Paek Hongsuk

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Paek Hongsuk
Full name	Paek Hongsuk
Hangul	백홍석
Hanja	白洪淅
McCune- Reischauer	Baek Hong-seok
Date of birth	July 2, 1986 (age 20)
Place of birth	, South Korea
Residence	South Korea
Turned pro	2000
Rank	5 dan
Affiliation	Hanguk Kiwon

Paek Hongsuk (백홍석, 白洪淅 born July 2, 1986) is a professional Go player.

[edit] Biography

Paek became a professional in 2000. He was promoted to 5 dan in 2006.^[1] He won his first title, the SK Gas Cup, in 2006.^[2] Also in 2006, he reached the quarter finals of the Samsung Cup before losing to Lee Chang-ho.^[3]

[edit] Titles & runners-up

Title	Years Held
SK Gas Cup	2006
Total	1

Title	Years Lost
Current	1
Sibdang Cup	2007
Total	1

^[2]

[edit] Promotion record

Rank	Year	Notes
1 dan	2000
2 dan	2001
3 dan	2004
4 dan	2005
5 dan	2006
6 dan	—
7 dan	—
8 dan	—
9 dan	—

^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External link

CyberOro profile (Korean)

Persondata
NAME	Paek, Hongsuk
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Baek, Hong-seok
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional go player
DATE OF BIRTH	July 2, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH	South Korea
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH