Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4436931-20190106030418/@comment-4436931-20190110222649

Maria.ionescu.5437 wrote: If the creators want him to pull a Tsurugi, he'll leave them in episode 17, or after they win the match against China's team at the latest.

If they wanted Ichihoshi to be Tsurugi, he would betray them during the Saudi Arabia match, which looks to be what'll happen