Asuto Saitō

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Asuto Saitō (斎藤 明日斗, Saitō Asuto, July 17, 1998) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.

Early life[]

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  [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]

Promotion history[]

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

• 2010, September: 6-kyū
• 2015, October: 3-dan
• 2017, October 1: 4-dan

References[]

External links[]

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

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