Masaki Ogata

Masaki Ogata
Full name	Masaki Ogata
Kanji	小県　真樹
Kana	オガタマサキ
Chinese	Xiao Xian Zhen Shu
Born	September 7, 1964 (1964-09-07) (age 47) Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Residence	Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Teacher	Tsuchida Masamitsu
Turned pro	1980
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Masaki Ogata (小県 真樹, born 1964) is a professional 9 dan Japanese Go player. He became an insei at the Nihon Ki-in in 1976 under Tsuchida Masamitsu, and turned professional in 1980. Ogata won the KIDO magazine Shinjin (English: 'New player') award with 38 wins and 8 losses in 1983, and the KIDO award for most wins in 1988 with a record of 39 wins, 1 draw and 13 losses.^[1] He is currently affiliated with the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in.^[2]

Titles & runners-up

Title	Years Held
Current	4
Okan	1988–1991

Title	Years Lost
Current	2
Okan	1992, 1994
Defunct	1
Shin-Ei	1988

Notes

1. ^ "Masaki Ogata's profile on GoBase.org". http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Ogata%20Masaki. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 
2. ^ "Masaki Ogata's Nihon Ki-in summary". http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000100.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 

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Name	Ogata, Masaki
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Date of birth	1964-09-07
Place of birth	Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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