Sota Fujii (1), who became the youngest player in history to win the title and achieve the Seven Crowns, held a press conference on the 20nd and expressed his enthusiasm for the title defense that will begin soon.
Fujii won the fifth round of the "Meijin Match" held in Takayama Village, Nagano Prefecture until the 1st, and won 5 wins and 4 loss, becoming the youngest person in history to win the "Meijin" title and achieve the "Seven Crowns".
Shortly after 1:2 a.m. on the morning of the 8nd, Fujii Nanaka held a press conference and said, "Yesterday, after returning to my room, I looked back on the game and went to bed. It doesn't mean that I can change my shogi, so I would like to improve my skills as much as possible from the current situation and try to point to more interesting shogi."
He also commented on the fact that the game of Bureau 5 was played at an inn called Fujii-so, saying, "Although it is a coincidence, I feel a connection to it, and it is a memory to be able to win a 'master' in this place."
Regarding his defensive match against Daichi Sasaki 5th dan (7), both of which will be the 28th game of the "Shogi Holy War" from the <>th of this month and the <>th game of the "Throne Battle" from the <>th of next month, he said, "When I watch Sasaki <>th dan shogi, I think he is a really fulfilling and very strong opponent. So, I will do my best to improve the content as we play against each other."