Byeon Sang-il

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Byeon Sang-il
Hangul 변상일
Hanja 卞相壹
Revised Romanization Byeon Sangil
Born (1997-01-14) 14 January 1997 (age 26)
South Korea
Turned pro2012
Rank 9 dan
Affiliation Korea Baduk Association
Medal record
Men's Go
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Men's team

Byeon Sang-il (Korean : 변상일; born 14 January 1997) is a South Korean professional Go player.

Byeon Sang-il was born in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province. He studied Go with local 9-dan professional Moon Myeong-geun  [ ko ], before moving to Seoul in 2007 to further pursue Go. There, he first went to Lee Sedol's baduk dojang, and later Golden Bell Baduk Dojang. He earned professional 1 dan rank in January 2012, when he was 15 years old. [1] [2] [3]

In 2018, he led his team Posco Chemtech to win the Korean Baduk League, and was named league MVP. His record was 10 wins and 4 losses in his regular league games and 2 postseason wins. [4]

He won the Guksu Mountains International Baduk Championship in 2021, defeating Shin Jinseo in the final round. [5] He also won the Crown Haitai Cup in 2022, a tournament for players under 25. [6]

He won a major international championship in the Chunlan Cup in July 2023, with a 2–0 victory over Chinese player Li Xuanhao in the finals. [7] Later that same month, he won Korea's GS Caltex Cup for the first time, after having been the runner-up the previous two years. [8]

His highest ranking has been number two in the Korea Baduk Association's official rankings of Korean players, which he reached in 2022. He is currently number three among Korean players. [9]

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  2. ↑ "대물탄생, '변상일'에 주목하라!". Cyberoro (in Korean). 2012-01-22.
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  4. ↑ "포스코켐텍 변상일, KB바둑리그 첫 MVP 수상". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2018-12-14.
  5. ↑ "변상일, 거함 신진서 격침… 국수산맥 국제바둑 우승". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2021-12-12.
  6. ↑ "변상일, 1패 뒤 2연승…크라운해태배 역전 우승". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2022-01-27.
  7. ↑ "변상일 메이저 첫 우승...'남버 3′ 설움 털었다". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2023-07-19.
  8. ↑ "변상일, GS칼텍스배 첫 우승…세계기전 춘란배 이어 2관왕". Yonhap New Agency (in Korean). 2023-07-31.
  9. ↑ "기사랭킹". Korea Baduk Association (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-07-18.
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