Latest Promotions / Year 2009

Table of contents China Japan January 2010 November/December 2009 2009 October 2009 September 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March New professionals 2009 Korea Taiwan

China

See also: Chinese promotion system

• Lu Jia to 2 dan (2009-07-29)
• Kong Jie to 9 dan (2009-06-11)
• New chinese promotions are here.
• The list of new chinese professional is here

Japan

See also: Nihon Ki-in new promotion system, Kansai Ki-in oteai ends - new promotion rules

January 2010

• Son Hideyo to 5 dan (Kansai Ki-in 2010-01-01)

November/December 2009

• Sakamoto Yasuo to 3 dan（40 wins as 2 dan）

2009 October

• Iyama Yuta to 9 dan (winner of the 34th Meijin, 2009-10-15)
• Kono Mitsuki to 8 dan (150 wins as 7 dan)
• Kurotaki Masaki to 6 dan (90 wins as 5 dan)
• Koyama Terumi to 6 dan (90 wins as 5 dan)
• Osawa Narumi to 4 dan (50 wins as 3 dan)
• Kanazawa Makoto to 2 dan (30 wins as 1 dan) ( link for all these)

2009 September

• Aragaki Shun to 9 dan (Kansai Ki-in, 2009-09-14)
• Shida Tatsuya to 3 dan (40 wins as 2 dan)

2009 July

• Terayama Rei to 2-dan（30 wins as 1-dan）( source)
• Hoshikawa Manabu (Kansai Ki-in) to 2 dan 2009-07-22

2009 June

• Tono Masaharu (Kansai Ki-in) to 9 dan 2009-06-11
• Seto Taiki (Kansai Ki-in) to 7 dan 2009-06-24
• Ms. Nakajima Mieko to 2-dan (30 wins as 1-dan) ( source)

2009 May

• Muramatsu Ryuichi to 8-dan (150 wins as 7-dan) ( source)
• Araki Issei to 6-dan (90 wins as 5-dan)
• Yanagisawa Satoshi to 3-dan (40 wins as 2-dan)
• Mukai Kaori to 2-dan (30 wins as 1-dan ( source for all three)

2009 April

• Ha Yongil (also know as Ha Yonniru, Kansai Ki-in) to 5 dan 2009-04-01

2009 March

• Ri Ishu to 7-dan for qualifying to Kisei leagues ( source)
• Mizuno Hiromi (Kansai Ki-in) to 5 dan 2009-03-26
• Nihon Ki-in promotions by 2008 prize winnings ( source)
  • To 7-dan: Mochizuki Kenichi
  • To 6-dan: Anzai Nobuaki, Oba Junya
  • To 5-dan: Ri Ishu, Yamamoto Kentaro
  • To 4-dan: Ando Kazushige, Furuya Masao
  • To 3-dan: Uchida Shuhei, Ms. Mukai Chiaki
  • To 2-dan: Horimoto Mitsunari, Fujita Akihiko

New professionals 2009

Nihon Ki-in:

• Shimosaka Miori http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000428.htm
• Ida Atsushi http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000427.htm
• Inaba Takahiro http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000426.htm
• Adachi Toshimasa http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000425.htm
• Muramatsu Hiroki http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000424.htm
• Hirata Tomoya (2009-09-01) http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/match/2009/09/post_408.html + profile

Kansai Ki-in:

• Hong Malk-eun Saem 2009-12-01 ( http://www.kansaikiin.jp/profile/cgi/profile.cgi?id=honmarugunsemu)
• Kunisawa Hiroto 2009-08-01 ( http://www.kansaikiin.jp/profile/cgi/profile.cgi?id=kunisawahiroto)
• Kiyonari Mao 2009-08-01 ( http://www.kansaikiin.jp/profile/cgi/profile.cgi?id=kiyonarimao)
• Yo Seiki (this player is Yu Zhengqi 2 dan of the Taiwan Qiyuan) 2009-03-31 ( http://www.kansaikiin.jp/profile/cgi/profile.cgi?id=yoseiki)
• Onoda Takuya 2009-01-01 ( http://www.kansaikiin.jp/profile/cgi/profile.cgi?id=onodatakuya)

Korea

Latest Korean promotions are here (2009, march) and here (2009, june). See also: Korean promotion system

2010-01-10

• Park Jung Hwan promoted to 6 dan after winning the Siptan

2009-12-23

• Park Jung Hwan promoted to 5 dan after winning the Chunwon

2009-08-20

• Kim Jiseok promoted to 6 dan after winning the Korean Prices Information Cup

2009-07-13

• Kim Tong-myeon to 9 dan
• Seo Mu-sang (1977-06-15) to 7 dan
• Hong Minpyo (1984-05-09) to 7 dan
• Ko Geuntae (1987-03-30) to 7 dan
• Park Sunghyun (1984-05-28) to 6 dan
• Kwon Omin (1980-08-03) to 5 dan
• Ju Hyunuk (1984-01-30) to 5 dan (do not confuse with Yi Hyeon-uk. This name is also spelled Joo Hyeongwook)
• Jin Dongkyu (1986-05-05) to 5 dan (do not confuse with Yi Tong-kyu, but is not in ListOfKoreanNames. This name is also spelled Jin Donggyu)
• Yue Liang (1982-07-25) to 5 dan (Chinese pro, now playing in Korea)
• Park Yeongjan (1960-09-12) to 4 dan
• Jen Yungkyu (1988-05-26) to 4 dan
• Han Sanghoon (1988-05-16) to 4 dan
• Kim Suyong (1990-04-21) to 3 dan (don't confuse with Kim Su-yeong - another generation)
• Bae Junhee (1987-03-05) to 3 dan
• Kim Seongjae (1992-08-11) to 3 dan
• Ryu Dongwan (1989-03-06) to 2 dan
• Mun Dowon (1991-08-23) to 2 dan (also spelled Moon Dowon)

Last new professionals

• Kim Jung Hyun promoted to 1-dan (2009-04-01)
• Kim Miri promoted to 1-dan (2008-11-07)

Taiwan

See also: Taiwanese professional promotion rules

Promotions 2009

• Zhao Peizhe 2009-01-07 promoted 2 dan
• Chen Shien 2009-03-10 promoted 8 dan
• Chen Xi 2009-04-25 promoted 2 dan
• Wang Yuanjun 2009-05-31 promoted 2 dan
• Lin Lixiang 2009-06-09 promoted 3 dan
• Lin Junyan (born 1997) 2009-07-18 promoted 1 dan from 2010-01-01
• Lin Ziyuan (born 1994) 2009-07-19 promoted 1 dan from 2010-01-01
• Chen Yixiang 2009-07-21 promoted 3 dan
• Yoo Kyeongmin 2009-07-30 promoted 6 dan
• Li Zhenxiong (Korean) 2009-08-14 promoted 1 dan from 2010-01-01
• Yao Zhiteng (born 1998) 2009-08-15 promoted 1 dan from 2010-01-01
• Peng Zunde (born 1991) 2009-08-15 promoted 1 dan from 2010-01-01
• Lin Zhihan 2009-09-15 promoted 9 dan (120 wins as 8 dan and a winning average of at least 30%)
• Zhang Zhengping 2009-10-09 promoted 2 dan
• Lin Xiuping 2009-11-01 promoted 3 dan
• Liao Guanhong 2009-12-09 promoted 3 dan
• Jian Lichen 2009-12-31 promoted 2 dan (20 wins as 1 dan and a winning average of at least 30% in one year)