At the World Othello Championship held in the Czech Republic this October, 11-year-old Japanese boy FUKUCHI Keisuke became the youngest player to ever win the tournament.
A year after he began playing Othello, he won the nationwide primary school championship in Japan, and five years later he became world champion.
On the flight back, the Japanese pilot TANIDA Kunihiko made a surprising announcement.
After offering his congratulations, he mentioned that he had also won the championship 36 years ago at the age of 15.
Until then, Tanida had been the youngest person to hold the championship title.
10月に
juugatsui ni
(this) October
チェコ共和国
cheko kyouwakoku
the Czech Republic
世界セロ選手権
sekai osero sennshukenn
(the) World Othello Championship
11歳の
juuissai no
eleven-year-old
日本人、
nihonnjinn,
Japanese (boy)
福地啓介くんが
fukuchi keisuke kunn ga
Fukuchi Keisuke
最年少で
sainennshou de
(became) the youngest player
優勝しました。
yuushou shi mashita.
to win (the) tournament
始めて
hajimete
(he) began playing
小学生の
shougakusei no
primary school
全国大会で
zennkoku’taikai de
(the) nationwide championship in Japan
優勝、
yuushou,
(he) won and
その5年後に
sono go nenn go ni
five years later
世界一に
sekaiichi ni
world champion
なりました。
nari mashita.
(he) became
飛行機
hikouki
(the) flight
日本人機長の
nihonnjinn’kichou no
(the) Japanese pilot
谷田邦彦さんが
tanida kunihiko sann ga
Tanida Kunihiko
サプライズのアナウンスを
sapuraizu no anaunnsu wo
(a) surprising announcement
お祝いの言葉の
oiwai no kotoba no
offering (his) congratulations
36年前
sannjuuroku nenn mae
thirty six years ago
15歳の
juugo sai no
fifteen the age of
優勝した
yuushou shita
(he) had won (the) championship
言ったのです。
itta no desu.
(he) mentioned
谷田さんは
tanida sann ha
Tanida
これまでの
koremade no
until then
最年少
sainennshou
had been the youngest person
優勝記録保持者でした。
yuushou kiroku hojisha de shita.
to hold (the) championship title