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36th Meijin

The 36th Meijin began league play on 2 December 2010 and will conclude in October 2011. The defending champion is 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 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

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

Finals

Player
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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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