福間香奈女流王座から将棋連盟に提出された休場届を受け、女流王座戦を主催する将棋連盟およびリコーで構成する女流王座戦委員会において対応を協議し、今期は特例として、第2局以降を福間女流王座の休場明けに開催する方向で決定しました。詳細は、決まり次第お知らせいたします。Ricoh Co., Ltd. (President and COO, Daiyama Akira, located in Ota-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as Ricoh) and the Japan Shogi Association, a public interest incorporated foundation (Chairman, Yoshiharu Habu, located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as the Shogi Association) will host the schedule and venue of the first game of the 14th Ricoh Cup Women's Oza Tournament as follows. Details for the second game and beyond will be announced once they are confirmed.
Players
Schedule
The Ricoh Cup Women's Oza Tournament, established on March 10, 2011, is now in its 14th period. The winner will be awarded the title of Women's Oza and a prize of 5 million yen.
Kana Fukuma Women's Oza won the previous period's 13th Oza Tournament against challenger Momoko Kato Women's Yondan with a score of 3 wins and 1 loss, securing her 7th overall Women's Oza title. On the other hand, challenger Tomoka Nishiyama Women's Sankan makes her first appearance in the Women's Oza Tournament five-game match after 3 years since the 11th period, aiming for her third overall title.
Regarding the schedule for the five-game match
Upon receiving the leave of absence notice submitted to the Japan Shogi Association from the Fukuma Kana Women's Ryuo, the Women's Ryuo Tournament Committee, consisting of the Japan Shogi Association and Ricoh, discussed the response and decided for this season to hold the Women's Ryuo Tournament starting from the second game after Fukuma's return from the leave of absence. We will inform you of the details as soon as they are finalized.
Ricoh is actively promoting the participation of women in society. Ricoh will continue to promote women's participation, diversity, and aims to create a sustainable society where various individuals can be actively engaged, find fulfillment, and generate innovation.
Related links
- Live coverage of the Ricoh Cup Women's Ryuo Tournament
This news release is also available as a PDF file.
The 14th Ricoh Cup Women's Ryuo Tournament, a best-of-five match, regarding the players and schedule (80KB, 2 pages in total)
