Kim Hyunbin

Kim Hyunbin (Hangul: 김현빈; Hanja: 金賢斌, b. 21 Jul 2004 in Gunpo, Gyeonggi-do) is a Korean professional 3 dan. He became a pro aged 25y 3m, after some strong amateur results. He is the son of Kim Seungjun 9p and his wife Choi Kyung-sook, an elementary school teacher. Kim Seungjun and Hyunbin are the fourth father-son professional pairs in Korea.

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Promotion history

• 3 dan / 2022.12.14 / 3rd Dan Promotion
• 2 dan / 2022.06.09 / 2nd tier promotion
• 1 dan / 2021.07.10 / 148th Entrance Competition

After qualifying as a pro (along with Heo Youngraek), Kim Hyunbin said:

My father’s encouragement to not be nervous and to play as usual was a great source of strength for me. I want to grow more than I am now and compete against Chinese players in the world competition.

Go career highlights

• January 2023: he scored an upset victory over Byun Sangil, one of the world’s top professionals, in the Crown Haitai Cup.

Links

• Korean Wikipedia
• KBA
• Go4Go
• Go Ratings and Games

Photos

Kim Hyunbin (left) with his father Kim Seung-jun 9p just after becoming 1p, 2021-07-10 (Image credit: cyberoro.com