Shibano Toramaru

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(芝野虎丸) Shibano Toramaru is a Japanese professional player, born November 9th, 1999. As of 2017, he is one of the brightest young stars of the Nihon Ki-in. His older brother Shibano Ryunosuke is also a professional player.

Shibano Toramaru
Shibano (left) winning the Shinjin O in October 2017

He is known as one of the Three Crows of the Reiwa Era 令和三羽烏, along with Ichiriki Ryo and Kyo Kagen. He has won 12 titles.

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Early life

He learned Go from about 5 or 6, thanks to parents who were fans of Hikaru no Go.

Promotions

  • 1p — 2014 (?) (1st spot for diploma, not playing the Honsen pro selection tournament as a 1st ranked insei for 3 consecutive months before Honsen).
  • 2p — early 2016
  • 7p — 1.08.2017
  • 8p — 9.08.2019 (automatic promotion due to becoming Meijin Challenger)
  • 9p — 8.10.2019 (automatic promotion due to becoming Meijin)

Big Titles and runners-up

2016

  • 3rd GLOBIS Cup World Go U-20: reached quarter-finals.

2017

2019

2020

His 3 titles equalled Iyama (also 3 titles, although more prestigious and better paid).

2021

2022

  • 47th Meijin title?: regained title by beating Iyama Yuta 4–3

2023

  • 47th Meijin title?: retained title by beating Iyama Yuta 4–2
  • 47th Kisei: runner up (losing to title-holder Ichiriki Ryo 2–4]
  • 61st Judan: won title from Kyo Kagen 3–1
  • 32nd Ryusei: lost final to Iyama Yuta.

2024

2025

  • 63rd Judan: regained title from Iyama Yuta 3–0.

Links

Books

Videos

Pictures

shibano toramaru ryusei 2017 (Image credit: 1)
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shibano toramaru hsu chiayuan judan apr2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

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shibano toramaru judan apr2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

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shibano toramaru mlily 2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

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yang dingxin shibano toramaru mlily 2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)


Shibano Toramaru last edited by Jono64a on April 18, 2025 - 23:12
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