Ke Jie

Ke Jie (柯洁 / 柯潔 / Kē Jié , b. 1997-08-02^[1]) is a Chinese professional 9-dan. Between September 2015 and March 2017 he was the highest-rated player in the world according to goratings.org^[2].

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

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)

Rank Promotion

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

See Also

• Chinese profile at hoetom.com.
• Japanese profile.
• Gogameguru report on 2nd Bailing Cup win (Broken link)
• Gogameguru report on 2nd Mlily Cup win (Broken link)

References

[1] http://sports.sina.com.cn/go/2018-08-03/doc-ihhehtqh2258362.shtml
[2] https://www.goratings.org/en/history/