In the Winners Section the L-codes mean the Losers Section round in which the (losing) player enters. In the Losers Section the L-codes reference to the Winners Section (helpful to understand sudden appearances of new players in several rounds of this section).

The first eight players who lose two games drop out of the Challenger tournament. These players thus are the losers of the 1st and 2nd round in the losers section. The players who drop out like this can of course re-enter the next edition of the challenger tournament by normal means.

		Winners Section
		Round 1		Round 2		Round 3		Round 4		Winner	Challenger
		Kato Masao, 7 dan	[A]	Kato Masao	[I]	Kato Masao	[M]	Rin Kaiho	[O]	Rin Kaiho	Takagi Shoichi
		Sekiyama Toshio
		Takagi Shoichi, 7 dan	[B]	Takagi Shoichi
		Fujisawa Hosai
		Otake Hideo	[C]	Otake Hideo	[J]	Rin Kaiho
		Hashimoto Utaro
		Rin Kaiho, Meijin	[D]	Rin Kaiho
		Ishii Kunio, 8 dan
		Handa Dogen	[E]	Handa Dogen	[K]	Handa Dogen	[N]	Hashimoto Shoji
		Go Seigen
		Hane Yasumasa, 8 dan	[F]	Hane Yasumasa
		Kajiwara Takeo
		Kojima Takaho, 7 dan	[G]	Kojima Takaho	[L]	Hashimoto Shoji
		Tono Hiroaki
		Hashimoto Shoji	[H]	Hashimoto Shoji
		Takagawa Kaku
Losers Section
Round 1		Round 2		Round 3		Round 4		Round 5		Winner
Sekiyama Toshio	[A]	Fujisawa Hosai		Hashimoto Utaro		Takagawa Kaku		Takagawa Kaku		Takagi Shoichi
Fujisawa Hosai	[B]
Hashimoto Utaro	[C]	Hashimoto Utaro
Ishii Kunio	[D]
Go Seigen	[E]	Kajiwara Takeo		Takagawa Kaku
Kajiwara Takeo	[F]
Tono Hiroaki	[G]	Takagawa Kaku
Takagawa Kaku	[H]
						Hashimoto Shoji	[O]
		Takagi Shoichi	[I]	Takagi Shoichi		Takagi Shoichi		Takagi Shoichi
		Otake Hideo	[J]
		Hane Yasumasa	[K]	Kojima Takaho
		Kojima Takaho	[L]
				Kato Masao	[M]	Kato Masao
				Handa Dogen	[N]