Nase: she (and Fuku too) pretty much won only half her games last year. Even if she got better this year, she's got the likes of Isumi, Honda and Kadowaki to contend with. She needs to hope for a lean year, then she may be in with a chance....
Btw, I find it unlikely that Kadowaki lost from Isumi. (Of cause the last game hadn't been played yet and that could have been Isumi vs Kadowaki) Kadowaki is really very strong, I think he could have beaten Hikaru if he had taken part in the pro-exam last year.
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Nase: she (and Fuku too) pretty much won only half her games last year. Even if she got better this year, she's got the likes of Isumi, Honda and Kadowaki to contend with. She needs to hope for a lean year, then she may be in with a chance....
Btw, I find it unlikely that Kadowaki lost from Isumi. (Of cause the last game hadn't been played yet and that could have been Isumi vs Kadowaki)
Kadowaki is really very strong, I think he could have beaten Hikaru if he had taken part in the pro-exam last year.