Ito Shimozaki

Ito Shimozaki' (霜崎 絃 Shimozaki Ito'') is a third-year student at Suwada High School in Chiba Prefecture who is the top ranked player in Chiba Prefecture. Although Suwada fails to qualify for the 71st Inter High's team tournament, she enters in the individual tournament.

Appearance
Ito has long wavy black hair and dark eyes.

In the anime she wears a plain blue Chinese clothing. However in the manga her shirt and pants have floral patterns.

Playing Styles/Abilities
Not fully shown, but since Ito is the top player in the Chiba Prefecture, she is a formidable opponent.

Final Eight Arc
Ito is an acquaintance of Kei Arakawa who enlists her help in helping Achiga Girls' Academy prepare for its Inter High semi-final.

Etymology

 * The name Ito means "string, cord, samisen music" (絃).
 * Ito's surname Shimozaki means "frost" (霜) (shimo) and "cape, peninsula" (崎) (saki/zaki).