Saki Satomi
Saki Satomi (里見 咲紀, Satomi Saki, born April 28, 1996) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan. Her older sister Kana is also a women's professional shogi player.
| Saki Satomi | |
|---|---|
 Satomi at a human shogi event in November 2017 | |
| Native name | 里見咲紀 |
| Born | April 28, 1996 |
| Hometown | Izumo, Shimane |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | April 27, 2016 (aged 19) |
| Badge Number | W-56 |
| Rank | Women's 1-dan |
| Teacher | Keiji Mori (9-dan) |
| Tournaments won | 1 |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
Early life
Satomi was born on April 28, 1996, in Izumo, Shimane.[1] She became interested in because her older brother and older sister both played the game.[2][3]
In August 2011 when she was a third-grade junior high school student, Satomi finished third in the 3rd Junior High School Student Girl's Meijin Tournament.[4][5] The following year, she was accepted into Japan Shogi Association (JSA) Kansai Branch's training group system. She was awarded the provisional women's professional rank of 3-kyū in February 2016 under the sponsorship of shogi professional Keiji Mori,[2] and obtained the rank of women's professional 2-kyū and full women's professional status two months later in April 2016.[6][7]
Personal life
Satomi and her sister Kana are the third pair of sisters to be awarded women's professional shogi status by the JSA.[8][7]
Promotion history
Satomi's promotion history is as follows:[9]
Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.
References
- "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Satomi Saki" 女流棋士データベース: 里見咲紀 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Saki Satomi] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- "Satomi Saki-san ga Joryū Kishi Sankyū ni" 里見咲紀さんが女流棋士3級に [Saki Satomi becomes provisional women's professional 3-kyu] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 24, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- Satomi, Naomi (March 16, 2010). "Joryū Kishi no Satomi Kana no Okāsan Naomi: 2, Shōhin･Batsugēmuzuki no ｢Satomike Meijinsen｣" 女流棋士･里見香奈のお母さん 治美さん: 2, 賞品･罰ゲーム付きの｢里見家名人戦｣ [Part 2 of interview with women professional Kana Satom's mother Naomi: The "Satomi Family Meijin Tournament" include prizes and batsu games]. Asahi Shimbun (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Masahiko Ishikawa. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- "Satomi Saki-san San'i Chūgakusei Joshi Meijinsen" 里見咲紀さん3位 中学生女子名人戦 [Saki Satomi takes third place in the Junior High School Student Girl's Meijin Tournament]. Sanin Chūō Shimpō (in Japanese). August 21, 2011. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- "Shōgakuseibu no Imai-san ga Nirenpa/Shō, Chū Joshi Meijinsen" 小学生の部は今井さんが2連覇/将棋の小, 中女子名人戦 [Elementary and Junior High School Girl's Meijin Tournaments: Ms. Imai repeats as winner of Elementary School Tournament]. Shikoku Shimbun (in Japanese). August 21, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- "Satomi Saki Joryū Sankyū ga Joryū Nikyū ni Shōkyū" 里見咲紀女流3級が女流2級に昇級 [Saki Satomi promoted from women's professional 3-kyū to women's professional 2-kyū] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 28, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- "Satomi no Imoto ga Joryū 2kyū ni, Shōgi Sangumime no Shimai Puro" 里見の妹が女流2級に 将棋, 3組目の姉妹プロ [Satomi's younger sister promoted to women's professional 2 kyū; the two are the third pair of sisters to become shogi professionals]. 47News (in Japanese). Kyodo News. April 27, 2016. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- Okuno, Daiji (January 12, 2018). "Shōgikai no Oyako, Kyōdaishimai Puro Ryōshin and Ko ga Puro no Shogi Ikka mo" 将棋界の親子, 兄弟姉妹プロ 両親＆子がプロの将棋一家も [Parent-child, brother-sister professional shogi families]. Abema Times (in Japanese). AbemaTV. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Satomi Saki Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 里見咲紀 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Saki Satomi Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved November 12, 2019.