Kana Satomi, a female shogi player (30), won the qualifying round for one of the eight major titles, "Kiou Battle," and was the first woman to participate in the "Challenger Decision Tournament."

Satomi Women's Four Crowns will participate in the "Kiou Battle" qualifying round, and will have one more win until the decision to participate in the "Challenger Decision Tournament" where about 30 people will fight for the right to challenge Akira Watanabe (38). I was saying.



Then, on the 27th, he played against Yuta Komori 5th Dan (26) at the Shogi Kaikan in Osaka, and at around 6:20 pm, he won with 99 moves.



As a result, we won the qualifying round with five consecutive victories, decided to participate in the "Challenger Decision Tournament" of "Kiou Battle", one of the eight major titles for the first time as a woman, and faced the battle aiming for the title.



Satomi Onna-ryu Shikan is from Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, and has steadily built up her career as a female-style shogi player.



However, he was unable to reach the "4th Dan" promotion, which is regarded as a "professional shogi player", and while he withdrew from the "Encouragement Association" four years ago due to age restrictions, he continued to break the record for the number of female titles won. I have continued to play an active role.



After the game, Satomi Onna-ryu Shikan said, "I think the result was that I was able to concentrate and point without giving up. I am very happy that I won today and can point to another station."



The "Challenger Decision Tournament" is scheduled to begin in June.