary tournament moves to Group 2 next cycle.
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Winner |
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| 7-dan Koichi Kodama |
Inoue |
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| 7-dan Keita Inoue |
Inoue |
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| 5-dan Takahiro Toyokawa |
M Hatakeyama |
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| 5-dan Mamoru Hatakeyama |
M Hatakeyama |
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| 6-dan Keiji Nishikawa |
M Hatakeyama |
Awaji |
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| 9-dan Michio Ariyoshi |
| 9-dan Hitoshige Awaji |
Kato |
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| 6-dan Naruyuki Hatakeyama |
N Hatakeyama |
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| 8-dan Kenji Kobayashi |
N Hatakeyama |
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| 9-dan Nobuyuki Ouchi |
N Hatakeyama |
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| 6-dan Koji Tosa |
Tosa |
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| 9-dan Kunio Naito |
Tosa |
Kato |
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| 7-dan Terutaka Yasue |
| 9-dan Hifumi Kato |
Relegation Games
3 players are relegated to Group 4.
| Round 1 | Round 2 |
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| 6-dan Koichi Kodama |
Nishikawa |
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 6-dan Keiji Nishikawa |
Nishikawa |
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| 8-dan Kenji Kobayashi |
Naito |
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| 9-dan Kunio Naito |