Japanese shogi player (born 1992)
Tatsuya Sugai Native name 菅井竜也 Born (1992-04-17 ) April 17, 1992 (age 32) Hometown Mitsu, Okayama Career Achieved professional status April 1, 2010(2010-04-01) (aged 17) Badge Number 278 Rank 8-dan Teacher Keita Inoue Major titles won 1 Tournaments won 4 Meijin classA Ryūō class1 Websites JSA profile page
Tatsuya Sugai (菅井 竜也 Sugai Tatsuya is a Japaneseprofessional shogi player ranked 8-dan . He is a former holder of theŌi title .
[ edit ] Tatsuya Suga was born on April 17, 1992, inMitsu, Okayama .[ 1] [ 2] Japan Shogi Association 'sapprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professionalKeita Inoue in September 2004 and obtainedprofessional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2010 after winning the 46th3-dan League (October 2009 – March 2010) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.[ 2] [ 3]
In 2011, Sugai as a 19-year-old 4-dan defeatedYasuaki Murayama in the championship game of the 5thDaiwa Securities Online Strongest Player Cup [ja ] to win his first tournament championship as shogi professional.[ 4]
In October 2015, Sugai defeatedapprentice shogi professional 3-dan Takahiro Ōhashi 2 games to 1 to win the 46thShinjin-Ō [ja ] tournament for players ranked 6-dan or lower. Sugai lost the first game of the match but then won the next two.[ 5]
Sugai's first appearance in a major title match came in 2017 when he defeatedYoshiharu Habu to win the58th Ōi title.[ 6] Masayuki Toyoshima , losing the 59th Ōi title match 4 games to 3.[ 7]
In December 2021, Sugai defeatedAkira Watanabe to win the 29thGinga Tournament [ja ] for the first time.[ 8] [ a] Akira Inaba to win the 15thAsahi Cup [ja ] , also for the first time.[ 9]
In March 2023, Sugai defeatedTakuya Nagase in the finals of the 8thEiō challenger tournament to advance to the 8th Eiō title match (April 2023 – May 2023) against reigning EiōSōta Fujii .[ 10] sennichite [ 11]
Later in 2023, Sugai won the 73rdŌshō League (September – November 2024) with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss in his first season of league play. Sugai's win meant he earned the right to challengeFujii once again, this time for the 73rd Ōshō title.[ 12] [ 13]
Thepromotion history for Sugai is as follows:[ 14]
6-kyū : September 29, 2004 4-dan: April 1, 2010 5-dan: August 21, 2011 6-dan: March 10, 2015 7-dan: November 5, 2015 8-dan: January 23, 2020 Titles and other championships [ edit ] Sugai has appeared in four major title matches to date and has won one title.[ 15] [ 16]
Sugai has received the following Japan Shogi AssociationAnnual Shogi Awards : "Best New Player" (2011), "Best Winning Percentage" (2014), "Most Games Won" (2014), “Kōzō Masuda Award ” (2014), and "Fighting-spirit" (2021).[ 17]
Year-end prize money and game fee ranking [ edit ] Sugai has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA'syear-end prize money and game fee rankings [ja ] six times: 7th withJPY 23,630,000 in earnings in 2017;[ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25]
^ The game was actually played in October 2021, but the final result was not made public until the game was broadcast on the Igo Shogi Channel on December 23, 2021.[ 9] ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sugai Tatsuya"棋士データベース: 菅井竜也 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tatsuya Sugai] (in Japanese).Japan Shogi Association . RetrievedApril 12, 2024 .^a b "Sugai Tatsuya･Makino Mitsunori Shinyondan no Oshirase"菅井竜也･牧野光則 新四段誕生のお知らせ [Tatsuya Sugai and Mitsunori Makino announced as new 4-dans] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 23, 2010. RetrievedApril 12, 2019 .^ "Dai Yonjūrokkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen"第46回奨励会三段リーグ戦 [46th Apprentice School 3-dan League] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2009. RetrievedApril 12, 2024 .^ Satō, Keiji (August 21, 2011)."Netto Shōgi･Saikyōsen Jūkyūsai no Sugai Yondan ga Hatsu Yūshō"ネット将棋･最強戦 19歳の菅井四段が初優勝 .Asahi Shimbun . RetrievedApril 11, 2024 . ^ "Shogi Sugai Rokudan ga Shinjin-Ō ni"将棋 菅井六段が新人王に [Sugai 6-dan wins Shinjin-Ō].Shimbun Akahata . RetrievedApril 11, 2024 .^ Yamamura, Hideki (August 30, 2017)."Sugai, Hatsu Taitoru no Ōi Kakutoku, Shikkan no Habu wa Nikan ni"菅井, 初タイトルの王位獲得 失冠の羽生は2冠に [Sugai wins Ōi match for first title, Habu defeated and loses title to become a 2-crown].Mainichi Shimbun . RetrievedSeptember 28, 2018 . ^ "Ōi Dashu de Toyoshima Nikan ni; Shōgi, Hitori Ichi Taitoru Kuzureru"王位奪取で豊島二冠に 将棋, 1人1タイトル崩れる [Toyoshima captures Ōi title to become a 2-crown, and ends period of each major title being held by different person].The Nikkei . RetrievedSeptember 28, 2018 .^ "Sugai Hachidan, Watanabe Ōshō Yaburi Hatsu Yūshō Shōgi･Gingasen Kesshō"菅井八段, 渡辺王将破り初優勝 将棋･銀河戦決勝 [Sugai 8-dan defeats Watanabe Ōshō to win the Ginga-sen for the first time].Sports Nippon . RetrievedApril 12, 2024 .^a b "Sugai Tatsuya Hachidan ga Shōgi Asahihai Hatsu Yūshō Gingasen ni Tsuzuite Konki Nidome no Ippan Kisen Yūshō"菅井竜也八段が将棋朝日杯初優勝 銀河戦に続いて今期2度目の一般棋戦優勝 [Tatsuya Sugai 8-dan wins the Asahi Cup for the first time; it is his second non-title championship this season after the Ginga-sen].Sports Hochi . RetrievedApril 12, 2024 .^ "Sugai Hachidan ga Fujii Eiō e no Chōsenken Kakutoku Shōsū Furibishatō Gonenburi no Taitorusen"菅井八段が藤井叡王への挑戦権獲得 少数派振り飛車党 5年ぶりのタイトル戦 [Sugai 8-dan moves on to face reigning Eiō Fujii; Sugai is the first ranging rook player to make it to a major title match in five years].Sports Nippon (in Japanese). March 17, 2023. RetrievedApril 11, 2024 .^ "Shōgi ｢Eiōsen｣ Fujii Sōta Rokkan ga Taitoru Bōei Sanrenpa Hatasu"将棋 ｢叡王戦｣ 藤井聡太六冠がタイトル防衛 3連覇果たす [Sōta Fujii 6-crown successful in Eiō title defense; wins the Eiō title for the third year in a row].NHK News Web . RetrievedApril 11, 2024 .^ Seto, Kanon (November 22, 2023)."Sugai Tatsuya Hachidan ga Fujii Sōta Ōshō e no Chōsenken Kakutoku ｢Sugoi Bikkurishimashita」"菅井竜也八段が藤井聡太王将への挑戦権獲得 ｢すごいびっくりしました｣ [Tatsuya Sugai 8-dan to challenge Sōta Fujii Ōshō; Sugai says, "his result caught him by surprise"].Sports Hochi (in Japanese). RetrievedApril 11, 2024 . ^ "Shōgi ｢Ōshōsen｣ Daiyonkyoku Fujii Sōta Hachikan Kotoshi Saisho no Taitoru Bōei"将棋 ｢王将戦｣ 第4局 藤井聡太八冠 ことし最初のタイトル防衛 [Shogi's "Ōshō-sen": Sōta Fujii 8-crown successful in first title defence of the year.].NHK News Web (in Japanese). February 8, 2024. RetrievedApril 11, 2024 .^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sugai Tatsuya Shōdan Rireki"棋士データベース: 菅井竜也 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tatsuya Sugai Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2020 .^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sugai Tatsuya Taitoru Rireki"棋士データベース: 菅井竜也 タイトル履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tatsuya Sugai Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. RetrievedApril 11, 2024 .^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sugai Tatsuya Yūshō Rireki"棋士データベース: 菅井竜也 優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tatsuya Sugai Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. RetrievedApril 11, 2024 .^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Sugai Tatsuya Shōgi Taishō"棋士データベース: 菅井竜也 将棋大賞 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Tatsuya Sugai Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. RetrievedApril 1, 2022 .^ "Nisenjūnananen Kakutoku Shōkin･Taikyokuryō Besuto Jū"2017年獲得賞金･対局料ベスト10 [2017 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 6, 2018. RetrievedFebruary 28, 2018 .^ "Habu Yoshiharu Kudan ga Ninenburi Ichi'i Nisenjūhachinen Kakutoku Shōkin･Taikyokuryō Besuto Jū"羽生善治九段が2年ぶり1位 2018年獲得賞金･対局料ベスト10 [2018 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10: Yoshiharu Habu 9d reclaims top position after two years] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 7, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 8, 2019 .^ "Nisennijūichinen Kakutoku Shōkin･Taikyokuryō Besuto Jū"2021年獲得賞金･対局料ベスト10 [2021 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 3, 2022. RetrievedFebruary 7, 2021 .^ "Fujii Sōta Ryūō ga Shōkin Rankingu San'i, Watanabe Akira Meijin Ichi'i, Habu Yoshiharu Kudan wa Goi"藤井聡太竜王が賞金ランキング3位, 渡辺明名人1位, 羽生善治九段は5位 [Sōta Fujii Ryūō finishes third in the annual prize money and game fee rankings; Akira Watanabe Meijin and Yoshiharu Habu 9-dan finish first and fifth, respectively].Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). February 3, 2022. RetrievedFebruary 7, 2022 .^ "Shōgi･Fujii Sōta Gokan ga Nisennijūninen Shōkin･Taikyokuryō Ichiokunisennihyakugomanen de Hatsu no Ichi'i! Zennen San'i kara Hiyaku"将棋･藤井聡太五冠が2022年賞金･対局料1億2205万円で初の1位! 前年3位から飛躍 [2022 professional shogi year-end prize money and game fee ranking: Sōta Fujii 5-crown captures top spot for the first time! Jumps from 3rd to 1st with ¥122,050,000].Sports Hochi (in Japanese). February 3, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 8, 2023 .^ "Nisennijūninen Kakutoku Shōkin･Taikyokuryō Besuto Jū"2022年獲得賞金･対局料ベスト10 [2022 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 3, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 8, 2023 .^ "Nisennijūsannen Kakutoku Shōkin･Taikyokuryō Besuto Jū"2023年獲得賞金･対局料ベスト10 [2023 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 5, 2024. RetrievedApril 15, 2024 .^ "Nisennijūyonnen Kakutoku Shōkin･Taikyokuryō Besuto Jū"2024年獲得賞金･対局料ベスト10 [2024 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 3, 2025. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2025 .
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