Shin Min-jun

Shin Min-jun
Full name	Shin Min-jun
Hangul	신민준
Hanja	申旻埈
Born	(1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 (age 26) Seoul, South Korea
Residence	South Korea
Turned pro	2012
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Hanguk Kiwon
Medal record Men's Go Representing  South Korea Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Men's team

Shin Min-jun (Korean: 신민준; born 11 January 1999) is a South Korean professional Go player.

Biography

Shin Min-jun was born in 1999. His father Shin Chang-seok is a television producer-director (PD) of popular KBS dramas.[1]

Shin became a professional player in July 2012. He qualified as a pro in the same tournament as Shin Jinseo; the "two Shins" (Korean: 양신; Hanja: 兩申) have often been compared.[1] He studied Go under Lee Sedol, staying at Lee Sedol's house from March to July 2013.[1][2]

He won six consecutive games for Korea in the 19th Nongshim Cup (2017–2018). He was finally eliminated in the seventh game by China's Dang Yifei, who went on to win five consecutive games, before Kim Ji-seok won the final two games to clinch the victory for Korea.[3][4]

In 2018, he took second place in the Globis Cup, an international U-20 tournament in Japan.[5][6] He finished in the top four in the 23rd LG Cup, after losing in the semifinal to Yang Dingxin.[7] He won the Globis Cup in 2019.[8][9]

In 2021, he won his first international championship at the 25th LG Cup, with a 2–1 victory in the final over eight-time world champion Ke Jie.[10][11][12]

Titles

International:

• Globis Cup 2019 (under-20 tournament)
• LG Cup 2021
• Guksu Mountains International Baduk Championship 2023

Domestic:

• KBS Cup 2019
• Myeongin 2022
• Crown Haitai Cup 2023
• GS Caltex Cup 2024

References

1. "신민준 "농심배 4연승 기쁘지만…아직 안 끝났어요"". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2017-09-27.
2. "내제자 계보 잇는 이세돌-신민준 중국에 맞설 기재 독창적 세계로 이끌것". hani.co.kr (in Korean). 2013-10-03.
3. "The Power Report (Part 1 of 3): Korea stars in Nongshim Cup; 22nd Samsung Cup; Meijin Four: Iyama's brilliancy". American Go E-Journal. 2017-10-16. Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
4. "The Power Report (1/2): Korea wins Nong Shim Cup; Fujisawa defends 30th Women's Meijin; Kato & Iyama win Pair Go". American Go E-Journal. 2018-03-18. Archived from the original on 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
5. "The Power Report (2): Kisei S League starts; Xu of China wins Globis Cup; Yo keeps Honinbo seat; Shibano wins Japan-China Ryusei". American Go E-Journal. 2018-06-11. Archived from the original on 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
6. "5th GLOBIS CUP WORLD GO U-20". Retrieved 2021-02-09.
7. "杨鼎新胜申旻埈会师时越 中国棋手第五次包揽LG杯冠亚军". Tencent Sports (in Chinese). 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
8. "The Power Report: Shin Minjun wins 6th Globis Cup; China starts well in 9th Huanglongshi Cup; Nakamura Sumire makes pro debut; Gosei challenger: Ichiriki or Hane". American Go E-Journal. 2019-05-11. Archived from the original on 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
9. "6th GLOBIS CUP WORLD GO U-20". Retrieved 2021-02-09.
10. "The Power Report: Meijin League; 32nd Women's Meijin league; Shin Minjun wins LG Cup". American Go E-Journal. 2021-03-04. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28.
11. "申旻埈2-1柯洁首夺围棋世界冠军 柯洁遗憾落泪" (in Chinese). 2021-02-05.
12. "LG杯决赛柯洁1-2负韩国名将申旻埈 无缘成为最年轻九冠王". Tencent Sports (in Chinese). 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-02-09.

External links

• Sensei's library profile
• Shin Min-jun on Go4Go
• Shin Min-jun on Go Ratings
• Korea Baduk Association profile (in Korean)