■First and Second Rounds

After the first and second rounds, the survivors were decided. The pairs who have advanced to the quarterfinals with two wins:

o Pair of Ms. Teruko Kusunoki and Mr. Norimoto Yoda o Pair of Ms. Keiko Kato and Mr. Koichi Kobayashi o Pair of Ms. Kazuko Sugiuchi and Mr. Hideo Otake o Pair of Ms. Kazuko Konishi and Mr. Sonjin Cho

The pairs who have advanced to the quarterfinals with one win and one loss:

o Pair of Ms. Fumiko Sakakibara and Mr. Meien O o Pair of Ms. Yoko Inori and Mr. Chikun Cho o Pair of Ms. Kaori Chinen and Mr. Toshiya Imamura o Pair of Ms. Izumi Kobayashi and Mr. Keigo Yamashita

These eight pairs appeared on the stage after the games.

Ms. Sugiuchi: "I owe our success to Mr. Otake." Mr. Otake: Among the spectators today, there seem to be many people who are of the same generation with us. Our generation is still powerful if we exhibit our real ability. (The audience applauded.)"

Ms. Kusunoki: "Thanks to Mr. Yoda, we have won." Mr. Yoda: "This is the first time that I have won both games. We seem to be lucky."

	Ms. Konishi: "(As I have won the championship before,) I would like to win our way to the finals again." Mr. S. Cho: "I hear that Ms. Konishi is good at pair Go. I depend on her."
	Ms. Sakakibara: "Meien-sensei has made me feel relaxed by skillfully flattering me. I am glad." Mr. O: "Actually, I have never won before in the Ricoh Cup. Today's victory is the memorable first win."

Ms. Kobayashi: "Luckily, we can advance to the next game because of our age." Mr. Yamashita: "If we had lost both games, I would have been blamed by Mr. Kobayashi. I did my best."

Ms. Inori: "Mr. Cho is very tolerant." Mr. C. Cho: "We won the first game in only 30 minutes. That's why I was less keen on the second game. By the way, it's deplorable that Mr. Otake has won both games. Who on earth were defeated by him?"

Ms. Chinen: "To tell the truth, I feel that Mr. Imamura is somewhat like my husband. I was able to play in a relaxed mood." Mr. Imamura "Am I like your husband? So, let us suppose that we are a married couple during this tournament."