Sota Fujii prize money
Sota Fujii has won £4,204,066 in shogi prize money from 2019 to 2025, 3rd of 33 players. The most in one money list in a year was £1,076,594 at the 2025 Shogi Money List.
Every paid result
7 results, newest first
| YEAR | YEAR | FINISH | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 Shogi Money List | Top earner | £1,076,594£1.1m |
| 2024 | 2024 Shogi Money List | Top earner | £884,822£885k |
| 2023 | 2023 Shogi Money List | Top earner | £939,154£939k |
| 2022 | 2022 Shogi Money List | Top earner | £615,132£615k |
| 2021 | 2021 Shogi Money List | 3rd | £352,598£353k |
| 2020 | 2020 Shogi Money List | 4th | £229,522£230k |
| 2019 | 2019 Shogi Money List | 9th | £106,243£106k |
Sota Fujii's prize money, year by year
Around Sota Fujii on the money list
The players either side, by career shogi prize money
| # | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Takeshi Fujii | Japan | £207,396£207k |
| 25 | Taichi Takami | Japan | £132,854£133k |
| 26 | Seiya Kondo | Japan | £120,355£120k |
| 27 | Taichi Nakamura | Japan | £108,058£108k |
| 28 | Ayumu Matsuo | Japan | £100,044£100k |
| 29 | Daichi Sasaki | Japan | £94,802£95k |
| 30 | Koji Tanigawa | Japan | £91,627£92k |
| 31 | Yasuhiro Masuda | Japan | £86,638£87k |
| 32 | Shota Chida | Japan | £85,277£85k |
| 33 | Naohiro Ishida | Japan | £71,921£72k |
| 1 | Akira Watanabe | Japan | £5,056,682£5.1m |
| 2 | Yoshiharu Habu | Japan | £4,966,618£5.0m |
| 3 | Sota Fujii | Japan | £4,204,066£4.2m |
| 4 | Masayuki Toyoshima | Japan | £2,478,823£2.5m |
| 5 | Takuya Nagase | Japan | £1,506,960£1.5m |
| 6 | Toshiyuki Moriuchi | Japan | £1,475,964£1.5m |
| 7 | Amahiko Sato | Japan | £1,365,739£1.4m |
| 8 | Akihito Hirose | Japan | £1,355,911£1.4m |
| 9 | Toshiaki Kubo | Japan | £1,246,140£1.2m |
| 10 | Tadahisa Maruyama | Japan | £926,352£926k |
| 11 | Masataka Goda | Japan | £792,338£792k |
| 12 | Koichi Fukaura | Japan | £783,670£784k |
| 13 | Yasumitsu Sato | Japan | £694,159£694k |
| 14 | Tatsuya Sugai | Japan | £595,073£595k |
| 15 | Kazuki Kimura | Japan | £578,491£578k |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Sota Fujii won?
£4,204,066 in shogi prize money, 3rd of the 33 players on our money list.
What is the most Sota Fujii has won in one money list in a year?
£1,076,594, finishing Top earner in the 2025 Shogi Money List.
What was Sota Fujii's best year?
2025, when Sota Fujii won £1,076,594.
How many years at the top has Sota Fujii had?
4 years at the top in the years we hold, most recently the 2025 Shogi Money List.
Who is just above Sota Fujii on the money list?
Yoshiharu Habu, on £4,966,618.
Where to next
The full list is on shogi prize money. Every edition of the Shogi Money List is on the Shogi Money List prize money page. Every year of the Shogi Money List we hold has its own page: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. One place up is Yoshiharu Habu. One place down is Masayuki Toyoshima. Each year Sota Fujii was paid is ranked in full: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.