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Naoki Hane

Naoki Hane
Full nameNaoki Hane
Kanji羽根直樹
Kanaハネナオキ
Born (1976-08-14) August 14, 1976 (age 48)
Mie, Japan
ResidenceAichi, Japan
TeacherYasumasa Hane
Turned pro1991
Rank9 dan
AffiliationNihon Ki-in, Chubu branch

Naoki Hane (羽根 直樹, Hane Naoki, born 14 August 1976) is a professional Japanese 9 dan Go player currently affiliated with the Nihon Ki-in. He is both the son and student of Yasumasa Hane 9 dan.

Titles and runners-up

Ranks 13th in total number of titles won in Japan.

Domestic
Title Wins Runners-up
Kisei 2 (2004, 2005) 1 (2006)
Honinbo 2 (2008, 2009) 2 (2010, 2011)
Tengen 3 (2001–2003) 1 (2004)
Oza 1 (2011)
Gosei 1 (2011) 1 (2012)
Agon Cup 2 (2004, 2009) 1 (2006)
Ryusei 1 (2003)
NHK Cup 1 (2006) 2 (2002, 2012)
Shinjin-O 2 (1999, 2000)
NEC Cup 1 (2009) 1 (2010)
Okan 8 (1999, 2002–2004,
2007–2009, 2011)
3 (2000, 2005, 2010)
Kakusei 1 (2003)
NEC Shun-Ei 1 (2000)
Shin-Ei 1 (1996)
Total 21 18
Continental
China-Japan Tengen 1 (2002)
China-Japan Agon Cup 2 (2004, 2009)
Total 1 2
International
Chunlan Cup 1 (2003)
Total 0 1
Career total
Total 22 21

Promotion record

Rank Year Notes
1 dan 1991
2 dan 1991
3 dan 1992
4 dan 1992
5 dan 1994
6 dan 1996
7 dan 1998
8 dan 2000
9 dan 2002 Reached 9 dan in 11 years and 3 months, a Nihon Ki-in record for second fastest promotion.[1]

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Awards

  • Reached 500 career wins in 2002.
  • Reached 600 career wins in 2005.
  • New Player Award once (1995)
  • Most wins; 48 (1996), 50 (1997), 68 (2001)
  • Most consecutive wins; 19 (1999)
  • Best Player Award twice (2001, 2003)
  • Most games played; 88 (2001)
  • Hidetoshi Prize once (2001)

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