Rina Fujisawa Explained

Rina Fujisawa
Birth Date:18 September 1998
Birth Place:Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Turnedpro:2010
Rank:7 dan
Affiliation:Nihon Ki-in

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 won the Hiroshima Aluminum Cup Young Carp Tournament, becoming the first woman in Japanese professional Go to win an official tournament open to both female and male players. (Hsieh Yimin had won the same tournament before, but at the time it was an unofficial tournament.)[12] [13] [14]

Titles

Title Years Held
Current6
Aizu Central Hospital Cup2014, 2017
Female Honinbo2014, 2016
Female Meijin2017
Female Kisei2019, 2020
Senko Cup Female Saikyo2017, 2019, 2021

Career Record

Ranking

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 藤沢　里菜（フジサワ　リナ / Fujisawa Rina）. Nihon Kiin. Nihon Kiin. 2 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Girl to be youngest pro Go board game player in Japan aged 10 in April. Kyodo News. 2019-01-05. 2019-01-05.
  3. Web site: Osaka girl, 9, to become Japan's youngest pro go player in April. Yoshida. Reiji. 2019-01-05. The Japan Times. 2019-01-05.
  4. Web site: Amazing Rina Becomes the Youngest-ever Title Holder!. The Nihon Ki-in. The Nihon Ki-in. 2 May 2017.
  5. Web site: Fujisawa Rina Won Women's Honinbo!. The Nihon Ki-in. The Nihon Ki-in. 2 May 2017.
  6. Web site: Power. John. The Power Report: Iyama regains sextuple crown; Surprise leader in Honinbo League; Women's Meijin League; Judan semifinalists; Xie regains Women's Honinbo title. American Go E-Journal. American Go E-Journal. 29 November 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912034207/http://www.usgo.org/news/2015/11/the-power-report-iyama-regains-sextuple-crown-surprise-leader-in-honinbo-league-womens-meijin-league-judan-semifinalists-xie-regains-womens-honinbo-title/. 12 September 2017.
  7. Web site: Power. John. The Power Report (3): Takao leads Meijin League; Fujisawa Rina wins junior tournament; Tuo wins 2nd Japan-China Ryusei; Promotions; Obituary: Kosugi Masaru. American Go E-Journal. American Go E-Journal. 6 April 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171108154131/http://www.usgo.org/news/2016/04/the-power-report-takao-leads-meijin-league-fujisawa-rina-wins-junior-tournament-tuo-wins-2nd-japan-china-ryusei-promotions-obituary-kosugi-masaru/. 8 November 2017.
  8. Web site: Power. John. The Power Report (2/4): Fujisawa Rina wins Women’s Honinbo; Takao wins Meijin title, breaks Iyama’s monopoly. American Go E-Journal. American Go E-Journal. 14 November 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180710140250/http://www.usgo.org/news/2016/11/the-power-report-24-fujisawa-rina-wins-womens-honinbo-takao-wins-meijin-title-breaks-iyamas-monopoly/. 10 July 2018.
  9. Web site: 第29期 女流名人戦. The Nihon Ki-in. The Nihon Ki-in. 2 May 2017.
  10. Web site: 第4回　会津中央病院・女流立葵杯. The Nihon Ki-in. The Nihon Ki-in. 24 June 2017.
  11. Web site: 第2回　扇興杯女流最強戦. The Nihon Ki-in. The Nihon Ki-in. 18 July 2017.
  12. Web site: Fujisawa becomes first woman to win coed go tourney. The Asahi Shimbun.
  13. Web site: Rina Fujisawa becomes 1st woman to win mixed professional Go tourney in Japan. November 23, 2020. Mainichi Daily News.
  14. Web site: The Power Report: Seki wins King of New Stars; Cho U scores 1,000 wins; Fujisawa wins Young Carp & Women’s Honinbo; Iyama wins Agon Kiriyama Cup; Ichiriki sets new Ryusei record, leads Honinbo League. February 9, 2021. American Go E-Journal. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210305070922/https://www.usgo.org/news/2021/02/the-power-report-seki-wins-king-of-new-stars-cho-u-scores-1000-wins-fujisawa-wins-young-carp-iyama-wins-agon-kiriyama-cup-ichiriki-sets-new-ryusei-record-leads-honinbo/. 2021-03-05.
  15. Web site: Japanese win-loss 2013 . igokisen.web.fc2.com . 16 May 2017.
  16. Web site: Japanese win-loss 2014 . igokisen.web.fc2.com . 16 May 2017.
  17. Web site: Japanese win-loss 2015 . igokisen.web.fc2.com . 16 May 2017.
  18. Web site: Japanese win-loss 2016. igokisen.web.fc2.com . 16 May 2017.
  19. Web site: Japanese win-loss 2017. igokisen.web.fc2.com . 5 August 2018.
  20. Web site: 【昇段】藤沢　里菜五段に昇段 . . 2021-04-09 . ja.
  21. Web site: 2022年賞金ランキング昇段が決定 . . 2023-01-06 . ja.
  22. Web site: 【囲碁】賞金ランキング昇段　藤沢里菜女流本因坊は七段に . . 2024-01-05 . ja.

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