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
Tokyo, Japan
Rank5 dan
AffiliationNihon Ki-in
Medal record
Women's Go
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Woen's team

Achievements
YearNotes[1][2]
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. Asami Ueno at Sensei's Library
  2. Asami Ueno at Go Ratings
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