The challenger Ryo Ichiriki 9dan (24) defeated Yuta Iyama Gokan (32) to win the title of Kisei for the first time in the highest-ranked "Kisei War" among the seven major titles of Go.
The seventh match of the "Hulic Cup Kisei Match", in which Iyama's five crowns are challenged by Ichiriki Kudan, has not yielded to each other with 3 wins and 3 losses so far, and the conclusion was entangled in the final station.
The 7th station was held at Ninna-ji Temple in Kyoto City, and after 7:00 pm on the 18th, Ichiriki Kudan pushed the Iyama Five Crowns to the end with 199 moves and won the title of Kisei for the first time.
Ichiriki Kudan is 24 years old from Miyagi prefecture.
He is an influential person who has acquired "Gosei" and "Tengen" among the seven major titles of Go, and is also a reporter for "Kahoku Shimposha", a newspaper company headquartered in Sendai City.
After the game, Ichiriki Kudan said at a press conference, "I'm glad I got good results. I feel that it's the result of my own growth. I want to do my best to improve myself."