{{short description|Japanese shogi player (born 2002)}}
{{Infobox shogi professional | name = Hana Wada | native_name = 和田はな | maiden_name = <!--Only applicable to female professionals who married after turning pro--> | image = | image_size = | caption = | born = {{birth date and age|2002|01|14|mf=yes}} | hometown = Wakō, Saitama, Japan | nationality = | pro_date = {{event date and age|2020|09|01|2002|01|14}} | badge_no = W-69 | teacher = Yūki Fujikura | teacher_rank = 6-dan | lifetime_titles = | title = | rank = Women's 1-kyū | no_titles = | tournaments = | notable_students = | jsa = 69 | female = yes | website = }} {{nihongo |'''Hana Wada'''|和田 はな|Wada Hana|born January 14, 2002}} is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-kyū.
==Early life, education and amateur shogi== Wada was born in Wakō, Saitama on January 14, 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/lady/69.html|script-title=ja:女流棋士データベース: 和田はな|title=Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Wada Hana|language=ja|trans-title=Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Hana Wada|website=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref><ref name="SH1">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line-->|url=https://hochi.news/articles/20200807-OHT1T50076.html|script-title=ja:将棋の新女流棋士が誕生 18歳の早大生･和田はなさん 和田あき女流初段の妹|title=Shōgi no Shinjoryūkishi ga Tanjō Jūhassai no Wadaisei･Wada Hana-san Wada Aki Joryū Shodan no Imōto|language=ja|trans-title=New women's professional announced: 18-year-old Waseda University student Hana Wada, the younger sister of women's professional 1-dan Aki Wada|date=August 7, 2020|newspaper=Sports Hochi|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> She became interested in shogi from watching her father, older brother and older sister play when she about five years old, and entered the Japan Shogi Association's training group system in 2011 as a student of shogi professional Yūki Fujikura in October 2011 when she was nine years old.<ref name="New2K">{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2020/08/92.html|script-title=ja:和田はなさんが9月から女流棋士2級に|title=Wada Hana-san ga Kugatsu kara Joryūkishi Nikyū ni|language=ja|trans-title=Hana Wada to become a women's professional 2-kyu from September|date=August 7, 2020|website=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=September 8, 2020}}</ref><ref name="SH2">{{cite news|last=Kitano|first=Arata|author-link=:ja:北野新太|url=https://hochi.news/articles/20200807-OHT1T50321.html|script-title=ja:18歳早大生の新女流棋士･和田はなさん 同い年の藤井聡太棋聖を｢同世代と考えたことないです...｣|title=Jūhassai Wadaisei no Shinjoryūkishi･Wada Hana-san Onaidoshi no Fujii Sōta Kishi wo ｢Dōseidai to Kangaeta koto nai desu...｣|language=ja|trans-title=New women's professional 18-year-old Waseda University student Hana Wada says that she can't believe that Sōta Fujii Kisei is the same age as she is|date=August 8, 2020|newspaper=Sports Hochi|access-date=September 8, 2020}}</ref> As a sixth grade elementary school student, she won the 7th {{ill|Girl's Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament|ja|将棋のアマチュア棋戦#女子の学生棋戦}} in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://joshi-shogi.com/6858/|script-title=ja:第7回小学生･第5回中学生女子将棋名人戦 全国大会 和田さんと永井さんが優勝!|title=Dainanakai Shōgakusei･Daigokai Chūgakusei Joshi Shōgi Meijinsen Zenkoku Taikai Wada-san to Nagai-san ga Yūshō!|language=ja|trans-title=Ms. Wada and Ms. Nagai, respectively, win the All-Japan Girl's 7th Elementary School Student and 5th Junior High School Student Meijin Tournaments|date=September 1, 2013|website=Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan|access-date=September 8, 2020}}</ref> Wada won the 46th {{ill|Women's Amateur Meijin tournament|ja|将棋のアマチュア棋戦#女性棋戦}},<ref name="SH1" /><ref name="SH2" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/event/2014/09/46_2.html|script-title=ja:SRJ･栄光ゼミナール杯第46期女流アマ名人戦 [開催報告]|title=SRJ･Eikō Semināru Hai Dai Yonjūrokkai Joryū Ama Meijinsen [Kaisai Hōkoku]|language=ja|trans-title=SRJ･Eikoh Seminar Cup 46th Women's Amateur Meijin Tournament [Report]|date=September 16, 2014|website=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=September 8, 2020}}</ref> and finished second in girl's division of the 35th {{ill|All-Japan Junior High School Student Championships|ja|将棋のアマチュア棋戦#小・中学生棋戦}} in 2014 as a twelve-year-old first grade junior high school student.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/tournament/junior_highschool/35/joshi.html|script-title=ja:第35回全国中学生選抜将棋選手権大会 [女子決勝トーナメント]|title=Daisanjūgokai Zenkoku Chūgakusei Senbatsu Shōgi Senshuken Taikai [Joshi Kesshō Tōnamento]|language=ja|trans-title=35th All-Japan Junior High School Student Invitation Shogi Championships [Girl's Championship Tournament]|year=2014|website=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=September 8, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tendojc.com/shogi/2014年度大会/女子結果/|script-title=ja:全国中学生選抜将棋選手権大会: 2014大会結果 (女子の部)|title=Senkoku Chūgakusei Senbatsu Shōgi Senshuken Taikai: Nisenjūyonnen Taikai Kekka (Joshi no Bu)|language=ja|trans-title=All-Japan Junior High School Student Invitational Shogi Championships: 2014 tournament results [Girl's Division]|publisher=Tendō Yamagata Junior Chamber|access-date=September 8, 2020}}</ref>
Wada's plan to become a women's professional shogi player, however, was put on hold when she moved to Houston with her parents due to her father's work. While living in Houston she continued to play shogi and won the United States Shogi Championship in 2018 when she was fifteen years old.<ref name="SH2" /><ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line-->|url=http://chicagoshimpo.com/e-community/18_0427_Shogi_E.htm|title=15-Year-Old Wins 2018 U.S. Shogi Championship In Tournament Hosted by Chicago Shogi Club|date=April 27, 2018|newspaper=Chicago Shimpo|access-date=September 8, 2020}}</ref> After returning to Japan, she won the 27th {{ill|All-Japan Girl's High School Invitational Tournament|ja|将棋のアマチュア棋戦#女性棋戦}} in January 2019 as second year high school student.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/tournament/highschool_new/27/joshi.html|script-title=ja:第27回全国高等学校文化連盟将棋新人大会 [女子の部]|title=Dainijūnanakai Zenkoku Kōtōgakkō Bunka Renmai Shinjin Taikai [Joshi no Bu]|language=ja|trans-title=27th All-Japan High School Culture Federation New Player Tournament [Girl's Division]|year=2019|website=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=September 8, 2010}}</ref>
Wada qualified for the rank of women's professional 2-kyū in July 2020 after being promoted to training group B2. She applied for women's professional status and her application was accepted by the Japan Shogi Association; she was granted women's professional status on September 1, 2020.<ref name="SH1" /><ref name="New2K" /><ref name="SH2" />
After graduating from high school, Wada was accepted into the School of Social Sciences of Waseda University.<ref name="SH1" /><ref name="SH2" />
==Women's shogi professional== ===Promotion history=== Wada's promotion history is as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/lady/69.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:女流棋士データベース: 和田はな 昇段履歴|title=Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Wada Hana Shōdan Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Hana Wada Promotion History|website=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=May 2, 2022}}</ref>
* 2-kyū: September 1, 2020 * 1-kyū: May 28, 2021
Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.
==Personal life== Wada's older sister Aki is also a women's professional shogi player, and the two are the fourth pair of sisters to be awarded women's professional shogi player status.<ref name="SH1" /><ref name="SH2" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * ShogiHub: [http://shogihub.com/players/367 Wada, Hana]
{{Women's Professional Shogi Players}}
{{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wada, Hana}} Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:Japanese shogi players Category:Female shogi players Category:Shogi players from Saitama Prefecture Category:Waseda University alumni