[6] In 2006, he defeated Yoshiharu Habu to earn the right to challenge defending champion Yasumitsu Satō for the 77th Kisei title, but ended up losing the match 3 games to none.
[8] Suzuki has also been recognized for his contributions to opening theory and received the 32nd Kōzō Masuda Award for the 2004–5 shogi year for his development of the New Quick Ishida attacking formation.
[13] He has won two non-major shogi championships during his career: the 15th Hayazashi Shineisen [ja] (1996) and the 49th NHK Cup (1999).
[22] Suzuki became interested in mahjong as a hobby while he was an apprentice shogi professional, and participated in a number of tournaments over the years as an amateur.
[24] In 2020, he finished atop of the individual standings for the New Year's All Star Mahjong Tournament (新春オールスター麻雀, Shin'nen Ōru Sutā Mājan), and in 2022, he advance to the finals of the 2022 Mahjong Strongest player tournament (this time after winning the "Former Men's Pro Champion" class (男子プロ王者の帰還枠, Danshi Puro Ōja no Kikan Waku)), but finished second to professional mahjong player Naoki Setokuma [ja].
It marked the fourth consecutive year that Suzuki had advanced to the tournament's finals.