Asuto Saitō


Asuto Saitō is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.
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Early life and apprenticeship

Saitō was born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, on July 17, 1998. He learned how to play shogi from his father as a young boy before entering elementary school.
In September 2010, Saitō was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association apprentice school as a pupil of shogi professional at the rank of 6-kyū. He was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in 2015, and obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in October 2017 after winning the 61st 3-dan League with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.

Shogi professional

Saitō advanced to the finals of the 56th Shinjin-Ō tournament in October 2025 against Shin'ichirō Hattori but lost the best-of-three match 2 games to 1.

Promotion history

The promotion history for Saitō is as follows.