Asami Ueno

Asami Ueno (上野愛咲美, Ueno Asami), born 26 October 2001, is a Japanese professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in since 2016.

Asami Ueno
Kanji	上野愛咲美
Born	(2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 23) Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Kazunari Fujisawa
Rank	5 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in
Medal record Women's Go Representing  Japan Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Women's team

Risa Ueno, who became a professional Go player in April 2019, is her younger sister.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Notes[2][3]
2018	Defeated Xie Yimin and obtained the Women's Kisei title (女流棋聖). She became the youngest player to obtain this title. Due to this record, she was promoted to 2 dan and received the rookie award (棋道賞新人賞).
2019	Defeated Rina Fujisawa and defended the Women's Kisei title. She also defeated her again and obtained the Women's Honinbo (女流本因坊) title. In addition, she became the finalist of the Dragon Star tournament (竜星戦). This is a new record than any other female player could not accomplish. Due to this achievement, a press conference was held at the Japan National Press Club (JNPC). She became the first Go player and the youngest person to do so.

References

1. "12歳上野梨紗さん、9歳菫さんに「負けないよう」 - 社会 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-08-23.
2. Asami Ueno at Sensei's Library
3. Asami Ueno at Go Ratings

External links

• Nihon Ki-in profile (in Japanese)