The 42nd Meijin title is broadcast live on GoPanda2 client.

Champion is Takao Shinji Meijin. The challenger is Iyama Yuta Kisei. The match is best of seven games, so four wins are required to secure the title.

The Meijin tournament is organized by Asahi Newspaper Co., Ltd.

How to watch

Schedule

• The first game : August 30th (Wed) and 31st (Thu).
  Takao Shinji won, W+0.5.
• The second game: September 12th (Tue) and 13th (Wed).

• The third game: September 21st (Thu) and 22nd (Fri).

• The fourth game: October 2nd (Mon) and 3rd (Tue).

• The fifth game: October 16th (Mon) and 17th (Tue).

• The sixth game: October 23rd (Mon) and 24th (Tue).

• The seventh game: November 1st (Wed) and 2nd (Thu).

All rounds start at 09:00 (Japan Time), i.e., 02:00 CEST. The time limit is eight hours each.