Shin Yumin
Shin Yumin (or Yoomin; Hangul: 신유민; Hanja: 鄭有珍, b. 18 Mar 2006) is a Korean professional 1 dan. He became a professional in 2023 when he was 17.
Shin was born on 18 March 2006 in Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do, Korea. He is the second son of Shin Jae-seong and Cha Sun-mi.
His Baduk instructors were Lee Won-yeong 9p, Ryu Min-hyeong 8p, Choi Jaeyeong 7p, and Ryu Dong-wan 4p. The player he most admires is Lee Se-dol 9p.
Upset win to qualify as a professional.
Shin qualified as a professional by winning the final of the the 156th entrance tournament (general research student) held at the Korea Baduk Association on 26 Nov 2023. He was seeded only 11th, but beat second seed Yang Jong-chan? (18) by B+R in 183 moves. Shin had previously defeated the top seed Yoon Seo-won (15), and had scored +8-1 to reach the finals.