claim the crown 復習
Japanese shogi pro Habu becomes first to qualify for 7 lifetime titles
IBUSUKI, Kagoshima -- Japanese shogi master Yoshiharu Habu became the first person to qualify as a lifetime holder of seven of Japan's major shogi titles by earning a Lifetime Ryuo qualification with his seventh Ryuo tournament victory on Dec. 5.
Habu, 47, defeated 33-year-old Ryuo title holder Akira Watanabe in the fifth game of the Ryuo championship in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, to raise his tournament tally to 4-1 and claim the crown. Under the current system, a player is qualified as a lifetime Ryuo holder upon winning the title seven times.
http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20171205/p2a/00m/0na/019000c
“claim the crown”を取りあげます。意味は予想できますが、Collins English dictionaryで“claim”を確認してみると“If someone claims a record, title, or prize, they gain or win it.”と定義されていました。“claim the crown”で「タイトルを獲得する」となります。
通算記録は99期で、大台まであと1期です。(flying bird)
