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.
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