Full name Song Tae-kon McCune–Reischauer Song T'ae-kon Turned pro 1999 | Hanja 宋泰坤 Name Song Tae-kon Hangul 송태곤 Residence South Korea | |
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Born September 8, 1986 (age 37)
, South Korea ( 1986-09-08 ) | ||
Revised Romanization Song Tae-gon Affiliation Korea Baduk Association | ||
Go Commentary by Song Tae Kon on the KidoCup 2012
Song Tae-kon (born September 8, 1986) is a Korean professional Go player.
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Biography
Song Tae-kon started learning Go when he was 6. He turned pro when he was 13. He is one of the best young players in South Korea. His biggest moment came in 2003 when he reached the final of Fujitsu Cup losing to Lee Sedol. Became a 4 dan in 2003 after winning the Chunwon title. Song was promoted to 5 dan in 2003 for having been runner up in the Fujitsu Cup. He was promoted to 6 dan after winning the KBS Cup, and then promoted to his current rank of 7 dan for winning the BC Card Cup. All of this happened in 2003.
Titles & runners-up
Ranks No. 10 in total amount of titles in Korea.
References
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