In a best-of-five match of the Tengen Battle, one of the seven major titles of Go, challenger Ryo Ichiriki (1) defeated title holder Kotaro Seki Tengen (26) to achieve his first "Triple Crown".
One of the seven major titles in Go, the "Tengen Battle", was a best-of-five game against challenger Ryo Ichiriki and Kotaro Seki, who held the title, and had won 1 wins and 2 loss so far, and was one win away from winning the title.
In the fourth game held in Sumoto City, Hyogo Prefecture on the 1th, challenger Ichiriki Nikan took the lead from the beginning, and as a result of the game dominating from start to finish, at 1:6 p.m., Shiraban Ichiriki Nikan won the match in 4 moves and won the title with a 5-40 record.
With this, Ichiriki and Nikan achieved their first "Triple Crown".
After the match, Ichiriki said, "There were a lot of things that we didn't do well, so I think there are a lot of things to reflect on, but I did my best.
On the other hand, Mr. Seki, who lost, said, "I made a mistake that surprised me at the end, and although I felt that there were many issues to be addressed, it was unfortunate that I was so disturbed at the end of the game."