Rina Fujisawa
Rina Fujisawa (藤沢 里菜 Fujisawa Rina, born 18 September 1998) is a Japanese professional Go player.[1]
Biography
Fujisawa is the daughter of Kazunari Fujisawa, an 8-dan professional Go player. She is also the granddaughter of the late Honorary Kisei, Hideyuki Fujisawa. She became a professional player in 2010 at the age of 11 years and 6 months, making her the youngest player in Japan to become pro; it was announced on 5 January 2019 that this record would be broken by Sumire Nakamura on 1 April 2019.[2][3]
Achievements
In 2014, she was the winner of the 1st Aizu Central Hospital Cup. The victory made her the youngest female title holder in Japan at 15 years and 9 months.[4] Later that year, she won the Female Honinbo title. She was the youngest Female Honinbo title holder at the age of 16 years and 1 month. The previous record was set by Hsieh Yimin at the age of 17 years and 11 months.[5]
In 2015. she lost the Female Honinbo title to Hsieh Yimin. Fujisawa won the first two games, but lost the remaining three games.[6]
In March 2016, she won the 2nd Ibero-Japan Cup, a tournament limited to players under 18. She beat Toramaru Shibano in the final and became the second female player to win an open title after Hsieh Yimin.[7] In October, she beat Hsieh Yimin to retake the Female Honinbo title.[8]
In March 2017, Fujisawa won the Female Meijin title. She beat Hsieh Yimin by 2–0.[9] In June 2017, she beat Hsieh Yimin by 2–1 to win her second Aizu Central Hospital Cup.[10] In July 2017, Fujisawa beat Hsieh Yimin to win the second Senko Cup. [11]
In November 2020, Fujisawa became the first woman to win an official go tournament in which female and male young professional players competed, and the first woman to win a coed professional official go tournament in Japan (same tournament).[12][13]
Titles
| Title | Years Held |
|---|---|
| Current | 6 |
 Aizu Central Hospital Cup
|
2014, 2017 |
| Female Honinbo
|
2014, 2016 |
| Female Meijin
|
2017 |
| Senko Cup
|
2017 |
Career Record
Ranking
- 1 Dan: April 2010
- 2 Dan: October 2013
- 3 Dan: August 2015
- 4 Dan: April 2018
References
- ^ -, Nihon Kiin. "藤沢 里菜（フジサワ リナ / Fujisawa Rina）". Nihon Kiin. Nihon Kiin. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has numeric name (help) - ^ "Girl to be youngest pro Go board game player in Japan aged 10 in April". Kyodo News. 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ Yoshida, Reiji (2019-01-05). "Osaka girl, 9, to become Japan's youngest pro go player in April". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ -, The Nihon Ki-in. "Amazing Rina Becomes the Youngest-ever Title Holder!". The Nihon Ki-in. The Nihon Ki-in. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has numeric name (help) - ^ -, The Nihon Ki-in. "Fujisawa Rina Won Women's Honinbo!". The Nihon Ki-in. The Nihon Ki-in. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has numeric name (help) - ^ Power, John. "Xie regains Women's Honinbo title". American Go E-Journal. American Go E-Journal. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ Power, John. "Fujisawa Rina wins junior tournament". American Go E-Journal. American Go E-Journal. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ Power, John. "Fujisawa Rina wins Women's Honinbo". American Go E-Journal. American Go E-Journal. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ -, The Nihon Ki-in. "第29期 女流名人戦". The Nihon Ki-in. The Nihon Ki-in. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has numeric name (help) - ^ -, The Nihon Ki-in. "第4回 会津中央病院・女流立葵杯". The Nihon Ki-in. The Nihon Ki-in. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has numeric name (help) - ^ -, The Nihon Ki-in. "第2回 扇興杯女流最強戦". The Nihon Ki-in. The Nihon Ki-in. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has numeric name (help) - ^ "Fujisawa becomes first woman to win coed go tourney". The Asahi Shimbun.
- ^ "Rina Fujisawa becomes 1st woman to win mixed professional Go tourney in Japan". November 23, 2020 – via Mainichi Daily News.
- ^ "Japanese win-loss 2013". igokisen.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Japanese win-loss 2014". igokisen.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Japanese win-loss 2015". igokisen.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Japanese win-loss 2016". igokisen.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Japanese win-loss 2017". igokisen.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
