Hoshiai Shiho - Fukuoka Co-Captain
Fukuoka's co-captain is the popular and experienced 4 Dan Hoshiai Shiho (星合志保 ), born 16th April 1997 in Tokyo so it currently around 28 and has been a Professional since 2013 (at 16 years).
She did well last year in the winning team with 5 wins and 4 losses. She is also Fujisawa Rina's best friend likely starting from the same Insei class.
Her play style is aggressive and she described it as,
I'm often told I'm a central-oriented fighting type. It's an image of expanding space where I can fight advantageously. It's not a calm style, so I think it's a combative type.
She once described her style as that of a Gorilla, which summons up images of powerful brute force approach relying on strength and dominating as opposed to perhaps a calculating hider in the shadows.
Her ELO sits at 3001 making her the #497th current best player in the world.

Also interesting due to the initial increase, 3 year plateau over Covid and her marriage to a fellow pro in 2022 and then equally rapid increase.
She has also started to get to finals of major competitions
Honinbo
40th lost to Fujisawa Rina 3-0
44th lost to Fujisawa Rina 3-2 (note the closeness of match score from the previous)
She has also started to get to finals of major competitions
Honinbo
40th lost to Fujisawa Rina 3-0
44th lost to Fujisawa Rina 3-2 (note the closeness of match score from the previous)



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