Choi Jeong (Go player)

Choi Jeong (born 7 October 1996), or Choi Jung, is a South Korean professional Go player.

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
Choi Jeong
Hangul최정
Hanja崔精
Born (1996-10-07) 7 October 1996
South Korea
Residence South Korea
TeacherYoo Chang-hyuk
Turned pro2010
Rank9 dan
AffiliationHanguk Kiwon
Medal record
Women's Go
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Women's team

A student of Yoo Chang-hyuk, Choi Jeong became a professional Go player in 2010. Her first tournament championship was the Female Myungin in 2012,[1] a title which she held for five years up to end of the tournament in 2016.[2]

She has won seven women's international titles: four times in the Bingsheng Cup (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019) and three times in the Wu Qingyuan Cup (2019, 2021, 2023).[3][4][5] In December 2019, she became the first woman to reach the top 20 in the Korea Baduk Association's official ranking of Korean Go players.[6] In the 2022 Samsung Cup, she became the first woman to reach the finals of a major world tournament.[7]

Choi has been the world's highest-rated female Go player since 2017. She has a dominant head-to-head score against many of her leading female rivals, and none has a plus score against her.[8]

References
  1. "Choi Jung makes her breakthrough in the 13th Female Myeongin", Go Game Guru, 2012-01-31, archived from the original on 2016-12-21
  2. 최정, 여류명인 5연패 위업 (in Korean), 2016-02-12
  3. "The Power Report: December updates", American Go E-Journal, 2019-12-30
  4. "'바둑여제' 최정, 오청원배 우승…세계 여자대회 2관왕 등극(종합)", Yonhap News Agency (in Korean), 2019-12-03
  5. "최정, 천신만고 끝에 위즈잉 꺾고 오청원배 제패", The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean), 2021-12-04
  6. "'바둑 여제' 최정 9단의 '女풍당당'…남자 기사들에도 강하다", Yonhap News Agency (in Korean), 2019-12-05
  7. "최정, 여자기사 사상 첫 메이저 세계대회 결승 진출!", Hanguk Kiwon (in Korean), 2022-11-04
  8. Choi Jung, Sensei's Library.
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