26th Kisei
# 26th Kisei

## Preliminaries

### Group A

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mitsuhisa Yukawa 9 dan | 1 | | |
| Norio Kudo 9 dan | 0 | | |
| Norio Kudo 9 dan | 0 | Mitsuhisa Yukawa 9 dan | 0 |
| | | O Meien Honinbo | 1 |
| O Meien Honinbo | 1 | O Meien Honinbo | 1 |
| Yo Kaei 7 dan | 0 | | | | |
| Yo Kaei 7 dan | 0 | | | O Meien Honinbo | 0 |
| | | | | Tomoyasu Mimura 9 dan | 1 |
| Masayuki Kurahashi 9 dan | 0 | | | Tomoyasu Mimura 9 dan | 1 |
| Tomoyasu Mimura 9 dan | 1 | | | | |
| Tomoyasu Mimura 9 dan | 1 | Tomoyasu Mimura 9 dan | 1 | | |
| | | Atsushi Kato 7 dan | 0 |
| Sunao Hasegawa 9 dan | 0 | Atsushi Kato 7 dan | 0 |
| Atsushi Kato 7 dan | 1 | | |

### Group B

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yasuhiro Nakano 7 dan | 1 | | |
| Tadahiko Chino 9 dan | 0 | | |
| Tadahiko Chino 9 dan | 0 | Yasuhiro Nakano 9 dan | 1 |
| | | Takehisa Matsumato 4 dan | 0 |
| Yo Kagen 9 dan | 0 | Takehisa Matsumato 4 dan | 0 |
| Takehisa Matsumoto 4 dan | 1 | | | | |
| Takehisa Matsumoto 4 dan | 1 | | | Yasuhiro Nakano 9 dan | 0 |
| | | | | Tomochika Mizokami 7 dan | 1 |
| Satoshi Kataoka 9 dan | 0 | | | Tomochika Mizokami 7 dan | 1 |
| Katsuaki Kubo 9 dan | 1 | | | | |
| Katsuaki Kubo 9 dan | 1 | Katsuaki Kubo 9 dan | 0 | | |
| | | Tomochika Mizokami 7 dan | 1 |
| Rin Shien 5 dan | 0 | Tomochika Mizokami 7 dan | 1 |
| Tomochika Mizokami 7 dan | 1 | | |

### Group C

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naoto Hikosaka 9 dan | 1 | | |
| Shigeaki Yokota 9 dan | 0 | | |
| Shigeaki Yokota 9 dan | 0 | Naoto Hikosaka 9 dan | 1 |
| | | Kunihisa Honda 9 dan | 0 |
| Kimio Yamada 8 dan | 0 | Kunihisa Honda 9 dan | 0 |
| Kunihisa Honda 9 dan | 1 | | | | |
| Kunihisa Honda 9 dan | 1 | | | Naoto Hikosaka 9 dan | 0 |
| | | | | Takuji Yamada 6 dan | 1 |
| Takuji Yamada 6 dan | 1 | | | Takuji Yamada 6 dan | 1 |
| Tomihiko Masuko 6 dan | 0 | | | | |
| Tomihiko Masuko 6 dan | 0 | Takuji Yamada 9 dan | 1 | | |
| | | Shigeru Baba 9 dan | 0 |
| Shigeru Baba 9 dan | 1 | Shigeru Baba 9 dan | 0 |
| Masao Kato Honorary Oza | 0 | | |

### Group D

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koichi Kobayashi Judan | 1 | | |
| Masaki Takemiya 9 dan | 0 | | |
| Masaki Takemiya 9 dan | 0 | Koichi Kobayashi Judan | 0 |
| | | Yasumasa Hane 9 dan | 1 |
| Toshiya Imamura 9 dan | 0 | Yasumasa Hane 9 dan | 1 |
| Yasumasa Hane 9 dan | 1 | | | | |
| Yasumasa Hane 9 dan | 1 | | | Yasumasa Hane 9 dan | 0 |
| | | | | Naoki Hane 8 dan | 1 |
| Kaei Chin 9 dan | 1 | | | Naoki Hane 8 dan | 1 |
| Yusaku Ogaki 8 dan | 0 | | | | |
| Yusaku Ogaki 8 dan | 0 | Kaei Chin 9 dan | 0 | | |
| | | Naoki Hane 8 dan | 1 |
| Takashi Kono 6 dan | 0 | Naoki Hane 8 dan | 1 |
| Naoki Hane 8 dan | 1 | | |

## Main tournament

### Group B

Key:

* Green – Winner of group; earns a spot in the challenger final.
* Blue – Earns a place in the next edition's group stage.
* Red – Eliminated from automatic berth; must qualify through preliminary stages.

### Challenger finals

| Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - |
| Ryu Shikun 7 dan | Ryu Shikun 7 dan | 1 |
| Cho Chikun 25th Honinbo | Cho Chikun 25th Honinbo | 0 |
