In last article, I mentioned a little about twin players. So, I introduce them today. There are strong twin (probably identical
twin) players in Fukuoka prefecture this year. They both belong to Fukuoka
Ohori high school.
The name of older brother is Ryunosuke, and
the name of younger brother is Toranosuke. The names are represent dragon and
tiger, respectively.
So, it sounds strong, isn’t it?
Yes, they are actually strong. And even
though they belong to the same high school team, they are good rival.
Toranosuke became champion in all Kyusyu region tournament and Ryunosuke became
champion of all Japan high school tournament this summer.
So, both of them sometimes won up the
tournament, and I know one match was occurred in preliminary individual match in
Fukuoka. Unfortunately, it was semi-final, meaning only one of them was able to
proceed to all Japan high school tournament.
Following is the youtube video, red side is
Ryunosuke, and white side is Toranosuke.
Their playing style is somehow similar.
But, there are several differences.
For example, the distance between feet is
wider of Toranosuke (white) than Ryunosuke (red). And white player leans
forward a bit. White takes posture more stable and aggressive, whereas red
takes posture more natural.
Both of posture have advantages and
disadvantages. So, why they chose so? I have no idea and maybe be due to their
personal preference.
In the match, I feel red player played more
relaxed. From natural posture, it is sometimes difficult to predict next
movement. So, it is good for tricking and confusing opponent players.
On top of that, red player had technique to
hit wide range of target places, so it makes more difficult to predict next
stroke.
His serial movement is interesting to
follow.
At 2:42, red player showed as if he went
forward, but stopped suddenly. And in the next movement, when white player came
to stroke Men, he dodged backward and stroked tricky hiki-Men.
At 5:00, red player tried to counterattack
Do against Men attack at interesting timing.
Finally, red player stroked straightforward
Men at a moment white player tried to approach, and finished the match.
From their play, they are actually rival, and
this time elder brother won the match, but sometimes result was reverse. I
think it is interesting to follow their plays in next several years (perhaps in
university).
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