Shin Min-jun

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Shin Min-jun
Full nameShin Min-jun
Hangul신민준
Hanja申旻埈
Born (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 (age 22)
Seoul, South Korea
ResidenceSouth Korea South Korea
Turned pro2012
Rank9 dan
AffiliationHanguk Kiwon

Shin Min-jun (Korean: 신민준; born 11 January 1999) is a South Korean professional Go player.

Biography[]

Shin Min-jun was born in 1999. His father is a television producer-director (PD) of popular KBS dramas.[1]

Shin became a professional player in July 2012. He qualified as a pro in the same tournament as Shin Jinseo; the "two Shins" (Korean: 양신; Hanja: 兩申) have often been compared.[1] He studied Go under Lee Sedol, staying at Lee Sedol's house from March to July 2013.[1][2]

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 , who went on to win five consecutive games, before Kim Ji-seok won the final two games to clinch the victory for Korea.[3][4]

In 2018, he took second place in the Globis Cup, an international U-20 tournament in Japan.[5][6] He finished in the top four in the 23rd LG Cup, after losing in the semifinal to Yang Dingxin.[7] He won the Globis Cup in 2019.[8][9]

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 Ke Jie.[10][11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "신민준 "농심배 4연승 기쁘지만…아직 안 끝났어요"". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2017-09-27.
  2. ^ "내제자 계보 잇는 이세돌-신민준 중국에 맞설 기재 독창적 세계로 이끌것". hani.co.kr (in Korean). 2013-10-03.
  3. ^ "The Power Report (Part 1 of 3): Korea stars in Nongshim Cup; 22nd Samsung Cup; Meijin Four: Iyama's brilliancy". American Go E-Journal. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  4. ^ "The Power Report (1/2): Korea wins Nong Shim Cup; Fujisawa defends 30th Women's Meijin; Kato & Iyama win Pair Go". American Go E-Journal. 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  5. ^ "The Power Report (2): Kisei S League starts; Xu of China wins Globis Cup; Yo keeps Honinbo seat; Shibano wins Japan-China Ryusei". American Go E-Journal. 2018-06-11. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  6. ^ "5th GLOBIS CUP WORLD GO U-20". Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  7. ^ "杨鼎新胜申旻埈会师时越 中国棋手第五次包揽LG杯冠亚军". Tencent Sports (in Chinese). 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  8. ^ "The Power Report: Shin Minjun wins 6th Globis Cup; China starts well in 9th Huanglongshi Cup; Nakamura Sumire makes pro debut; Gosei challenger: Ichiriki or Hane". American Go E-Journal. 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  9. ^ "6th GLOBIS CUP WORLD GO U-20". Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  10. ^ "The Power Report: Meijin League; 32nd Women's Meijin league; Shin Minjun wins LG Cup". American Go E-Journal. 2021-03-04.
  11. ^ "申旻埈2-1柯洁首夺围棋世界冠军 柯洁遗憾落泪" (in Chinese). 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  12. ^ "LG杯决赛柯洁1-2负韩国名将申旻埈 无缘成为最年轻九冠王". Tencent Sports (in Chinese). 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-02-09.

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