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Masataka Sugimoto

Player No.	197
Rank	8-dan
Date of birth	Nov 13, 1968
Birthplace	Aichi
Teacher	Susumu Itaya 9-dan (deceased)

Junisen terms36

Career record203W-160L

Win rate0.559

Deviation score (FY2025)46.8

Best deviation score62.5
FY1997

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Junisen record

Term	Class	Rank	Record	Up/down	Deviation
85th term	Class C1	3	3W-2L
84th term	Class C1	1	7W-3L		46.8
83rd term	Class B2	26	5W-5L	Relegated	41.2
82nd term	Class B2	17	2W-8L	Demerit	39.2
81st term	Class B2	13	4W-6L		41.6
80th term	Class B2	24	6W-4L	Demerit cleared	45.0
79th term	Class B2	15	3W-7L	Demerit	46.1
78th term	Class B2	22	5W-5L		54.5
77th term	Class C1	7	9W-1L	Promoted	48.6
76th term	Class C1	5	7W-3L		46.2
75th term	Class C1	2	6W-4L		54.3
74th term	Class B2	23	3W-7L	Relegated	42.0
73rd term	Class B2	9	3W-7L	Demerit	45.7
72nd term	Class B2	15	6W-4L		50.4
71st term	Class B2	12	4W-6L		47.4
70th term	Class B2	2	5W-5L		55.0
69th term	Class B1	10	4W-8L	Relegated	48.5
68th term	Class B1	3	4W-8L		54.0
67th term	Class B1	11	8W-4L		54.6
66th term	Class B1	13	4W-8L		56.5
65th term	Class B2	6	8W-2L	Promoted	58.2
64th term	Class B2	9	6W-4L		54.6
63rd term	Class B2	12	5W-5L		51.2
62nd term	Class B2	18	5W-5L		55.4
61st term	Class C1	11	9W-1L	Promoted	62.4
60th term	Class C1	7	6W-4L		60.9
59th term	Class C1	22	7W-3L		58.9
58th term	Class C2	3	8W-2L	Promoted	53.0
57th term	Class C2	2	8W-2L		60.0
56th term	Class C2	13	8W-2L		62.5
55th term	Class C2	14	6W-4L		52.0
54th term	Class C2	25	6W-4L		48.9
53rd term	Class C2	37	5W-5L		51.3
52nd term	Class C2	2	3W-7L		48.1
51st term	Class C2	13	8W-2L		53.1
50th term	Class C2	52	7W-3L		53.6

How the deviation score is calculated: see here.

Terms in each class

Class B1	4 terms
Class B2	15 terms
Class C1	8 terms
Class C2	9 terms

Promotion history

Feb 22, 2019	8-dan
Feb 10, 2006	7-dan
Jul 11, 2000	6-dan
Dec 6, 1995	5-dan
Oct 1, 1990	4-dan
1985	1-dan

Career win milestones

100 wins	Sep 13, 1995 Kachinuki-sen
200 wins	Aug 11, 1999 Kisei-sen
300 wins	Dec 16, 2002 Kisei-sen
400 wins	Dec 21, 2007 Junisen
500 wins	Mar 11, 2015 Junisen
600 wins	Jun 30, 2023 Ryuo-sen

Best wins (highest-rated opponents)

Dec 13, 2020	Masayuki Toyoshima 1997	NHK Cup
Sep 14, 2002	Yasumitsu Satoh 1989	Ginga-sen
Jun 30, 2011	Toshiaki Kubo 1958	Ginga-sen
Oct 19, 2009	Akira Watanabe 1947	Kio-sen
Feb 13, 2002	Toshiyuki Moriuchi 1935	Asahi Open

Career wins and ratings are counted from the games recorded on this site (official games from FY1964, and Junisen games before that) and may differ from official records.

Frequent opponents

Mamoru Hatakeyama	16W-15L	Head-to-head
Takashi Abe	11W-17L	Head-to-head
Naruyuki Hatakeyama	11W-16L	Head-to-head
Keita Inoue	9W-15L	Head-to-head
Kenji Kanzaki	14W-7L	Head-to-head
Masahiko Urano	11W-7L	Head-to-head
Hisashi Namekata	5W-13L	Head-to-head
Tomohiro Murata	11W-7L	Head-to-head
Kiyozumi Kiriyama	15W-2L	Head-to-head
Hitoshige Awaji	11W-6L	Head-to-head
Yoshikazu Minami	8W-9L	Head-to-head
Hiroki Iizuka	10W-7L	Head-to-head

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