Choi Jeong 9 dan retook No. 1 ranking..."The Queen made a comeback."
Choi Jeong 9 dan retook No. 1 ranking..."The Queen made a comeback."
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★1 line summary: Choi Jeong 9 dan sits back in the seat of Go queen
In a fierce competition for the strongest position in women's Go, Choi Jung 9 dan once again took the top spot.
Choi won against Kim Eun-ji 2-1 in the final round of the "2025 Doctor G Women's Best Driver" held in May, achieving a five-game winning streak. Choi continued her strides by advancing to the round of 16 best teams at the 30th LG Bae Chosun Ilbo. Taking advantage of her performance, Choi regained her No. 1 spot in the women's Go rankings for the first time in a month.
According to the ranking tally, Choi recorded seven wins and three losses in May to rank 33rd overall, the highest among female Go players, with a score of 9,472. Kim Eun-ji 9 dan scored 9,458 points, falling to 35th overall. The two have been exchanging first place every one to two months since 2025, forming a fierce battle for the position of "women's Go king."
● A fierce competition for first place...Choi Jeong-Kim Eun-ji Rival Structure
Oh Yu-jin ranked third in the women's Go rankings (87th) and Kim Chae-young ranked fourth (105th). On top of that, Smire 4 dan, who is active in Japan, scored 46 points with 10 wins and 5 losses in May, ranked 107th overall, and entered the top five in the women's rankings.
In the men's Go rankings, Shin Jin-seo 9-dan has recorded five wins and one loss to maintain the No. 1 ranking for 66 consecutive months with 1,0388 points. This is a new record that broke the longest-ever No. 1 ranking. Park Jung-hwan and Kang Dong-yoon 9 dan maintained their second and third positions, respectively, while Bae Sang-il 9 dan jumped four notches to No. 4 with eight wins and one loss, shaking off the sluggishness.
Lee Ji-hyun and Shin Min-joon went down one spot to the 5th and 6th places, respectively, while Ahn Seong-jun moved up two spots to the 7th. Won Seong-jin and Seol Hyun-jun moved down two spots to the 8th and 9th places, respectively.
● Park Min-gyu's First Top 10 since joining the team...a gust of divinity
Park Min-gyu, who drew attention in particular, is a 9-dan player. Having played as the two-nominee for Younglim Prime Chang-ho, the champion of the 2024-2025 KB Kookmin Bank Go League, he ranked 10th with six wins and two losses in May. It is his first time to top 10 since his debut. 온라인바카라
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