Legend of the Bansang Lee Chang-ho, achieves 1,900th win in career Hotly pursuing his mentor Cho Hun-hyun
Legend of the Bansang Lee Chang-ho, achieves 1,900th win in career Hotly pursuing his mentor Cho Hun-hyun
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Lee Chang-ho (49), the legendary star of Korean Baduk, has become the second player in history to achieve 1,900 career wins.
Lee Chang-ho, who belongs to the hydrogen city Wanju, won by a walkover after 132 moves in the match against Yu Chang-hyeok (58), 9th dan, of Uijeongbu Happy Special City, in the 2024 Sopalcosanol Legend League held at the Korea Baduk Association Baduk TV Studio in Majang-ro, Seongdong-gu on the 27th.
With this, Lee Chang-ho achieved his 1,900th win (1 draw, 794 losses) in his professional career, 38 years and 2 months after joining the team in August 1986.
He is the second professional player in Korean Baduk history to have achieved 1,900 wins, following 9th Dan Cho Hun-hyun (1,963 wins, 9 draws, 844 losses, 71), who first reached the milestone in September 2013.
Lee Chang-ho, who became a professional player at the age of 11 years and 1 month, holds the record for the second youngest entry in history. He won his first match against Cho Yeong-suk (then) in the 62nd promotion tournament in August 1986, and then set the record of 1,000 wins by defeating Ahn Jo-young, 6th dan, in the 35th Korea Telecom M.com 018 Cup Paewang Tournament in October 2000.
Lee, 9th dan, who surpassed 1,500 wins (against Choi Cheol-han, 9th dan) in January 2010 and 1,800 wins (against Han Woong-gyu, 7th dan) in February 2021, added 100 wins in just over 3 years.
Lee, 9th dan, became the youngest world champion ever when he won the 3rd Dongyang Securities Cup at the age of 16 years and 6 months in 1992. He has won a total of 141 championships and achieved feats such as 한국을 the domestic cycling heat (winning all competitions in one season) and the world championship grand slam (winning all world championships).
Lee Chang-ho, who is still active in the game, is now drawing attention to whether he can achieve 2,000 wins before his master, 9-dan Cho Hun-hyun.
Cho 9-dan, who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2016 to 2020, has recently significantly reduced the number of games he has played, adding only 14 wins in the four years since returning to the world of Go.
On the other hand, Lee Chang-ho, who added 127 wins (1 draw, 104 losses) during the same period, narrowed the gap with Jo 9-dan to 63 wins.
Lee Chang-ho, who achieved 1,900 wins 51 years after his debut, by more than 12 years, is drawing attention to his 2,000th win as he recently showed his prowess by defeating 9th Dan Kim Jeong-hyeon and 9th Dan Park Yeong-hun in the Myungin Tournament.
Lee Chang-ho will challenge for his 1,901st win against 9-dan Ahn Kwan-wook in the round of 16 of the 2024 Ulsan Metropolitan City Mayor's National Baduk Tournament Pro Senior held on the 28th.
The 9th Dan won the inaugural championship trophy at the tournament which was launched last year.