1. Since then, Cho Hun-hyun has amassed 150 professional titles, more than any other player in the world.
24 Facts About Cho Hun-hyun
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Cho Hun-hyun thrice held all of the open tournaments in Korea in 1980,1982 and 1986.
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Cho Hun-hyun has won 11 international titles, third most in the world behind Lee Chang-ho and Lee Sedol.
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Cho Hun-hyun began learning Go at the age of four and passed the test for becoming a professional in 1962.
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Cho Hun-hyun was considered a 2 dan professional in Korea, but was demoted to 4 kyu upon arriving in Japan.
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Cho Hun-hyun passed the Nihon Ki-in professional exam three years later and became the first player to hold professional certificates from two Go associations.
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Cho Hun-hyun participated in some Japanese tournaments, finishing runner-up to Takaho Kojima in the 3rd Shin-Ei tournament.
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In 1972, Cho Hun-hyun returned to Korea to begin mandatory military service.
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Cho Hun-hyun won his first title in 1973, defeating Kim In in the 14th Chaegowi.
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That same year, Cho Hun-hyun lost his first title to rival Seo Bongsoo in the 6th Myungin.
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Cho Hun-hyun continued winning several titles, including the Paewang in 1977, a title he defended sixteen straight times until 1992.
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Cho Hun-hyun repeated this twice, in 1982 and 1986, winning ten and eleven titles respectively.
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In 1980, Cho Hun-hyun Chikun visited South Korea after winning the Meijin title and the two began a friendship match consisting of two games.
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In 1982, Cho Hun-hyun was promoted to 9 dan, becoming the first Korean 9 dan.
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Cho Hun-hyun was the sole Korean player invited to the 1st Ing Cup, which featured nine players from the Nihon Ki-in and six players from China.
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Cho Hun-hyun was matched up with Taiwanese-born Japanese professional O Meien in the first round.
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Cho Hun-hyun won the match and went on to defeat Koichi Kobayashi in the quarter-finals.
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Cho Hun-hyun then met another Taiwanese-born Japanese professional Rin Kaiho in the semi-final.
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Cho Hun-hyun won the best-of-three match in two games and progressed to the final to face Nie Weiping in a best-of-five final.
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Cho Hun-hyun won the first game, but Nie went on to win the next two.
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The match came down to a fifth and final deciding game, with Cho Hun-hyun winning by resignation.
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Cho Hun-hyun decided to go into politics, joining the Saenuri Party in March 2016.
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Cho Hun-hyun was elected on the party's proportional representation list in the 2016 election, taking seat number 14.
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On 5 February 2020, Cho Hun-hyun was appointed as the Secretary-General of the newly formed Future Korea Party.