Kang Dongyun

Kang Dongyun
Full name Kang Dongyun
Hanja 姜東潤
Born January 23, 1989 (1989-01-23) (age 23)
South Korea
Residence South Korea
Teacher Kwon Kab Ryong
Turned pro 2002
Rank 9 dan
Affiliation Hanguk Kiwon

Kang Dongyun (born January 23, 1989) is a professional Go player.

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Biography

Kang became a professional in 2002. In 2007, he was promoted to the rank of 7 dan. He is a disciple of Kwon Kab-ryong. He is now a 9-dan professional player.

He is one of the most promising go players. His current record in the 2007 Korean Baduk League is 7 wins 1 loss. So far in this tournament he beat some of the top Korean players like Cho Hunhyun, Lee Chang-ho, Mok Jin-seok and Cho Hanseung. Kang had a remarkable result in the 10th Nong Shim Cup, beating the dominant player of the first stage, Tuo Jiaxi (who had beaten all four of his opponents), and going on to win against Kimio Yamada, Piao Wenyao, Naoki Hane and Qiu Jun in the respective order for 5 straight wins. His reign was ended by Shinji Takao, who was, at that stage, the last remaining member of the Japanese team. Though it was a difficult loss with white, as all of Kang's matches beforehand had been with black, it still made the Korean Team gain an advantage in members remaining, and with fellow Korean baduk kings Lee Sedol and Lee Chang-ho remaining, Korea was still the strongest contender for the cup. The Chinese team had world number 2 Gu Li and former champion Chang Hao, but the rivalry between the two Lee's and Gu and Chang made the matches seem extra important. However, Lee Chang-ho never got to play, as Lee Sedol defeated both Chang Hao and Gu Li.

Kang played Pak Yeong-hun in the semifinals at the 22nd Fujitsu Cup, defeating Park in 200 moves. This was the first time Kang had ever been in a World Go Championship final. In the final, he went up against Lee Chang-ho, who defeated Chang Hao by 4 and a half points with black in the semifinals. Kang prevailed in the final, defeating Lee with white by two and a half points to win his first world championship.

Promotion record

Rank
Year
Notes
1 dan 2002 Promoted to professional dan rank after passing qualifying test.
2 dan
3 dan
4 dan
5 dan
6 dan
7 dan
8 dan 2008
9 dan 2009

Titles and runners-up

Domestic
Title Wins Runners-up
Myungin 1 (2008)
Chunwon 1 (2008) 1 (2007)
KBS Cup 1 (2010)
Maxim Cup 1 (2010)
Olleh KT Cup 1 (2010)
King of Kings 1 (2007)
SK Gas Cup 1 (2005)
New Pro Strongest 2 (2005, 2007)
Total 5 5
Continental
Title Wins Runners-up
China-Korea Tengen 1 (2009)
Total 0 1
International
Title Wins Runners-up
Fujitsu Cup 1 (2009)
World Mind Sports Games Male Individual 1 (2008)
Total 2 0

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