Kong Jie

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孔杰(Kong3 Jie2), Chinese 9-dan professional. Born 25 November 1982. As of 2010 he is one of the strongest players in the world, holding several international titles: the LG Cup, Samsung Cup, and Fujitsu Cup.

Reached #1 in Chinese Ranking in 2003 (August), 2007 (August) and 2010 (April).

1P in 1994, 5P in 1999, 6P in 2001, 7P in 2002. Promoted 9 dan on 2009-06-11 (beating Lee Sedol, reached the final of the 21th Asian TV Cup. Under the Chinese rules, a player is promoted to 9 dan reaching two finals in international titles).

One interesting thing that he is a descendant of Confucius[1] according to [ext] genealogy book.

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Kong Jie won also two obsolete Chinese titles and one international unofficial match. He is also the winner of the National Sports Meeting in 2000.

[1] source: [ext] http://sports.sina.com.cn/go/2007-02-02/06592732251.shtml


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