Naoki Hane

Naoki Hane
Full name	Naoki Hane
Kanji	羽根直樹
Kana	ハネナオキ
Residence	Aichi, Japan
Teacher	Yasumasa Hane
Turned pro	1991
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in, Chubu branch

Naoki Hane (羽根直樹, Hane Naoki, born August 14, 1976) is a professional Go player.

Biography

Naoki Hane is a professional Go player who plays for the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. He is the son of Go player Yasumasa Hane. Hane describes his style as slow while playing catch up at the end of the Go game.

Titles & runners-up

Title	Years Held
Current	12
Honinbo	2008
Kisei	2004, 2005
Tengen	2001 - 2003
Agon Cup	2004
NHK Cup	2006
Okan	1999, 2002 - 2004
Current	1
Shin-Ei	1996
Continental	1
China-Japan Tengen	2002
Total	14

Title	Years Lost
Current	8
Tengen	2004
NHK Cup	2002
Shinjin-O	1999, 2000
Okan	2000, 2005
Agon Cup	2006
Ryusei	2003
Defunct	2
Kakusei	2003
NEC Shun-Ei	2000
Continental	1
China-Japan Agon Cup	2005
International	1
Chunlan Cup	2003
Total	12

Promotion record

Rank	Year	Notes
1 dan	1991
2 dan	1991
3 dan	1992
4 dan	1992
5 dan	1994
6 dan	1996
7 dan	1998
8 dan	2000
9 dan	2002	Reached 9 dan in 11 years and 3 months, a Nihon Ki-in record for second fastest promotion.

Awards

• Reached 500 career wins in 2002.
• Reached 600 career wins in 2005.
• New Player Award once (1995)
• Most wins; 48 (1996), 50 (1997), 68 (2001)
• Most consecutive wins; 19 (1999)
• Best Player Award twice (2001, 2003)
• Most games played; 88 (2001)
• Hidetoshi Prize once (2001)

External links

• Nihon Ki-in profile Template:Jp icon