Won Seong-jin
Full name	Won Seong-jin
Hanja	元晟溱
Date of birth	July 15, 1985 (1985-07-15) (age 24)
Place of birth	, South Korea
Residence	South Korea
Turned pro	Kwon Kab Ryong
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Hanguk Kiwon

Won Seong-jin (born July 15, 1985) is a professional Go player.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Titles & runners-up 3 Promotion record 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

Won's teacher is the prolific Kwon Kab Ryong. Won became a professional in 1998, and quickly advanced after that. By 2004, he was at the rank of 6 dan. He is currently a 7 dan.^[1] He has had a handful of second place finishes, but has yet to capture his first title. In 2002, he had made a strong run in the 7th LG Cup after beating top players including Kobayashi Koichi, Chang Hao, and Zhou Heyang.^[1] His best achievement to date is winning the 17th BC Card Cup.

[edit] Titles & runners-up

Title	Years Held
Current	2
Chunwon	2007
BC Card Cup	2007
Total	1

Title	Years Lost
Current	4
Chunwon	2003
BC Card Cup	2001, 2006
SK Gas Cup	1999

^[2]

[edit] Promotion record

Rank	Year	Notes
1 dan	1998
2 dan	1999
3 dan	2000
4 dan	2002
5 dan	2003
6 dan	2004
7 dan	2006
8 dan
9 dan

^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• GoBase profile
• GoGameWorld profile
• Interview

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