| # | player | result | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yamashita Keigo | 3-2 | W+1.5 | B+R | ||||
| 2. | Murakawa Daisuke | 3-2 | W+2.5 | B+R | W+R | |||
| 3. | Yoda Norimoto | 1-4 | B+4.5 | B+R | ||||
| 4. | Takao Shinji | 1-4 | B+R | B+0.5 | B+R | |||
| 5. | Kono Rin | 4-1 | W+R | W+R | ||||
| 6. | Ichiriki Ryo | 3-2 | B+R | W+4.5 | W+R |
Yoda Norimoto and Takao Shinji are demoted.
| # | player | result | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yamashiro Hiroshi | 3-4 | W+2.5 | B+R | W+6.5 | B+R | ||||
| 2. | Kobayashi Satoru | 2-5 | W+R | B+R | W+2.5 | |||||
| 3. | Cho Riyu | 2-5 | W+R | B+R | W+R | B+R | ||||
| 4. | Cho U | 6-1 | W+R | W+R | B+1.5 | |||||
| 5. | Yamada Kimio | 2-5 | B+R | W+R | B+R | B+R | ||||
| 6. | Awaji Shuzo | 3-4 | W+5.5 | B+R | W+R | |||||
| 7. | Ryu Shikun | 4-3 | W+R | W+4.5 | W+2.5 | B+0.5 | ||||
| 8. | So Yokoku | 6-1 | W+R | B+R | W+R |
Cho U and So Yokoku are promoted. Kobayashi Satoru, Cho Riyu, Yamada Kimio, and Awaji Shuzo are demoted.
| L1: | Winner B1 vs winner B2 |
| L2: | Winner L1 vs winner C |
| L3: | Winner L2 vs winner A |
| L4: | Winner L3 vs runner-up S |
| L5: | Winner L4 vs winner S |
The last stage of the ladder is a best-of-three playoff where the winner of the S League gets a 1-game advantage. Thus, in order to win this stage, a single win suffices for the winner of the S League, while the winner of stage L4 needs two wins.
| stage | date | black | white | result | #mv | sgf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | 2016-09-19 | Cho Chikun | Yuki Satoshi | W+R | 110 | sgf |
| L2 | 2016-10-03 | Shida Tatsuya | Yuki Satoshi | W+1.5 | 285 | sgf |
| L3 | 2016-10-24 | Yuki Satoshi | Cho U | W+R | 192 | sgf |
| L4 | 2016-10-31 | Cho U | Yamashita Keigo | B+5.5 | 269 | sgf |
| L5a | 2016-11-10 | Cho U | Kono Rin | B+0.5 | 248 | sgf |
| L5b | 2016-11-14 | Cho U | Kono Rin | W+1.5 | 266 | sgf |
| date | black | white | result | #mv | sgf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-14,15 | Iyama Yuta | Kono Rin | W+R | 178 | sgf |
| 2017-01-22,23 | Kono Rin | Iyama Yuta | W+5.5 | 301 | sgf |
| 2017-02-08,09 | Iyama Yuta | Kono Rin | B+1.5 | 279 | sgf |
| 2017-02-15,16 | Kono Rin | Iyama Yuta | B+R | 179 | sgf |
| 2017-03-01,02 | Iyama Yuta | Kono Rin | B+R | 165 | sgf |
| 2017-03-09,10 | Kono Rin | Iyama Yuta | W+R | 150 | sgf |
Iyama Yuta won 4-2, and earned the Honorary Kisei title.