September 20th is a very exciting day for AKB48 fans, as it heralds the long-anticipated “Janken Tournament“!

Over 50 girls will be going head-to-head for the senbatsu positions, but every participant has their eye on the biggest prize of all — being in the ‘center’ for the group’s 24th single. An intense game of ‘rock-paper-scissors’ between all the contestants will determine who stands alone as the “Janken Queen”.

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

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♤ Round 1: ♤

[A Block]
Hikawa Ayame vs. Nakamura Mariko –> Winner: Hikawa Ayame
[B Block]
Hirajima Natsumi vs. Mori Anna –> Winner: Hirajima Natsumi (Default win)
[C Block]
Kashiwagi Yuki vs. Kikuchi Ayaka –> Winner: Kikuchi Ayaka
[D Block ]
Nakatsuka Tomomi vs Ichikawa Miori –> Winner: Ichikawa Miori
[E Block]
Ishida Haruka vs. Nito Moeno –> Winner: Ishida Haruka
[F Block]
Matsubara Natsumi vs. Wakabayashi Tomoka –> Winner: Wakabayashi Tomoka
[G Block]
Shimada Haruka vs. Kuramochi Asuka –> Winner: Shimada Haruka

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♤ Round 2: ♤

[A Block]
Hikawa Ayame vs. Nakagawa Haruka –> Winner: Hikawa Ayame
Nakata Chisato vs. Yogi Keira –> Winner: Nakata Chisato
Suzuki Shihori vs. Ota Aika –> Winner: Ota Aika
Akimoto Sayaka vs. Maeda Atsuko –> Winner: Akimoto Sayaka
[B Block]
Hirajima Natsumi vs. Komori Mika –> Winner: Komori Mika
Shimada Rena vs. Kobayashi Marina –> Winner: Kobayashi Marina (Default win)
Sato Mieko vs. Fujita Runa –> Winner: Fujita Runa
Yonezawa Rumi vs. Umeda Ayaka –> Winner: Umeda Ayaka
[C Block]
Kikuchi Ayaka vs. Izuta Rina –> Winner: Kikuchi Ayaka
Shimazaki Haruka vs. Fujie Reina –> Winner: Fujie Reina
Oba Mina vs. Kasai Tomomi –> Winner: Kasai Tomomi (Default win)
Nonaka Misato vs. Sato Natsuki –> Winner: Nonaka Misato
[D Block]
Ichkawa Miori vs. Iwasa Misaki –> Winner: Ichikawa Miori
Sato Sumire vs. Nagao Mariya –> Winner: Sato Sumire
Nakaya Sayaka vs. Watanabe Mayu –> Winner: Watanabe Mayu
Yokoyama Yui vs. Kuwabara Mizuki –> Winner: Kuwabara Mizuki
[E Block]
Ishida Haruka vs. Tanabe Miku –> Winner: Tanabe Miku
Kobayashi Kana vs. Oya Shizuka –> Winner: Oya Shizuka
Takajo Aki vs. Nakamata Shiori –> Winner: Takajo Aki
Kojima Haruna vs. Takahashi Minami –> Winner: Kojima Haruna
[F Block]
Wakabayashi Tomoka vs. Masuda Yuka –> Winner: Masuda Yuka
Takeuchi Miyu vs. Yamaguchi Yuki –> Winner: Yamaguchi Yuki
Chikano Rina vs. Shinoda Mariko –> Winner: Shinoda Mariko
Suzuki Mariya vs. Matsui Sakiko –> Winner: Suzuki Mariya
[G Block]
Shimada Haruka vs. Minegishi Minami –> Winner: Minegishi Minami
Matsui Jurina vs. Miyazawa Sae –> Winner: Matsui Jurina
Miyazaki Miho vs. Yamauchi Suzuran –> Winner: Yamauchi Suzuran
Sato Amina vs. Takeuchi Mai –> Winner: Sato Amina
[H Block]
Katayama Haruka vs. Iriyama Anna –> Winner: Iriyama Anna
Kitahara Rie vs. Itano Tomomi –> Winner: Kitahara Rie
Oshima Yuko vs. Maeda Ami –> Winner: Maeda Ami
Sashihara Rino vs. Uchida Mayumi –> Winner: Sashihara Rino

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♤ Round 3: ♤ [ Winners = Senbatsu Members!]

[A Block]
Hikawa Ayame vs. Nakata Chisato –> Winner: Hikawa Ayame
Ota Aika vs. Akimoto Sayaka –> Winner: Akimoto Sayaka
[B Block]
Komori Mika vs. Kobayashi Marina –> Winner: Kobayashi Marina
Fujita Runa vs. Umeda Ayaka –> Winner: Umeda Ayaka
[C Block]
Kikuchi Ayaka vs. Fujie Reina –> Winner: Fujie Reina
Kasai Tomomi vs. Nonaka Misato –> Winner: Kasai Tomomi
[D Block]
Ichikawa Miori vs. Sato Sumiere –> Winner: Sato Sumire
Watanabe Mayu vs. Kuwabara Mizuki –> Winner: Kuwabara Mizuki
[E Block]
Tanabe Miku vs. Oya Shizuka –> Winner: Oya Shizuka
Takajo Aki vs. Kojima Haruna –> Winner: Kojima Haruna
[F Block]
Masuda Yuka vs. Yamaguchi Yuki –> Winner: Yamaguchi Yuki
Shinoda Mariko vs. Suzuki Mariya –> Winner: Shinoda Mariko
[G Block]
Minegishi Minami vs. Matsui Jurina –> Winner: Minegishi Minami
Yamauchi Suzuran vs. Sato Amina –> Winner: Yamauchi Suzuran
[H Block]
Iriyama Anna vs. Kitahara Rie –> Winner: Kitahara Rie
Maeda Ami vs. Sashihara Rino –> Winner: Maeda Ami

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♤ Round 4: ♤
Hikawa Ayame vs. Akimoto Sayaka –> Winner: Akimoto Sayaka
Kobayashi Marina vs. Umeda Ayaka –> Winner: Kobayashi Marina
Fujie Reina vs. Kasai Tomomi –> Winner: Fujie Reina
Sato Sumire vs. Kuwabara Mizuki –> Winner: Sato Sumire
Oya Shizuka vs. Kojima Haruna –> Winner: Oya Shizuka
Yamaguchi Yuki vs. Shinoda Mariko –> Winner: Shinoda Mariko
Minegishi Minami vs. Yamauchi Suzuran –> Winner: Minegishi Minami
Kitahara Rie vs. Maeda Ami –> Winner: Maeda Ami

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♤ Quarter-Finals: ♤

Akimoto Sayaka vs. Kobayashi Marina –> Winner: Kobayashi Marina
Fujie Reina vs. Sato Sumire –> Winner: Fujie Reina
Oya Shizuka vs. Shinoda Mariko –> Winner: Shinoda Mariko
Minegishi Minami vs. Maeda Ami –> Winner: Minegishi Minami

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♤ Semi-Finals: ♤

Kobayashi Marina vs. Fujie Reina –> Winner: Fujie Reina
Shinoda Mariko vs. Minegishi Minami –> Winner: Shinoda Mariko

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☆ FINAL WINNER : ☆ Fujie Reina vs Shinoda Mariko –> Winner: Shinoda Mariko

Therefore, Shinoda Mariko will become the center for AKB48’s 24th single!! Congratulations!