Park Jungsang (; born 23 August 1984) is a

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professional Go

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Biography

Park was born in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

. He became a professional in 2000, and was promoted to 4 dan in 2003. In 2004, he won his first Go competition, the

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. In 2006, he pulled upset victories over top players from China, South Korea, and Japan to win the 19th

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. It continued South Korea's successive run of 9 straight tournament wins. His rank was increased to 6 dan due to the win. He was promoted to 9 dan in 2006. Park is active in game commentary for KBS since 2013.

Promotion record

Career record

*2006: 62 wins, 32 losses *2007: 59 wins, 32 losses *2008: 52 wins, 28 losses *2009: 30 wins, 21 losses *2010: 41 wins, 19 losses

Titles & runners-up

Korean Baduk League

References

External links

Profile at GoGameWorld
Living people 1984 births South Korean Go players Chung-am High School alumni {{SouthKorea-Go-bio-stub