32nd Kisei
The 32nd Kisei was held from January 2007 to 2008. The following players earned spots through not being eliminated in the group stage: Naoki Hane (4-1), Cho U (4-1), Kobayashi Satoru (4-1), Atsushi Kato (4-1), O Rissei (3-2) Hideki Komatsu (2-3), Norimoto Yoda (2-3), and Imamura Toshiya (2-3). Mimura Tomoyasu, Kunihisa Honda, Satoshi Yuki, and Cho Chikun were eliminated from group play and had to earn a spot through preliminary stages. The players who qualified through preliminary tournaments are Cho Chikun, Hiroshi Yamashiro, Shinji Takao, and Yuta Iyama. Players who ended with the two lowest records in the each league were eliminated from automatic berth into the next tournament while the 3 other players who were not eliminated or had the top record were given a place in the following year's groups.
Preliminaries
Group A
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 1 | ||||||||||
| Yoshiaki Imamura 9 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| March 1 | ||||||||||
| Hideki Enda 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| Yoshiaki Imamura 9 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| February 1 | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Murakawa 3 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| Masaharu Sato 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| March 22 | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Murakawa 3 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| Yoshiaki Imamura 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| February 1 | ||||||||||
| Cho Chikun Judan | 1 | |||||||||
| Yasuo Katayama 8 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| February 22 | ||||||||||
| Mitsuki Kono 7 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| Mitsuki Kono 7 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| January 25 | ||||||||||
| Cho Chikun Judan | 1 | |||||||||
| Kunio Ishii 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| Cho Chikun Judan | 1 | |||||||||
Group B
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 22 | ||||||||||
| Cho Riyu 7 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| March 22 | ||||||||||
| Kimio Yamada 9 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| Kimio Yamada 9 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| February 8 | ||||||||||
| Naoto Hikosaka 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| Hironari Nakano 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| April 19 | ||||||||||
| Naoto Hikosaka 9 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| Kimio Yamada 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| February 8 | ||||||||||
| Hiroshi Yamashiro 9 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| Kim Shushun 7 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| March 8 | ||||||||||
| Rin Kono Tengen | 1 | |||||||||
| Rin Kono Tengen | 0 | |||||||||
| February 1 | ||||||||||
| Hiroshi Yamashiro 9 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| Hiroshi Yamashiro 9 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| Kunihisa Honda 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
Group C
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 8 | ||||||||||
| Ryu Shikun 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| March 15 | ||||||||||
| Yujiro Hashimoto 9 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| Yujiro Hashimoto 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| February 22 | ||||||||||
| Shinji Takao Meijin | 1 | |||||||||
| Shuzo Awaji 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| May 3 | ||||||||||
| Shinji Takao Meijin | 1 | |||||||||
| Shinji Takao Meijin | 1 | |||||||||
| February 1 | ||||||||||
| So Yokoku 8 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| Otake Hideo Honorary Gosei | 0 | |||||||||
| March 22 | ||||||||||
| Norio Kudo 9 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| Norio Kudo 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| February 22 | ||||||||||
| So Yokoku 8 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| So Yokoku 8 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| Tomoyasu Mimura 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
Group D
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| January 25 | ||||||||||
| Satoshi Kataoka 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| March 15 | ||||||||||
| Masaki Takemiya 9 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| Masaki Takemiya 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| February 22 | ||||||||||
| Shinya Nakamura 8 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| Shinya Nakamura 8 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| April 5 | ||||||||||
| Tetsuya Kiyonari 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| Shinya Nakamura 8 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| February 1 | ||||||||||
| Yuta Iyama 7 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| Rin Kaiho Honorary Tengen | 0 | |||||||||
| March 8 | ||||||||||
| Yuta Iyama 7 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| Yuta Iyama 7 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| February 22 | ||||||||||
| Shungo Goto 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
| Shungo Goto 9 dan | 1 | |||||||||
| Satoshi Yuki 9 dan | 0 | |||||||||
Main tournament
Group A
| Kobayashi Satoru 9 dan | X | L | L | L | L | L | 0-5 |
| O Rissei 9 dan | W | X | L | L | W | W | 3-2 |
| Norimoto Yoda 9 dan | W | W | X | L | W | L | 3-2 |
| Cho U Gosei | W | W | W | X | W | W | 5-0 |
| Shinji Takao Meijin | W | L | L | L | X | W | 2-3* |
| Hiroshi Yamashiro 9 dan | W | L | W | L | L | X | 2-3 |
* Shinji Takao held the tiebreaker over Hiroshi Yamashiro.
Group B
| Naoki Hane 9 dan | X | W | W | L | L | L | 2-3** |
| Atsushi Kato 8 dan | L | X | W | W | L | W | 3-2*** |
| Hideki Komatsu 9 dan | L | L | X | W | L | L | 1-4 |
| Toshiya Imamura 9 dan | W | L | L | X | W | L | 2-3 |
| Cho Chikun Judan | W | W | W | L | X | W | 4-1 |
| Yuta Iyama 7 dan | W | L | W | W | L | X | 3-2 |
** Naoki Hane held the tiebreaker over Toshiya Imamura.
*** Atsushi Kato held tiebreaker over Yuta Iyama.
Key:
- Green - Winner of group; earns a spot in the challenger final.
- Blue - Earns a place in the next edition's group stage.
- Red - Eliminated from automatic berth; must qualify through preliminary stages.
Challenger finals
| Final | ||
| Cho U Meijin | 0 | |
| Cho Chikun Judan | 1 | |
Finals
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| Keigo Yamashita (Kisei) | W+R | W+R | W+R | W+R | 4 | |||
| Cho Chikun (Challenger) | W+R | W+3.5 | W+4.5 | 3 |
Key
- W+ - Won by
- R - Resignation