Im Sang Gyu

   

Im Sang-Gyu (임상규, b. 21 March 1997) is a South Korean professional 2-dan.

Im was the [ext] second of two sons of father Lim Byeong-sik and mother Jo Jeung-seon

He was the [ext] first professional player from Andong. He turned relatively late in life to professional Go, by [ext] qualifying at the 148th General Entrance Competition in 2021, a the age of 24. It was his 10th attempt. He was previously a [ext] professional engineer.

He became a [ext] 2 dan on 27 December 2023 after some outstanding results. He was selected for the Korean national team and for the [ext] 5th Supreme Player challenger tournament. He and the Japanese girl prodigy Nakamura Sumire 3p are the only non-9-dans in this tournament. As of 30th March 2024, Im has lost all three games played, including by half a point against Nakamura.


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