Aki Wada (和田 あき, Wada Aki, born November 14, 1997) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.[1]

Aki Wada
Native name和田あき
Born (1997-11-14) November 14, 1997 (age 27)
HometownSapporo
Career
Achieved professional statusAugust 9, 2014(2014-08-09) (aged 16)
Badge NumberW-50
RankWomen's 2-dan
TeacherYūki Fujikura (5-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Women's shogi professional

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Promotion history

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Wada's promotion history is as follows:[2]

  • 3-kyū: April 1, 2014
  • 2-kyū: August 9, 2014
  • 1-dan: November 6, 2014
  • 2-dan: June 5, 2023

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Personal life

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Wada's younger sister Hana is also a women's professional shogi player, and the two are the fourth pair of sisters to be awarded women's professional shogi player status.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Wada Aki" 女流棋士データベース: 和田あき [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Aki Wada] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Wada Aki Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 和田あき 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Aki Wada Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Shōgi no Shinjoryūkishi ga Tanjō Jūhassai no Wadaisei・Wada Hana-san Wada Aki Joryū Shodan no Imōto" 将棋の新女流棋士が誕生 18歳の早大生・和田はなさん 和田あき女流初段の妹 [New women's professional announced: 18-year-old Waseda University student Hana Wada, the younger sister of women's professional 1-dan Aki Wada]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). August 7, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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