Famous People with Name Shuzo

Shuzo Matsuoka            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shuzo Matsuoka: is a former professional tennis player from Japan.Matsuoka's best performance at a Grand Slam event came at Wimbledon in 1995, where he reached the quarter-finals before being knocked out by Pete Sampras in four sets 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 2–6. Matsuoka's serve gave Sampras fits in the first set and looked to be on his way to the semifinals until Pete solved the puzzle that was Matsuoka's serve. Matsuoka was unable to subdue the defending champion in the next 3 sets.

Shuzo Awaji            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shuzo Awaji: a professional Go player.Shuzo Awaji became a professional Go player when he was 19 years old. He was promoted to 9 dan after he challenged for the 1984 Honinbo title. Despite challenging for all of the big seven titles in Japan (Kisei, Meijin, Honinbo, Judan, Tengen, Oza and Gosei), he has never won any of them.

Shuzo Ohira            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shuzo Ohira: was a professional Go player.Ohira was born in Gifu, Japan. Taken under the wing of the prolific Kitani Minoru in 1941, Ohira quickly rose above in rank. By 1947, he had obtained professional 1 dan, being promoted to 2 dan in the same year. By 1955 he was 6 dan, and by 1963 he reached the peak of 9 dan. His first big break came in 1966 when he won the Nihon Ki-in Championship, and defended it for 3 years. Along with Takagawa Kaku, Sakata Eio, and Ishida Yoshio, Ohira was the only player to win this title. In 1977, he won his first major title by winning the Hayago Championship. Tens years later her set a new record of successive wins, with 17. During his time, he was an active player in the Meijin and Honinbo leagues. He lived in Yokohama,