オーストラリアン・オープン
男子シングルス予選決勝，坂本怜選手がストレート勝ちで本戦進出。
女子シングルス予選決勝，坂詰姫野選手がフルセットの末，勝ち上がり。
本日，本戦のドロー抽選会が行われました。
望月慎太郎選手は第31シードのチチパス選手との1回戦。
坂本怜選手は同じ予選上がりのスペインの選手との1回戦。
第16シードの大坂なおみ選手はクロアチアの選手との1回戦。
内島萌夏選手はアルゼンチンの選手との1回戦。
坂詰姫野選手はアメリカの選手との1回戦。
本日の将棋棋戦
昨夜の順位戦B級2組，久保利明九段(18)が戸辺誠七段(5)に勝利して，
8勝0敗として，順位戦B級1組への復帰を決めました。
負けた戸辺七段は5勝3敗と一歩後退。
同じく昨夜の順位戦A級，佐々木勇気八段(4)が千田翔太八段(8)に勝ち，3勝4敗，
負けた千田八段は2勝5敗となりました。
本日は順位戦A級，佐藤天彦九段(2)vs中村太地八段(7)戦が行われています。
今期は苦戦している天彦九段ですが，本日の対局に勝てば，中村八段と並ぶので，
残留に向けての大一番となります。午後11時45分時点で，天彦九段が優勢です。
また，本日は順位戦B級1組で上位陣の直接対決がありました。
広瀬章人九段(5)が大橋貴洸七段(4)に勝ち，9勝1敗，負けた大橋七段は7勝3敗。
佐藤康光九段(7)が石井健太郎七段(9)に勝ち，康光九段は4勝3敗，
負けた石井七段は2勝8敗。
服部慎一郎七段(11)は伊藤匠二冠(13)に勝ち，7勝3敗として，昇級争いに踏みとどました。
負けた伊藤二冠は8勝2敗となりました。
順位戦C級1組，佐々木大地七段(8)は伊藤真吾六段(28)に勝ち，7勝1敗と一敗キープ。
負けた伊藤真吾六段は3勝5敗となりました。
黒沢怜生六段(10)は梶浦宏孝七段(17)に勝ち，8勝0敗と無敗キープ。
負けた梶浦七段は6勝2敗と一歩後退となりました。
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architect noun [C]
uk /ˈɑː.kɪ.tekt/ us /ˈɑːr.kə.tekt/
B1 a person whose job is to design new buildings and make certain that they are built correctly
a person responsible for achieving a particular plan or aim:
Bevan was the architect of the British National Health Service.
After years of study, Tim is now a fully-fledged architect.
The architect has quoted £10,000 to build an extension.
She is a highly recommended architect.
He is probably the best known living architect.
The architect showed us the house plans that she had drawn up.
They're the firm of architects who won the contract to design the National Museum extension.
The architects have made imaginative use of glass and transparent plastic.
wield verb [T]
uk /wiːld/ us /wiːld/
C2 to hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it:
She was confronted by a man wielding a knife.
leverage verb [T]
uk /ˈliː.vər.ɪdʒ/ us /ˈlev.ɚ.ɪdʒ/
leverage verb [T] (USE)
to use something that you already have in order to achieve something new or better:
We can gain a market advantage by leveraging our network of partners.
arguably adverb
uk /ˈɑːɡ.ju.ə.bli/ us /ˈɑːrɡ.ju.ə.bli/
used when stating an opinion or belief that you think can be shown to be true:
He is arguably the world's best football player.
Arguably, the drug should not have been made available.
consequential adjective
uk /ˌkɒn.sɪˈkwen.ʃəl/ us /ˌkɑːn.səˈkwən.tʃəl/
consequential adjective (RESULTING)
happening as a result of something:
We need to act now to avoid a recession and the consequential damage that would follow.
Analysts noted that the closure of the factory would produce a consequential reliance on imported goods.
consequential adjective (IMPORTANT)
important, and having a strong influence on events, decisions, etc.:
Nothing very consequential will happen in the next few days.
He was responsible for one of the most consequential economic decisions of the past century.
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