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Go player Shin Jin-seo extends No. 1 ranking streak to 81 months; Kim Eun-ji reclaims women’s top spot

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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  • Shin Jin-seo held the No. 1 men’s ranking for an 81st consecutive month after going 5-0 in August and reaching the quarterfinals of the 6th Meng Baihe Cup World Go Open as the only Korean player remaining.
  • Park Jeong-hwan, Shin Min-jun and Byun Sang-il retained second through fourth place, while Kang Dong-yoon moved into the top five.
  • Kim Eun-ji reclaimed the women’s No. 1 ranking after a 16-1 August record that included six straight wins in the 20th Jiji Auction Cup.

Shin Jin-seo remained at the top of the September Go rankings, extending his streak as the world’s No. 1-ranked player to 81 consecutive months.

The 9-dan player went 5-0 in August and added 16 ranking points for a total of 10,418. He was the only Korean player to reach the quarterfinals of the 6th Meng Baihe Cup World Go Open.

Park Jeong-hwan ranked second with 9,955 points, followed by Shin Min-jun with 9,944 and Byun Sang-il with 9,844. The three players held the same positions as last month. Kang Dong-yoon moved into fifth with 9,746 points, edging An Seong-jun by 18 points.

Kim Eun-ji returned to No. 1 in the women’s rankings after two months away. She recorded 16 wins and one loss in August, including six consecutive victories in the 20th Jiji Auction Cup, and reached 9,549 points. She passed Choi Jeong, who had 9,480 points. Sumire, Oh Yu-jin and Kim Chae-young remained third through fifth.

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