Nana Sakaki

Nana Sakaki (榊 菜吟, Sakaki Nana; born November 12, 2003) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-kyū.

Nana Sakaki
Native name	榊 菜吟
Born	(2003-11-12) November 12, 2003 (age 22)
Hometown	Osaka, Japan
Career
Achieved professional status	May 1, 2022(2022-05-01) (aged 18)
Badge Number	W-77
Rank	Women's 2-kyū
Teacher	Toshiaki Kubo (9-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Early life and becoming a women's professional shogi player

Sakaki was born in Osaka on November 12, 2003.^[1] She learned how to play shogi as elementary school student when a friend asked her to play.^[2] Under the guidance of shogi professional Toshiaki Kubo, she entered the Kansai branch of the Japan Shogi Association's training group system and subsequently qualified for women's professional status after being promoted to training group B2 in April 2022.^[2][3]

Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

Sakaki's promotion history is as follows.^[4]

• 2-kyū: May 1, 2022

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.