Ayaka Ōshima Explained

Ayaka Ōshima
Native Name:大島綾華
Born:January 31, 2003
Hometown:Hiroshima, Japan
Badge No:W-74
Teacher Rank:7-dan
Rank:Women's 2-dan
Jsa:74
Female:yes

is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.[1]

Early life and becoming a women's shogi professional

Ōshima was born in Hiroshima, Japan on January 31, 2003.[2] She learned how to play shogi from her father.

Ōshima entered the Japan Shogi Association's training group system under the guidance of shogi professional . She satisfied the criteria for the rank of women's professional 2-kyū upon obtaining promotion to Training Group B2.[3] She petitioned the to be allowed to become a women's professional, and the JSA announced that she would be awarded women's professional status and the rank of 2-kyū on April 30, 2021.

Women's shogi professional

In March 2024, Ōshima defeated Keika Kitamura in the finals of the 17th challenger tournament to earn the right to challenge Tomoka Nishiyama for the Jo-Ō title;[4] Oshima's first appearance in a major title match, however, was unsuccessful as she lost the best-of-five title match (April 2024May 2024) against Nishiyama 3 games to 0.[5]

Promotion history

Ōshima's promotion history is as follows:[6]

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships

Ōshima has appeared in a women's professional shogi major title match once but has yet to win a major title.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Ōshima Ayaka. ja:女流棋士データベース: 大島綾華. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Ayaka Ōshima. Japan Shogi Association. May 1, 2021.
  2. Web site: Ōshima Ayaka-san ga Gogatsu kara Joryūkishi Nikyū. ja:大島綾華さんが5月から女流棋士2級に. ja. Ayaka Ōshima to be a women's professional 2-kyu from May. April 30, 2021. Japan Shogi Association. May 1, 2021.
  3. News: . Shinjoryūkishi Tanjō Ōshima Ayaka-san ga Gogatsu Tsuitachi Tsuke de Joryū Nikyū ni. ja:新女流棋士誕生 大島綾華さんが5月1日付で女流2級に. ja. New women's professional announced: Ayaka Ōshima will become a women's professional 2-kyū on May 1. April 30, 2021. Sports Hochi. May 1, 2021.
  4. News: . Ōshima Ayaka Joryū Shodan ga Hatsu no Taitoru Chōsen & Joryū Nidan Shōdan Kimeru Mainabi Joshi Ōpun. ja:大島綾華女流初段が初のタイトル挑戦&女流二段昇段決める マイナビ女子オープン. ja. Mynavi Women's Open: Women's professional 1-dan Ayaka Ōshima advance to a major title match for the first time and also earns promotion to women's professional 2-dan. March 3, 2024. Sports Hochi. May 16, 2024.
  5. News: . Shōgi Mynabi Joshi, Nishiyama ga Nanarenpa Chōsensha no Ōshima Joryū Nidan Kudasu. ja:将棋マイナビ女子, 西山が7連覇 挑戦者の大島女流二段下す. ja. Nishiyama defeates women's professional 2-dan Ōshima to win shogi's Mynavi Women's Open for the seventh consecutive year. May 12, 2024. Tokyo Shimbun. May 15, 2024.
  6. Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Ōshima Ayaka Shōdan Rireki. ja:女流棋士データベース: 大島綾華 昇段履歴. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Ayaka Ōshima Promotion History. Japan Shogi Association. April 4, 2024.
  7. Web site: Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Ōshima Ayaka Taitoru Rireki. ja:女流棋士データベース: 大島綾華 タイトル履歴. ja. Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Ayaka Ōshima Major Title History. Japan Shogi Association. May 16, 2024.

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