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 | | A playoff is inevitable in the 54th Honinbo league, as there are four players on 4-2 after the sixth round, and these four players are slated to meet each other in the final round. |
 | | In the final round, to be played in April, Hikosaka plays Ishida and Ryu plays Cho, so the respective winners will qualify for a playoff. |
 | | In the sixth round, played on March 11, Cho Sonjin 9-dan (White) defeated O Rissei Oza by 2.5 points, Ishida Akira 9-dan (Black) defeated Yamada Kimio 7-dan by resignation, O Meien 9-dan (Black) defeated Ryu Shikun 7-dan by 4.5 points, and Hikosaka Naoto Judan (White) defeated Kobayashi Satoru 9-dan by resignation. |
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