Saori Shimai
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Saori Shimai (島井 咲緒里, Shimai Saori, born May 15, 1980) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.[1] As of January 2023,[update] she is serving as an executive director of Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan (LPSA).
| Saori Shimai | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 島井咲緒里 |
| Born | May 15, 1980 |
| Hometown | Nankoku, Kōchi |
| Career | |
| Achieved professional status | April 1, 1996 (aged 15) |
| Badge Number |
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| Rank | Women's 2-dan |
| Teacher | Keiji Mori (9-dan) |
| Websites | |
| LPSA profile page | |
Women's shogi professional
Promotion history
Shimai's promotion history is as follows:[2][3]
- Women's Professional Apprentice League: April 1995
- 2-kyū: April 1, 1996
- 1-kyū: April 1, 2001
- 1-dan: April 1, 2003
- 2-dan: January 16, 2012[4]
Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.
LPSA director
Shimai was chosen to be a director of the LPSA for the first time in February 2014,[5] and reelected to the same post in February 2016.[6] In February 2018, she was chosen to be one of the organization's two executive directors.[7] She was reelected as an executive director in 2020[8] and 2022.[9]
Personal life
Shimai is married to professional shogi player Hiroaki Yokoyama. The couple married in July 2011.[10]
References
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