▁with ▁a ▁ 7 2 ▁record ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁title ▁match ▁against ▁Hab u . ▁Although ▁both ▁players ▁were ▁the ▁same ▁age ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁riv als ▁since ▁elementary ▁school , ▁Hab u ▁was ▁much ▁more ▁establish ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁ 7 - c rown ▁title ▁holder ▁( i . e ., ▁simultaneously ▁held ▁all ▁seven ▁major ▁titles ) ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Mor i uch i ▁ended ▁up ▁losing ▁the ▁match i ▁ 4 1 . ▁ ▁Mor i uch i ▁became ▁the ▁fif teenth ▁sh og i ▁professional ▁to ▁win ▁ 8 0 0 ▁official ▁games ▁when ▁he ▁defeated ▁Y oshi har u ▁Hab u ▁in ▁Game ▁ 2 ▁of ▁ 6 9 th ▁Me ij in ▁title ▁match ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Mor i uch i ▁volunt arily ▁declared ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁class ▁player , ▁thus ▁leaving ▁the ▁Me ij in ▁tournament ▁league . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁style ▁ ▁Mor i uch i ▁is ▁considered ▁an ▁all - around ▁player ▁prof ic ient ▁at ▁both ▁St atic ▁Ro ok ▁and ▁R anging ▁Ro ok ▁strateg ies . ▁Although ▁he ' s ▁widely ▁known ▁as ▁def ens ively ▁strong ▁player , ▁his ▁style ▁often ▁called ▁" ir on - cl ad " ▁or ▁" ste el ▁defense "; ▁in ▁the ▁opinion ▁of ▁sh og i ▁profession als ▁H iro t aka ▁No zu ki ▁and ▁A kih ito