Saki Kawamata
Japanese shogi player (born 1996)
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Saki Kawamata (川又 咲紀, Kawamata Saki; (née Satomi (里見)) born April 28, 1996) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan. Her older sister Kana is also a women's professional shogi player.
| Saki Kawamata | |
|---|---|
 Kawamata at a human shogi event in November 2017 | |
| Native name | 川又咲紀 |
| Maiden name | Satomi (里見) |
| Born | April 28, 1996 |
| Hometown | Izumo, Shimane |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | April 27, 2016 (aged 19) |
| Badge number | W-56 |
| Rank | Women's 2-dan |
| Teacher | Keiji Mori (9-dan) |
| Tournaments won | 1 |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
Early life
Kawamata (née Satomi (里見)) was born on April 28, 1996, in Izumo, Shimane.[1] She became interested in because her older brother and older sister both played the game.[2][3]
In August 2011 when she was a third-grade junior high school student, Satomi finished third in the 3rd Junior High School Student Girl's Meijin Tournament.[4][5] The following year, she was accepted into Japan Shogi Association (JSA) Kansai Branch's training group system. She was awarded the provisional women's professional rank of 3-kyū in February 2016 under the sponsorship of shogi professional Keiji Mori,[2] and obtained the rank of women's professional 2-kyū and full women's professional status two months later in April 2016.[6][7]
Women's shogi professional
Promotion history
Kawamata's promotion history is as follows:[8]
- 3-kyū: February 22, 2016
- 2-kyū: April 27, 2016
- 1-kyū: July 4, 2016
- 1-dan: April 1, 2017
- 2-dan: October 28, 2025
Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.
Personal life
Kawamata and her sister Kana are the third pair of sisters to be awarded women's professional shogi status by the JSA.[9][7]
At the end of March 2022, the Japan Shogi Association announced that Kawamata had gotten married and would be no longer competing under her maiden name "Satomi".[10]
