Taiki Seto
{{Short description|Japanese Go player}}
{{Infobox go player
| name=Taiki Seto
| image=
| fullname=Taiki Seto
| kanji=瀬戸大樹
| birth_date={{Birth date and age|1984|3|27}}
| turnedpro=2000
| rank=8 dan
| affiliation=Kansai Ki-in
}}
{{nihongo|Taiki Seto|瀬戸大樹|Seto Taiki|extra=born March 27, 1984}} is a Kansai Ki-in professional Go player.
Biography
Seto became a professional player in 2000 for the Kansai Ki-in. In his first 5 years at the Kansai Ki-in, he had a spectacular record in the Oteai with 51 wins and just 3 losses through 2005. In 2000, he scored 12 wins and 0 losses. In 2001, he also scored 12 wins and 0 losses. In 2002 he finally lost his first Oteai match with a record of 11 wins and 1 loss. In 2002 his record was 8 wins and 2 losses. In the final year of the Oteai, his record was 8 wins and 0 losses. This amounted his Oteai career record to a 94.4% winning percentage. His run was stopped after the Oteai was replaced with a similar system used by the Nihon Ki-in of promotion through title winning. He won the Nagai award in 2000, along with an award for his run of wins. He is currently 8 dan and one of the strongest young players in Japan.
External links
- [http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Seto%20Taiki GoBase Profile]
- [http://senseis.xmp.net/?SetoTaiki Sensei's Library Profile]
- [https://kansaikiin.jp/kisi_prof/setotaiki.html Kansai Kin-in profile] (in Japanese)
{{Professional Go players in Japan}}
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Category:People from Mie Prefecture
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