Choi Cheol-han is a South Korean professional Go player. He is the fourth youngest (12 years 2 months) to become a professional Go player in South Korean history behind Cho Hun-hyun (9 years 7 months), Lee Chang-ho (11 years 1 months) and Cho Hye-yeon (11 years 10 months). His nickname is "The Viper".

Biography

Choi became a professional when he was 12 years old. He began playing Go at the age of seven, studying with Lee Sedol in Kweon Kab-yong's academy in Seoul. At that time, Choi was considered the next Lee Sedol.

Choi Cheol-han

Promotion record

Career Record

2006: 58 wins, 29 losses

2007: 45 wins, 25 losses

2008: 50 wins, 18 losses

2009: 56 wins, 18 losses

2010: 63 wins, 22 losses

2011: 50 wins, 24 losses

Titles and Runners-up

Ranks tenth in total number of titles in Korea.

Choi Cheol-han

Korean Baduk League

Chinese A League

Head-to-head record vs selected players

Players who have won international go titles in bold.

Choi Cheol-han

Lee Changho 31:30

Lee Sedol 20:32

Park Yeonghun 19:22

Won Seongjin 18:11

Mok Jinseok 18:8

Kang Dongyun 12:11

Kim Jiseok 11:12

Chen Yaoye 9:11

Cho Hanseung 9:11

Gu Li 8:12

Park Junghwan 6:12

An Choyoung 11:5

Cho Hunhyun 12:2

Heo Youngho 10:4

Lee Younggu 9:5

Chang Hao 6:7

Shi Yue 6:7

Yoo Changhyuk 8:4

Kong Jie 7:5

Mi Yuting 5:7

Hong Seongji 8:3

Yun Junsang 8:3

Zhou Ruiyang 8:3

Peng Quan 7:4

References

1985 births

Living people

South Korean Go players

Asian Games medalists in go

Go players at the 2010 Asian Games

Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea

Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea

Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games