



Idol group AKB48 just began their 3rd Janken tournament at Nippon Budokan! This Janken tournament is being held to choose the Senbatsu members for AKB48's upcoming 29th single.



This year, over 80 girls are participating to grab the Senbatsu positions, and it seems they will all need luck in order to win the��rock-paper-scissors� games. �Who will be left standing as the �Janken Queen� this year?



Stay tuned as we give you a live update of winners from each round!



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? Round 1: ?



[A Block]

Iwasa Misaki vs. Minegishi Minami �>�Winner: Iwasa Misaki

Nonaka Misato vs. Takahashi Juri �>�Winner: Nonaka Misato

Itano Tomomi vs. Komori Mika �>�Winner: Itano Tomomi

[B Block]

Takano Yui vs. Kobayashi Ami �>�Winner: Takano Yui

Kimoto Kanon vs. Ishida Haruka �>�Winner: Kimoto Kanon

Kitahara Rie vs. Chikano Rina �>�Winner: Chikano Rina

[C Block]

Oba Mina vs. Ota Aika �>�Winner: Oba Mina

Saeed Yokota Erena vs. Takajo Aki �>�Winner: Takajo Aki

Yamauchi Suzuran vs. Kojima Haruna �>�Winner: Kojima Haruna

[D Block ]

Tano Yuuka vs Kato Rena �>�Winner: Tano Yuuka

Kuramochi Asuka vs. Kawaei Rina �>�Winner: Kuramochi Asuka

[E Block]

Sato Natsuki vs. Sato Sumire �>�Winner: Sato Natsuki

Nakaya Sayaka vs. Yokoyama Yui �>�Winner: Yokoyama Yui

Nakata Chisato vs. Sato Seira �>�Winner: Nakata Chisato

[F Block]

Moriyasu Madoka vs. Sato Mieko �>�Winner: Moriyasu Madoka

Akimoto Sayaka vs. Ueno Kasumi �> Winner: Ueno Kasumi

Suzuki Shihori vs. Nakamata Shiori �> Winner: Suzuki Shihori

[G Block]

Nakanishi Chiyori vs. Yamagishi Natsumi �>�Winner: Nakanishi Chiyori

Miyazaki Miho vs. Matsui Sakiko �> Winner: Matsui Sakiko

Hikawa Ayame vs. Miyazawa Sae �>�Winner: Hikawa Ayame

[H Block]

Tanabe Miku vs. Izuta Rina -> Winner: Tanabe Miku

Kasai Tomomi vs. Matsubara Natsumi �> Winner: Matsubara Natsumi



*****



? Round 2: ?



[A Block]

Iwasa Misaki vs. Uchida Mayumi �>�Winner: Uchida Mayumi

Nonaka Misato vs. Shimada Haruka �> Winner: Shimada Haruka

Itano Tomomi vs. Kobayashi Kana �> Winner: Itano Tomomi

[B Block]

Takano Yui vs. Takagi Yumana �>�Winner: Takagi Yumana

Kimoto Kanon vs. Kawakami Rena �>�Winner: Kimoto Kanon

Chikano Rina vs. Watanabe Miyuki �>�Winner: Chikano Rina

Takeuchi Miyu vs. Kobayashi Marina �>�Winner: Takeuchi Miyu

[C Block]

Oba Mina vs. Nakagawa Haruka �>�Winner: Nakagawa Haruka

Takajo Aki vs. Nito Moeno �>�Winner: Nito Moeno

Kojima Haruna vs. Kotani Riho�>�Winner: Kojima Haruna

Umeda Ayaka vs. Simono Yuki �>�Winner: Umeda Ayaka

[D Block]

Tano Yuuka vs. Nakanishi Yuka �>�Winner: Tano Yuuka

Oya Shizuka vs. Shinoda Mariko �>�Winner: Shinoda Mariko

Kuramochi Asuka vs. Oshima Yuko �>�Winner: Oshima Yuko

Maeda Ami vs. Morikwa Ayaka �>�Winner: Maeda Ami

[E Block]

Sato Natsuki vs. Nakatsuka Tomomi �>�Winner: Nakatsuka Tomomi

Yokoyama Yui vs. Sato Amina �>�Winner: Yokoyama Yui

Nakata Chisato vs. Iwata Karen �>�Winner: Nakata Chisato

Natori Wakana vs. Ichikawa Miori �>�Winner: Ichikawa Miori

[F Block]

Moriyasu Madoka vs. Shinohara Kanna �>�Winner: Moriyasu Madoka

Ueno Kasumi vs. Kikuchi Ayaka �>�Winner: Ueno Kasumi

Suzuki Shihori vs. Hiramatsu Kanako �>�Winner: Suzuki Shihori

Iriyama Anna vs. Abe Maria �>�Winner: Abe Maria

[G Block]

Nakanichi Chiyori vs. Shimazaki Haruka �>�Winner: Shimazaki Haruka

Matsui Sakiko vs. Nagao Mariya�>�Winner: Nagao Mariya

Hikawa Ayame vs. Kashiwagi Yuki �>�Winner: Kashiwagi Yuki

Fujita Nana vs. Suzuki Mariya �>�Winner: Suzuki Mariya

[H Block]

Tanabe Miku vs. Takahashi Minami �>�Winner: Takahashi Minami

Matsui Jurina vs. Nakamura Mariko �>�Winner: Nakamura Mariko

Matsubara Natsumi vs. Katayama Haruka �>�Winner: Matsubara Natsumi

Fujie Reina vs. Kojima Natsuki �>�Winner: Fujie Reina



*****



? Round 3: ? [�Winners = Senbatsu Members!]



[A Block]

Uchida Mayumi vs. Shimada Haruka -> Winner: Uchida Mayumi

Itano Tomomi vs. Watanabe Mayu -> Winner: Itano Tomomi

[B Block]

Takagi Yumana vs. Kimoto Kanon -> Winner: Kimoto Kanon

Chikano Rina vs. Takeuchi Miyu -> Winner: Takeuchi Miyu

[C Block]

Nakagawa Haruka vs. Nito Moeno -> Winner: Nito Moeno

Kojima Haruna vs. Umeda Ayaka -> Winner: Umeda Ayaka

[D Block]

Tano Yuuka vs. Shinoda Mariko -> Winner: Shinoda Mariko

Oshima Yuko vs. Maeda Ami -> Winner: Maeda Ami

[E Block]

Nakatsuka Tomomi vs. Yokoyama Yui -> Winner: Yokoyama Yui

Nakata Chisato vs. Ichikawa Miori -> Winner: Nakata Chisato

[F Block]

Moriyasu Madoka vs. Ueno Kasumi -> Winner: Ueno Kasumi

Suzuki Shihori vs. Abe Maria -> Winner: Abe Maria

[G Block]

Shimazaki Haruka vs. Nagao Mariya -> Winner: Shimazaki Haruka

Kashiwagi Yuki vs. Suzuki Mariya -> Winner: Kashiwagi Yuki

[H Block]

Takahashi Minami vs. Nakamura Mariko -> Winner: Nakamura Mariko

Matsubara Natsumi vs. Fujie Reina -> Winner: Matsubara Natsumi



*****



? Round 4: ?



[A Block]

Uchida Mayumi vs. Itano Tomomi -> Winner: Uchida Mayumi

[B Block]

Kimoto Kanon vs. Takeuchi Miyu -> Winner: Takeuchi Miyu

[C Block]

Nito Moeno vs. Umeda Ayaka -> Winner: Nito Moeno

[D Block]

Shinoda Mariko vs. Maeda Ami -> Winner: Shinoda Mariko

[E Block]

Yokoyama Yui vs. Nakata Chisato -> Winner: Yokoyama Yui

[F Block]

Ueno Kasumi vs. Abe Maria -> Winner: Abe Maria

[G Block]

Shimazaki Haruka vs. Kashiwagi Yuki -> Winner: Shimazaki Haruka

[H Block]

Nakamura Mariko vs. Matsubara Natsumi -> Winner: Nakamura Mariko



*****



? Quarter-Finals: ?



Uchida Mayumi vs. Takeuchi Miyu -> Winner: Uchida Mayumi

Nito Moeno vs. Shinoda Mariko -> Winner: Nito Moeno

Yokoyama Yui vs. Abe Maria -> Winner: Yokoyama Yui

Shimazaki Haruka vs. Nakamura Mariko -> Winner: Shimazaki Haruka



*****



? Semi-Finals: ?



Uchida Mayumi vs. Nito Moeno -> Winner: Nito Moeno

Yokoyama Yui vs. Shimazaki Haruka -> Winner: Shimazaki Haruka



*****



?�FINAL WINNER ?



Nito Moeno vs, Shimazaki Haruka -> Winner: Shimazaki Haruka



Therefore, Shimazaki Haruka will become the center for AKB48�s 29th single!! Congratulations!