is a Japanese

professional shogi player A professional shogi player (将棋棋士 ''shōgi kishi'' or プロ棋士 ''puro kishi'' "professional player") is a shogi player who is usually a member of a professional guild of shogi players. There are two categories of professional player ...

ranked 7-

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Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship

Shingo Sawada was born on November 21, 1991, in

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. He finished in third place in the 26th (2001) and 27th (2002) as the representative of

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. Sawada entered the

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's apprentice school at the rank of 6-

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as a

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of shogi professional in March 2004 and was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in December 2007. Sawada was promoted to 3-dan in April 2008 and finished the 43rd 3-dan League (April 2008September 2008) with a record of 8 wins and 10 losses. He obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2009 after winning the 44th 3-dan League (October 2008March 2009) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Sawada is as follows: * 6-

: March 23, 2004 * 4-dan: April 1, 2009 * 5-dan: February 12, 2013 * 6-dan: November 6, 2014 * 7-dan: October 14, 2020

Awards and honors

Sawada received the Japan Shogi Association's

Annual Shogi Award The Annual Shogi Awards (将棋大賞 ''shōgi taishō'') are a number of prizes awarded yearly by the Japan Shogi Association to professional and amateur shogi players who have achieved particular success. The first Annual Shogi Awards were pre ...

for "Most Consecutive Games Won" for the 20202021 shogi year.

References

External links

*ShogiHub
Professional Player Info · Sawada, Shingo
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