Tatsuya Sugai

Tatsuya Sugai
Native name菅井竜也
Born (1992-04-17) April 17, 1992 (age 31)
HometownMitsu, Okayama
Career
Achieved professional statusApril 1, 2010(2010-04-01) (aged 17)
Badge Number278
Rank8-dan
TeacherKeita Inoue (9-dan)
Major titles won1
Tournaments won4
Meijin classA
Ryūō class2
Websites
JSA profile page

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.

Promotion history

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

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

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 four other shogi championships during his career: the 5th Daiwa Securities Strongest Player Cup [ja] in 2011, the 46th Shinjin-Oh [ja] in 2015, the 29th Ginga Tournament [ja] in 2021, and the 15th Asahi Cup [ja] in 2021.[6]

Awards and honors

Sugai has received the following Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards: "Best New Player" (2011), "Best Winning Percentage" (2014), "Most Games Won" (2014), “Kōzō Masuda Award” (2014), and "Fighting-spirit" (2021).[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 [ja] four times: 7th with JPY 23,630,000 in earnings in 2017; 9th with JPY 21,930,000 in earnings in 2018;[8][9] 10th with JPY 16,740,000 in earnings in 2021;[10][11] and 7th with JPY 19,700,000 in earnings in 2022.[12][13]

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 March 30, 2021.
  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 April 1, 2022.
  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.
  10. ^ "Nisennijūichinen Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō Besuto Ten" 2021年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 [2021 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Fujii Sōta Ryūō ga Shōkin Rankingu San'i, Watanabe Akira Meijin Ichi'i, Habu Yoshiharu Kudan wa Goi" 藤井聡太竜王が賞金ランキング3位, 渡辺明名人1位, 羽生善治九段は5位 [Sota Fujii Ryuō finish third in the annual prize money and game fee rankings; Akira Watanabe Meijin and Yoshiharu Habu 9-dan finish first and fifth respectively]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  12. ^ "Shōgi･Fujii Sōta Gokan ga Nisennijūninen Shōkin･Taikyokuryō Ichiokunisennihyakugomanen de Hatsu no Ichii! Zennen San'i kara Hiyaku" 将棋･藤井聡太五冠が2022年賞金･対局料1億2205万円で初の１位! 前年3位から飛躍 [2022 professional shogi year-end prize money and game fee ranking: Sōta Fuji 5-crown captures top spot for the first time! Jumps from 3rd to 1st with ¥122,050,000]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "Nisennijūninen Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō Besuto Ten" 2022年獲得賞金･対局料ベスト10 [2022 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

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