Tatsuya Sugai

Tatsuya Sugai (菅井 竜也, Sugai Tatsuya, born April 17, 1992) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.[1] He is a former holder of the Ōi title.

Tatsuya Sugai
Born (1992-04-17) April 17, 1992
HometownMitsu, Okayama
NationalityJapanese
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2010(2010-04-01) (aged 17)
Badge Number278
Rank8-dan
TeacherKeita Inoue (9-dan)
Major titles won1
Tournaments won2
Meijin classB1
Ryūō class3
Websites
JSA profile page

Promotion history

The promotion history for Sugai is as follows:[2]

  • 2004, September 29: 6-kyū
  • 2010, April 1: 4-dan
  • 2011, August 21: 5-dan
  • 2015, March 10: 6-dan
  • 2015, November 5: 7-dan
  • 2020, January 23: 8-dan

Titles and other championships

Sugai's has appeared in two major title matches to date.[3] His first appearance came in 2017 when he defeated Yoshiharu Habu to win the 58th Ōi title.[4] 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.[5]

In addition to the 58th Ōi title, Sugai has won two other shogi championships during his career: the 46th Shinjin-Oh in 2015 and the 5th Daiwa Securities Strongest Player Cup in 2011.[6]

Awards and honors

Sugai received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" (2011), "Best Winning Percentage" (2014), "Most Games Won" (2014) and the Kōzō Masuda Award (2014).[7]

Year-end prize money and game fee ranking

Sugai has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's year-end prize money and game fee rankings twice: he finished 7th with JPY 23,630,000 in earnings in 2017, and ninth with JPY 21,930,000 in 2018.[8][9]

References
  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 February 28, 2018.
  2. "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.
  3. "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 September 28, 2018.
  4. 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 Oi match for first title, Habu defeated and loses title to become 2 crown]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  5. "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 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.
  6. "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 February 28, 2018.
  7. "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 February 28, 2018.
  8. "2017nen Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō Besuto 10" 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.
  9. "Habu Yoshiharu Kudan ga Ninenburi Ichii 2018nen Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō Besuto 10" 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.
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