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South Korean Go player (born 1997)
Byun Sang-il
(
Korean
:
변상일
; born 14 January 1997) is a South Korean professional
Go
player.
Byun Sang-il was born in
Jinju
,
South Gyeongsang Province
. He studied Go with local 9-dan professional
Moon Myeong-geun
[
ko
]
, before moving to
Seoul
in 2007 to further pursue Go. There, he first went to
Lee Sedol
's baduk
dojang
, and later Golden Bell Baduk Dojang. He earned professional 1 dan rank in January 2012, when he was 15 years old.
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In 2018, he led his team Posco Chemtech to win the
Korean Baduk League
, and was named league MVP. His record was 10 wins and 4 losses in his regular league games and 2 postseason wins.
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He won the Guksu Mountains International Baduk Championship in 2021, defeating
Shin Jinseo
in the final round.
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He also won the Crown Haitai Cup in 2022, a tournament for players under 25.
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He won a major international championship in the
Chunlan Cup
in July 2023, with a 2?0 victory over Chinese player
Li Xuanhao
in the finals.
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Later that same month, he won Korea's
GS Caltex Cup
for the first time, after having been the runner-up the previous two years.
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His highest ranking has been number two in the Korea Baduk Association's official rankings of Korean players, which he first reached in 2022. He is currently number two among Korean players.
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