Ke Jie

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Ke Jie (柯洁 / 柯潔 / Kē Jié , b. 1997-08-02 in Liandu District, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province in China^[1]) is a Chinese professional 9-dan. Between September 2015 and March 2017 he was the highest-rated player in the world according to [ext] goratings.org ^[2]. On the [ext] 2024-01-14 rating list, Ke Jie is #6= in the world and #5 in China.

In July 2014, he broke into the top 10 in the Chinese pro ratings list after his performance at the 16th Ahan Tongshan Cup, and was subsequently promoted to 9-dan the same year.

Ke Jie in April 2017

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Titles

2014: 16th Ahan Tongshan Cup (d. Tang Weixing 9d)
2015: 15th Ricoh Cup? (d. Shi Yue 9d)
2015: 2nd Bailing Cup (d. Qiu Jun 9d 3-2)
2015: 20th Samsung Cup (d. Shi Yue 9d 2-0)
2016: 2nd Mlily Cup (d. Lee Sedol 9 dan 3-2)
2016: 18th Ahan Tongshan Cup (d. Chen Yaoye 9d)
2016: 21st Samsung Cup (d. Tuo Jiaxi 9d 2-1)
2017: Weiqi Rally Tournament (d. Tuo Jiaxi 9d)
2017: Go at National Games of PRC
2017: 4th Limin Cup (d. Xu Jiayang 6d)
2017: Men's Individual at 2017 IMSA Elite Mind Games (d. Park Junghwan)
2017: 1st Shinyao/ENN cup (d. Peng Liyao)
2018: 23rd Samsung Cup (d. An Kukhyun 8d 2-1)
2019: 4th Bailing Cup (d. Shin Jinseo 2-0)
2020: 25th Samsung Cup (d. Shin Jinseo 2-0)

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Rank Promotion

2008: 1-dan
2010: 2-dan
2011: 3-dan
2012: 4-dan
2014: 9-dan

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Personal Life

In 2019, he enrolled as a student at Tsinghua University majoring in Business Administration.^[3]
In December 2022 he started a restaurant business opening a Cantonese restaurant in Hangzhou. ^[4]

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Fun Facts

He is unusually active in social media for a high level professional Go player.
His character and personal life, combined with his success in Go, have made him somewhat of a celebrity. He has an unusually large number of fans as well as a fair share of critics.
He plays his Go stones with his right hand, but seems to eat his food with the chopsticks on his left hand.
He is good friends with Lian Xiao. They turned pro in the same year and they do things together in the free time. For example in June 2023 they went to camping together ( bilibili video) and in July 2023 they participated in a cooking competition ( bilibili video)

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Videos

A clip from a match Xie Yimin&Iyama Yuuta vs Ke Jie&Yu Zhiying in 2017 Pair Go World Cup where the players couldn't stop from laughing. bilibili link
A post-game interview after LG Cup quarter-final victory over Park Junghwan on 7th November 2021. YouTube link
An interview in a show called "Situation" (《局面》经典节目) in 2021. YouTube link
Interview of Ke Jie, Lian Xiao, Tuo Jiaxi, Jiang Weijie and Chang Hao in March 2021. Ke's part starts at the begin. bilibili link