36th Meijin
# 36th Meijin

The 36th Meijin began league play on 2 December 2010 and concluded in October 2011. The defending champion was Iyama Yuta.

## Preliminary tournament

The preliminary tournament started on 5 August 2010. Takao Shinji, Cho U, Yuki Satoshi, Sakai Hideyuki, Mizokami Tomochika, and Cho Chikun retained their places in the league from the 35th Meijin. These players were joined by the winners of the preliminary tournament: Yamashita Keigo, Hane Naoki, and Rin Kanketsu.

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 August | 5 August | | | |
| Yamashita Keigo | 1 | | | |
| Yamashita Keigo | 1 | 23 September | 23 September | | |
| Yoda Norimoto | 0 | 23 September | 23 September | |
| Yoda Norimoto | 0 | Yamashita Keigo | 1 | |
| 26 August | 26 August | | Yamashita Keigo | 1 | |
| 26 August | 26 August | Han Zenki | 0 | |
| Han Zenki | 1 | Han Zenki | 0 | |
| Han Zenki | 1 | | | | 21 October | 21 October |
| Mimura Tomoyasu | 0 | | | | 21 October | 21 October |
| Mimura Tomoyasu | 0 | | | | Yamashita Keigo | 1 |
| 2 September | 2 September | | | | | Yamashita Keigo | 1 |
| 2 September | 2 September | | | | Seto Taiki | 0 |
| Seto Taiki | 1 | | | | Seto Taiki | 0 |
| Seto Taiki | 1 | 23 September | 23 September | | | |
| Fujii Shuya | 0 | 23 September | 23 September | | | |
| Fujii Shuya | 0 | Seto Taiki | 1 | | | |
| 9 September | 9 September | | Seto Taiki | 1 | | | |
| 9 September | 9 September | Ogata Masaki | 0 | |
| Kono Rin | 0 | Ogata Masaki | 0 | |
| Ogata Masaki | 1 | | | |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 19 August | 19 August | | | |
| Hane Naoki | 1 | | | |
| Hane Naoki | 1 | 23 September | 23 September | | |
| Tsuruyama Atsushi | 0 | 23 September | 23 September | |
| Tsuruyama Atsushi | 0 | Hane Naoki | 1 | |
| 2 September | 2 September | | Hane Naoki | 1 | |
| 2 September | 2 September | Murakawa Daisuke | 0 | |
| Murakawa Daisuke | 1 | Murakawa Daisuke | 0 | |
| Murakawa Daisuke | 1 | | | | 28 October | 28 October |
| Aragaki Takeshi | 0 | | | | 28 October | 28 October |
| Aragaki Takeshi | 0 | | | | Hane Naoki | 1 |
| 2 September | 2 September | | | | | Hane Naoki | 1 |
| 2 September | 2 September | | | | Yamada Kimio | 0 |
| Kobayashi Satoru | 1 | | | | Yamada Kimio | 0 |
| Kobayashi Satoru | 1 | 30 September | 30 September | | | |
| Yukawa Mitsuhisa | 0 | 30 September | 30 September | | | |
| Yukawa Mitsuhisa | 0 | Kobayashi Satoru | 0 | | | |
| 9 September | 9 September | | Kobayashi Satoru | 0 | | | |
| 9 September | 9 September | Yamada Kimio | 0 | |
| Kataoka Satoshi | 0 | Yamada Kimio | 0 | |
| Yamada Kimio | 1 | | | |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 19 August | 19 August | | | |
| Matsuoka Hideki | 0 | | | |
| Matsuoka Hideki | 0 | 30 September | 30 September | | |
| Kono Takashi | 1 | 30 September | 30 September | |
| Kono Takashi | 1 | Kono Takashi | 0 | |
| 9 September | 9 September | | Kono Takashi | 0 | |
| 9 September | 9 September | Rin Kanketsu | 1 | |
| Ryu Shikun | 0 | Rin Kanketsu | 1 | |
| Ryu Shikun | 0 | | | | 28 October | 28 October |
| Rin Kanketsu | 1 | | | | 28 October | 28 October |
| Rin Kanketsu | 1 | | | | Rin Kanketsu | 1 |
| 5 August | 5 August | | | | | Rin Kanketsu | 1 |
| 5 August | 5 August | | | | O Meien | 0 |
| Suzuki Shinji | 0 | | | | O Meien | 0 |
| Suzuki Shinji | 0 | 7 October | 7 October | | | |
| Goto Shungo | 1 | 7 October | 7 October | | | |
| Goto Shungo | 1 | Goto Shungo | 0 | | | |
| 26 August | 26 August | | Goto Shungo | 0 | | | |
| 26 August | 26 August | O Meien | 1 | |
| Sakakibara Masaaki | 0 | O Meien | 1 | |
| O Meien | 1 | | | |

## League play

League play commenced on 2 December 2010 after the preliminaries. The winner of the league was Keigo Yamashita. Hideyuki Sakai, Cho Chikun, and Rin Kanketsu were eliminated from the league.

| Player | T.S. | C.U. | Y.S. | S.H. | M.T. | C.C. | Y.K. | H.N. | R.K. | Record | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shinji Takao | – | W+4.5 | X | W+R | B+R | W+0.5 | X | X | B+R | 5–3 | |
| Cho U | X | – | W+0.5 | X | X | B+4.5 | W+R | B+R | W+4.5 | 5–3 | |
| Satoshi Yuki | W+0.5 | X | – | W+1.5 | B+R | W+R | X | X | B+R | 5–3 | |
| Hideyuki Sakai | X | W+0.5 | X | – | W+R | X | X | X | X | 2–6 | Eliminated |
| Tomochika Mizokami | X | B+2.5 | X | X | – | W+R | X | 1.5 | X | 3–5 | |
| Cho Chikun | X | X | X | W+R | X | – | X | X | X | 1–7 | Eliminated |
| Keigo Yamashita | W+3.5 | – | W+R | B+R | W+4.5 | B+R | – | X | B+R | 6–2 | League winner |
| Naoki Hane | B+R | X | B+R | W+0.5 | X | W+R | B+6.5 | – | W+0.5 | 6–2 | |
| Rin Kanketsu | X | X | X | B+4.5 | W+0.5 | B+R | X | X | – | 3–5 | Eliminated |
