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The qualifying round began with heavy rain. The first round was poor due to the combination of the tide, extremely murky water, and a drop in water temperature, but as the tide came in, the catches improved, and some competitors caught more than 7kg in total weight by the fourth round. Eight competitors advanced to the final tournament: Nishida Eiji (Ushimado), Kuruma Takanobu (Ieshima), Kuwahara Shota (Kujukushima), Okinaga Yoshihiro (recommended by Gamakatsu), Ota Kenichi (Wakasa Oshima), Yamamoto Tetsuya (Okinawa), and Ogawa Tatsuya (seeded) and Aoki Shigeto (Tomiura) from the wild card slots selected from the top two second-place finishers in each group. After the quarterfinals and semifinals, Kuruma and Aoki remained. *The names of the qualifying venues are in parentheses. The field for the final round is Bentenisominami. It was a battle between Kuruma, who was steadily coming up with his usual fishing technique and Aoki, who was on a roll after winning with just one fish in the last few minutes, but Kuruma, who caught two fish in total, one in each half, maintained the lead throughout the match and won his first victory. In the third place deciding match that was held at the same time, Kuwahara was able to hold on to the one fish he caught in the first half of the match and came in third, earning him a seed for the next tournament. 1st place: Kuruma Takanobu 2nd place: Aoki Shigeto 3rd place: Kuwahara Shota 4th place: Ota Kenichi ●Comment from the winner I tried fishing in two ways: by deciding the depth and "setting up" the tackle, that is, the usual fishing where you set the tackle, and by sinking the float, and I was able to catch fish both ways, so I tried my own fishing technique of deciding the depth. The tide was unstable, so I think that fishing technique suited me. I will do my best in the next tournament for the sake of my friends who helped me with the trial fishing. ◆Next event details: 39th G-Cup All Japan Gamaiso (Chinu) Championship *Date and venue are yet to be determined