Sport and Games Atlas

How The Game Is Played
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Athlete

Kang Dongyun

Space and Territory Games

Kang Dongyun is a South Korean professional Go player born on January 23, 1989, in Seoul. He turned professional in 2002 and reached 9 dan, winning the Fujitsu Cup in 2009 by defeating Lee Chang-ho and the LG Cup in the 2015-2016 season by defeating Park Yeong-hun. He also won the Myungin and Chunwon domestic titles in 2008 and the KBS Cup in 2010, and took a gold medal in the men's team event at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.

Facts
Birth Year
1989 1
Birth Date
1989-01-23 1
Nationality
South Korean 1
Career Highlight
Won the 2009 Fujitsu Cup, defeating Lee Chang-ho in the final for his first world Go championship. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Kang Dong-yun - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Born line
    (1989-01-23) January 23, 1989 (age 37)
  • Infobox, Born line, year component
    (1989-01-23) January 23, 1989 (age 37)
  • Categories box
    South Korean Go players
  • Biography section, 2009 Fujitsu Cup final
    Kang prevailed in the final, defeating Lee with white by two and a half points to win his first world championship.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Kang Dongyun (born January 23, 1989) is a professional Go player.
View the Source
Wikidata: Kang Dongyun
Wikidata Q492821, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

Take a Related Quiz

Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.