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Ryo Ichiriki
Full nameRyo Ichiriki
Kanji一力 遼
Born (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 27)
Sendai, Japan
ResidenceJapan Japan
Turned pro2010
Rank9 dan
AffiliationNihon Ki-in
Medal record
Men's Go
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team

Ryo Ichiriki (一力 遼, Ichiriki Ryō, born 10 June 1997) is a Japanese professional 9-dan Go player. As Go player, he was a pupil of So Kofuku. Since 2020 he has also worked as a journalist for Kahoku Shimpo.

Early life

Ichiriki was born in 1997 in Sendai into a wealthy family which has run media companies. His grandfather, Kazuo Ichiriki, then CEO of Kahoku Shimpo and Tohoku Broadcasting Company, was a big fan of Go and taught him playing Go. Ichiriki took Go lessons from other local amateur players too.

Ichiriki went to Nihon Ki-in Go School as professional candidate from his childhood, first visited the school from Sendai, later from Tokyo. He moved to Tokyo with his mother in 2008.

In Summer 2010 he was qualified as Go professional.

Go player

In 2014, he won the 1st Globis Cup, an international U-20 tournament held annually in Japan.

He won his first title in a top-seven Japanese Go competition at the 45th Gosei in 2020, defeating Naoki Hane 3–0 in the title match. The same year, he won the 46th Tengen title in a 3–2 victory over Yuta Iyama to take his second major title.

In 2021, he finished in the top four in the 9th Ing Cup, after being defeated by Xie Ke in the semifinal.

In 2024, he won the Ing Cup with a 3-0 in the final against Xie Ke. This marked the first major international title for a Japanese player in more than 20 years.

Titles

International:

Major domestic titles:

Other domestic tournaments won:

Journalist

Alongside his professional Go career, Ichiriki enrolled in the Waseda University School of Social Sciences in 2016. He graduated in 2020 and began working at Kahoku Shimpo, his family's newspaper. He is a journalist at its Tokyo branch office. However, his main focus is still his career as a Go player.

References

  1. "Ichiriki Ryo at Sensei's Library". senseis.xmp.net.
  2. ^ "囲碁の一力八段が河北新報に 棋士と記者、二足のわらじ". asahi.com. April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. 「次世代人 囲碁棋士 一力遼さん 13 王子が始動 まず一勝」『読売新聞』夕刊 2010年8月7日
  4. 「顔 若手棋戦で優勝した高校棋士 一力遼さん」『読売新聞』2013年5月25日
  5. "夏季採用棋士決定". Nihon Ki-in. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. "The Power Report (Part 1): Yamashita Increases Lead In Meijin League; Ichiriki Wins New International Tournament". American Go E-Journal. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  7. "The Power Report: E-Journal to cover Globis Cup". American Go E-Journal. 4 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  8. "Ichiriki Wins GLOBIS Cup!". Nihon Ki-in. 28 May 2014.
  9. "1st GLOBIS CUP WORLD GO U-20". Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  10. "The Power Report: Moon wins Globis Cup; Takei wins Discovery Cup; Kisei S League; Ichiriki wins 45th Gosei". American Go E-Journal. 26 August 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  11. "The Power Report: Ichiriki wins Tengen; Shibano defends Oza; Ke Jie wins Samsung Cup". American Go E-Journal. 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  12. "The Power Report: Korea wins Go Legends National Competition; Ing Cup". American Go E-Journal. 27 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022.
  13. "一力遼七段、早稲田の杜へ 「文碁両道」まっしぐら". Sankei Shimbun. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

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