is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship Katsumata was born on March 21, 1969, in Zama, Kanagawa. As a junior high school student, Katsumata won the 8th in 1983. Later that same year, he was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional . He was promoted to amateur professional 1-dan in 1986 and was awarded full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in April 1995.
Shogi professional Promotion history The promotion history for Katsumata is as follows:
6-kyū: 1983 1-dan: 1986 4-dan: April 1, 1995 5-dan: April 1, 1999 6-dan: March 13, 2007 7-dan: April 1, 2020
References
External links ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Katsumata, Kiyokazu