Background
Park Yeong-hun was born in Seoul.
Park Yeong-hun was born in Seoul.
He is a professional Go player in the Hanguk Kiwon. He is the youngest ever Korean 9 dan, promoted when he was only 19 years old. Due to the new rules set by the Hanguk Kiwon, Park moved up from 1 dan to 9 in only 4 years 7 months, which is the fastest progress ever.
Much of this was due to him winning the Fujitsu Cup in 2004, when he was at 4 daughter
This also earned him exemption from military service. His hobbies include tennis and playing Tetris.