Song Tae Kon
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| Song Tae Kon | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Song Tae Kon |
| Hangul | 송태곤 |
| Hanja | 宋泰坤 |
| Revised Romanization | Song Tae-gon |
| McCune- Reischauer | Song T'ae-kon |
| Born | September 8, 1986  , South Korea |
| Residence | South Korea |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Hanguk Kiwon |
Song Tae Kon (born September 8, 1986) is a Korean professional Go player.
[edit] Biography
Song Tae Kon started learning Go when he was 6. He turned pro when he was 13. Currently, at the age of 19 he is 7 dan. He is one of the best young players in South Korea. His biggest moment came in 2003 when he just couldn't beat Lee Sedol, but put up a good campaign in the Fujitsu Cup. 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.
[edit] Titles & runners-up
Ranks #10 in total amount of titles in Korea.
| Title | Years Held |
|---|---|
| Current | 5 |
| KBS Baduk Wang |
2003 |
| Chunwon |
2002 |
| BC Card Cup |
2003 |
| New Pro Strongest |
2002, 2003 |
| Total | 5 |
| Title | Years Lost |
|---|---|
| Continental | 3 |
   Asian TV Cup |
2004 |
| China-Korea New Pro Wang |
2003 |
| China-Korea Tengen |
2003 |
| International | 1 |
  Fujitsu Cup |
2003 |
| Total | 4 |
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