Hideyuki Sakai

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Hideyuki Sakai
Full name Hideyuki Sakai
Kanji 坂井秀至
Date of birth April 23, 1973 (age 33)
Place of birth Flag of Japan Kyoto, Japan
Residence Flag of Japan Osaka, Japan
Turned pro 2000
Rank 8 dan
Affiliation Kansai Ki-in

Hideyuki Sakai (坂井秀至 Sakai Hideyuki?, 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] Titles & runners-up

Title Years Held
Current 1
Flag of Japan Kansai Ki-in Championship 2003
Title Years Lost
Current 1
Flag of Japan Shinjin-O 2004