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The 40th Judan Title Match

O Rissei defeated Takemiya!
(as of April 26, 2002)

O Rissei vs. Takemiya Masaki
Date Venue Result
1st March 1 Ikaho, Gunma O(W) won by 2.5
2nd March 22 Tamatsukuri, Shimane Takemiya(W) won by 8.5
3rd April 4 Omachi, Nagano O(W) won by resign.
4th April 18 Nihon kiin, Tokyo Takemiya(W) won by 1.5
5th April 25 Nihon kiin, Tokyo O(W) won by 1.5


The 40th Judan Tournament
(as of Feb. 4, 2002)
Final
Date Players Venue Result
Jan. 31, 2002 Rissei O, Kisei
Norimoto Yoda, Meijin		 Nihon Kiin O won

The 40th Judan Tournament
Player Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
 Hashimoto Yujiro Hashimoto Y
(resign)		 Hashimoto Y
(resign)		 Yamashita
(resign)		 Takemiya
(2.5)
 Yo Kagen
 Nakano Yasuhiro Nakano
(resign)
 Rin Kaiho
 Yamashita Keigo Yamashita
(resign)		 Yamashita
(0.5)
 Kobayashi Koichi
 Hane Naoki Hane
(resign)
 Yamada Kimio
 Cho Chikun Hashimoto S
(resign)		 Kato
(resign)		 Takemiya
(resign)
 Hashimoto Shoji
 Kato Masao Kato
(0.5)
 Yoda Norimoto
 Nakano Hiroya Takemiya
(resign)		 Takemiya
(resign)
 Takemiya Masaki
 Ogaki Yusaku O
(5.5)
 O Meien

The 40th Judan Tournament (losers'tournament)
Player Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
 Yo Kagen Rin
(3.5)		 Kobayashi
(resign)		 Kobayashi
(resign)		 Kobayashi
(2.5)		 O
(7.5)
 Rin Kaiho
 Kobayashi Koichi Kobayashi
(2.5)
 Yamada Kimio
 Cho Chikun Cho
(resign)		 Cho
(6.5)
 Yoda Norimoto
 Nakano Hironari Nakano
(resign)
 Ogaki Yusaku
 Yamashita Keigo
 Nakano Yasuhiro Hane
(resign)		 O
(resign)		 O
(resign)
 Hane Naoki
 Hashimoto Shoji O
(23.5)
 O Meien
 Hashimoto Yujiro Kato
(resign)
 Kato Masao