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After becoming challenger for the Meijin Title this year, he started with a loss against Takao Shinji,
only to win 4 matches in a row, with a highlight coming in the 5th match where a large semeai ended in his favor.
In their respective win/loss records Iyama Yuta now leads by the very big margin of 35 wins to18 wins for Takao Shinji.
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