title: Sayuri Takebe
text: # Sayuri Takebe
  
  Sayuri Takebe (竹部 さゆり, Takebe Sayuri, born June 4, 1978) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.
  
  ## Promotion history
  
  Takebe's promotion history is as follows.
  
  * Women's Professional Apprentice League: 1995
  * 2-kyū: October 1, 1995
  * 1-kyū: April 1, 1996
  * 1-dan: October 19, 1996
  * 2-dan: April 1, 1997
  * 3-dan: March 20, 2003
  * 4-dan: January 16, 2019
  
  Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.
  
  ## Titles and other championships
  
  Takebe has appeared in one women's major title match. She was the challenger for the 6th Kurashiki Tōka Cup [ja] title in 1996, but lost to Ichiyo Shimizu 2 games to none.
  
  