On the 22nd, the 4th station of the 5th game of the "Eiou Battle" will be held in Nagoya City, where Shogi Souta Fujii's double crown will challenge to achieve the "Triple Crown", the youngest in history.
In front of the game, Futatsu Fujii stated his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to face with a normal heart without being conscious of winning the title."
Souta Fujii (19) won the "Hulic Cup Kisei" and "Throne" out of the eight major titles last year, and won the fifth match of the "Eiou Battle", which he has been challenging since last month, and Yoshiharu Habu 9th Dan. The record of (50) will be updated for the first time in 28 years, and it will be the youngest in history to achieve the "Triple Crown".
At the hotel in Nagoya, where the 4th station will be held, on the 21st, two crowns of Fujii and Masayuki Toyoshima (31), who has the title of "Eiou", confirmed the environment of the venue.
Up to this point, Fujii's double crown has scored 2 wins and 1 loss in the fifth match of the "Eiou Battle", and he is taking the lead in winning the title.
Fujii double crown said, "In the fight so far, I often found the strength of Toyoshima double crown and the challenges of my shogi. I won the title with one more win, but I can face it with a normal mind without being aware of it. I want to make it a shogi, "he said with enthusiasm.
On the other hand, Toyoshima Futaku said, "It's a difficult result, but I want to do my best so that I can connect my hopes to the final station."
The game is expected to start at 9 am and the outcome will be decided in the afternoon.