Hideyuki Sakai
Japanese Go player (born 1973)
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| Full name | Hideyuki Sakai |
| Kanji | 坂井秀至 |
| Born | (1973-04-23) April 23, 1973 (age 51) Sanda, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Residence | Osaka, Japan |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Rank | 8 dan |
| Affiliation | Kansai Ki-in |
Hideyuki Sakai (坂井秀至, Sakai Hideyuki, born April 23, 1973) is a professional Go player.
Biography
Before becoming a professional, Sakai was majoring in medical science at Kyoto University. For a long time, Sakai was the strongest amateur player in Japan, and when he won the World Amateur Go Championship in 2000, the Kansai Ki-in awarded him professional 5 dan (after defeating two 5 dan and two 7 dan players). He was also the first player in Japan to be awarded a special 8 dan (amateur) diploma. In 2003, he won the biggest Kansai Ki-in tournament, the Kansai Ki-in Championship. In 2004, he was runner-up for the Shinjin-O title, losing to Mizokami Tomochika two games to one (losing both by half point). He is currently active in various tournament leagues for both the Nihon Ki-in (participation in Meijin league 2005–present) and the Kansai Ki-in.
In 2010, Sakai won the Gosei title, defeating title-holder Cho U 3–2.
Titles and runners-up
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| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| Gosei | 1 (2010) | 1 (2011) |
| Shinjin-O | 1 (2004) | |
| Kansai Ki-in Championship | 4 (2003, 2011–2013) | 3 (2004, 2007, 2014) |
| Total | 5 | 5 |
External links
- GoBase Profile
- Sensei's Library Profile
- Kansai Ki-in Profile (Japanese)
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- Masao Kato (1975–1977)
- Hideo Otake (1978)
- Cho Chikun (1979)
- Hideo Otake (1980–1985)
- Cho Chikun (1986)
- Masao Kato (1987)
- Koichi Kobayashi (1988–1993)
- Rin Kaiho (1994)
- Satoru Kobayashi (1995)
- Norimoto Yoda (1996–1998)
- Koichi Kobayashi (1999)
- Keigo Yamashita (2000)
- Koichi Kobayashi (2001–2002)
- Norimoto Yoda (2003–2005)
- Cho U (2006–2009)
- Hideyuki Sakai (2010)
- Naoki Hane (2011)
- Yuta Iyama (2012–)
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