Paek Hongsuk
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Paek Hongsuk is a professional
Go
player
.
, in 2006. Also in 2006, he reached the quarter finals of the Samsung Cup
before losing to Lee Chang-ho
.
Go professional
A Go professional is a professional player of the game of Go. The minimum standard to acquire a professional diploma through one of the major go organisations is very high. The competition is tremendous, and prize incentives for champion players are very large...
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Go players
This page gives an overview of well-known players of the game of Go throughout the ages. The page has been divided into sections based on the era in which the Go players played and the country in which they played. As this was not necessarily their country of birth, a flag of that country precedes...
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Biography
Paek became a professional in 2000. He was promoted to 5 dan in 2006. He won his first title, the SK Gas CupSK Gas Cup
-Outline:The SK Gas Cup is sponsored by SK Gas. The participants must be under the age of 25 and under the rank of 5 dan. The komi is 6.5 points. Thinking time is 3 hours. The winner's prize is 10,000,000 Won .-Past winners:...
, in 2006. Also in 2006, he reached the quarter finals of the 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...
before losing to 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...
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Promotion record
Titles and runners-up
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Siptan | 2 (2006, 2008) | |
| Kisung Kisung The Kisung is a Go competition in South Korea.- Outline :The Kisung was a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It was the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Kisei competition and was sponsored by the Se-kye Il-po . The white komi was 6.5 points... |
1 (2008) | |
| BC Card Cup BC Card Cup The BC Card Cup is a Go competition in South Korea.-Outline:The BC Card Cup is a tournament for 20 young players. It is a Go title in South Korea, the equivalent to the Shinjin-O title in Japan. The tournament first started in 1990, and is still in existence after 17 years. In order to get to the... |
1 (2007) | |
| SK Gas Cup SK Gas Cup -Outline:The SK Gas Cup is sponsored by SK Gas. The participants must be under the age of 25 and under the rank of 5 dan. The komi is 6.5 points. Thinking time is 3 hours. The winner's prize is 10,000,000 Won .-Past winners:... |
1 (2006) | |
| New Pro Strongest | 1 (2007) | |
| New Pro King | 1 (2007) | |
| Total | 1 | 6 |
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 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:*... |
1 (2011) | |
| Total | 0 | 1 |