Hirata Hironori

平田博則, b.1926. 8-dan Top Japanese amateur; winner of the 1995 WAGC, 2nd in 1996. He has been chosen as the Japanese representative 8 times, the most recent time for 2011 when he was be the oldest ever WAGC competitor, placing 5th.

In 1955, he was awarded the first amateur 6 dan rank.