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Eight players qualified for a series of four knockout tournaments. In each of these tournaments, the first-place finisher received 6 points, the losing finalist 5 points, the third-place finisher (winner of a playoff between the losing semifinalists) 4 points, and the fourth-place finisher 3 points. First round losers received one point each.
In effect, first and second round games were worth two points each, while third round games were valued at one point each.
In the knockout tournament games, White received a 4.5 point komi. The time limit was 13 hours per player, except in the games of Suziki Tamejiro, when each player received 16 hours. (This was apparently a concession to Suzuki, who was opposed to any time limits.)
The players with the highest two scores (who turned out to be
Sekiyama Riichi and Kato Shin) played a six game match with no
komi to decide the title. When this match was tied at 3-3 (with
Black winning each game), the title went to Sekiyama, who had
the higher point score in the knockout rounds.
| 1st final knockout | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitani Minoru, 7 dan | Kato Shin (W+2.5) |
Sekiyama Riichi (B+3.5) |
Go Seigen (B+7.5) |
| Kato Shin, 7 dan | |||
| Segoe Kensaku, 7 dan | Sekiyama Riichi (W+0.5) | ||
| Sekiyama Riichi, 6 dan | |||
| Kubomatsu Katsukiyo, 6 dan | Maeda Nobuaki (W+4.5) |
Go Seigen (B+R) | |
| Maeda Nobuaki, 6 dan | |||
| Suzuki Tamejiro, 7 dan | Go Seigen (W+8.5) | ||
| Go Seigen, 7 dan | |||
Playoff for 3/4 place: Kato Shin vs. Maeda Nobuanki (B+11.5)
Standings: 1. Go Seigen, 6 pts; 2. Sekiyama, 5 pts;
3. Kato, 4 pts; 4. Maeda, 3 pts; 5-8. Kitani, Segoe,
Kubomatsu, Suzuki, 1 pt each
| 2nd final knockout | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitani Minoru | Sekiyama Riichi (W+1.5) |
Sekiyama Riichi (W+2.5) |
Sekiyama Riichi (W+1.5) |
| Sekiyama Riichi | |||
| Maeda Nobuaki | Maeda Nobuaki (B+3.5) | ||
| Go Seigen | |||
| Kubomatsu Katsukiyo | Kato Shin (W+2.5) |
Kato Shin (B+R) | |
| Kato Shin | |||
| Segoe Kensaku | Suzuki Tamejiro (W+0.5) | ||
| Suzuki Tamejiro | |||
Playoff for 3-4 place: Suzuki Tamejiro vs. Maeda Nobuaki (W+R)
Standings: 1. Sekiyama, 11 pts; 2. Kato, 9 pts;
3-4. Go Seigen, Maeda, 7 pts each; 5. Suzuki, 4 pts;
6-8. Kitani, Segoe, Kubomatsu 2 pts each
| 3rd final knockout | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Maeda Nobuaki | Maeda Nobuaki (B+R) |
Maeda Nobuaki (B+2.5) |
Kitani Minoru (B+R) |
| Segoe Kensaku | |||
| Kubomatsu Katsukiyo | Kubomatsu Katsukiyo (B+R) | ||
| Sekiyama Riichi | |||
| Kato Shin | Kato Shin (B+0.5) |
Kitani Minoru (B+R) | |
| Go Seigen | |||
| Suzuki Tamejiro | Kitani Minoru (W+0.5) | ||
| Kitani Minoru | |||
Playoff for 3-4 place: Kato Shin vs. Kubomatsu Katsukiyo (W+R)
Standings: 1. Sekiyama, Kato, Maeda, 12 pts each;
4-5. Go Seigen, Kitani, 8 pts each; 6. Kubomatsu, 6 pts;
7. Suzuki, 5 pts; 8. Segoe, 3 pts
| 4th final knockout | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekiyama Riichi | Sekiyama Riichi (B+2.5) |
Go Seigen (W+1.5) |
Go Seigen (B+R) |
| Maeda Nobuaki | |||
| Go Seigen | Go Seigen (B+R) | ||
| Kitani Minoru | |||
| Kubomatsu Katsukiyo | Segoe Kensaku (W+R) |
Segoe Kensaku (W+2.5) | |
| Segoe Kensaku | |||
| Suzuki Tamejiro | Kato Shin (W+R) | ||
| Kato Shin | |||
Playoff for 3-4 place: Sekiyama Riichi vs. Kato Shin (B+R)
| Final Standings | |
|---|---|
| 1. Sekiyama | 16 pts |
| 2. Kato | 15 pts |
| 3. Go Seigen | 14 pts |
| 4. Maeda | 13 pts |
| 5. Kitani | 9 pts |
| 6. Segoe | 8 pts |
| 7. Kubomatsu | 7 pts |
| 8. Suzuki | 6 pts |
First place in the knockout phase was decided by the third place playoff game in the 4th knockout preliminary between Sekiyama and Kato. This also turned out to be the deciding factor in the first title, after the final match (played without komi) was level at three wins each.