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Kong Jie is a Chinese

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Biography

Kong Jie turned professional in 1994 at the age of 12. He was promoted to 7-dan after 8-years in 2001. In 2004 he was sent into the Teda Cup as China

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's representative against Lee Chang-ho

Lee Chang-ho

Lee Chang-ho is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank. He is regarded by many as one of the strongest modern Go players. He was a student of Cho Hunhyun 9-dan. He is the only player to have won all eight international competitions at least once.-Biography:He turned professional in...

and Yoda Norimoto. Kong Jie is China's 29th professional 9-dan, doing so by being runner's up in the 13th Samsung Cup, and entering the finals of the Asian TV Cup for the first time.

In 2009, Kong Jie achieved a major international breakthrough by winning the Asian TV Cup—defeating Korea's top three players of Lee Sedol

Lee Sedol

Lee Sedol is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank.-Biography:Many regard Lee Sedol as one of the strongest players of all time. Lee was born in Korea in 1983 and studied at the Hanguk Kiwon. He ranks third in career titles with 37, behind Cho Hunhyun and Lee Chang-ho...

, Lee Chang-ho

Lee Chang-ho

and Kang Dongyun respectively. His win marked the end of several years of poor personal international results. Later in the year, Kong Jie followed-up by reaching the semi-finals of the 14th Samsung Cup

Samsung Cup

The Samsung Cup is a Go competition.-Outline:The Samsung Cup is an international competition. The Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance of Korea and Hanguk Kiwon host the competition. The format starts with a preliminary tournament in which even amateur players are allowed to play...

and proceeded to win the title by defeating his two compatriots Gu Li

Gu Li

Gu Li is a Chinese professional Go player.- Biography :Gu Li is currently the #1 ranked Chinese player by the Zhongguo Qiyuan. He became a pro in 1994 when he was only 12. In 2006, he won the 10th LG Cup and became the youngest Chinese player to ever win a major international title; as a result,...

and Qiu Jun

Qiu Jun

Qiu Jun is a Chinese professional Go player.- Biography :Jun started learning Go at the age of 6. He became a professional in 1994. Over the next 3 years, he gained 3 consecutive promotions. He was promoted to 7 dan in 2005 and then reached 8 dan in 2006...

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In 2010, Kong Jie passed the preliminary rounds of the 14th LG Cup to face former champion Lee Chang-ho

Lee Chang-ho

in the finals. Kong won the match 2-0 and also the tournament.
Later in the year, Kong Jie successfully defended his Asian TV Cup, defeating Korea's Lee Chang-ho

Lee Chang-ho

and Japan's Yuki Satoshi. He followed this up with another big win over a red hot Lee Sedol

Lee Sedol

, to win the 23rd Fujitsu Cup. With an incredible year, he arguably cemented his status as the 2010 world's strongest Go player. During the 15th Samsung Cup

Samsung Cup

， Kong managed to defeat a soon to be wedded Lee Chang-Ho before succumbing to Kim Ji-Seok in the Quarterfinals. The match, with Kong playing Black, turned out to be a crucial "fight to the death" of both side's dragons, but Kong, miscalculated a combination by Kim on move 150, and on move 202, resigned, thus failing to defend his crown.

Style

Kong Jie is considered to be an expert at life and death problems. In China he is known as the King of Tsumego (King Kong).

Promotion record

Career record

2006: 52 wins, 26 losses.
2007: 45 wins, 22 losses.
2008: 43 wins, 25 losses.
2009: 47 wins, 20 losses.
2010: 45 wins, 23 losses.

Titles and runners-up

Ranks #5 in total amount of titles in China and #7-t in international titles.

Domestic
Title	Wins	Runners-up
Chang-ki Cup Chang-ki Cup The Chang-ki Cup is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition- Outline :The Chang-ki Cup is a Go tournament dedicated to Ing Chang-ki. It starts every year on Ing's birthday, October 23. 216 Chinese players get together in a preliminary and 24 advance to the main event...	2 (2004, 2006)	1 (2005)
Ahan Tongshan Cup Ahan Tongshan Cup The Ahan Tongshan Cup is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition.-Outline:The Ahan Tongshan Cup is equvilant of the Agon Cup in Japan. It is sponsored by the same company, the Agon Shu. 144 professional and 8 amateur players come together to play a fast game tournament. The format is single knockout...		2 (2003, 2007)
RICOH Cup RICOH Cup The RICOH Cup is a Go competition in China.-Outline:The tournament is sponsored by RICOH of Hong Kong. The first year featured eight invited participants. The next year it was increased to 16 and then 54 in the third term. The last edition featured 48 players. The prize money is 80,000 .-Past...	2 (2003, 2010)	1 (2002)
Qiwang Qiwang The Qiwang is a Go competition in China.-Past winners and runners-up:...	2 (2004, 2009)	1 (2001)
CCTV Cup CCTV Cup The CCTV Cup is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition.-Outline:The CCTV Cup is the longest running fast game tournament in China and the sponsor is the Chinese CCTV station. 64 players play in a single knockout format. The time limit is one move every 30 seconds. The title holder and the runner up get a...	1 (2009)
Xinren Wang Xinren Wang The Xinren Wang , literally meaning King of the New Stars, i.e., Shinjin-O in Japanese, is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition.-Outline:...	1 (2003)
NEC Cup NEC Cup (China) The NEC Cup is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition, supported by NEC Corporation.-Past winners:...		2 (2008, 2009)
National Go Individual	2 (2001, 2003)
National Sports Mass Meeting	1 (2000)
Total	11	7
Continental
Asian TV Cup Asian TV Cup The Asian TV Cup is a Go competition.-Outline:The Asian TV Cup is the oldest continental tournament, dating back to 1989. The winners and runner up's of the biggest hayago competitions from Asia battle in the biggest hayago tournament of all.-Past winners:-See also:*...	3 (2009–2011)
China-Korea New Pro Wang China-Korea New Pro Wang The China–Korea New Pro Wang is a Go competition.-Outline:The China–Korea New Pro Wang is a tournament where players under the age of 25 from China and Korea compete.-Past winners:...	1 (2003)
Total	4	0
International
LG Cup LG Cup (Go) LG Cup World Baduk Championship is a Go competition.- Outline :The LG Cup is sponsored by the LG Group of Korea. The LG Cup was created after the Kiwang title from Korea was abolished. There are 16 players who compete in a preliminary, and another 16 players are invited...	1 (2010)	1 (2011)
Samsung Cup Samsung Cup The Samsung Cup is a Go competition.-Outline:The Samsung Cup is an international competition. The Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance of Korea and Hanguk Kiwon host the competition. The format starts with a preliminary tournament in which even amateur players are allowed to play...	1 (2009)	1 (2008)
Fujitsu Cup Fujitsu Cup - Outline :The Fujitsu Cup is an international competition. Fujitsu and Yomiuri Shimbun host the oldest international Go competition. The players are picked as follows:* The top 3 players from the previous year's competition* 7 players from Japan...	1 (2010)
Total	3	2
Career total
Total	18	9

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