The match for the 37th Meijin title is broadcast live on Pandanet-IGS, starting on August 30th.

Defending champion is Yamashita Keigo Meijin and challenger is Hane Naoki. The match is best of seven games, so four wins are required to secure the title.

How to watch

Schedule

• The first game: Aug 30 (Thu) and Aug 31 (Fri).
  Yamashita Keigo won, W+Resign.
• The second game: Sep 20 (Thu) and Sep 21 (Fri).
  Hane Naoki won, W+Resign.
• The third game: Sep 27 (Thu) and Sep 28 (Fri).
  Hane Naoki won, B+Resign.
• The forth game: Oct 10 (Wed) and Oct 11 (Thu).
  Yamashita Keigo won, B+Resign.
• The fifth game: Oct 17 (Wed) and Oct 18 (Thu).
  Yamashita Keigo won, W+Resign.
• The sixth game: Oct 31 (Wed) and Nov 1 (Thu).
  Hane Naoki won, W+Resign.
• The seventh game: Nov 12 (Mon) and Nov 13 (Tue).
  Yamashita Keigo won, W+Resign.

Yamashita Keigo kept the title!

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