title: Naoki Hane
text: # Naoki Hane
  
  Naoki Hane (羽根 直樹, Hane Naoki, born 14 August 1976) is a professional Japanese 9 dan Go player currently affiliated with the Nihon Ki-in. He is both the son and student of Yasumasa Hane 9 dan.
  
  ## Titles and runners-up
  
  Ranks 13th in total number of titles won in Japan.
  
  Domestic :
  
  | Title | Wins | Runners-up |
  | - | - | - |
  | Kisei | 2 (2004, 2005) | 1 (2006) |
  | Honinbo | 2 (2008, 2009) | 2 (2010, 2011) |
  | Tengen | 3 (2001–2003) | 1 (2004) |
  | Oza | | 1 (2011) |
  | Gosei | 1 (2011) | 1 (2012) |
  | Agon Cup | 2 (2004, 2009) | 1 (2006) |
  | Ryusei | | 1 (2003) |
  | NHK Cup | 1 (2006) | 2 (2002, 2012) |
  | Shinjin-O | | 2 (1999, 2000) |
  | NEC Cup | 1 (2009) | 1 (2010) |
  | Okan | 8 (1999, 2002–2004, 2007–2009, 2011) | 3 (2000, 2005, 2010) |
  | Kakusei | | 1 (2003) |
  | NEC Shun-Ei | | 1 (2000) |
  | Shin-Ei | 1 (1996) | |
  | Total | 21 | 18 |
  | Continental |||
  | China-Japan Tengen | 1 (2002) | |
  | China-Japan Agon Cup | | 2 (2004, 2009) |
  | Total | 1 | 2 |
  | International |||
  | Chunlan Cup | | 1 (2003) |
  | Total | 0 | 1 |
  | Career total |||
  | Total | 22 | 21 |
  
  ## Promotion record
  
  | Rank | Year | Notes |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 dan | 1991 | |
  | 2 dan | 1991 | |
  | 3 dan | 1992 | |
  | 4 dan | 1992 | |
  | 5 dan | 1994 | |
  | 6 dan | 1996 | |
  | 7 dan | 1998 | |
  | 8 dan | 2000 | |
  | 9 dan | 2002 | Reached 9 dan in 11 years and 3 months, a Nihon Ki-in record for second fastest promotion. |
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Reached 500 career wins in 2002.
  * Reached 600 career wins in 2005.
  * New Player Award once (1995)
  * Most wins; 48 (1996), 50 (1997), 68 (2001)
  * Most consecutive wins; 19 (1999)
  * Best Player Award twice (2001, 2003)
  * Most games played; 88 (2001)
  * Hidetoshi Prize once (2001)
  