Hijikata and Kawahara grab the titles in the 27th Kansai Open 2016 – 土方、河原分獲第27屆關西公開賽優勝

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In men semifinals, Hayato Hijikata played against Yuuichi Inagawa and won 9:8 in the hill-hill match. That earned him a seat in the final match. Naoyuki Ooi overpower Li-Wen Lo in another semifinal with 9:4.

The men final match played between Hijikata and Ooi. Hayato took down Naoyuki with 9:4 to be the winner of the 27th Kansai Open. This is his third time took this title in four years.

土方隼斗在四強賽中遭遇稻川雄一,比分也一路戰至8:8平手,最後以9:8驚險淘汰對手挺進決賽。另一場四強賽,大井直幸則以9:4戰勝羅立文

男子組決賽在土方大井之間展開,土方隼斗最終以9:4擊敗大井直幸奪冠。這也是土方隼斗從2013年以來,4年內第三度奪冠。

2016 The 27th Kansai Open Winners Hayato Hijikata and Chihiro Kawahara

In women semis, the defending Champion Chihiro Kawahara winning 7:2 over Chie

In the final that was mainly determined by Chihiro Kawahara who defeated Kuribayashi clearly with 7:2. After winning the championship match, Kawahara defending her title successfully.

在女子組方面,衛冕冠軍河原千尋在半決賽中7:2淘汰藤田知枝。另一場則由栗林美幸順利擊敗和泉早衣子晉級決賽。冠軍戰,河原千尋最終就以7:2毫無懸念的擊敗栗林美幸,成功的衛冕冠軍。

By Alison
Photos Courtesy Takayama Takao/On the hill!