Ryu Shikun

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Ryu Shikun
Full name	Ryu Shikun
Hangul	류시훈
Hanja	柳時熏
Revised Romanization	Ryu Si-hun
McCune- Reischauer	Ryu Si-hun
Date of birth	December 8, 1971 (age 35)
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Yusuke Oeda
Turned pro	1988
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Ryu Shikun (柳時熏, born December 8, 1971) in Seoul, South Korea, is a professional Go player.

[edit] Biography

Ryu Shikun is a Go player who grew up in Seoul. He did not move to Japan until he was 15, and just 2 years later he turned professional. He was promoted to 9 dan in 2003.

[edit] Titles & runners-up

Title	Years Held
Current	6
Tengen	1994 - 1996, 2000
Oza	1996
NEC Cup	2003
Defunct	2
Shin-Ei	1992
NEC Shun-Ei	1994
Total	8

Title	Years Held
Current	8
Kisei	2002
Honinbo	1996
Tengen	1997, 2001
Oza	1997
NEC Cup	2005
Shinjin-O	1991
Ryusei	1993
Defunct	1
NEC Shun-Ei	1993
Continental	4
China-Japan Tengen	1995 - 1997, 2001
Total	13

[edit] See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Go players

Persondata
NAME	Ryu, Shikun
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ryu, Si-hun
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional go player
DATE OF BIRTH	December 8, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH	Seoul, South Korea
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH