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Shin Min-jun
Shin Min-jun ( ko, 신민준; born 11 January 1999) is a South Korean professional Go player. Biography Shin Min-jun was born in 1999. His father Shin Chang-seok is a television producer-director (PD) of popular KBS dramas. Shin became a professional player in July 2012. He qualified as a pro in the same tournament as Shin Jinseo; the "two Shins" () have often been compared. He studied Go under Lee Sedol, staying at Lee Sedol's house from March to July 2013. He won six consecutive games for Korea in the 19th Nongshim Cup (2017–2018). He was finally eliminated in the seventh game by China's Dang Yifei, who went on to win five consecutive games, before Kim Ji-seok won the final two games to clinch the victory for Korea. In 2018, he took second place in the Globis Cup, an international U-20 tournament in Japan. He finished in the top four in the 23rd LG Cup, after losing in the semifinal to Yang Dingxin. He won the Globis Cup in 2019. In 2021, he won his first internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of the 1948 constitution. According to the 2020 census, Seoul has a population of 9.9 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), Seoul was the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, following Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. Seoul was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis in 2015, with a GDP per capita (PPP) of around $40,000. With major technology hubs centered in Gangnam and Digital Media City, the Seoul Capital Area is home to the headquarters of 15 ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nongshim Cup
The Nongshim Cup is a Go tournament sponsored by Nongshim, an instant noodle food company of South Korea. Outline The Nongshim Cup is a gathering of the best players from South Korea, Japan, and China. The Nongshim Cup is sponsored by Nongshim, an instant noodle food company of South Korea. Each team sends 5 best players to compete. The prize is 500 million Korean Won (approximately $450,000 USD) raised in 2016 from the previous 200 million Korean Won (about $180,000 USD). Past winners By nation Detailed results 18th Nongshim Cup (2016–2017) Members of the winning team who did not need to play: Ke Jie, Tuo Jiaxi, Lian Xiao 19th Nongshim Cup (2017–2018) Members of the winning team who did not need to play: Park Junghwan 20th Nongshim Cup (2018–2019) Members of the winning team who did not need to play: Shi Yue, Gu Zihao, Ke Jie 21st Nongshim Cup (2019–2020) The game between Park Junghwan and Fan Tingyu ended in no result because of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1999 Births
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Ke Jie
Ke Jie () is a Chinese professional Go player of 9 dan rank. He was born on August 2, 1997 in Liandu District, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province. Career 2008–15: Early Career and Bailing Cup Breakthrough Ke Jie started to learn how to play Go in 2003 when he was 5 years old and won his first national championship in 2007. He became a professional Go player in 2008 when he was 10 years old and was promoted to 9 dan in 2015. In January 2015, Ke won his first world title when he won the 2nd Bailing Cup, defeating Qiu Jun 3-2 in the finals. 2015–16: Two International Titles and Chinese No.1 In December 2015, he defeated Shi Yue in the 20th Samsung Cup finals to win another world title. In January 2016, Ke won the 2nd MLily Cup, defeating world renowned Go player Lee Sedol in the fifth round. According to South Korean 9 dan professionals commenting on the final game, the result hinged on a half-point ko and the peculiarities of Chinese scoring rules; however, others have po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Dingxin
Yang Dingxin (; born 19 October 1998) is a Chinese professional Go player. Biography Yang Dingxin was born in 1998 in Zhengzhou, Henan. As a young child, he lived in Bingcha in Rudong County, Nantong, Jiangsu and in Zhengzhou, and moved to Beijing when he was 6. His father, an amateur Go player, introduced him to Go when he was 5 years old. He earned professional status through the qualification tournament in 2008, when he was 9 years and 9 months old, breaking the record for the youngest professional Go player. He won the 12th Ricoh Cup in 2012 at the age of 13 years and 6 months, which broke the record for the youngest player to win a Chinese professional tournament. He also won the Weifu Fangkai Cup in 2013, and the Changqi Cup in 2014. He was the winner of the South-West Qiwang in 2016 and again in 2017. In 2019, he won the 23rd LG Cup, his first international championship, defeating Shi Yue 2–1 in the finals. He was promoted to 9 dan for the victory. He won seven c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LG Cup (Go)
LG Cup World Baduk Championship(Korean language, Korean: LG배 세계기왕전, Hanja: LG杯 世界棋王戰) is a Go competitions, Go competition. Outline The LG Cup is organized by the Chosun Ilbo newspaper and sponsored by the LG Group of Korea. The LG Cup was created after the Kiwang (기왕; 棋王) title from Korea was abolished. There are 16 players who compete in a preliminary, and another 16 players are invited. The latest edition had 256 competitors in the preliminary, the biggest in history. The players are invited from the following Go (game), Weiqi/Go/Baduk associations. *2 from the holder and runner-up of the previous year. *6 from South Korea *3 from Japan *3 from China *1 from Chinese Taipei *1 wildcard The final is a best-of-three match. The komidashi, komi is 6.5 points, and each player has 3 hours main time and five 40-second byoyomi periods. The winner's purse is 300,000,000 South Korean won, won and the total prize pool is 1.3 billion won. Winners & runn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Globis Cup
The Globis Cup is an international Go competition for players under the age of 20. The tournament was created in 2014 and is held annually. It is organized by the Nihon Ki-in and sponsored by Globis, a Japanese company. Rules The Globis Cup is an under-20 Go competition, with 16 players in total from China, Japan, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Europe, North America, and other Asian countries or Oceania. Players must be under 20 years old on January 1 of the year of the tournament (and may turn 20 by the time the event is actually held). Each player has 30 seconds per move, along with 10 one-minute periods of extra thinking time, which is like the NHK Cup. The winner receives 1,500,000 yen The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third-most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar (US$) and the euro. It is also widely used as a third reserve currency after the US dollar and the e ... in prize money, the runner-up receives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Ji-seok (Go Player)
Kim Ji-seok (born 13 June 1989) is a Korean professional Go player. An Younggil describes Jiseok's style as very aggressive. Promotion record Career record *2006: 44 wins, 26 losses *2007: 78 wins, 31 losses *2008: 37 wins, 24 losses *2009: 71 wins, 20 losses *2010: 47 wins, 22 losses *2011: 21 wins, 8 losses Titles and runners-up Korean Baduk League References External linksKim Ji-seok's profileat Korea Baduk Association The Korea Baduk Association, also known as Hanguk Kiwon (), was founded in November 1945 by Cho Namchul. Baduk is a game which was present in Korea by the 5th century. It originated in China, but the West is more familiar with the Japanese name ... 1989 births Living people South Korean Go players {{SouthKorea-Go-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dang Yifei
Dang may refer to: Music * "Dang!" (song), a 2015 song by Mac Miller from ''The Divine Feminine'' * "Dang!", a 2018 song by GreatGuys from ''Trigger'' People * Dang (surname) with origins in both Asiatic and Indo-European languages * Dang, a pseudonym of animator Dan Gordon * Dang Ngoc Long (born 1957), Vietnamese guitarist Places * Dang, Uttar Pradesh, a village Uttar Pradesh, India * Dang, Iran, a village in Fars Province, Iran * Dang (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Gujarat, India * Dang district, India, a district in Gujarat, India * Dang District, Nepal, a district in Lumbini Province, Nepal * Dang Valley, a valley in western Nepal Other * Dang, a minced oath for "damnation" * , the Communist Party of Vietnam See also * "Dang Me "Dang Me" is a song by American country music artist Roger Miller, and 1964's Grammy Award winner for Best Country & Western Song. It was Miller's first chart-topping country hit and first Top Ten pop music hit,Ruhlmann, William. [ AllMusic.com: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hani
Hani may refer to: People * Hani (name) * Hani (producer), a record producer and remixer from New York City * Hani (singer), a South Korean singer and member of EXID * Hani people, an ethnic group of China and Vietnam Places * Hani, an island in Iceland, part of the Vestmannaeyjar islands * Hani, Turkey, a district of Diyarbakır Province * Hani, Ghana, a town in Tain District, Bono Region; see Bono state Other uses * Hani (god), a minor god of the Babylonians and Akkadians * Hani language, the language of many Hani people * Hani, an alien race in The Chanur novels of C. J. Cherryh * Hani, ISO 15924 code for the Chinese script Chinese characters () are logograms developed for the writing of Chinese. In addition, they have been adapted to write other East Asian languages, and remain a key component of the Japanese writing system where they are known as ''kanji' ... * " Hani?", the Turkish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 {{disambiguation, geo Languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
