Judan

Established in 1962 by the Sankei Shimbun newspaper, the Judan ("Tenth Dan") is the fourth-oldest of Japan's seven major titles, with a winner's prize of approximately 14 million yen. Its name evokes the pinnacle of Go rank -- historically, 9-dan was the highest official grade, so "Tenth Dan" symbolically places the champion beyond even that ceiling. The Judan stands out for its unusual double-elimination preliminary format: a player who loses in the winners' bracket drops to a losers' bracket rather than being eliminated, and the two bracket winners face off to determine who challenges the defending champion in a best-of-five title match.

Страна Japan Тип Title Match Формат Knockout Title Цикл 1 г. Коми 6.5 Розыгрыши 65

1998 · Выпуск #36

Чемпион: Hikosaka Naoto · Финалист: Kato Masao

Winners' Section, Semi-final 1 партия

16 окт. O Rissei B+0.5 Yoda Norimoto

Winners' Section Semi-final 1 партия

21 авг. Kobayashi Satoru W+R Cho Chikun

Winners' Section Final 1 партия

27 нояб. O Rissei W+R Cho Chikun

Losers' Section, Semi-final 2 партии

18 дек. O Rissei W+R Hikosaka Naoto 18 дек. Kobayashi Satoru W+1.5 O Meien

Losers' Section Final 1 партия

15 янв. Hikosaka Naoto B+R O Meien

Final 5 партий

5 мар. Kato Masao B+4.5 Hikosaka Naoto 24 мар. Hikosaka Naoto B+3.5 Kato Masao 8 апр. Kato Masao W+4.5 Hikosaka Naoto 16 апр. Hikosaka Naoto W+R Kato Masao 23 апр. Kato Masao W+1.5 Hikosaka Naoto

Challengers' Final 1 партия

12 февр. Hikosaka Naoto B+R Cho Chikun

Losers' Section, Round 3 3 партии

20 нояб. Yoda Norimoto W+1.5 Kobayashi Satoru 20 нояб. Hane Naoki W+R Hikosaka Naoto 27 нояб. O Meien B+3.5 Rin Kaiho

Winners' Section, Round 2 4 партии

10 июл. Kobayashi Satoru B+R O Meien 17 июл. Cho Chikun B+R Yamada Kimio 17 июл. Nakano Hironari W+R O Rissei 18 сент. Yoda Norimoto B+R Rin Kaiho

Losers' Section, Round 2 4 партии

6 авг. Hikosaka Naoto B+3.5 Kobayashi Koichi 11 сент. Yamada Kimio W+0.5 O Meien 16 окт. Rin Kaiho B+7.5 Nakano Hironari 30 окт. Hane Naoki B+R Yo Kagen

Winners' Section, Round 1 8 партий

8 мая Fujisawa Hideyuki W+R O Meien 15 мая Hane Naoki W+2.5 Rin Kaiho 15 мая Kobayashi Satoru B+1.5 Hikosaka Naoto 22 мая Tono Hiroaki W+R Cho Chikun 22 мая Yoda Norimoto B+R Kataoka Satoshi 22 мая O Rissei B+R Nakaonoda Tomomi 29 мая Yamada Kimio B+R Kobayashi Koichi 5 июн. Nakano Hironari B+R Yo Kagen

Losers' Section, Round 1 4 партии

26 июн. Hikosaka Naoto B+R Fujisawa Hideyuki 10 июл. Tono Hiroaki W+R Kobayashi Koichi 21 авг. Nakaonoda Tomomi W+R Yo Kagen 11 сент. Kataoka Satoshi W+R Hane Naoki

3rd Preliminary 2 партии

27 февр. Sonoda Yuichi B+2.5 Takemiya Masaki 6 мар. Tei Meiko Void Ishida Yoshio