The players were the title winners of 2017, together with Yamashita Keigo, Motoki Katsuya, Kono Rin, Takao Shinji, and Hane Naoki:
Iyama Yuta (Kisei, Honinbo, Meijin, Oza, Tengen, Gosei, Judan, NHK),
Kobayashi Satoru (Masters Cup),
Xie Yimin (Women's Honinbo, Women's Kisei),
Lee Ishu (Hiroshima-Aluminum Cup),
Ida Atsushi (Okan),
Shibano Toramaru (Ryusei, Shinjin-O),
Murakawa Daisuke (Okage Cup),
Fujisawa Rina (Women's Meijin, Aizu Cup, Senko Cup),
Yu Zhengqi (Kansai Ki-in 1st),
Mutsuura Yuta (Agon-Kiriyama Cup),
Ichiriki Ryo (Tournament of Champions).