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The 36th Meijin began league play on 2 December 2010 and concluded in October 2011. The defending champion was Iyama Yuta. [1]
| This article needs to be updated.(November 2014) |
The 36th Meijin began league play on 2 December 2010 and concluded in October 2011. The defending champion was Iyama Yuta. [1]
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. [1]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 August | ||||||||||
| Yamashita Keigo | 1 | |||||||||
| 23 September | ||||||||||
| Yoda Norimoto | 0 | |||||||||
| Yamashita Keigo | 1 | |||||||||
| 26 August | ||||||||||
| Han Zenki | 0 | |||||||||
| Han Zenki | 1 | |||||||||
| 21 October | ||||||||||
| Mimura Tomoyasu | 0 | |||||||||
| Yamashita Keigo | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 September | ||||||||||
| Seto Taiki | 0 | |||||||||
| Seto Taiki | 1 | |||||||||
| 23 September | ||||||||||
| Fujii Shuya | 0 | |||||||||
| Seto Taiki | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 September | ||||||||||
| Ogata Masaki | 0 | |||||||||
| Kono Rin | 0 | |||||||||
| Ogata Masaki | 1 | |||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 August | ||||||||||
| Hane Naoki | 1 | |||||||||
| 23 September | ||||||||||
| Tsuruyama Atsushi | 0 | |||||||||
| Hane Naoki | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 September | ||||||||||
| Murakawa Daisuke | 0 | |||||||||
| Murakawa Daisuke | 1 | |||||||||
| 28 October | ||||||||||
| Aragaki Takeshi | 0 | |||||||||
| Hane Naoki | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 September | ||||||||||
| Yamada Kimio | 0 | |||||||||
| Kobayashi Satoru | 1 | |||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
| Yukawa Mitsuhisa | 0 | |||||||||
| Kobayashi Satoru | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 September | ||||||||||
| Yamada Kimio | 0 | |||||||||
| Kataoka Satoshi | 0 | |||||||||
| Yamada Kimio | 1 | |||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 August | ||||||||||
| Matsuoka Hideki | 0 | |||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
| Kono Takashi | 1 | |||||||||
| Kono Takashi | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 September | ||||||||||
| Rin Kanketsu | 1 | |||||||||
| Ryu Shikun | 0 | |||||||||
| 28 October | ||||||||||
| Rin Kanketsu | 1 | |||||||||
| Rin Kanketsu | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 August | ||||||||||
| O Meien | 0 | |||||||||
| Suzuki Shinji | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 October | ||||||||||
| Goto Shungo | 1 | |||||||||
| Goto Shungo | 0 | |||||||||
| 26 August | ||||||||||
| O Meien | 1 | |||||||||
| Sakakibara Masaaki | 0 | |||||||||
| O Meien | 1 | |||||||||
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. [1]
| 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 |
| Iyama Yuta Meijin | B+R | W+R | 2 | |||||
| Dowa Yamashita Honinbo | B+5.5 | B+R | W+R | W+3.5 | 4 |
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