| Mok Jin-seok | |
|---|---|
 Mok at 2024 6th Nie Weiping Cup | |
| Full name | Mok Jin-seok |
| Hangul | 목진석 |
| Hanja | 睦鎭碩 |
| Born | 20 January 1980 South Korea |
| Residence | South Korea |
| Turned pro | 1994 |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Hanguk Kiwon |
Mok Jin-seok (born 20 January 1980) is a professional Go player.
Mok Jin Seok became a professional Go player in 1994 when he was 14 and reached 9 Dan, the highest level, in 2005.
He is called 'Goe dong' by media, which means a Boy wonder. His nickname derives from the fact that he has unconventional and adventurous style as well as fast reading skill in Go games.
At 15 years of age in 1995, Mok made his surprising debut on the world stage of Go by defeating Nie Weiping, one of the greatest players in China, at Lotte Cup held in Beijing, China.
In 2000, Mok defeated Lee Chang-ho in the final of KBS Cup: no one among professional players younger than Lee had defeated him in the finals. From 2001 to 2005, Mok participated in Chinese Go league as the first foreign player: he got 48 wins and 17 losses.
In 2001, Mok was runner-up to the Asia TV Championship. He was defeated by Cho Hun-hyeon.
His highest achievement in international competitions is the runner up at LG Cup World Championship in 2004: the winner was Lee Chang-ho.
In 2007, Mok broke a World Record for both the greatest number of wins and most matches in a year in Go—93 wins and 122 matches. He is also one of only 13 Korean players with over 1000 wins in official matches.
After Mok won his first big title in KBS Cup in 2000, it took 15 years for him to win another big title: that is, at his age of 35, Mok defeated Choi Cheol-han in the final of GS Cup in 2015.
He has managed the Korean National Go team as a head coach since 2016 and has held rookie's tournaments called 'Future's Star' for young players since 2015 .
He is fluent in Chinese and proficient in English and Japanese.
| Rank | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 dan | 1994 | |
| 2 dan | 1995 | |
| 3 dan | 1997 | |
| 4 dan | 1998 | |
| 5 dan | 2000 | |
| 6 dan | 2001 | |
| 7 dan | 2003 | |
| 8 dan | 2004 | |
| 9 dan | 2005 |
| Domestic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| GS Cup | 1 (2015) | |
| Olleh Cup | 1 (2013) | |
| Guksu | 1 (2009) | |
| Siptan | 1 (2008) | |
| KBS Cup | 1 (2000) | |
| Maxim Cup | 1 (2008) | |
| Kisung | 2 (1999, 2002) | |
| BC Card Cup | 1 (1998) | |
| King of Kings | 1 (2008) | |
| SK Gas Cup | 1 (1999) | 1 (1998) |
| Total | 4 | 8 |
| Continental | ||
| Asian TV Cup | 1 (2001) | |
| China-Korea New Pro Wang | 1 (1998) | |
| Total | 1 | 1 |
| International | ||
| LG Cup | 1 (2004) | |
| Total | 0 | 1 |
| Career total | ||
| Total | 5 | 10 |
| Season | Team | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Team Shinsung Construction | Runners-up | 9–7 [24] |
| 2008 | Team Shinsung Construction | Runners-up | 10–6 [25] |
| 2009 | Team Tbroad (Captain) | 7th place | 8–4 [26] |
| 2010 | Team Tbroad (Captain) | 6th place | 7–9 [27] |
| 2011 | Team Posco LED | Champions | 10–4 [28] |
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