Choi Jung
Choi Jung (최정, 崔精) is also known as Choi Jeong, and is a Korean female 9-dan professional player, born 1996-10-07, 1 dan from 2010-06-30, 2 dan in 2012-01-26 (by winning the Women's Myeongin), 3 dan in 2013-01-31 and 4 dan in 2013-11-22. 7 dan in 2017 and the #1 Korean female player; 8 dan 2017-11-10; 9 dan 2018-01-23. In 2011 she won 8 games in a row in the 5th Auction Cup against men professional over 45 and reached the final of the 5th Women's Kisung, but lost B+0.5 against Rui Naiwei. She is the only woman to have reached the final of the international Samsung Cup (27th, 2022).
Choi has been the world's strongest female player since 2017-01-01 (see https://www.goratings.org/en/ladies/), and at 2024-01-02 was rated 66 in the world; the next highest was Yu Zhiying, ranked #129. She is also #1 female and #20 ranked overall in Korea. No leading female player has a plus score against her, and only one (Li He) is tied with her. Choi has plus scores against the rest, many of them very dominant.
Choi is a close friend of fellow Korean female 9-dan professional O Yujin. Fantasy combination Choi Jeong? and Oh Yu-jin Thank you to the fans who supported us. Baduk News, 2019.06.13 (in Korean)
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Titles and runners-up
- 2011: Runner-up of the 5th Women's Kisung.
- 2012: Winner of the 13th Women's Myeongin after defeating Kim Miri 2-0 at the challenger decision match (Rui Naiwei had been the Women's Myeongin, but is leaving Korea).
- 2013: Winner of the 14th Women's Myeongin, defeating Park Jiyun 2-1.
- 2013: Winner of the last three games of the 3rd Huang Longshi Shuang Deng Cup.
- 2013: Winner of the 6th Women's Kisung.
- 2014: Winner of the 15th Women's Myeongin, defeating Park Jiyun 2-1
- 2014: Winner of the 5th Bingsheng cup (d. Rui Naiwei)
- 2015: Winner of the 16th Women's Myeongin (d. O Yujin)
- 2016: Winner of the 17th Women's Myeongin (d. O Yujin)
- 2016: Runner-up of the 1st IMSA Elite Mind Games Women's Individual?.
- 2017: Winner of the 8th Bingsheng cup (d. Wang Chenxing)
- 2018: Winner of the 22nd Women's Kuksu (d. Kim Chaeyeong)
- 2018: Winner of the 23rd Women's Kuksu (d. Lee Sula)
- 2018: Winner of the 9th Bingsheng cup (d. O Yujin)
- 2018: Runner up of the 1st Go Seigen Cup
- 2018: Winner of the 2nd Women's Kisung (d. Kim Hyeoimin)
- 2019: Runner-up of the 2nd SENKO Cup
- 2019: Winner of the 10th Bingsheng cup (d. Zhou Hongyu)
- 2019: Winner of the 24th Women's Kuksu (d. O Yujin)
- 2019: Winner of the 2nd Go Seigen Cup (d. Wang Chenxing)
- 2019: Winner of the 3rd Women's Kisung (d. Kim Chaeyeong)
- 2021: Winner of the 4th Go Seigen Cup (d. Yu Zhiying)
- 2021: Winner of the 1st IBK Cup (d. O Junga)
- 2022: Runner-up of 27th Samsung Cup (lost to Shin Jinseo)
- 2022: Winner of the 27th Women's Kuksu (d. Kim Eunji)
- 2023: Winner of the 3rd IBK Cup (d. Kim Eunji)
Notable victories over great male players
(Based on Choi Jeong, Go Ratings and game list), as of 5 Jan 2024
Choi has taken games from some of the greatest players, mainly of older generations, e.g.
- Cho Hun-hyeon, 9p: 21
- Cho Chikun, 9p: 20
- Yi Ch'ang-ho, 9p: 35
- Ichiriki Ryo, 9p: 10
Head-to-head scores against current female rivals
- Yu Zhiying, 8p, #2 female in world, #1 female in China: 2119
- Kim Eunji, 9p, #3 female and #1 female teenager in world, #2 female in South Korea: 144
- Zhou Hongyu, 7p, #4 female in world, #2 female in China: 40
- Ueno Asami, 5p, #5 female in world, #1 female in Japan: 32
- Lu Minquan, 6p, #6 female in world, #3 female in China: 30
- O Yujin, 9p, #7 female in world, #3 female in South Korea: 258
- Kim Chaeyeong, 8p, #8 female in world, #4 female in South Korea: 256
- Fujisawa Rina, 7p, #9 female in world, #2 female in Japan: 124
- Li He, 5p, #10 female in world, #4 female in China: 66
- Wu Yiming, 4p, #11 female and #2 female teenager in world, #5 female in China: 10
- Cho Seunga, 6p, #12 ranked female player and #304 overall, and #5 ranked player in Korea: 62
- Tang Jiawen, 5p, #13 female in world, and #6 female in China: 00
- Wang Chenxing, 5p, #17 female in world, #8 female in China: 92
- Rui Naiwei, 9p, #18 female in world, many years #1 female in world: 43
- Cho Hyeyeon, 9p, #20 female in world, once #1 and many years #2 female in world: 92
- Ueno Risa, 2p, #21 female and #3 female teenager in world, #3 female in Japan: 00
- Nakamura Sumire, 3p, #22 ranked female in the world, #4 ranked female in Japan: 20
- Kim Hye-min, 9p, #25 female in the world, #8 female player in Korea: 181
- Kim Dayoung, 5p, Kim Chaeyeong's younger sister, #28 ranked female in the world and #9 female in Korea: 111
- Xie Yimin, 7p, #30 ranked female in the world, #5 ranked female in Japan (#1 for many years): 31
- Joanne Missingham aka Hei Jiajia, 7p, #39 female in world, #1 ranked female player in Taiwan: 152
Links
- Wikipedia page
- Korean profile
Videos
- A post-game interview after winning the IBK Cup in August 2023.
Video Reviews of Her Games
vs assorted opponents
Opponent | Year | Reviewer | Video |
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Byun Sangil | 2023 | Eunkyo Do | video |
Byun Sangil | 2023 | Jr4yA | video |
Cho Hanseung | 2020 | Evan Cho | video |
Cho Hunhyun | 2020 | Evan Cho | video |
Kang Dongyoon | 2019 | Yoonyoung | video |
Lee Changho | 2021 | Yoonyoung | video |
Lee Changseok | 2021 | Yeonwoo | video |
Lee Changseok | 2023 | Jr4yA | video |
Na Hyun | 2021 | Baduk Lawyer | video |
O Yujin | 2019 | Yeonwoo | video |
Rui Naiwei | 2014 | Littlelamb | video |
Seol Hyunjun | 2019 | Yoonyoung | video |
Xie Erhao | 2023 | Jr4yA | video |
Yu Zhiying | 2022 | Young Sun Yoon | video |
Zhao Chenyu | 2020 | Baduk Doctor | video |
vs Fujisawa Rina
Year | Reviewer | Video |
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2016 | dwyrin | video |
2023 | Eunkyo Do | video |
2023 | Jr4yA | video |
2023 | Jr4yA | video |
vs Park Junghwan
Year | Reviewer | Video |
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2020 | Yeonwoo | video |
2022 | Yeonwoo | video |
2023 | Eunkyo Do | video |
vs Nakamura Sumire
Year | Reviewer | Video |
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2019 | Haylee | video |
2023 | Eunkyo Do | video |
2023 | Telegraph Go | video |
2023 | Yeonwoo | video |
vs Zhou Hongyu
Year | Reviewer | Video |
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2019 | Ryan Li | video |
2023 | Eunkyo Do | video |
Pictures
choi jeong dec2022 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)
choi jeong aug2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)
choi jeong asian games 2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)
Choi Jung holding her close friend O Yujin, 9th Hwangnyongsa Cup, 2019 (Image credit: http://m.baduk.or.kr/
Choi Jung with her close friend O Yujin, 9th Hwangnyongsa Cup, 2019 (Image credit: http://m.baduk.or.kr/