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Ito and Hirose meet in deciding game of Japan's Ouza shogi title match
Takumi Ito and Akihito Hirose face off in the final game of Japan’s 74th Ouza shogi title match.
The game is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
on October 27 at the Tokiwa Hotel in Kofu.
The best-of-five series is tied 2-2, so the winner of this game takes the title.
Ito, 24, is the current champion and also holds the Eio title.
Ito is seeking his first defense of the Ouza title.
Hirose, 39, is seeking his first Ouza title.
The final game will decide the champion.
Takuya Ito and Akihito Hirose are meeting in the deciding game of the 74th Ouza shogi title match.
The fifth game is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on October 27.
The match is tied at two wins apiece, and the winner will take the title.
Ito is seeking his first title defense, while Hirose is seeking his first Ouza title.
The game is being held at the Tokiwa Hotel in Kofu.
- Who
- Takuya Ito, the reigning Ouza titleholder, and Akihito Hirose, a ninth-dan player.
- What
- They are playing the fifth and deciding game of the Ouza title match. The winner takes the title.
- When
- October 27, 2026, from 9 a.m.
- Where
- Tokiwa Hotel in Kofu, Japan.
- Why
- The match is tied at two wins apiece, so this game decides the title.
Takuya Ito
Akihito Hirose
Title goal
Takuya Ito
Ito is seeking to defend his Ouza title for the first time.
Akihito Hirose
Hirose is seeking to win the Ouza title for the first time.
Ito and Hirose each won two games in the five-game title match.
The fifth and deciding game is scheduled to begin at the Tokiwa Hotel in Kofu.
- Match
- 74th Ouza title match, fifth game
- Score entering deciding game
- 2 wins apiece
- Players
- Takuya Ito and Akihito Hirose
- Venue
- Tokiwa Hotel, Kofu
- Scheduled start
- October 27, 2026, at 9 a.m.