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4th-grade girl to make debut as youngest pro go player in April

lementary schoolgirl Sumire Nakamura will debut as the youngest professional go player ever in Japan in spring, when she turns 10, carrying Japanese hopes for a return to world supremacy in the board game. The Nihon Ki-in (The Japan Go Association) announced Jan. 5 that it will accept Sumire, an Osaka fourth-grader, as the first pro under a special program for elementary school go players with the potential for becoming the worlds No. 1. She will set a new record as the youngest professional go player in Japan for the first time in a decade. Previously, Rina Fujisawa, 20, held the mark when she turned pro at 11 years, six months in 2010. Starting from April 1, Sumire will become a member of the associations Kansai branch, based in Osaka, playing in various competitions, including female-only ones. I want to win a title while I am in junior high school, Sumire, accompanied by her parents, said at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5. I am aspiring to become a go player like Yuta Iyama.
lementary schoolgirl Sumire Nakamura will debut as the youngest professional go player ever in Japan in spring, when she turns 10, carrying Japanese hopes for a return to world supremacy in the board game. The Nihon Ki-in (The Japan Go Association) announced Jan. 5 that it will accept Sumire, an Osaka fourth-grader, as the first pro under a special program for elementary school go players with the potential for becoming the worlds No. 1. She will set a new record as the youngest professional go player in Japan for the first time in a decade. Previously, Rina Fujisawa, 20, held the mark when she turned pro at 11 years, six months in 2010. Starting from April 1, Sumire will become a member of the associations Kansai branch, based in Osaka, playing in various competitions, including female-only ones. I want to win a title while I am in junior high school, Sumire, accompanied by her parents, said at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5. I am aspiring to become a go player like Yuta Iyama.
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