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- ↑ (in Japanese) SFC2007 : Final Results Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ (in Japanese) SFC2006 : Final Results Archived 2007-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "SFC 2006 ニュース - 001". Archived from the original on 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
