Kim Jung Hyun

Kim Jung Hyun (or Jeong-hyeon, Hangul: 김정현, Hanja: 金庭賢) is a Korean professional 9 dan born 12 April 1991. As of the 15 Jan 2025 rating list, he was #54 in the world and #12 in Korea.

Not to be confused with Kim Jung Hyun younger (b. 1999).

Promotion history

• 9 dan / 2023.06.28 / Promotion to 9th Dan
• 8 dan / 2022.04.01 / Promotion to 8th Dan
• 7 dan / 2020.08.11 / Promotion to 7th Dan
• 6 dan / 2016.05.26 / 1st Shin-Ao Cup? Preliminary
• 5 dan / 2014.07.08 / 42nd High1 Resort Cup Myungin Tournament Preliminary
• 4 dan / 2013.04.05 / 9th Korea Price Information Cup
• 3 dan / 2011.07.04 / 13th Nongshim? Cup Preliminary
• 2 dan / 2010.04.08 / KB Kookmin Bank 2010 Korea Baduk League
• 1 dan / 2009.04.01 / 119th Research Student Entrance Contest

Career highlights

• 2009: the year he became a pro, he played a total of 23 games, winning 18 of them.
• 2010, in August, entered directly in the top 100 of the Hankuk Kiwon Pro Ratings, reaching #22.
• 2011: Member of the Team Posco LED, winner of the 2011 Korean Baduk League.

Kim Jung Hyun has won almost 500 professional games. His score (as of 23 Jan 2025) is 792 games, 492 wins, 300 losses, for a 62.12% win rate

Links

• Korean Wikipedia
• KBA
• Go4Go
• Go Ratings and Games
• Kim Jung Hyun, Namu Wiki

Personal life

On 19 Mar 2023, Kim Jung Hyun married Baduk presenter Jang Hye-yeon. Both were 32. They met while appearing together on a K-baduk program, and had dated for 5 years and 9 months.

Pictures

Kim Jung Hyun
LG Cup May 2023
(Image credit: Foxwq.com)

Kim Jung Hyun (right) with fiancée Jang Hye-yeon,
sitting, 2023.03.07
(Image credit: news.zum.com)

Kim Jung Hyun (right) with fiancée Jang Hye-yeon,
standing, 2023.03.07
(Image credit: news.zum.com)