Choi Jeong (born 7 October 1996), or Choi Jung, is a South Korean professional Go player. A student of Yoo Chang-hyuk, Choi Jeong became a professional Go player in 2010. Her first tournament championship was the

Female Myungin The Female Myungin (Korean: 여류명인전, Hanja: 女流名人戰) was a Go competition in South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Pen ...

in 2012, a title which she held for five years up to end of the tournament in 2016. She has won six women's international titles: four times in the

Bingsheng Cup The Bingsheng Cup () is an international women's Go tournament. It was created in 2010 and is held annually. The tournament is held at Qionglong Mountain in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It is also known as the Qionglong Mountain Bingsheng Cup. The name ...

(2014, 2017, 2018, 2019) and twice in the Wu Qingyuan Cup (2019, 2021). In December 2019, she became the first woman to reach the top 20 in the

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 ...

's official ranking of Korean Go players. In November 2022, she became the first woman to reach the finals in a major world tournament.

References

External links

Choi Jeong's profile at Hanguk Kiwon
{{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Jeong 1996 births Living people South Korean Go players Female Go players