Song Tae Kon

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Song Tae Kon

Name	Song Tae Kon
Hangul	송태곤
Hanja	宋泰坤
Revised Romanization	Song Tae-gon
McCune-Reischauer	Song T'ae-kon
Born	September 8, 1986
Birthplace	South Korea
Residence	South Korea
Teacher	-
Rank	7 dan
Affiliation	Hanguk Kiwon

Song Tae Kon (born September 8, 1986) is a Korean professional Go player.

[edit] Biography

Song Tae Kon started learning Go when he was only 6. He turned pro when he was 13. Currently, at the age of 19 he is 7 dan. He is one of the best young players in South Korea. His biggest moment came in 2003 when he just couldn't beat Lee Sedol, but put up a good campaign in the Fujitsu Cup. Became a 4 dan in 2003 after winning the Chunwon title. Song was promoted to 5 dan in 2003 for having been runner up in the Fujitsu Cup. He was promoted to 6 dan after winning the KBS Cup, and then promoted to his current rank of 7 dan for winning the BC Card Cup. All of this happened in 2003.