{{Short description|Japanese Shogi player (born 1968)}} {{Infobox shogi professional |name = Masataka Sugimoto |native_name = 杉本昌隆 |image = File:Sugimoto masataka shogi.jpg |caption = Sugimoto at November 2019 {{ill|human shogi|ja|人間将棋}} event in Himeji, Japan. |born = {{birth date and age|1968|11|13|mf=yes}} |hometown = Nagoya |nationality = Japanese |pro_date = {{death date and age|1990|10|01|1968|11|13}} |badge_no = 197 |teacher = {{ill|Susumu Itaya|ja|板谷進}} |rank = 8-dan |teacher_rank = 9-dan |meijinclass = C1 |ryuoclass = 4 |jsa = 197 |notable_students = {{ubl|Sōta Fujii|Yūya Saitō|Io Murota|Saya Nakazawa|Aya Imai}} }}
{{nihongo|'''Masataka Sugimoto'''|杉本 昌隆|Sugimoto Masataka|born November 13, 1968}} is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan. He is a former non-executive director of the Japan Shogi Association.
==Early life and apprenticeship== Sugimoto was born on November 13, 1968, in Nagoya, Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/197.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 杉本昌隆|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Sugimoto Masataka|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Masataka Sugimoto|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref> In 1980, he finished third in the 5th {{ill|Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament|ja|小学生将棋名人戦}} and entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school that same year at the rank 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional {{ill|Susumu Itaya|ja|板谷進}}.<ref name="2016databook">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NoIRCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA64|script-title=ja:現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [下] た-わ行|title=Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Ge] Ta-Wa Gyō|language=Japanese|trans-title=2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook [Last volume] Letter "Ta" to letter "Wa"|year=2015|page=64|publisher=MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association|via=Google Books|asin=B019SSNKVA|access-date=February 24, 2019}}</ref>
Sugimoto was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1985 before obtaining full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1990 after finishing the 7th 3-dan League (April 1990{{sndash}}September 1990) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.<ref name="2016databook" /><ref name="2014yearbook">{{cite magazine|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line-->|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7UEcBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA563|script-title=ja:平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014|title=Heisei Nijūrokunenban Shōgi Nenkan Nisenjūyonnen|language=ja|trans-title=Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition|page=563|year=2014|magazine=Shogi Year Book: Heisei 26 (2014)|publisher=MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association|via=Google Books|isbn=978-4-8399-5175-7|access-date=February 24, 2019}}</ref>
==Shogi professional== Sugimoto became the 57th professional shogi player to win 600 official games when he defeated Satoru Sakaguchi in a preliminary round game of the 72nd Ōshō Tournament on January 28, 2022.<ref name="600wins">{{cite news|last=Satō|first=Keiji|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASQ105H4DQ10PTFC01C.html|script-title=ja:師匠は通算600勝達成, 藤井聡太四冠を育てた杉本昌隆八段に栄誉賞|title=Shishō wa Tsūsan Ryoppyakushō Tassei, Fujii Sōta Yondan wo Sodateta Sugimoto Masataka Hachidan ni Eiyoshō|language=ja|trans-title=Sōta Fujii 4-dan's teacher Masataka Sugimoto 8-dan wins 600th game and is awarded the Shogi Honor Award|date=January 31, 2022|newspaper=Asahi Shimbun|access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2022/02/600_15.html|script-title=ja:杉本昌隆八段, 600勝 (将棋栄誉賞)を達成|title=Sugimoto Masataka Hachidan, Roppyakushō (Shōgi Eiyoshō) wo Tassei|language=ja|trans-title=Masataka Sugimoto 8d wins 600th official game|date=February 1, 2022|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref>
===Promotion history=== The promotion history for Sugimoto is as follows.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/197.html?id=197#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 杉本昌隆 昇段履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Sugimoto Masataka Shōdan Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Masataka Sugimoto Promotion History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref> * 6-kyū: August 1980 * 1-dan: February 1985 * 4-dan: October 1, 1990 * 5-dan: December 6, 1995 * 6-dan: July 11, 2000 * 7-dan: February 10, 2006 * 8-dan: February 22, 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2019/02/post_1769.html|script-title=ja:杉本昌隆七段が八段に昇段|title=Sugimoto Masataka Shichidan ga Hachidan ni Shōdan|language=ja|trans-title=Masataka Sugimoto promoted to 8-dan|date=February 22, 2019|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref>
===Awards and honors=== Sugimoto received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" in 2015 in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years.<ref name="2016databook" /> He received the Shogi Honor Award in January 2022 for winning 600 games since turning professional.<ref name="600wins" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/197.html?id=197#anc04|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 杉本昌隆 その他表彰|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Sugimoto Masataka Sonota Hyōshō|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Masataka Sugimoto Inoue Other Awards|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref>
==JSA director== Sugimoto is a member of the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/197.html#anc05|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 杉本昌隆 役員履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Sugimoto Masataka Yakuin Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Masataka Sugimoto JSA Officer History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 24, 2019}}</ref> He was first elected to a two-year term as a non-executive director at the association's 63rd General Meeting in June 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2012/06/post_573.html|script-title=ja:日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ|title=Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shiyakuin no Oshirase|language=ja|trans-title=New JSA officers announced|date=June 8, 2012|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2014/06/65_4.html|script-title=ja:第65回通常総会開催|title=Dai Rokujūgokai Tsūjō Sōkai Kaisa|language=ja|trans-title=65th Annual General Meeting held|date=June 9, 2014|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref> He was elected to the board a second time as a non-executive director in June 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2021/06/72_13.html|script-title=ja:第72回通常総会ご報告|title=Dai Nanajūnikai Tsūjō Sōkai Gohōkoku|language=ja|trans-title=Report on 72nd General Meeting|date=June 4, 2021|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=December 10, 2022}}</ref> and re-elected to an additional two-year term in June 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2023/06/post_2309.html|script-title=ja:日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ|title=Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shiyakuin no Oshirase|language=ja|trans-title=Announcement of New Japan Shogi Association Board Members|date=June 9, 2023|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 20, 2023}}</ref>
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==External links== *ShogiHub: [http://shogihub.com/players/69 Professional Player Info · Sugimoto, Masataka]
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