Asuto Saitō

Asuto Saitō
Native name	斎藤明日斗
Born	(1998-07-17) July 17, 1998 (age 26)
Hometown	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 2017(2017-10-01) (aged 19)
Badge Number	311
Rank	5-dan
Teacher	Toshio Miyata [ja] (8-dan)
Meijin class	C1
Ryūō class	5
Websites
JSA profile page

Asuto Saitō (斎藤 明日斗, Saitō Asuto, July 17, 1998) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship

Saitō was born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa on July 17, 1998.^[1] He learned how to play shogi from his father as a young boy before entering elementary school.^[2]

In September 2010, Saitō was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association (JSA) apprentice school as a pupil of shogi professional Toshio Miyata [ja] at the rank of 6-kyū.^[2] He was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in 2015, and obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in October 2017 after winning the 61st 3-dan League (April 2017 – September 2017) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.^[3]

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Saitō is as follows.^[4]

• 6-kyū: September 2010
• 3-dan: October 2015
• 4-dan: October 1, 2017
• 5-dan: January 14, 2021

References

1. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Saitō Asuto" 棋士データベース: 斎藤明日斗 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Asuto Saitō] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
2. "Shin Yonden Tanjō no Oshirase" 新四段誕生のお知らせ [New 4-dans announced] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 9, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
3. "Dai Rokujūikkkai Shōreikai Sandan Rīgusen Nisenjūnananen Shigatsu kara Nisenjūnananen Kugatsu" 第61回奨励会三段リーグ戦 2017年4月～2017年9月 [61st apprentice school 3-dan league: April 2017 to September 2017] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
4. "Kishi Dētabēsu: Saitō Asuto Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 斎藤明日斗 昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Asuto Saitō Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

External links

• Asuto Saitō on Twitter
• ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Saito, Asuto