I pretty sure that this is a plan did by Senzaemon Nakiri for a better ending or some other reasons...but damn it hurts to see "the demon" looking defeated. damn damn damn
I definitely don't think that he actually got defeated I think that he knew who it was and then held back because he cared so much there's no way that Joichiro would lose
and this is where I dropped it, you can't convince me that a genius can beat another genius that is twice as old as him, i can't get my head wrapped around that
Yes now soma who haven't managed to beat joichiro once will beat asahi who defeated him that badly. As a means to hype up asahi they decided to destroy one of the pillars of this series
Im Unknown my guy trippin I hope you know joichiro could have easily won if he wanted to lemme do a spoiler alert Sōma beats asahi in the blue semi finals
Joichiro truly lost here, coz' when soma defeat asahi, asahi wants to return the knife of joichiro but soma refuse and said "You win to him fair and squire"