Shibano Toramaru is a Japanese professional Go player born on November 9, 1999, in Kanagawa Prefecture, holding 9 dan rank with the Nihon Ki-in. In October 2019, at nineteen years old, he won the Meijin title by defeating Cho U four games to one, becoming the first teenage player to win one of Japan's seven major titles, and he became the youngest player ever to secure a seat in the Honinbo league in 2017. He has also won the Oza and Judan championships among Japan's major domestic titles.
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Career HighlightWon the 2019 Meijin title at age 19, becoming the first teenage player to win one of Japan's seven major titles. 1 Classification
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Toramaru Shibano (芝野 虎丸, Shibano Toramaru; born 9 November 1999) is a Japanese Go professional who won the prestigious Meijin tournament in 2019 at age 19, becoming the first teenager to achieve one of the seven major Japanese titles.
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November 9, 1999
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Toramaru Shibano (芝野 虎丸, Shibano Toramaru; born 9 November 1999) is a Japanese Go professional who won the prestigious Meijin tournament in 2019 at age 19, becoming the first teenager to achieve one of the seven major Japanese titles.
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On 8 October 2019, Shibano won the Japanese Meijin tournament, defeating Cho U 4-1, becoming the first teenage player to have won one of the seven major Japanese titles and achieving the rank of 9P.
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