Souta Fujii Ryuo becomes the youngest player to win six titles in history

In the 48th Kioh Tournament Konami Group Cup 5th Match Round 4, the challenger Sota Ryuo Fujii defeated Akira Watanabe to win the Kioh title. Ryuo Fujii becomes the youngest player ever to win six crowns.

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On Sunday, March 19, 2023, the 4th game of the 48th Konami Group Cup Konami Group Cup match was held at Nikko Kinugawa Spa Hotel Mikazuki in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture.

(1) Watanabe Kioh and Fujii Five Crowns Start ceremony at Kioh Battle Nikko-YouTube


The results of the match so far are 2 wins for Ryuo Fujii and 1 win for Kioh Watanabe, both of which are in the form of a square change sitting silver. The head office also progressed from the corner change-oriented to the shape of Koshikake Gin.

Breaking the precedent on the 48th move, Watanabe Kioh's Katsura hit on the 63rd move surprised even the commentators.

In the end, Ryuo Fujii resisted Watanabe Kioh's attack and counterattacked. With this, Ryuo Fujii won 3 times and seized the shogi kingship. He became the youngest player to win six crowns. This is the second six-crown since Yoshiharu Hanyu achieved 9-dan in 1994. Watanabe Kioh now holds only master titles.

In addition, Ryuo Fujii won the final of the NHK Cup TV Shogi Tournament broadcast on March 19, 2023 against Yuki Sasaki 7th Dan and won the championship for the first time.

In addition to this, Ryuo Fujii of this season will win against Shintaro Saito 8th Dan in the Shogi Japan Series JT Pro official match in November 2022, and will win against Taiji Takami 7th Dan in the 30th Ginga Battle broadcast in December 2022. In February, he defeated Akira Watanabe in the 16th Asahi Cup Shogi Open Tournament , which means that he has completely conquered all general shogi tournaments, excluding the title match. It is a form that brilliantly overcomes the 'quick pointing' that was raised as an issue at the April 2022 royal enthronement ceremony.

2022 ``Shogi Japan Series'' JT Professional Official Match Final Sota Fujii Ryuo vs. Shintaro Saito 8th Dan-YouTube


The 81st Meijin Tournament, where Fujii Rokukan will challenge Watanabe Meijin, will be held from April 5, 2023.