Saori Shimai
| 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 |
| Retired | July 6, 2026 (aged 46) |
| Teacher | Keiji Mori (9-dan) |
| Career record | 171–281 (.378) |
| Websites | |
| LPSA profile page | |
Saori Shimai (島井 咲緒里, Shimai Saori; born May 15, 1980) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 2-dan.[1] As of July 2023, she is serving as an executive director of Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan (LPSA).
Women's shogi professional
On July 1, 2026, the LPSA announced on its official website that Shimai has met the criteria for mandatory retirement as an active women's professional and that her retirement would become official upon completion of her final scheduled game on July 6.[2][3] She finished her career with a record of 171 wins and 281 loses for a winning percentage of 0.378.[4]
Promotion history
Shimai's promotion history is as follows:[5][6]
- 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[7]
- Retired: July 6, 2026
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,[8] and reelected to the same post in February 2016.[9] In February 2018, she was chosen to be one of the organization's two executive directors.[10] She was reelected as an executive director in 2020[11] and 2022.[12]
Personal life
Shimai was married to professional shogi player Hiroaki Yokoyama. The couple married in July 2011,[13] but divorced in 2020.
References
- ↑ 所属棋士 (in Japanese). Retrieved July 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Shimai Saori Nidan Kōshikisen Intai no Oshirase" 島井咲緒里二段 公式戦引退のお知らせ [Announcement: Saori Shimai 2-dan retires from official play]. Ladies Professional Shogi-player's Association of Japan (in Japanese). July 1, 2026. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Shimai Saori Jyoryū Nidan ga Intai Muika no Hyūrikku Hai Dai Rokkai Hakureisen ga Saishū Taikyoku" 島井咲緒里女流二段が引退 6日のヒューリック杯第6期白玲戦が最終対局 [Women's professional Saori Shimai 2-dan retires; her final game will be on the 6th in the last round of the Hulic Cup 6th Hakurei Tournament]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). July 1, 2026. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
- ↑ Kitano, Arata (July 7, 2026). "Geneki Sanjyūnen de Intai Tsugi no Michi e Joryū Kishi･Shimai Saori, Jōkyō to Dokuritsu" 現役30年で引退, 次の道へ 女流棋士･島井咲緒里, 上京と独立 [Retiring after 30 years, Women's professional Saori Shimai is moving on, relocating to Tokyo and becoming independent]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved July 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Kireki (Shimai Saori)" 棋歴（島井咲緒里） [Player history: Saori Shimai] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Shimai Saori Joryū Shōdan (Joryū Kishi Bangō 39)" 島井咲緒里 女流初段 (女流棋士番号39) [Saori Shimai Women's Professional 1-dan (Women's Professional Badge Number 39)] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Archived from the original on March 9, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Shimai Saori Joryū Shodan ga Joryū Nidan ni Shōdan" 島井咲緒里女流初段が女流二段に昇段 [Women's professional 1-dan Saori Shimai promoted to women's professional 2-dan] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. January 17, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ↑ "Nihon Joshi Puro Shōgi Kyōkai Yakuin Meibō (Heisei Nijūrokunen Nigatsu Nijūrokunichi Genzai)" 日本女子プロ将棋協会 役員名簿 (平成26年2月26日現在) [Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan Board of Directors (as of February 26, 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. February 26, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Heisei Nijūnananendo Teiji Sōkai Shūryō no Gohōkoku" 平成27年度定時総会終了のご報告 [2016 Annual Meeting Report] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. February 24, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ↑ "Heisei Nijūkyūnendo Teiji Sōkai Shūryō no Gohōkoku" 平成29年度定時総会終了のご報告 [2018 Annual Meeting Report] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. February 23, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ↑ "Heisei Sanjūichinendo Teiji Sōkai Shuryō no Hōkoku" 平成31年度定時総会終了のご報告 [Report of the Heisei 31 (2019) Regular Annual Meeting] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. February 20, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ↑ "Reiwa Sannendo Teiji Sōkai Shuryō no Hōkoku" 令和3年度定時総会終了のご報告 [Report of the Reiwa Year 3 (2021) Regular Annual Meeting] (in Japanese). Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan. February 22, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ↑ "Yokoyama Hiroaki Godan & Shimai Saori Joryūshodan Kishidōshi ga Kekkon" 横山五段＆島井女流初段 棋士同士が結婚 [Hiroaki Yokoyama 5d and female professional Saori Shimai 1d announce marriage]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). August 18, 2011. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2019.