29th Tengen-sen

Host Organization: Shimbun 3-companies Consortium

Title Match Players	1st Round 10-30 Furano Hokkaido	2nd Round 11-20 Nagahama Shiga	3rd Round 11-27 Nagasaki Nagasaki	4th Round 12-04 Kohbe Hyohgo	5th Round 12-18 Tokushima Tokushima
Hane Naoki Tengen
Yamashita Keigo Kisei	B+1.5

The win-loss records; Hane(Tengen) 2-8 Yamashita (Kisei).

Tournament Table

Tornament Players	1st Round		2nd Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	spcFinalspc
So Yokoku(7d)	So Yokoku B+2.5 01-30	So Yokoku W+R 02-27	Kobayashi S W+R 04-17	Kobayashi S W+8.5 05-22	Kohno Rin W+R 08-14	Yamashita K W+R 10-09
Rin Kaiho(HT)
Kataoka Satoshi(9d)
Kobayashi Satoru(9d)		Kobayashi S W+R 02-20
Nakano Hironari(9d)
Hashimoto Soji(9d)		Cho Chikun W+6.5 02-27	Cho Chikun W+6.5 03-27
Cho Chikun(25H)
Akiyama Jiro(8d)		Imamura T W+0.5 01-16
Imamura Toshiya(9d)
Yokota Shigeaki(9d)	Yokota S B+2.5 01-09	Yokota S W+R 02-06	Cho Sonjin B+6.5 03-13	Kohno Rin B+0.5 06-19
Mizogami Tomochika(7d)
Yoda Norimoto(M)
Michael Redmond(9d)		Cho Sonjin W+R 01-09
Cho Sonjin(9d)
Kohno Rin(6d)		Kohno Rin W+R 02-13	Kohno Rin W+2.5 05-15
O Meien(O)
Ohmori Yasushi(8d)		Yuhki S B+R 01-30
Yuhki Satoshi(9d)
Komatsu Hideki(9d)		Komatsu H W+3.5 01-16	O Rissei W+2.5 04-03	O Rissei W+R 07-03	Yamashita K W+4.5 07-21
Kurahashi Masayuki(9d)
O Rissei(KJ)		O Rissei W+R 01-23
Takahara Shuji(9d)
Ishida Yosio(9d)		Yamashiro H W+2.5 12-26	Yamashiro H B+R 05-22
Yamashiro Hiroshi(9d)
Kobayashi Koichi(G)		Takao S B+0.5 02-20
Takao Shinji(8d)
Kubo Katsuaki(9d)		Yamashita K W+R 12-26	Yamashita K B+R 03-27	Yamashita K W+R 05-29
Yamashita Keigo(7d)
Kato Kensei(H)		Ohtake H B+3.5 01-09
Ohtake Hideo(HG)
Takemiya Masaki(9d)		Hane Y B+R 02-13	Hane Y B+R 05-08
Hane Yasumasa(9d)
Tsuruyama Atsushi(4d)		Tsuruyama A B+R 03-06
Matsuoka Hideki(8d)	Matsuoka H B+R 02-13
Sakaguchi Ryuzo(9d)

Kohno Rin promoted to 7-dan on 09 June.

Note;
  (K); Kisei    (M); Meijin     (H); Honinbo     (O); Oza    (J); Judan   
  (G); Gosei    (25H); 25th Honinbo  (HT); Honorary Tengen  (HG); Honorary Gosei  
History;
  2002-12-27 Page was recreated.
  2003-01-17,24,31 Updated.
  2003-02-07,14,21,28 Updated.
  2003-03-07,14,21,28 Updated.
  2003-04-04,11,18 Updated.
  2003-05-02,09,16,23,30 Updated.
  2003-06-13,20,27 Updated.
  2003-07-04,18,25 Updated.
  2003-08-08,15,30 Updated.
  2003-10-03,10,11,21,30 Updated.

28th Tengen-sen

Host Organization: Shimbun 3-companies Consortium

Title Match Players	1st Round 11-07 Fukuroi Shizuoka	2nd Round 11-21 Otaru Hokkaido	3rd Round 11-28 Saseho Nagasaki	4th Round 12-12 Kobe Hyogo	5th Round 12-19 Tokushima Tokushima
Hane Naoki Tengen	B+R	W+R	B+R
Cho Sonjin 9-dan

Hane Naoki keeps the Tengen title at 3-0.

Tornament Players	1st Round		2nd Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	spcFinalspc
Matsuoka Hideki(8d)	Ohbuchi M B+R 01-24	Takao S W+9.5 02-21	Cho Sonjin W+R 05-30	Cho Sonjin W+R 06-27	Cho Sonjin B+R 08-29	Cho Sonjin W+0.5 10-03
Ohbuchi Morito(9d)
Takao Shinji(7d)
Cho Sonjin(9d)		Cho Sonjin B+0.5 04-25
Ohtake Hideo(9d)
Miyamoto Naoki(9d)		Takanashi S B+7.5 01-24	Takanashi S W+R 04-11
Takanashi Seiken(7d)
Yoda Norimoto(M)		Yoda N W+6.5 01-10
Rin Shien(5d)
Kato Atsushi(8d)		Kato Atsushi B+0.5 02-21	O Rissei B+5.5 05-09	O Rissei W+R 06-06
Cho Chikun(O)
O Rissei(KJ)		O Rissei W+R 12-24
Ogaki Yusaku(9d)
Takahara Shuji(9d)		Kobayashi K B+R 01-17	Kobayashi K B+R 03-14
Kobayashi Koichi(G)
Kamimura Kunio(9d)		Yokota S B+R 01-17
Yokota Shigeaki(9d)
Rin Kaiho(9d)		Rin Kaiho B+3.5 02-14	Ryu S B+R 06-13	Yamashita K W+1.5 07-25	Yamashita K B+3.5 08-15
Ishida Yoshio(9d)
Ryu Shikun(7d)		Ryu S B+R 04-04
Kurahashi Masayuki(9d)
Yamashiro Hiroshi(9d)		Yamashita K W+R 02-07	Yamashita K W+R 04-04
Yamashita Keigo(7d)
Nakamura Shin'ya(8d)		Nakamura S W+R 01-31
Ishida Atsushi(9d)
O Meien(H)		O Meien W+3.5 01-24	Iwata T B+0.5 02-21	Akiyama J W+3.5 05-30
Nakano Yasuhiro(8d)
Iwata Tatsuaki(9d)		Iwata T B+R 01-17
Sonoda Yuichi(9d)
Akiyama Jiro(7d)		Akiyama J B+R 12-20	Akiyama J B+R 04-04
Yukawa Mitsuhisa(9d)
Kato Masao(9d)		Kubo K B+2.5 03-04
Ueki Yoshio(8d)	Kubo K W+2.5 12-20
Kubo Katsuaki(9d)

Note;
  (K); Kisei    (M); Meijin     (H); Honinbo     (O); Oza    (J); Judan
  
History;
  2001-12-28 Page was recreated.
  2002-01-11,18,25 Updated.
  2002-02-01,04,08,15,22 Updated.
  2002-03-08,15,29 Updated.
  2002-04-05,12,19,27 Updated.
  2002-05-03,10,24,31 Updated.
  2002-06-07,18,21,28 Updated.
  2002-07-19,26 Updated.
  2002-08-05,16,23,30 Updated.
  2002-09-27 Updated.
  2002-10-04 Updated.
  2002-11-02,07,21,28 Updated.

27th Tengen-sen

Host Organization: Shimbun 3-companies Consortium

Title Match Players	1st Round 11-02 Kashikojima Mie pref.	2nd Round 11-15 Kumamoto Kumamoto pref.	3rd Round 11-29 Hokkaido	4th Round 12-05 Kobe Hyogo pref.	5th Round 12-20 Tokushima Tokushima pref.
Ryu Shikun Tengen	W+1.5	?+?	?+?	?+?	?+?
Hane Naoki 8 dan		W+0.5	B+4.5	W+1.5	?+?

Hane Naoki gets the Tengen title at 3-1.
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Tornament Players	1st Round		2nd Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	spcFinalspc
Kobayashi Satoru(9d)	Onda Y	Yanaka K W+R 02-15	Kubo K B+R 04-05	Kubo K B+2.5 05-10	Akiyama J B+2.5 08-16	Hane N B+1.5 09-27
Onda Yasuhiko(8d)
Yanaka Katsunori(7d)
Rin Kaiho(9d)		Kubo K B+6.5 02-08
Kubo Katsuaki(9d)
Otake Hideo(9d)		Yo Kagen B+R 02-01	Takemiya M B+2.5 04-12
Yo Kagen(9d)
Ishida Yoshio(9d)		Takemiya M W+3.5 03-01
Takemiya Masaki(9d)
Miyamoto Yoshihisa(9d)		Cho S W+R 03-29	Cho S B+R 04-26	Akiyama J B+3.5 05-10
Cho Sonjin(9d)
Komatsu Hideki(9d)		Cho U B+R 01-25
Cho U(6d)
Honda Kunihisa(9d)		Kobayashi K B+R 01-25	Akiyama J B+1.5 04-11
Kobayashi Koichi(J)
Akiyama Jiro(7d)		Akiyama J B+R 00-12-21
Morino Setsuo(9d)
Kono Rin(5d)		Kono R W+3.5 01-11	Yamada K W+2.5 03-22	O Rissei W+R 07-27	Hane N W+0.5 08-16
Kiyonari Tetsuya(9d)
Takahara Shuji(9d)		Yamada K W+R 02-01
Yamada Kimio(8d)
Iwata Tatsuaki(9d)		O Rissei W+5.5 05-03	O Rissei B+R 05-31
O Rissei(KO)
Kamimura Kunio(9d)		Kamimura K B+R 00-12-21
Pan Zenki(5d)
Kim Sujyun(6d)		Nakano H W+R 01-25	Hane N W+0.5 03-29	Hane N W+R 05-31
Nakano Hironari(9d)
Endo Tatsuhiro(9d)		Hane N B+R 03-01
Hane Naoki(8d)
O Meien(H)		O Meien B+4.5 02-22	Kato A B+R 03-22
Cho Chikun(25H)
So Yokoku(6d)		Kato A B+R 01-25
Kato Atsushi(7d)	Kato A W+6.5 00-12-21
Imamura Yoshiaki(8d)

Note;
  (K); Kisei    (M); Meijin     (H); Honinbo     (O); Oza
  
History;
  2000-12-29 Page was recreated.
  2001-01-12,27,30 Updated.
  2001-02-02,09,17,24 Updated.
  2001-03-02,23 Updated.
  2001-04-03,06,13,27 Updated.
  2001-05-04,13 Updated.
  2001-06-01 Updated.
  2001-07-27 Updated.
  2001-08-16 Updated.
  2001-09-28 Updated.
  2001-10-13,17 Updaated.
  2001-11-02,15,29 Updated.
  2001-12-05 Updated.

26th Tengen-sen

Host Organization: Shimbun 3-companies Consortium

Title Match Players	1st Round 11-09 Asahikawa	2nd Round 11-16 Awara	3rd Round 11-30 Saga	4th Round 12-06 Kobe	5th Round 12-21 Tokushima
Kobayashi Koichi Tengen	?+?	?+?	?+?	?+?	?+?
Ryu Shikun 7 dan	B+0.5	W+0.5	B+0.5	?+?	?+?

Ryu Shikun got the Tengen title back by minimum difference(0.5 moku, 3-times).
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Tornament Players	1st Round		2nd Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	spcFinalspc
Yokota Shigeaki(9d)	Yokota S W+0.5 01-06	Kataoka S W+R 02-03	Kataoka S B+1.5 04-27	Rin K B+R 06-15	Cho S W+R 08-24	Ryu S B+5.5 09-21
Shingaki Takeshi(9d)
Kataoka Satoshi(9d)
Honda Kunihisa(9d)		Nakano H B+R 02-17
Nakano Hironari(9d)
Imamura Toshiya(9d)		Rin K W+2.5 01-27	Rin K W+2.5 02-24
Rin Kaiho(9d)
Yamashita Keigo(6d)		Yamashita K B+R 01-27
Otake Hideo(9d)
Cho Shonjin(H)		Cho S B+R 01-06	Cho S B+R 03-02	Cho S W+R 05-04
Sakai Takeshi(9d)
Ishida Atsushi(8d)		Ishida A B+2.5 02-03
Sonoda Yuichi(9d)
Yamashiro Hiroshi(9d)		Yamashiro H W+4.5 02-03	Yo K B+R 03-09
Kudo Norio(9d)
Yo Kaei(7d)		Yo K B+R 02-10
Kim Shujun(5d)
Aoki Shin'ichi(9d)	Aoki S B+1.5 99-12-22	Omori Y B+0.5 01-27	Cho C W+R 04-20	Cho C B+R 07-27	Ryu S B+R 08-16
Miyamoto Naoki(9d)
Omori Yasushi(7d)
Chin Kaei(9d)		Cho C B+R 04-06
Cho Chikun(M)
Akiyama Jiro(7d)		Cho U B+3.5 02-10	O Rissei B+R 06-29
Cho U(6d)
Awaji Shuzo(9d)		O Rissei B+2.5 05-25
O Rissei(KO)
Ishida Yoshio(9d)		Ishida Y W+R 99-12-23	Ryu S B+1.5 06-15	Ryu S B+R 06-22
Kanashima Tadashi(9d)
Ryu Shikun(7d)		Ryu S B+R 03-02
Hane Naoki(7d)
Kobayashi Satoru(9d)		Kobayashi S B+0.5 99-12-23	Kobayashi S B+R 03-23
Takemiya Masaki(9d)
Yukawa Mitsuhisa(9d)		Yukawa M B+R 02-24
Takahashi Hideo(6d)	Hane Y B+R 01-06
Hane Yasumasa(9d)

Note;
  (K); Kisei    (M); Meijin     (H); Honinbo     (O); Oza
  
Newspaper Consortium; (from north-side)
  Hokkaido Shimbun-sha(Hokkaido)              Tokyo Shimbun(Tokyo) 
  Chunichi Shimbun-sha(Nagoya)                Kobe Shimbun-sha(Kobe)
  Tokushima Shimbun-sha(Tokushima)            Nishi-Nippon Shimbun-sha(Fukuoka)           

History;
  2000-08-27 Page was created.
  2000-09-22 Ryu got the challenger on 09-21.
  2000-10-15 Updated.
  2000-11-09,10,16,30 Updated.