Mok Jin-seok

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Mok Jin-seok
Full nameMok Jin-seok
Hangul 목진석
Hanja 睦鎭碩
Born (1980-01-20) 20 January 1980 (age 44)
South Korea
Residence South Korea
Turned pro1994
Rank 9 dan
Affiliation Hanguk Kiwon

Mok Jin-seok (born 20 January 1980) is a professional Go player.

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Biography

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.

Promotion record

RankYearNotes
1 dan1994
2 dan1995
3 dan1997
4 dan1998
5 dan2000
6 dan2001
7 dan2003
8 dan2004
9 dan2005

Career record

Titles and runners-up

Domestic
TitleWinsRunners-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)
Total48
Continental
Asian TV Cup 1 (2001)
China-Korea New Pro Wang 1 (1998)
Total11
International
LG Cup 1 (2004)
Total01
Career total
Total510

Korean Baduk League

SeasonTeamPlaceRecord
2007 Team Shinsung Construction Runners-up9–7 [24]
2008 Team Shinsung Construction Runners-up10–6 [25]
2009 Team Tbroad (Captain)7th place8–4 [26]
2010 Team Tbroad (Captain)6th place7–9 [27]
2011 Team Posco LED Champions10–4 [28]

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