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Tatsuya Sugai

Tatsuya Sugai (菅井 竜也, Sugai Tatsuya, born April 17, 1992) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan. He is a former holder of the Ōi title.

Tatsuya Sugai
Native name菅井竜也
Born (1992-04-17) April 17, 1992 (age 32)
HometownMitsu, Okayama
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2010(2010-04-01) (aged 17)
Badge Number278
Rank8-dan
TeacherKeita Inoue (9-dan)
Major titles won1
Tournaments won4
Meijin classA
Ryūō class2
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship

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Tatsuya Suga was born on April 17, 1992, in Mitsu, Okayama.[1] He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was about 5 years old.[2] He entered into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional Keita Inoue in September 2004 and obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2010 after winning the 46th 3-dan League (October 2009 – March 2010) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses.[2][3]

Shogi professional

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In 2011, Sugai as a 19-year-old 4-dan defeated Yasuaki Murayama in the championship game of the 5th Daiwa Securities Online Strongest Player Cup [ja] to win his first tournament championship as shogi professional.[4]

In October 2015, Sugai defeated apprentice shogi professional 3-dan Takahiro Ōhashi 2 games to 1 to win the 46th Shinjin-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 defeated Yoshiharu Habu to win the 58th Ōi title.[6] The following year, however, he was unable to successfully defend his title against Masayuki Toyoshima, losing the 59th Ōi title match 4 games to 3.[7]

In December 2021, Sugai defeated Akira Watanabe to win the 29th Ginga Tournament [ja] for the first time.[8][a] A few months later in February 2022, he defeated Akira Inaba to win the 15th Asahi Cup [ja], also for the first time.[9]

In March 2023, Sugai defeated Takuya Nagase in the finals of the 8th Eiō challenger tournament to advance to the 8th Eiō title match (April 2023 – May 2023) against reigning Eiō Sōta Fujii.[10] Although Sugai was able to win Game 2 of the match to even the match at one game apiece, Fujii won the next two games to win match 3 games to 1. The final game of the match, however, included two sennichite games, which meant it took three games that day to reach a conclusive result.[11]

Later in 2023, Sugai won the 73rd Ōshō 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 challenge Fujii once again, this time for the 73rd Ōshō title.[12] His good form, however, did not continue and he lost the 73rd Ōshō title match (January – February 2024) 4 games to none.[13]

Promotion history

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The promotion 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

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Sugai has appeared in four major title matches to date and has won one title.[15] He has also won four non-title shogi championships during his career.[16]

Awards and honors

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Sugai has received the following Japan Shogi Association Annual 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

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Sugai has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's year-end prize money and game fee rankings [ja] five times: 7th with JPY 23,630,000 in earnings in 2017;[18] 9th with JPY 21,930,000 in earnings in 2018;[19] 10th with JPY 16,740,000 in earnings in 2021;[20][21] and 7th with JPY 19,700,000 in earnings in 2022.[22][23] and 7th with JPY 19,590,000 in earnings in 2023.[24]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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]

References

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  1. ^ "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. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  2. ^ 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. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "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. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  4. ^ 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 (in Japanese). Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "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 (in Japanese). October 20, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  6. ^ 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 (in Japanese). Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  7. ^ "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 (in Japanese). September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  8. ^ "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 (in Japanese). December 24, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  9. ^ 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 (in Japanese). February 23, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  10. ^ "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. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  11. ^ "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 (in Japanese). May 28, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  12. ^ 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). Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  13. ^ "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. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  14. ^ "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. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  15. ^ "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. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  16. ^ "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. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  17. ^ "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. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  18. ^ "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. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  19. ^ "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. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  20. ^ "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. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  21. ^ "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. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  22. ^ "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. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  23. ^ "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. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  24. ^ "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. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
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