B-Boy Combat Zone Wrestling (2003-2010, 2016-present) What was his involvement with Combat Zone Wrestling? In Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Cuntapay, using the name B-Boy, joined the Hi V faction, Why did he leave it in 2010? He held the championship for two weeks, before losing it to Jon Moxley on February 13. Why did he go back in 2016? I don't know. Is he still wrestling today? I don't know. What was one of his accomplishments with Combat Zone Wrestling? He held the championship for two weeks, What was another accomplishment? won the CZW World Heavyweight Championship, What did he do after that? He held the championship for two weeks, before losing it to Jon Moxley
Has he gotten any recognition or honors for his accomplishments?
Has B-Boy gotten any recognition or honors for his accomplishments?
In Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Cuntapay, using the name B-Boy, joined the Hi V faction, with Messiah and The Backseat Boys, managed by Dewey Donovan. On April 12, 2003, B-Boy defeated Deranged, Lil Cholo, Jay Briscoe and Sonjay Dutt to win the Best of the Best tournament. On July 20, Hi V turned on CZW owner John Zandig, leading to the rest of the roster chasing them out of the building. This allowed the Hi V members to take a short hiatus from CZW, and B-Boy returned on the show of October 11, Uprising, defeating Homicide. He continued working regularly throughout the end of 2003 and 2004, gaining numerous title matches, but failing to win them. On July 10, 2004, B-Boy competed in the fourth annual Best of the Best tournament in an attempt to win it for the second consecutive time, but lost to Roderick Strong in the quarter-finals. After another short hiatus from CZW, B-Boy defeated Dan Maff on December 11 to win the Xtreme Strong Style Tournament. This earned him a match that night against the CZW Iron Man Champion, Chris Hero, who he then defeated to win the championship. After successful defenses against Kaos, B-Boy lost the championship to Frankie The Mobster on February 5, 2005 at Only the Strong: Scarred for Life. On April 2, 2005, B-Boy unsuccessfully challenged Ruckus for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship, and on May 14, he competed in the fifth Best of the Best tournament, making it to the finals, where he lost to Mike Quackenbush in a four-way match. On August 13, B-Boy lost a Loser Leaves Town match to Nate Webb, although he returned just under a month later on September 10, at the Chri$ Ca$h Memorial Show. After this, he competed only sporadically for CZW, making an appearance at the 2006 Chri$ Ca$h Memorial Show, and then, later that night, unsuccessfully challenging LuFisto for the CZW Iron Man Championship. He also competed in the seventh Best of the Best tournament on July 14, 2007, defeating Cheech, Ricochet, Brandon Thomaselli and Jigsaw en route to the final, where he lost to Joker. On January 30, 2010, at High Stakes 4 - Sky's the Limit B-Boy won the CZW World Heavyweight Championship, by defeating the previous champion Drake Younger. He held the championship for two weeks, before losing it to Jon Moxley on February 13. B-Boy announced on his Twitter that he would be returning to CZW to face AR Fox. Later, it was announced that B-Boy would be facing Jonathan Gresham at Proving Grounds. CANNOTANSWER
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is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8-dan.

Shogi professional
In August 2008, Nakata defeated  to become the 36th professional to win 600 official games.

Promotion history
Nakata's promotion history is as follows:
 1976: 6-kyū
 1980: 1-dan
 1985, November 28: 4-dan
 1988, December 16: 5-dan
 1992, April 6: 6-dan
 1997, November 11: 7-dan
 2006, January 27: 8-dan

Titles and other championships
Nakata has made one appearance in a major title match. He was the challenger for the 32nd Ōi title in 1991 against Kōji Tanigawa, but was unsuccessful. He has, however, won two non-major-title championships during his career. He won the 12th  (1989) and 18th All Star Kachinuki-sen (19971998).

Awards and honors
Nakata has received number of awards and honors throughout his career for his accomplishments both on an off the shogi board. These include awards given out annually by the JSA for performance in official games as well as other JSA awards for career accomplishments, and awards received from governmental organizations, etc. for contributions made to Japanese society.

Annual shogi awards
14th Annual Awards (April 1986March 1987): Best Winning Percentage
18th Annual Awards (April 1994March 1995): Most Consecutive Games Won
19th Annual Awards (April 1995March 1996): Most Consecutive Games Won, Best New Player

Other awards
2008: Shogi Honor Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of winning 600 official games as a professional)
2010: 25 Years Service Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years)

References

External links
ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Nakata, Hiroki

1964 births
Japanese shogi players
Living people
Professional shogi players
Professional shogi players from Tokyo Metropolis
People from Musashino, Tokyo is a retired Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9-dan.

Promotion history
The promotion history for Naitō is as follows:
1954: 6-kyū
1956: 1-dan
1958, October 1: 4-dan
1961, April 1: 5-Dan
1962, April 1: 6-dan
1963, April 1: 7-dan
1967, April 1: 8-dan
1974, February 4: 9-dan 
2015, March 31: Retired

Titles and other championships
Naitō appeared in major title matches a total of thirteen times and has won four major titles. He has won the Kisei and Ōi titles twice each. In addition to major titles, Naitō won thirteen other shogi championships during his career.

Awards and honors
Naitō has received a number of awards and honors throughout his career for his accomplishments both on an off the shogi board. These include awards given out annually by the Japan Shogi Association (JSA) for performance in official games as well as other JSA awards for career accomplishments, and awards received from governmental organizations, etc. for contributions made to Japanese society.

Annual Shogi Awards
1st Annual Awards (April 1973March 1974): Technique Award
10th Annual Awards (April 1982March 1983): Technique Award
22nd Annual Awards (April 1994March 1995): Masuda Award (for the Side Pawn Capture, Bishop-33 variation)

Other awards
1979: Shogi Honor Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of winning 600 official games as a professional)
1983: 25 Years Service Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years)
1983, September: Kobe Culture Special Award
1987: Shogi Honor Fighting-spirit Award (Awarded by JSA in recognition of winning 800 official games as a professional)
1991, November: Nishinomiya Citizen's Culture Award
1998: 40 Years Service Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of being an active professional for forty years)
2000: Special Shogi Honor Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of winning 1,000 official games as a professional)
2000, November: Hyōgo Prefecture Honor Award
2008: 50 Years Service Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of being an active professional for fifty years)
2010: Order of the Rising Sun with Gold and Silver Rays

References

External links
ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Naito, Kunio

Japanese shogi players
Living people
Retired professional shogi players
Japanese male singers
Enka singers
People from Kobe
Professional shogi players from Hyōgo Prefecture
Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun
Recipients of the Kōzō Masuda Award
Ōi (shogi)
Kisei (shogi)
1939 births is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is a former Kisei, Kiō, and Ōshō title holder.

Early life
Minami was born in Kishiwada, Osaka on June 8, 1963. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 5-kyū in 1975 as a protegee of shogi professional . He obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in January 1981.

Shogi professional
Minami is a member of the so-called Shōwa 55 group (55年組), a group of eight strong players that become professional in 1980–1981 (year 55 of the Shōwa period) and won numerous shogi tournaments. Others in the group include Osamu Nakamura, Michio Takahashi, Akira Shima, Yasuaki Tsukada, Hiroshi Kamiya, Masaki Izumi, and .

In January 2018, Minami became the 20th shogi professional to win 800 official games and be awarded Shogi Honor Fighting-spirit Award by the JSA.

Playing style
Minami is known for his steady style of starting games slowly as for his quiet manner and strict seiza posture during games. For these reasons, his style is often referred to as the  after the Jizō statues common to Japanese Buddhism.

Promotion history
The promotion history for Minami is as follows:
1977: 5-kyū
1978: 1-dan
1981, January 19: 4-dan
1982, April 1: 5-dan
1983, April 1: 6-dan
1985, April 1: 7-dan
1986, April 1: 8-dan
1989, February 22: 9-dan

Titles and other championships
Minami has appeared in major title matches a total of sixteen times, and has won seven major titles. In addition to major titles, Minami has won six non-title championships during his career.

Major titles

Other championships

Note: Tournaments marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer held.

Awards and honors
Minami has received a number of awards and honors throughout his career for his accomplishments both on an off the shogi board. These include awards given out annually by the JSA for performance in official games as well as other JSA awards for career accomplishments, and awards received from governmental organizations, etc. for contributions made to Japanese society.

Annual shogi awards
10th Annual Awards (April 1982March 1983): Best New Player, Best Winning Percentage, Most Consecutive Games Won
13th Annual Awards (April 1985March 1986): Most Consecutive Games Won
15th Annual Awards (April 1987March 1988): Distinguished Service Award
16th Annual Awards (April 1988March 1989): Fighting-spirit Award
17th Annual Awards (April 1989March 1990): Technique Award

Other awards
1988, November: Kishiwada City Meritorious Citizen Award
2003: Shogi Honor Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of winning 600 official games as a professional)
2005: 25 Years Service Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition of being an active professional for twenty-five years)
2018: Shogi Honor Fighting-spirit Award (Awarded by JSA in recognition of winning 800 official games as a professional)

References

External links
ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Minami, Yoshikazu

1963 births
Japanese shogi players
Living people
Professional shogi players from Osaka Prefecture
Kisei (shogi)
Kiō
Ōshō
People from Kishiwada, Osaka
Professional shogi players