Lee Sedol is a South Korea

South Korea

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n professional Go

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 player

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 of 9-dan rank

Go ranks and ratings

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Biography

Many regard Lee Sedol as one of the strongest players of all time. Lee was born in Korea in 1983 and studied at the Hanguk Kiwon. He ranks third in career titles with 37, behind Cho Hunhyun

Cho Hunhyun

Cho Hunhyun is a Korean 9-dan professional Go player. Considered one of the greatest players of all-time, Cho reached professional level in Korea in 1962. Since then, Cho has amassed 150 professional titles, more than any player in the world. He once held all nine Korea titles simultaneously in 1980...

 (150) and 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...

 (140). He ranks second in international titles(11), behind only Yi-Changho(18). Despite this, he describes his opening play as "very weak".

Sedol is married and has one daughter.

As of July 2011 he is rumored to play on Tygem as "idontca1", but it has not yet been confirmed

Much more information is listed on Sensei's Library

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: http://senseis.xmp.net/?LeeSedol#toc2, including a discussion of his playing style and particular strengths and weaknesses.

Promotion record

Career record

• 1997–98: 0 wins, 1 loss, 0 jigos
• 1998–00: 0 wins, 6 losses, 0 jigos
• 2000–02: 55 wins, 29 losses, 0 jigos

• 2002–04: 67 wins, 32 losses, 0 jigos
• 2004–06: 64 wins, 23 losses, 0 jigos
• 2006–08: 122 wins, 52 losses, 0 jigos

• 2008–09: 72 wins, 23 losses, 0 jigos
• 2009–10: 74 wins, 14 losses, 0 jigos
• 2010–11: 18 wins, 5 losses, 0 jigos

• Total: 472 wins, 185 losses, 0 jigos (71.8% winning percentage)

Titles and runners-up

Ranks #3 in total amount of titles in Korea and #2 in international titles.

Domestic
Title	Wins	Runners-up
Guksu Guksu The Guksu is a Go competition in South Korea.-Outline:The Guksu is a Go competition held by the Hanguk Kiwon, and sponsored by The Dong-a Ilbo. It is the longest running competition in South Korea...	2 (2007, 2009)
Myungin Myungin The Myungin is a Go competition in South Korea. The word of myungin in Korean language, literally meaning "Brilliant Man", is same as meijin in Japanese and as mingren in Chinese. The Myungin is the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin title...	2 (2007, 2008)
Siptan	1 (2011)
GS Caltex Cup GS Caltex Cup The GS Caltex Cup is a Go competition.-Outline:The GS Caltex Cup replaced the LG Refined Oil Cup. It is sponsored by the GS Caltex Corporation and Daily Economic News. It currently has the biggest prize in South Korea. The main tournament is a 16 player knockout. The final is a best-of-5. Komi is...	2 (2002, 2006)	1 (2007)
Prices Information Cup Prices Information Cup -Outline:Only players above 6 dan can participate. The time format is hayago. The winner's purse is 20,000,000 Won .-Past winners:-External links:* * *...	3 (2006, 2007, 2010)	1 (2008)
Chunwon Chunwon The Chunwon is a Go competition in Korea.The winner of the Chunwon goes on to play the winner of the Chinese equivalent , in the annual China–Korea Tengen competition. -Outline:...	1 (2000)	2 (2006, 2008)
KBS Cup KBS Cup -Outline:The KBS Cup is sponsored by KBS. From 1980 to 2003, the tournament was named the KBS Baduk Wang, but was recently renamed to the KBS Cup. The main tournament consists of 16 players who compete in a knockout tournament. There is a winner's and a loser's round to decide the challenger. The...	1 (2006)	3 (2001, 2004, 2009)
Maxim Cup Maxim Cup - Outline :The Maxim Cup is sponsored by Dong Suh Foods. The players are selected with any active 9p's and they are pitted against each other. The komi is 6.5 points and the time limits are 30 minutes long.-Past winners:...	3 (2005–07)
Wangwi Wangwi - Outline :The Wangwi was a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It is sponsored by the Chung-ang Il-po. The komi for white is 6.5 points. The preliminary matches get 4 hours of thinking time, while the final match gets 5 hours. The winner's purse was 45,000,000 SKW . It ran from 1966-2008....		2 (2002, 2004)
Baedalwang Baedalwang The Baedalwang was a Go competition.-Outline:The Baedalwang was decided in a best-of-5 match where each player had 3 hours to think. The komi was 6.5. This tournament ran from 1993 to 2000.-Winners & runners-up:...	1 (2000)
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 (2002)
KTF Cup	1 (2002)
KT Cup		1 (2003)
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 (2002)	1 (2000)
New Pro King	1 (2002)
Paedal Cup	1 (2000)
Olleh KT Cup	1 (2010)
Total	22	11
Continental
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:*...	2 (2007, 2008)	1 (2009)
China-Korea New Pro Wang China-Korea New Pro Wang The China–Korea New Pro Wang is a Go competition.-Outline:The China–Korea New Pro Wang is a tournament where players under the age of 25 from China and Korea compete.-Past winners:...	1 (2002)
China-Korea Tengen China-Korea Tengen The China–Korea Tengen is a Go competition. it pits the holders of the Tianyuan competition in China, versus the Hanguk Kiwon's Chunwon winner. Both these qualifying competitions are equivalent to the Nihon Ki-in's Tengen in Japan.-Outline:...		1 (2001)
Total	3	2
International
LG Cup	2 (2003, 2008)	2 (2001, 2009)
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...	2 (2010, 2011)
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...	3 (2004, 2007, 2008)
Chunlan Cup Chunlan Cup -Outline:The Chunlan Cup is an international Go tournament sponsored and hosted by The Chunlan Group of China. 24 players are chosen as follows:*3 top players of last tournament*8 from *5 from *4 from *2 from *1 from North America*1 from Europe...	1 (2011)
Fujitsu Cup Fujitsu Cup - Outline :The Fujitsu Cup is an international competition. Fujitsu and Yomiuri Shimbun host the oldest international Go competition. The players are picked as follows:* The top 3 players from the previous year's competition* 7 players from Japan...	3 (2002, 2003, 2005)	1 (2010)
World Oza World Oza -Outline:The World Oza, sponsored by ToyotaDenso of Japan, is the newest international tournament. 32 players are invited from the following countries/regions.*10 from Japan*7 from China*7 from South Korea*1 from Chinese Taipei*3 from Europe...	2 (2004, 2006)
Zhonghuan Cup Zhonghuan Cup The Zhonghuan Cup is a Go competition sponsored by Zhonghuan Corporation of Taiwan and JPMorgan Chase. Unlike other finals that have a best-of-three format, this has only one game. The winner's purse is 2,000,000 TD .-Winners & runners-up:...		1 (2005)
Total	13	4
Career total
Total	38	17

Korean Baduk League

Season	Team	Place	Record
2007	Team No.1 Fire Insurance (Captain)	4th place	9–5
2008	Team No. 1 Fire Insurance (Captain)	4th place	13–3
2010 2010 Korean Baduk League The 2010 Korean Baduk League began on 6 May 2010 and concluded on 23 January 2011. Shinan Chunil Salt defeated Hangame in the final, winning their first league title.-Teams:Chungbuk and Konkuk Milk#Heo Young-ho#Yun Junsang#Han Wonggyu#Cho Hunhyun...	Team Shinan Chunil Salt (Captain)	Champions	16–2
2011 2011 Korean Baduk League -Teams:Hangame#Lee Younggu#Yun Junsang#Jin Siyoung#Han Taehee#Ryu Jaehyeong#Lee TaehyunHite Jinro#Choi Cheol-han#An Kukhyun#Lee Chungyu#Kim Kiwon#Lee Wonyoung#An SungjoonKixx#Park Junghwan#Cho Hanseung#Kim Kiyoung#Hong Sungji#Kim Daeyoung...	Team Shinan Chunil Salt (Captain)	TBD	1–2

Chinese A League

Season	Team	Place	Record
2007	Team Guizhou (Captain)	2nd place	9–3
2008	Team Guizhou (Captain)	2nd place	8–0
2009	Team Guizhou (Captain)	8th place	6–4