After all the games ended, the best dresser award winners who were selected by votes of the fans visiting the venue were announced.

The results of the votes were: the pair of Ms. Chizu Kobayashi and Mr. Hane、 as third place, the pair of Ms. Umezawa and Mr. Ishida as second place and the pair of Ms. Yoshida and Mr. Koichi Kobayashi as the winners.

Ms. Yoshida: "Paired with Mr. Kobayashi this year, I was afraid that Izumi would be jealous of me. (laughter). I bought this dress for this event, which paid off. " Mr. Kobayashi: "I knew that Ms. Yoshida would dress smartly. So, I just did not want to obstruct her. But I didn't imagine at all that I would receive the best dresser award. Anyway, I am happy."

All the games of this day were carried live through the Internet Go salon, "Panda Net". Thanks to the cooperation of Ricoh Co., Ltd., the records of all the games were copied on Ricoh's recycled paper with Ricoh's copier "imagio", and the clean copies were handed to the spectators when they left the hall.

The Pro Pair Go Ricoh Cup Championship 2003 quarterfinals and semifinals will be held at Ebisu The Garden Hall on Saturday, December 14.

Taeko Ishii (Go game reporter)