Shōgo Orita
| Shōgo Orita | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 折田翔吾 |
| Born | October 28, 1989 |
| Hometown | Osaka, Japan |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | April 1, 2020 (aged 30) |
| Badge Number | 321 |
| Rank | 5-dan |
| Teacher | Masayuki Moriyasu (7-dan) |
| Meijin class | free |
| Ryūō class | 5 |
| Websites | |
| JSA profile page | |
Shōgo Orita (折田 翔吾, Orita Shōgo, October 28, 1989) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.[1]
Orita is the fourth amateur to obtain professional status without doing so via the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice professional school after he became the second player to pass the Professional Admission Test in February 2020.[2][3]
Shogi professional[edit]
Promotion history[edit]
The promotion history for Orita is as follows.[4]
- 4-dan: April 1, 2020
- 5-dan: October 6, 2022
You Tuber[edit]
Orita is also popular shogi YouTuber whose channel "Age Age Shogi Commentary" has, as of April 2020[update], a little over 40 thousand subscribers and has had almost 23 million views since it was started in April 2016.[2][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Orita Shōgo" 棋士データベース: 折田翔吾 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Shōgo Orita] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ a b "Shōgi YouTuber ｢Ageage-san｣ Orita Shōgo Ama, Higan no Puro Iri Kettei! Hennyūshiken Goban Shōbu de Sanshō Ippai Shijō Yonninme no Kaikyo" 将棋YouTuber｢アゲアゲさん｣ 折田翔吾アマ, 悲願のプロ入り決定! 編入試験五番勝負で3勝1敗 史上4人目の快挙 [Shogi Youtuber Shōgo Orita achieves long-time dream of becoming a professional shogi player. Becomes the 4th amateur in history to become a professional shogi player by passing the best-of-five game professional admission test with a score of 3 wins and 1 loss.]. Abema Times (in Japanese). February 25, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "Shōgi･Orita Ama ga Hennyūshiken Gōkaku Shigatsu kara Puro...Genkō Seido de wa Nininme" 将棋･折田アマが編入試験合格 4月からプロ...現行制度では2人目 [Shogō Orita becomes the second amateur to pass professional shogi admission test under the current system; he will obtain full professional status as of April 2020]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). February 25, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Orita Shōgo Sōodan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 折田翔吾 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Shōgo Orita Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ Orita, Shōgo. "Age Age Shōgi Jikkyō" アゲアゲ将棋実況 [About Age Age Shogi Commentary]. YouTube (in Japanese). Retrieved April 16, 2020.
External links[edit]
- ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Orita, Shōgo Archived 2020-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Shōgo Orita's channel on YouTube (in Japanese)