When those 4 players were welcomed back to the commentary hall, there were cheers and claps. And the story of the "incident" just before the game finished was told.

We were told the story of the incident at the end of the game and then there was a big round of applause by the audience for the winning pair, Osawa and Cho and to the pair, Shei and Kono who showed persistence.

While the excitement and laughter filled the hall, the commendation ceremony started.
The certificate was given to the winning pair and the second place pair by Mr. Yazaki, the Sub-chairman of the Japan Pair Go Association, and 5,000,000 yen and a trophy were given to the winning pair and 1,000,000 yen was given to the second place pair by Mr. Hamada, the supreme advisor of Ricoh Co.Ltd. and the head of the tournament committee. Shei and Kono pair was offering each other the prize and there was warm laughter from the audience. So, Mr. Hamada handed the prize to both of their hands. (After they went back to their seats, they were still offering each other. That made the audience laugh, again.)

Two of them who played a wonderful game to win the tournament were smiling the whole time. Next year, I wonder what kind of pairs will be born and what kind of dramas will be waiting.