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Hideyuki Sakai (坂井秀至, born April 23, 1973) is a professional Go player.
[edit] Biography
Before becoming a professional, Sakai was majoring in medical science at Kyoto University. For a long time, Sakai was the strongest amateur player in Japan, and when he won the World Amateur Go Championship in 2000, the Kansai Ki-in awarded him professional 5 dan. He was also the first player in Japan to be awarded a special 8 dan (amateur) diploma. In 2003, he won the biggest Kansai Ki-in tournament, the Kansai Ki-in Championship. In 2004, he was runner-up for the Shinjin-O title, losing to Mizokami Tomochika two games to one. He is currently active in various tournament leagues for both the Nihon Ki-in and Kansai Ki-in.
[edit] Past titles & Runner up's
Kyoto, Japan
