Won Seong-jin is a South Korean professional Go player born on July 15, 1985. He turned professional in 1998 and reached 9 dan, and his only world championship came in 2011 when he won the 16th Samsung Cup, defeating defending champion Gu Li in a final played without a rest day between games. He also won the Chunwon title in 2007, the BC Card Cup in 2007, the Myungin title in 2009, the GS Caltex Cup in 2010, the SK Gas Cup in 1999 and the continental China-Korea Tengen title in 2008.
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Career HighlightWon the 2011 Samsung Cup world championship, his only world title, defeating defending champion Gu Li. 1 Classification
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July 15, 1985
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This remains to date Won's only World Championship and, despite the victory, he has to perform the compulsory 2-year military service of South Korea. This is due to the Hanguk Kiwon and the Korean Military's mutual agreement that players who won major international titles outside Korea, i.e. the Fujitsu Cup and the Ing Cup, were able to be exempt from it, whilst domestic titles still required the player to perform military service.
Biography section, 2011 Samsung Cup final
Won, with the white stones, attacked Gu Li's long dragon in the middle of the battle and gained a convincing win, albeit from Gu Li's lack of insight on his dragon's safety.
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Won Seong-jin (born 15 July 1985) is a professional Go player.
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