Shōgo Orita

{{Short description|Japanese professional shogi player, YouTuber}}

{{Infobox shogi professional

|name = Shōgo Orita

|native_name = 折田翔吾

|born = {{birth date and age|1989|10|28|mf=yes}}

|hometown = Osaka, Japan

|nationality =

|pro_date = {{event date and age |2020|04|01|1989|10|28}}

|badge_no = 321

|teacher = {{ill|Masayuki Moriyasu|ja|森安正幸}}

|rank = 5-dan

|teacher_rank = 7-dan

|meijinclass = C2

|ryuoclass = 4

|jsa = 321

}}

{{nihongo|Shōgo Orita|折田 翔吾|Orita Shōgo|October 28, 1989}} is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/321.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 折田翔吾|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Orita Shōgo|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Shōgo Orita|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=April 16, 2020}}

Orita is the fourth amateur to obtain professional status without doing so via the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice professional school after he became the second player to pass the Professional Admission Test in February 2020.{{cite web|last=|first=|url=https://times.abema.tv/posts/7043040|script-title=ja:将棋YouTuber｢アゲアゲさん｣ 折田翔吾アマ, 悲願のプロ入り決定! 編入試験五番勝負で3勝1敗 史上4人目の快挙|title=Shōgi YouTuber ｢Ageage-san｣ Orita Shōgo Ama, Higan no Puro Iri Kettei! Hennyūshiken Goban Shōbu de Sanshō Ippai Shijō Yonninme no Kaikyo|language=ja|trans-title=Shogi Youtuber Shōgo Orita achieves long-time dream of becoming a professional shogi player. Becomes the 4th amateur in history to become a professional shogi player by passing the best-of-five game professional admission test with a score of 3 wins and 1 loss.|date=February 25, 2020|website=Abema Times|access-date=April 16, 2020}}{{cite news|author=|url=https://www.sankei.com/life/news/200225/lif2002250060-n1.html|script-title=ja:将棋･折田アマが編入試験合格 4月からプロ...現行制度では2人目|title=Shōgi･Orita Ama ga Hennyūshiken Gōkaku Shigatsu kara Puro...Genkō Seido de wa Nininme|language=ja|trans-title=Shogō Orita becomes the second amateur to pass professional shogi admission test under the current system; he will obtain full professional status as of April 2020 |date=February 25, 2020|newspaper=Sankei Shimbun|access-date=April 16, 2020}}