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South Korean Go player
Park Yeong-hun
(
Korean
:
박영훈
, born April 1, 1985), also known as
Park Young-hoon
and
Pak Yeong-hoon
, is a South Korean professional
Go
player
.
Biography
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Park Yeong-hun was born in
Seoul
. He is a professional
Go
player in the
Hanguk Kiwon
.
He is the youngest ever Korean 9 dan, promoted when he was only 19 years old. Due to the new rules set by the Hanguk Kiwon, Park moved up from 1 dan to 9 in only 4 years and 7 months, which is the fastest progress ever.
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Much of this was due to him winning the
Fujitsu Cup
in 2004 when he was at 4 dan. This also earned him exemption from
military service
.
His hobbies include
tennis
and playing
Tetris
.
Titles and runners-up
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He ranks #8 in
total number of titles in Korea
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References
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"박영훈(朴永訓)"
.
Korea Baduk Association
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
December 30,
2023
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