 The following year, she was accepted into Japan Shogi Association (JSA) Kansai Branch's training group system.She was awarded the provisional women's professional rank of 3-kyū in February 2016 under the sponsorship of shogi professional , and obtained the rank of women's professional 2-kyū and full women's professional status two months later in April 2016.Satomi and her sister Kana are the third pair of sisters to be awarded women's professional shogi status by the JSA.