Park Jungsang

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Park Jungsang
Full name	Park Jungsang
Hanja	朴正祥
Date of birth	August 23, 1984 (age 22)
Place of birth	, South Korea
Residence	South Korea
Teacher	Heo Jang-Hwoi
Turned pro	2000
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Hanguk Kiwon

Park Jungsang (born August 23, 1984) is a professional Go player.

[edit] Biography

Park was born in South Korea. He became a professional in 2000, and was promoted to 4 dan in 2003. Currently, he is a 6 dan. In 2004, he won his first Go competition, the SK Gas Cup. In 2006, he pulled upset victories over top players from China, South Korea, and Japan to win the 19^th Fujitsu Cup. It continued South Korea's successive run of 9 straight tournament wins. His rank was increased to 6 dan due to the win. He was promoted to 9 dan in 2006.

[edit] Past titles & runners-up

Title	Years Held
Current	2
SK Gas Cup	2004
Osram Cup	2006
International	1
Fujitsu Cup	2006

Title	Years Lost
Current	2
Electron-Land Cup	2006
Maxim Cup	2007

[edit] External links

• Profile at GoGameWorld
• Interview

Current titles

v • d • e Current Minor title holders Electron-Land Cup - Lee Chang-ho KBS Cup - Lee Sedol BC Card Cup - Heo Young-ho SK Gas Cup - Paek Hongsuk Osram Cup - Park Jungsang Ch'eongpung Cup - Kim Dongyeop Maxim Cup - Lee Sedol Yeongnam Ilbo Cup - Pak Yeong-hun v • d • e International title holders LG Cup - Zhou Junxun Samsung Cup - Chang Hao Fujitsu Cup - Park Jungsang Chunlan Cup - Gu Li World Oza - Lee Sedol Ing Cup - Chang Hao Zhonghuan Cup - Choi Cheol-han