In the world of shogi, a significant upset occurred as Ito defeated favorite Fujii in game 5, ending Fujii's unbeaten streak and title reign. Fujii lost one of his eight major shogi titles to Ito, who claimed his first title at a young age.
Japanese shogi sensation Sota Fujii was beaten by his challenger for his Eio title Thursday, losing one of the eight major titles for the first time since he secured the full set in October last year. https://t.co/THTBMKrc7z
Fujii loses Eio crown, ending stranglehold on shogi’s 8 titles | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & #Japan Watch https://t.co/VpoyJQUjVd
Fujii Sōta beaten by challenger Itō Takami, losing one of the eight major shōgi titles for the first time since he became the first player to hold all eight in October last year. https://t.co/veDNDfRSDW
Shogi prodigy Fujii loses 1 of 8 titles to rising star Ito https://t.co/F3qBHyZDjE
Huge upset in the world of shogi! Ito won the decisive game 5 against favourite Fujii. Fujii, until today possessed all 8 shogi titles, and was undefeated having won all his 23 title matches, but now lost 3-2. Todays game saw Fujii sacrifice a piece, but Ito countersac a took! https://t.co/NnxYEYchAd
将)叡王戦第5局は伊藤匠七段が勝ち、対戦成績3勝2敗とし、初タイトルの叡王を奪取しました。21歳8カ月での初タイトル獲得は歴代8位の年少記録です。 八冠の藤井聡太叡王は23度目のタイトル戦で初の敗戦となり、七冠に後退しました。… https://t.co/aNuCCzuWqX
A shocking turnaround in Kosteniuk-Muzychuk, the only decisive game of the #CairnsCup round 6! Muzychuk was better in the middlegame and early endgame, but Kotseniuk turned things around 180 degrees to land a half-point behind the tournament leader! https://t.co/fBrsivsey2 https://t.co/5tEwiDJM1m