Asami Ueno facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Asami Ueno |
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| Kanji | 上野愛咲美 | |||||||||||||
| Born | 26 October 2001 Tokyo, Japan |
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| Rank | 5 dan | |||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in | |||||||||||||
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Asami Ueno (上野愛咲美, Ueno Asami), born 26 October 2001, is a Japanese professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in since 2016.
Achievements
| Year | Notes |
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| 2018 | Defeated Xie Yimin and obtained the Women's Kisei title (女流棋聖). She became the youngest player to obtain this title. Due to this record, she was promoted to 2 dan and received the rookie award (棋道賞新人賞). |
| 2019 | Defeated Rina Fujisawa and defended the Women's Kisei title. She also defeated her again and obtained the Women's Honinbo (女流本因坊) title. In addition, she became the finalist of the Dragon Star tournament (竜星戦). This is a new record than any other female player could not accomplish. Due to this achievement, a press conference was held at the Japan National Press Club (JNPC). She became the first Go player and the youngest person to do so. |
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