12th Ryuo Ranking Tournament (1998-1999), Group 3
Two finalists advance from Group 3 to the main tournament.| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | |
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| 5-dan Hisashi Namekata | Namekata | |||
| 6-dan Koichi Fukaura | Ono | M Hatakeyama |
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| 7-dan Shuichi Ono | ||||
| 7-dan Koji Tosa | Tosa | |||
| 6-dan Naruyuki Hatakeyama | M Hatakeyama |
Inoue | ||
| 5-dan Takahiro Toyokawa | M Hatakeyama |
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| 5-dan Mamoru Hatakeyama | ||||
| 9-dan Kazuo Ishida | Ishida | |||
| 7-dan Keiji Nishikawa | Inoue | |||
| 7-dan Eisaku Tomioka | Inoue | Inoue | ||
| 8-dan Keita Inoue | ||||
| 9-dan Hitoshige Awaji | Awaji | |||
| 7-dan Hiroshi Kamiya | Ito | |||
| 7-dan Hatasu Ito | ||||
Secondary Tournament
The winner of the Secondary Tournament advances to Group 2.| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | |
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| 7-dan Hiroshi Kamiya | Ishida | ||||
| 9-dan Kazuo Ishida | Nishikawa | ||||
| 7-dan Eisaku Tomioka | Nishikawa | ||||
| 7-dan Keiji Nishikawa | Nishikawa | Namekata | |||
| 9-dan Hitoshige Awaji | |||||
| 5-dan Hisashi Namekata | Namekata | ||||
| 5-dan Takahiro Toyokawa | Hatakeyama | ||||
| 6-dan Naruyuki Hatakeyama | Ono | ||||
| 7-dan Shuichi Ono | Fukaura | ||||
| 6-dan Koichi Fukaura | Fukaura | Fukaura | |||
| 7-dan Koji Tosa | |||||
| 7-dan Hatasu Ito | |||||
Relegation Games
 5-dan Takahiro Toyokawa |
Tomioka | |
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 7-dan Eisaku Tomioka |
Tomioka | |
| 7-dan Hiroshi Kamiya |
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