Latest Promotions / Year 2010

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Table of contents China Japan New professionals 2011 New professionals 2010 Korea New professionals 2010 Taiwan Related content

China

See also: Chinese promotion system

• Chinese promotions 2010
• New chinese promotions (2009) are here.
• The list of new chinese professional is here

Japan

See also: Nihon Ki-in new promotion system, Kansai Ki-in oteai ends - new promotion rules

December 2010

• Komatsu Hideko to 4 dan (50 wins as 3 dan)

November 2010

• Murakawa Daisuke to 7 dan (winner of the Kansai Ki-in championship)

August 2010

• Sakai Hideyuki to 8 dan (winner of the Gosei title)
• Tsuruyama Atsushi to 7 dan (120 wins as 6 dan)

June/July 2010

• Furuya Yutaka to 8 dan (2010-06-30, Kansai Ki-in)
• Sasaki Tsuyoshi to 6 dan (90 wins as 5 dan)
• Nakayama Kaoru to 3 dan (40 wins as 2 dan)
• Tamai Shin to 3 dan (40 wins as 2 dan) ( link, all four Nihon Ki-in)

April/May 2010

• Hoshikawa Koyo to 2 dan (Kansai Ki-in 2010-04-21)
• Rin Kanketsu to 7 dan (120 wins as 6 dan)
• Kuwabara Yoko to 6 dan (90 wins as 5 dan) ( link, both Nihon Ki-in)

March 2010

• Tajiri Yuto to 2 dan (30 wins as 1 dan) (Nihon Ki-in http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000415.htm)

January 2010

• Son Hideyo to 5 dan (Kansai Ki-in 2010-01-01)
• Suzuki Yoshimichi to 7 dan (120 wins as 6 dan) (Nihon Ki-in 2009-12-11)
• Tominaga Takeshi to 4 dan (50 wins as 3 dan) (Nihon Ki-in 2010-01-29)

Nihon Ki-in annual promotion according to prize-winning

• Suzuki Shinji to 2 dan
• Ida Atsushi to 2 dan
• Shiraishi Yuichi to 3 dan
• Ohashi Naruya to 3 dan
• Uchida Shuhei to 4 dan
• Mukai Chiaki to 4 dan
• Xie Yimin to 5 dan
• Suzuki Ayumi to 5 dan
• Mitani Tetsuya to 6 dan
• Yamamori Tadanao to 6 dan
• Shuto Shun to 7 dan

New professionals 2011

Nihon Ki-in:

• Tsuneishi Takashi

• Ichiriki Ryo (一力　遼) as the first placed insei turned pro in September 2010 already ( link)

New professionals 2010

Nihon Ki-in:

• Female qualification tournament:
  • Fujisawa Rina ( http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000434.htm)
• Open qualification tournament (2 players)
  • Takeuchi Kosuke 竹内 康祐 ( http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000432.htm)
  • Numadate Sakiya 沼舘 沙輝哉 ( http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000430.htm)
• Kansai branch
  • Takagi Junpei ( http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000431.htm)
• Central branch
  • Tsuruta Kazushi ( http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000433.htm)

• The insei who was leading the insei league Hirata Tomoya turned pro already in September 2009.

Kansai Ki-in:

• Sato Yohei 2010-09-01
• Deguchi Mariko 2010-08-01
• Yun Chunho 2010-07-01
• Li Ting 2010-01

Korea

See also: Korean promotion system

2010-12-21

• Cho Hye Yeon to 9 dan (Asian Games gold medal)
• Park Jung Hwan to 9 dan (2 Asian Games gold medals)
• Heo Yeongho to 8 dan
• Yi Min-chin to 6 dan (Asian Games gold medal)
• Kim Yunyoung to 3 dan (Asian Games gold medal)
• Lee Sula to 2 dan (2 Asian Games gold medals)

2010-07-12

• Baek Daehyun to 8 dan
• Kim Kwangsik to 7 dan
• Hong Jangsik to 7 dan
• Park Siyeol to 3 dan
• Lee Wonyoung to 2 dan

2010-05-31

• Kim Chu-ho promoted 9 dan

2010-05-13

• Ryu Chae-hyeong promoted to 9 dan
• Lee Hyunho promoted to 3 dan

2010-04-29

• Han Wongkyu to 3 dan

2010-04-08

• Park Sunghwa to 4 dan
• Lee Wondo to 3 dan

2010-04-05

• Yun Chun-sang promoted to 8 dan
• Kim Kiwon to 2 dan

2010-04-03

• Kim Kiyoung to 5 dan

2010-03-16

• Kim Jiseok to 7 dan
• Hong Sungji to 8 dan

2010-01-13

• An Dalhoon to 8 dan
• On Sojin to 6 dan
• Lee Taehyun to 3 dan

2010-01-12

• Lee Yungku to 8 dan

2010-01-10

• Park Jung Hwan promoted to 6, then 7 dan after winning the Siptan; in June Park was promoted to 8 dan

New professionals 2010

2010-10-09

• Han Taehee promoted to 1 dan

2010-00-31

• Kang Hun jr promoted to 1 dan

2010-01-13

• Na Hyun promoted to 1 dan

Taiwan

See also: Taiwanese professional promotion rules

2010-12-02

• Zhang Yuanrong promoted 2 dan (20 wins as 1 dan)

2010-10-31

• Hei Jiajia promoted 2 dan (20 wins as 1 dan)
• Lin Lixiang promoted 4 dan (50 wins as 3 dan)

2010-10-21

• Lin Junyan promoted 2 dan (20 wins as 1 dan)

2010-09-02

• Chen Feng promoted 3 dan (30 wins as 2 dan)
• Ding Shaojie promoted 2 dan (20 wins as 1 dan)

2010-08-29

• Wang Yunzhong promoted 2 dan (20 wins as 1 dan)

2010-08-04 New Pros (from 2011-01-01):

• Lin Tingyi (born 1992, scored 12-3 in the promotion tournament)
• Huang Yancheng (born 1994, scored 12-3 in the promotion tournament)

2010-07-14 New Pros (from 2011-01-01):

• Ye Hongyuan (born 1997, scored 9-1 in the promotion tournament)
• Yang Bowei (born 1998, scored 8-2 in the promotion tournament)
• Su Shengfang (born 1996, ranked 6th in the promotion tournament, scoring 4-6: promoted as top female player)

2010-04-25

• Jian Lichen promoted 5 dan (winning the 17th Taiwan Zhonghuan Cup)

2010-05-13

• Wang Yuanjun promoted 3 dan (30 wins as 2 dan)

2010-06-01

• Xiao Zhenghao promoted 7 dan (winning the 9th Taiwan Tianyuan)
• Liu Yaowen promoted to 4 dan (50 wins as 3 dan)

2010-09-12

• Zhou Pingqiang promoted 5 dan (60 wins as 4 dan)

2010-09-26

• Chen Guanwei promoted to 2 dan (20 wins as 1 dan)

Related content

• Professional promotion tournaments
• Oteai (the discontinued promotion tournaments of Nihon and Kansai Ki-in)
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