Kang Dong-yun
- January 10, 2024
- Go Professional
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Kang Dong-yun |
| Occupation | Go Professional |
| Date Of Birth | Jan 23, 1989(1989-01-23) |
| Age | 35 |
| Country | South Korea |
| Birth City | Seoul |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
Kang Dong-yun Biography
| Name | Kang Dong-yun |
| Birthday | Jan 23 |
| Birth Year | 1989 |
| Home Town | Seoul |
| Birth Country | South Korea |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Kang Dong-yun is one of the most popular and richest Go Professional who was born on January 23, 1989 in Seoul, South Korea. Kang participated in Park Yeong-hun during the semifinals of the 23rd Fujitsu Cup, defeating Park in just 200 moves. It is the first time Kang ever played involved in the World Go Championship final. The final was where he was into a battle with Lee Chang-ho who beat Chang Hao by 4,5 scores using white in the semis. Kang won the final, beating Lee using white by 2 and a half scores to take home his first world championship.
After a few years of solid performances in international tournaments, Kang made another breakthrough to make it to an end of this year’s LG Cup, alongside compatriot Park Yeong-hun. Kang defeated Park by a score of 2-1 in the final to claim his 2nd world title.
He is among the most promising players in go. His record for his 2007 Korean Baduk League is 7 wins and 1 loss. So far , in this tournament Kang has defeated many of the best Korean players such as Cho Hunhyun, Lee Chang-ho, Mok Jin-seok and Cho Han-seung. Kang achieved a stunning win during the 10th Nongshim Cup, beating the most dominant player at the beginning of the round, Tuo Jiaxi (who had defeated all four competitors) and then winning against Kimio Yamada Piao Wenyao Naoki Hane, and Qiu Jin in his same order for five consecutive wins. The reign of Kang was finished by Shinji Takao who was at the time the sole remaining member from his Japanese team. Although it was a tough losing with white, considering that all Kang’s games prior were played with black, it nevertheless helped the Korean Team have an advantage with the remaining members as well as having the fellow Korean baduk King Lee Se-dol and Lee Chang-ho still in the team, Korea was still the most formidable contender for the trophy. The Chinese team featured the world’s number two Gu Li, and the former world champion Chang Hao, however the rivalry between Lee’s as well as Gu as well as Chang made the match appear to be more significant. Lee Chang-ho, however, never was able to participate, since Lee Se-dol defeated both Chang Hao and Gu Li.
Kang Dong-yun Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Go Professional |
| House | Living in own house. |
Kang Dong-yun is one of the richest Go Professional from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kang Dong- yun 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Kang Dongyun (born January 23 1989) is a professional Go player.
Kang was a professional by 2002. In 2007 Kang was elevated to 7 Dan. He is a pupil of the Kwon Kab-ryong. He is currently a professional 9-dan player.
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Facts & Trivia
Kang Ranked on the list of most popular Go Professional. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Kang Dong-yun celebrates birthday on January 23 of every year.