Asuto Saitō | |
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Native name | 斎藤明日斗 |
Born | July 17, 1998 |
Hometown | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 2017 | (aged 19)
Badge Number | 311 |
Rank | 5- dan |
Teacher | Toshio Miyata (8-dan) |
Meijin class | C1 |
Ryūō class | 6 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Asuto Saitō (斎藤 明日斗, Saitō Asuto, July 17, 1998) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5- dan.
Saitō was born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa on July 17, 1998. [1] He learned how to play shogi from his father as a young boy before entering elementary school. [2]
In September 2010, Saitō was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association (JSA) apprentice school as a pupil of shogi professional Toshio Miyata at the rank of 6- kyū. [2] He was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in 2015, and obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in October 2017 after winning the 61st 3-dan League (April 2017 – September 2017) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses. [3]
The promotion history for Saitō is as follows. [4]
Asuto Saitō | |
---|---|
Native name | 斎藤明日斗 |
Born | July 17, 1998 |
Hometown | Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
Career | |
Achieved professional status | October 1, 2017 | (aged 19)
Badge Number | 311 |
Rank | 5- dan |
Teacher | Toshio Miyata (8-dan) |
Meijin class | C1 |
Ryūō class | 6 |
Websites | |
JSA profile page |
Asuto Saitō (斎藤 明日斗, Saitō Asuto, July 17, 1998) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5- dan.
Saitō was born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa on July 17, 1998. [1] He learned how to play shogi from his father as a young boy before entering elementary school. [2]
In September 2010, Saitō was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association (JSA) apprentice school as a pupil of shogi professional Toshio Miyata at the rank of 6- kyū. [2] He was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in 2015, and obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in October 2017 after winning the 61st 3-dan League (April 2017 – September 2017) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses. [3]
The promotion history for Saitō is as follows. [4]