Samejima Ichiro

鮫島一郎, winner of the 2002 Amateur Honinbo

In 2000, Samejima was the runner-up in the first Phoenix Cup, a combined pro-amateur tournament. He was defeated by professional Oya Koichi, who would reach 9p the following year.

He beat Kato Masao in the Amateur Honinbo vs Pro Honinbo 2002 game, in which he placed his two handicap stones on 5-5s.