Qiu Jun is a Chinese

Chinese people

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 professional Go player

Go players

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Biography

Jun started learning Go at the age of 6. He became a professional in 1994. Over the next 3 years, he gained 3 consecutive promotions. He was promoted to 7 dan

Go ranks and ratings

Skill in the traditional board game Go is measured by a number of different national, regional and online ranking and rating systems. Traditionally, go rankings have been measured using a system of dan and kyu ranks...

 in 2005 and then reached 8 dan in 2006. Inn 2009, Jun reached the 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...

 Final with a chance to win his first world championship. He lost the Final 0-2 to Kong Jie

Kong Jie

Kong Jie is a Chinese professional Go player.- Biography :Kong Jie turned professional in 1994 at the age of 12. He was promoted to 7-dan after 8-years in 2001. In 2004 he was sent into the Teda Cup as China's representative against Lee Chang-ho and Yoda Norimoto...

, and during August 2011 Jun again reached a world championship Final, this time the 23rd 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...

 Final. By Chinese Special Promotion rules, Jun was raised to the rank of 9-dan, being China's 31st 9-dan player. He subsequently lost the final to Korean rising star Park Junghwan

Park Junghwan

Park Junghwan is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank.-Promotion record:-Career record:*2007: 54 wins, 22 losses*2008: 43 wins, 23 losses*2009: 47 wins, 15 losses*2010: 55 wins, 19 losses...

. Jun joins a selection of players who have reached multiple World Championship Finals without victories in any.

Titles & Runner-Ups

Title	Years Held
Current	7
Mingren Mingren Mingren , literally translated, means "Brilliant Man," i.e., meijin in Japanese, and myungin in Korean. It the name of a Go competition in China, which is the Chinese equivalent of the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin.-Outline:...	2004
Chang-ki Cup Chang-ki Cup The Chang-ki Cup is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition- Outline :The Chang-ki Cup is a Go tournament dedicated to Ing Chang-ki. It starts every year on Ing's birthday, October 23. 216 Chinese players get together in a preliminary and 24 advance to the main event...	2008
NEC Cup NEC Cup (China) The NEC Cup is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition, supported by NEC Corporation.-Past winners:...	2006
Liguang Cup Liguang Cup The Liguang Cup is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition.- Outline :The Liguang Cup is sponsored by "Ricoh Hong Kong Limited". The players are invited, and there are 54 players who participate. The winner's purse is 80,000 CY .-Past winners:...	2008
Xinren Wang Xinren Wang The Xinren Wang , literally meaning King of the New Stars, i.e., Shinjin-O in Japanese, is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition.-Outline:...	2004
National Go Individual	1998, 2004
Continental	1
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:...	2004
Total	8

Title	Years Lost
Current	4
Mingren Mingren Mingren , literally translated, means "Brilliant Man," i.e., meijin in Japanese, and myungin in Korean. It the name of a Go competition in China, which is the Chinese equivalent of the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin.-Outline:...	2005
Ahan Tongshan Cup Ahan Tongshan Cup The Ahan Tongshan Cup is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition.-Outline:The Ahan Tongshan Cup is equvilant of the Agon Cup in Japan. It is sponsored by the same company, the Agon Shu. 144 professional and 8 amateur players come together to play a fast game tournament. The format is single knockout...	2005
Xinren Wang Xinren Wang The Xinren Wang , literally meaning King of the New Stars, i.e., Shinjin-O in Japanese, is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition.-Outline:...	1999, 2002
International	1
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...	2009
Total	5