Naoki Hane

Naoki Hane
Personal information
Native name
Full nameNaoki Hane
Born (1976-08-14) August 14, 1976 (age 50)
Mie, Japan
Sport
Turned pro
1991
TeacherYasumasa Hane
Rank9 dan
AffiliationNihon Ki-in, Chubu branch

Naoki Hane (羽根 直樹, Hane Naoki; born 14 August 1976) is a professional Japanese 9 dan Go player currently affiliated with the Nihon Ki-in. He is both the son and student of Yasumasa Hane 9 dan.

Titles and runners-up

Ranks 13th in total number of titles won in Japan.

Domestic
TitleWinsRunners-up
Kisei2 (2004, 2005)1 (2006)
Honinbo2 (2008, 2009)2 (2010, 2011)
Tengen3 (2001–2003)1 (2004)
Oza1 (2011)
Gosei1 (2011)1 (2012)
Agon Cup2 (2004, 2009)1 (2006)
Ryusei1 (2003)
NHK Cup1 (2006)2 (2002, 2012)
Shinjin-O2 (1999, 2000)
NEC Cup1 (2009)1 (2010)
Okan8 (1999, 2002–2004,
2007–2009, 2011)
3 (2000, 2005, 2010)
Kakusei1 (2003)
NEC Shun-Ei1 (2000)
Shin-Ei1 (1996)
Total2118
Continental
China-Japan Tengen1 (2002)
China-Japan Agon Cup2 (2004, 2009)
Total12
International
Chunlan Cup1 (2003)
Total01
Career total
Total2221

Promotion record

Rank Year Notes
1 dan 1991
2 dan 1991
3 dan 1992
4 dan 1992
5 dan 1994
6 dan 1996
7 dan 1998
8 dan 2000
9 dan 2002 Reached 9 dan in 11 years and 3 months, a Nihon Ki-in record for second fastest promotion.

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nihon Ki-in profile