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Takemiya Masaki 9p:
Date of Birth: Jan 1, 1951
Home: Tokyo, Japan
* Nicknamed '9-Dan Killer' after defeating many 9 dans when he was 5 dan
* Famous for his Cosmic Style of play, focusing on moyos
* His son Takemiya Yoko, 5 dan, is his pupil and popular commentator
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Maeda Ryo 6p:
Date of birth: March 8, 1972
Home: Hyogo Prefecture
Master: 9P Sato Kudan
* Became professional shodan in April, 1991
* Earned 6D rank in May, 2000
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| Kim ByeongJun 2p:
Date of birth: June 20, 1988
Home: South Korea
* Became professional shodan in October, 2005
* Earned 2D rank in November, 2007
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Jennie Shen 2p:
Born: Sichuan, China
She came to USA last Fall, and now resides in Santa Barbara CA.
Jennie learned Go at the age of nine and became professional when she was 15. The same year, she joined the Sichuan Go team and trained there for 15 years. She made professional 2 dan in 1989 and has been teaching Go since 2002. She gives both individual lessons and group audio lectures on KGS. She was All China Youth Champion in 1985, and took 3rd and 5th place at the Chinese National Women Championship in 1996 and 1997 respectively.
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Cho Hye-yeon 7p:
Date of birth: June 7, 1985
Home: South Korea
* Turned pro at the age of 11 years and 11 months--third youngest in Korea after Cho Hunhyun and Lee Changho
* She currently studies English Literature and Japanese at the Korea University
* She has a blog in English at this address: http://loveku.livejournal.com/
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Guo Juan, 5p:
Date of Birth: May 6, 1960
Home: Netherlands
* Frequent attendee of the US Go Congresses
* Former student of Mingjiu Jiang
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MingJiu Jiang 7p
Date of Birth: July 15, 1957
Home: California, USA
* Conducts lectures with Guo Juan every Sunday on KGS
* Brother of Zhujiu Jiang whom he has authored "Weiqi Technique Encyclopedia"
* Winner of the Western Section of the 2004, 2006, and 2008 North American Toyota Denso Oza Championship.
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Feng Yun 9p:
Date of Birth: October 2, 1966
Home: New Jersey, USA
* The second woman to ever become a 9d
* Became a professional after 3 years of study
* Founded the first 9-dan School in North America
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James Kerwin 1p:
Date of Birth: November 1 1946
Home: Minnesota, USA
* First American to achieve a professional ranking in the Nihon Kiin
* Student of Iwamoto Sensei since 1973
* Has extensively travelled the USA and Canada to share his expertise
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Xuefen Lin 1p:
Date of Birth: March 26, 1973
Home: California, USA
* Obtained one dan professional rank in 1992
* She was involved extensively in Go education in China from 1996 to 2000
* Moved to the USA in 2001 to join her husband
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Nakano Yasuhiro 9p:
Date of Birth: May 18, 1977
Home: Fukuoka, JP
* Accomplished shamisen player
* Received one dan professional rank in 1992, nine dan rank in 2005
* Studied under Morino Setsuo 9p
* Won the Kansai Kiin Newcomer Award in 1994
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Yang Yilun 7p:
Date of Birth: 1951
Home: California, USA
* Received one dan professional rank in 1966
* Coached the Shanghai Professional Go Team in 1979
* Has written several English go books and hold an annual workshop in the Northeast
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Wang Yuhui 7p:
Date of Birth: June 14, 1976
Home: China
* Received one dan professional rank in 1990, seven dan rank in 2000
* Winner of 198 Yong Large Cup Championship
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Du Yufeng 3p:
Date of Birth: 1976
Home: China
* Received one dan professional rank in 1991, three dan rank in 97
* Won the 1993 National Women's Team Competition
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Seung-Chul Park 6p:
Date of Birth: April 11 1982
Home: Seoul, Korea
* Recieved two dan promotion in 2000
* Student of Kwon Gap-Yong
* Qualifier for 5th Samsung Cup in 2000
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