The fifth game of the shogi "Shogi Holy War" opened in Vietnam for the first time in about four years as an overseas game. Sota Fujii (4), who won his seventh title "Meijin" on June 6, and Daichi Sasaki (1), who is making his first attempt at the title match, have begun the game.

The first round of the game was held in a game room set up in a hotel in Da Nang in central Vietnam, with challenger Sasaki Shichidan entering first.