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Sotoyanagi Sebun

Sotoyanagi Sebun (外柳是聞) has a rating of 1836, ranked 69 of 452 in professional play. Their highest rating so far is 1914 (September 22, 2022).

Sotoyanagi Sebun5 dan外柳是聞Nihon Ki-in Tokyo
Rating1836
Rank69
1-year change↑76
Peak rating1914
Last 10205-137(1 by default)
2026 record
16-7
Record since 1927
205-137
Win rate
.599

The rating is calculated from published game results. It does not include any adjustment for playing Black.

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Rating history — professional

26 gamesHigh 1873Low 1746
78 gamesHigh 1873Low 1739
134 gamesHigh 1914Low 1739
339 gamesHigh 1914Low 1516

The “All” view starts at 2006; earlier years are used only to warm up the calculation and are not shown.

Recent games

Up to 20 games, newest first. “Change” is the rating movement.
DateOpponent and tournamentResultChange
September 10, 2026Takao ShinjiHoninbo Preliminary A　as Black↓10
August 31, 2026Inaba TakahiroSGW Cup Chuyo Preliminary Semifinal　Colors unknown↓22
August 31, 2026Oki KeijiSGW Cup Chuyo Preliminary Round 1　Colors unknown↑2
August 24, 2026Morita MichihiroOza　Colors unknown↑13
August 17, 2026Komatsu HidekiKisei　Colors unknown↓21
August 13, 2026Iguchi ToyohideHoninbo　Colors unknown↑12
July 16, 2026O MeienTengen　Colors unknown↑12
July 9, 2026Miyazaki RyutaroOza　Colors unknown↑2
July 2, 2026Onishi KenyaHoninbo　Colors unknown↑16
June 22, 2026Terayama ReiKisei League C Round 2　as White↑18
June 11, 2026Obuchi KotaroTengen　Colors unknown↑15
June 4, 2026Chang FukangOza　Colors unknown↑14
May 28, 2026Shida TatsuyaKisei League C Round 1　as Black↓7
May 25, 2026Yoda OzoraJudan　Colors unknown↓24
May 7, 2026Tanaka YukiKisei First Tournament Preliminary Final　Colors unknown↑20
April 23, 2026Nagashima KozueHoninbo　Colors unknown↑2
April 16, 2026Mimura TomoyasuGosei　Colors unknown↓15
April 9, 2026Kuwabara ItsukiKisei First Tournament Preliminary Semifinal　Colors unknown↑23
March 5, 2026Numadate SakiyaKisei First Tournament Preliminary Quarterfinal　Colors unknown↑16
February 26, 2026Kono TakashiGosei　Colors unknown↑6

Head-to-head

Up to 10 opponents, most-played first. Records are from Sotoyanagi Sebun's point of view; jigo and no-result games are not counted as wins or losses. Only games from 1927 onward are included.
OpponentTotalAs BlackAs White
Koyama Kuya4-4.5001-01-0
Uchida Shuhei5-1.8330-00-0
Terayama Rei2-4.3330-01-0
Aoki Hirotaka3-2.6000-00-0
Obuchi Kotaro4-1.8000-00-0
Ryu Shikun4-1.8003-10-0
Inaba Takahiro3-1.7500-00-0
Motoki Katsuya0-4.0000-10-0
Okada Yumiko4-01.0000-00-0
Ando Kazushige2-2.5000-00-0

Record by year

Counted by calendar year, January to December (default wins and losses are included; jigo and no-result games are not). Only games from 1927 onward are counted, so these totals do not match the career records published by the two Ki-in.

YearRecordWin rate
202616-7.696
202512-9.571
202411-12.478
202316-12.571
202220-10.667
202120-11.645
202018-10.643
201913-12.520
201819-15.559
201720-15.571
201618-14.563
201518-8.692
20144-2.667
Total205-137.599

Calculated from games played between 1927 and 2026 (as of September 17, 2026).