Choi Cheol-han
| Choi Cheol-han |
| Full name |
Choi Cheol-han |
| Hangul |
최철한 |
| Hanja |
崔哲瀚 |
| Revised Romanization |
Choe Cheol-han |
| McCune-Reischauer |
Ch'oe Ch'ŏl-han |
| Born |
12 March 1985
South Korea |
| Teacher |
Kweon Kab-yong |
| Turned pro |
1997 |
| Rank |
9 dan |
| Affiliation |
Hanguk Kiwon |
Choi Cheol-han
| Medal record |
| Competitor for South Korea |
| Asian Games |
| |
2010 Guangzhou |
Men's Team |
| |
2010 Guangzhou |
Mixed doubles |
Choi Cheol-han (born 12 March 1985) is a South Korean professional Go player.
Biography
Choi became a professional when he was 12 years old. He began playing Go at the age of seven, studying with Lee Sedol in Kweon Kab-yong's academy in Seoul. At that time, Choi was nicknamed the next Lee Sedol.
Promotion record
| Rank |
Year |
Notes |
| 1 dan |
1997 |
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| 2 dan |
1998 |
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| 3 dan |
1999 |
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| 4 dan |
2000 |
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| 5 dan |
|
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| 6 dan |
2003 |
Won the 8th Chunwon. |
| 7 dan |
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| 8 dan |
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| 9 dan |
2004 |
Special promotion for winning the 47th Guksu and defending his Chunwon title. |
Career record
- 2006: 58 wins, 29 losses
- 2007: 45 wins, 25 losses
- 2008: 50 wins, 18 losses
- 2009: 56 wins, 18 losses
- 2010: 63 wins, 22 losses
- 2011: 50 wins, 24 losses
Titles and runners-up
Ranks tenth in total amount of titles in Korea.
| Domestic |
| Title |
Wins |
Runners-up |
| Guksu |
3 (2003, 2004, 2010) |
2 (2005, 2011) |
| GS Caltex Cup |
1 (2005) |
1 (2006) |
| Chunwon |
4 (2003, 2004, 2010, 2011) |
|
| KBS Cup |
|
1 (2006) |
| Maxim Cup |
2 {2009, 2010) |
1 (2006) |
| Kisung |
1 (2004) |
2 (2005, 2007) |
| King of Kings |
|
1 (2005) |
| KT Cup |
|
1 (2002) |
| Total |
11 |
10 |
| Continental |
| China-Korea Tengen |
|
3 (2004, 2005, 2011) |
| Total |
0 |
3 |
| International |
| Ing Cup |
1 (2008) |
1 (2004) |
| Fujitsu Cup |
|
1 (2005) |
| Zhonghuan Cup |
1 (2005) |
|
| Total |
2 |
2 |
| Career total |
| Total |
13 |
15 |
Korean Baduk League
| Season |
Team |
Place |
Record |
| 2007 |
Team World Meridian (Captain) |
6th place |
6-7 |
| 2008 |
Team No. 1 Fire Insurance |
4th place |
12-4 |
| 2009 |
Team Hite Jinro (Captain) |
6th place |
9-3 |
| 2010 |
Team Hite Jinro (Captain) |
4th place |
10-7 |
| 2011 |
Team Hite Jinro (Captain) |
Runners-up |
13-4 |
Chinese A League
| Season |
Team |
Place |
Record |
| 2009 |
Team Sian (Captain) |
7th place |
9-3 |
| 2010 |
Team Sian (Captain) |
2nd place |
7-2 |
| 2011 |
Team Sian (Captain) |
TBD |
10-5 |
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