Shin Min-jun (; born 11 January 1999) is a South Korean professional Go player.

Biography

Shin Min-jun was born in 1999. His father

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; the "two Shins" () have often been compared. He studied Go under

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, staying at Lee Sedol's house from March to July 2013. He won six consecutive games for Korea in the 19th

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(2017–2018). He was finally eliminated in the seventh game by China's Dang Yifei, who went on to win five consecutive games, before Kim Ji-seok won the final two games to clinch the victory for Korea. In 2018, he took second place in the

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, an international U-20 tournament in Japan. He finished in the top four in the 23rd LG Cup, after losing in the semifinal to

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. He won the Globis Cup in 2019. In 2021, he won his first international championship at the 25th LG Cup, with a 2–1 victory in the final over eight-time world champion

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Titles

International: *

2019 (under-20 tournament) * LG Cup 2021 * Guksu Mountains International Baduk Championship 2023 Domestic: * KBS Cup 2019 * Myeongin 2022 * Crown Haitai Cup 2023 * GS Caltex Cup 2024

References

External links

* Sensei's library profile
Shin Min-jun on Go4Go

Korea Baduk Association profile
(in Korean) {{DEFAULTSORT:Shin, Min-jun 1999 births Living people South Korean Go players Sportspeople from Seoul Asian Games medalists in go Go players at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games