35th Kisei

The 35th Kisei began league play on 3 June 2010 and concluded with Cho U defending his title in six games over challenger Iyama Yuta on 11 March 2011.[1][2]

Preliminary tournament

The preliminary tournament started on 17 December 2009. O Rissei, Cho U, Akiyama Jiro, Yoda Norimoto, Hane Naoki, Kono Rin, Takao Shinji, and Iyama Yuta all maintained their place in the Kisei league from the 34th Kisei, while Kiyonari Tetsuya, Ri Ishu, Cho Chikun, and Miyazawa Goro were eliminated. These players were replaced by preliminary winners Ryu Shikun, Yamashiro Hiroshi, Kato Atsushi, and O Meien.[1]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	14 January
	Honda Kunihasa	0
					11 February
	Hikosaka Naoto	1
					Hikosaka Naoto	0
	21 January
					Ryu Shikun	1
	Ryu Shikun	1
									4 March
	Seto Taiki	0
									Ryu Shikun	1
	7 January
									Kiyonari Tetsuya	0
	Ishida Yoshio	1
					11 February
	Komatsu Hideki	0
					Ishida Yoshio	0
	14 January
					Kiyonari Tetsuya	1
	Kurotaki Masaki	0
	Kiyonari Tetsuya	1

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	28 January
	Yuki Satoshi	0
					18 February
	Mimura Tomoyasu	1
					Mimura Tomoyasu	0
	17 December
					So Yokoku	1
	So Yokoku	1
									18 March
	Shida Tatsuya	1
									So Yokoku	0
	7 January
									Yamashiro Hiroshi	1
	Kim Sujun	0
					18 February
	Ogata Masaki	1
					Ogata Masaki	0
	14 January
					Yamashiro Hiroshi	1
	Yamashiro Hiroshi	1
	Cho Chikun	0

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	17 December
	Kato Atsushi	1
					28 January
	Chin Kaei	0
					Kato Atushi	1
	7 January
					Nakano Yasuhiro	0
	Goto Shungo	0
									25 February
	Nakano Yasuhiro	1
									Kato Atsushi	1
	17 December
									Sakai Hideyuki	0
	Kubo Hideo	0
					4 February
	Oya Koichi	1
					Oya Koichi	0
	24 December
					Sakai Hideyuki	1
	Sakai Hideyuki	1
	Miyazawa Goro	0

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	17 December
	Ko Reibun	1
					21 January
	Matsumoto Takehisa	0
					Ko Reibun	0
	17 December
					O Meien	1
	O Meien	1
									25 February
	Ueki Yoshio	0
									O Meien	1
	7 January
									Ko Iso	0
	Cho Sonjin	0
					28 January
	Ko Iso	1
					Ko Iso	1
	7 January
					Ri Ishu	0
	Nakano Hironari	0
	Ri Ishu	1

League play

League play commenced on 3 June 2010 after the preliminaries, which finished on 18 March 2010.[3] Takao Shinji went undefeated to win League A, while Iyama Yuta finished tied on record with Yamashiro Hiroshi in League B. Because Yuta had beaten Hiroshi by resignation on 30 September, Yuta progressed to the challenger finals to face Shinji.[1][4]

League A

Player	Y.K.	Y.N.	K.R.	T.S.	O.M.	K.A.	Record	Notes
Yamashita Keigo	–	W+3.5	B+R	X	B+R	W+R	4–1
Yoda Norimoto	X	–	W+4.5	X	W+R	X	2–3
Kono Rin	X	X	–	X	B+R	X	1–4	Eliminated
Takao Shinji	B+R	W+R	B+R	–	W+3.5	B+R	5–0	Challenger finals
O Meien	X	X	X	X	–	W+R	1–4	Eliminated
Kato Atsushi	X	W+0.5	B+0.5	X	X	–	2–3

League B

Player	O.R.	A.J.	H.N.	I.Y.	Y.H.	R.S.	Record	Notes
O Rissei	–	X	W+R	X	X	X	1–4	Eliminated
Akiyama Jiro	W+5.5	–	X	X	X	X	1–4	Eliminated
Hane Naoki	X	W+R	–	B+R	X	B+0.5	3–2
Iyama Yuta	W+11.5	B+R	X	–	B+R	W+R	4–1	Challenger finals
Yamashiro Hiroshi	B+2.5	W+1.5	B+1.5	X	–	B+7.5	4–1
Ryu Shikun	W+0.5	B+R	X	X	X	–	2–3

Challenger finals

	Challenger finals
	Takao Shinji		0
	Iyama Yuta		1

Finals

Player	1 (Aizuwakamatsu)	2 (Hokkaido)	3 (Himi)	4 (Takarazuka)	5 (Minamiuonuma)	6 (Kōfu)	7 (Izu)	T
Cho U (Kisei)		B+R		B+0.5	W+2.5	B+1.5		4
Iyama Yuta (Meijin)	B+R		B+1.5					2

References

1. "35th Kisei". igokisen.web.fc2.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
2. "History of Topics 2011". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
3. "History of Topics 2010". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
4. "Kisei Title". nihonkiin.or.jp. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.