Career
Kong Jie turned professional in 1994 at the age of 12. He was promoted to 7-dan after 8-years in 2001. In 2004 he was sent into the Teda Cup as China"s representative against Lee Chang-ho and Yoda Norimoto.
Kong Jie is China"s 29th professional 9-dan, doing so by being runner"s up in the 13th Samsung Cup, and entering the finals of the Asian television Cup for the first time.
With an incredible year, he arguably cemented his status as the 2010 world"s strongest Go player. During the 15th Samsung Cup, Kong managed to defeat a soon to be wedded Lee Chang-Ho before succumbing to Kim Ji-Seok in the Quarterfinals.