
Sakai Hideyuki beating Yamashita Keigo at 25th Gosei final.
Many favor Cho to defend his title since Cho has more experience in title matches and has proved himself in last Kisei, Judan, and Tengen. While for Sakai, this is his first shot at one of the top 7 titles.

Cho U
So far the record between those two is 2-2. All four games came from two tournaments. They are Meijin (both are from league games) and the televised blitz chmpionship, NHK Cup. Both Cho and Sakai won once in each tournament.
Here I present you with the four game records.
32nd Japanese Meijin, league
Sakai Hideyuki (W) vs. Cho U (B) Result: W+0.5
- First
- Back
- Forward
- Last
- Pass
Variations:
none
- Komi:
- 6.5
- Result:
- W+0.5
- Date:
- 8 March 2007
- Event:
- 32nd Japanese Meijin, league
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35th Japanese Meijin, league
Cho U (W) vs. Sakai Hideyuki (B). Result: W+3.5
- First
- Back
- Forward
- Last
- Pass
Variations:
none
- Komi:
- 6.5
- Result:
- W+3.5
- Date:
- 19 April 2010
- Event:
- 35th Japanese Meijin, league
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55th Japanese NHK Cup, semi-final
Cho U (W) vs. Sakai Hideyuki (B). Result: W+R
- First
- Back
- Forward
- Last
- Pass
Variations:
none
- Result:
- W+R
- Date:
- 2 March 2008
- Event:
- 55th Japanese NHK Cup, semi-final
- Source:
- Go4Go.net
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56th Japanese NHK Cup, round 3
Cho U (W) vs. Sakai Hideyuki (B). Result: B+R
- First
- Back
- Forward
- Last
- Pass
Variations:
none
- Komi:
- 6.5
- Result:
- B+R
- Date:
- 1 February 2009
- Event:
- 56th Japanese NHK Cup, round 3
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