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。
男子組決賽在土方與大井之間展開，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。
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!