Aki Wada
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| Aki Wada | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 和田あき |
| Born | November 14, 1997 |
| Hometown | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | August 9, 2014 (aged 16) |
| Badge Number | W-50 |
| Rank | Women's 2-dan |
| Teacher | Yūki Fujikura (6-dan) |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
Aki Wada (和田 あき, Wada Aki; born November 14, 1997) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.
Wada was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido on November 14, 1997.[1] She became interested in shogi when she was about five years old after seeing her father and older brother playing each other.[2] She entered the Japan Shogi Association's training group F1 in 2009 and was awarded women's professional provisional status and the rank of women's professional 3-kyū in April 2014 as a student of shogi professional Yūki Fujikura.[2] She obtained women's professional regular status and the rank of women's professional 2-kyū in August 2014.[3]
Women's shogi professional
Promotion history
Wada's promotion history is as follows:[4]
- 3-kyū: April 1, 2014
- 2-kyū: August 9, 2014
- 1-dan: November 6, 2014
- 2-dan: June 5, 2023
Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.
