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After the game, when 4 of them went up on the stage in the commentary hall, there was a big applause to welcome them. |
Ishida said to Iyama 8dan, "When you were attacking the bottom area and the white didn't defend, did you get angry?"
Iyama said, "Yes, a little (laugh)."
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Ogawa said to Hane, "You trust Kato san, don't you?"
Hane said, "Yes, of course. That area would die by a good move from the enemy but not by Kato san's mistake."
Ishida said, "Then, your giving up was the cause of victory."
Hane said, "No. After that the move Kato san made, to make ko was the cause of victory."
Kato said, "I thought 'Ah! The stones are taken!' so I was trying hard not to lose more stones." |
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Ishida said, "The attachment on the left was the black's very sharp aim, wasn't it. By that, the white made a wrong turn?"
Hane said, "It was Kato san's turn but I played. Moreover, the move I made was a bad one (laugh)."
Iyama said, "We gained at the left part and also received 3 penalty stones. I was too happy so that was the cause of losing (laugh)."
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After looking back at the close game, both pairs and the Ishida and Ogawa commentary pair had fun reviewing, the microphone was faced to those 4 players again.
Iyama said, "I thought I would win this time."
Shei said, "So did I but... At the end, I was hoping there was a half stone left but I was disappointed."
But both Iyama 8dan and Shei Women's Honinbo said with a smile, "I will get revenge next year!" There was a big applause from the audience. |
Kato said, "Till the end, I couldn't guess who was winning. So, I am so happy to win by a half stone."
Hane said, "There were a few moves that I made which were bad but I am relieved that the result was good."
Till then, in Pair Go, Hane Honinbo who had a weak winning percentage seemed happy to win the championship. Kato, too, was smiling broadly. |
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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.)
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Mr.Matsuda (The Chairman of the Japan Pair Go
Association) conferred a certificate of merit on the championship
pair |
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Mr.Hamada(the head of the tournament committee)
conferred a championship cup and a prize money
list on the championship pair |
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Mr.Matsuda (The Chairman of
the Japan Pair Go Association) conferred
a certificate of merit on the second place pair |
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Mr.Hamada(the head of the tournament committee)
conferred a championship cup and a prize money
list on the second place pair |
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Right until the end, this championship kept the fans excited. I wonder whether the Kato and Hane pair will win again. And what kind of newly born pair will be able to stop them. I will conclude this report, thinking of the Pair Go in the year ahead. |
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