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

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(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

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, staying at Lee Sedol's house from March to July 2013. He won six consecutive games for Korea in the 19th

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(2017–2018). He was finally eliminated in the seventh game by China's

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, 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

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. He won the Globis Cup in 2019. In 2021, he won his first international championship at the 25th LG Cup, with a 2–1 victory in the final over eight-time world champion

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References

External links

* Sensei's library profile
Shin Min-jun on Go4Go

Korea Baduk Association profile
(in Korean) {{DEFAULTSORT:Shin, Min-jun 1999 births Living people South Korean Go players Sportspeople from Seoul