Choi Cheol-han
{{Short description|South Korean Go player}}
{{Family name hatnote|Choi||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox go player
| name=Choi Cheol-han
| fullname=Choi Cheol-han
| hangul=최철한
| hanja=崔哲瀚
| revisedromanization=Choe Cheolhan
| mccunereischauer=Ch'oe Ch'ŏrhan
| birth_date=
| birth_place=South Korea
| residence={{flagicon|South Korea}} South Korea
| teacher= Kweon Kab-yong
| turnedpro=1997
| rank=9 dan
| affiliation=Hanguk Kiwon
}}
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{{MedalCountry|{{KOR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Guangzhou|Men's Team}}
{{MedalBronze|2010 Guangzhou|Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalBottom}}
Choi Cheol-han ({{Korean|hangul=최철한}}) is a South Korean professional Go player. He is the fourth youngest (12 years 2 months) to become a professional Go player in South Korean history behind Cho Hun-hyun (9 years 7 months), Lee Chang-ho (11 years 1 months) and Cho Hye-yeon (11 years 10 months).{{Cite web| url = http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201209180100126740010260&servicedate=20120918 | title = 최철한 9단, 통산 800승 달성 | website=Sports Chosun | language = ko-KR | access-date = 2016-03-22 | date=18 September 2012}} His nickname is "The Viper".
Biography
Choi became a professional when he was 12 years old. He began playing Go at the age of seven, studying with Lee Sedol in Kweon Kab-yong's academy in Seoul. At that time, Choi was considered the next Lee Sedol.{{cite web | url=http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Choi+CheolHan | title=Choi CheolHan | publisher=gobase.org | accessdate=13 June 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010073755/http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Choi+CheolHan | archive-date=10 October 2011 | url-status=dead }}
Promotion record
{{Promotion record
| 1 dan
| 1997
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| 2 dan
| 1998
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| 3 dan
| 1999
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| 4 dan
| 2001
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| 5 dan
| 2002
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| 6 dan
| 2003
| Won the 8th Chunwon against Won Seongjin.
| 7 dan
| 2004
| Won the 47th Kuksu against Lee Changho.
| 8 dan
| 2004
| Won the 15th Kisung against Lee Changho.
| 9 dan
| 2004
| For his performance in the 2004 Korean Baduk League.
}}
Career Record
- 2006: 58 wins, 29 losses{{cite web | url=http://igokisen.web.fc2.com/korea06.html | title=Korea win–loss 2006 | publisher=igokisen.web.fc2.com | accessdate=13 June 2011 }}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- 2007: 45 wins, 25 losses{{cite web | url=http://igokisen.web.fc2.com/korea07.html | title=Korea win–loss 2007 | publisher=igokisen.web.fc2.com | accessdate=13 June 2011 }}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- 2008: 50 wins, 18 losses{{cite web | url=http://igokisen.web.fc2.com/korea08.html | title=Korea win–loss 2008 | publisher=igokisen.web.fc2.com | accessdate=13 June 2011 }}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- 2009: 56 wins, 18 losses{{cite web | url=http://igokisen.web.fc2.com/korea09.html | title=Korea win–loss 2009 | publisher=igokisen.web.fc2.com | accessdate=13 June 2011 }}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- 2010: 63 wins, 22 losses{{cite web | url=http://igokisen.web.fc2.com/korea10.html | title=Korea win–loss 2010 | publisher=igokisen.web.fc2.com | accessdate=13 June 2011 }}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- 2011: 50 wins, 24 losses{{cite web | url=http://igokisen.web.fc2.com/korea11.html | title=Korea win–loss 2011 | publisher=igokisen.web.fc2.com | accessdate=13 June 2011 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Titles and Runners-up
{{Updated|17 December 2017}}
Ranks tenth in total number of titles in Korea.
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan=3|Domestic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title || Wins || Runners-up | ||
| KT Cup
| | 1 (2002) | |
| Chunwon
| 4 (2003-2004, 2010-2011) | 2 (2012-2013) | |
| Kisung
| 1 (2004) | 2 (2005, 2007) | |
| Guksu
| 3 (2004-2005, 2011) | 3 (2006, 2011-2012) | |
| King of Kings
| | 1 (2005) | |
| GS Caltex Cup
| 1 (2005) | 3 (2006, 2014-2015) | |
| KBS Cup
| | 1 (2006) | |
| Maxim Cup
| 3 (2009-2010, 2015) | 2 (2006, 2012) | |
| Siptan
| 1 (2012) | ||
| Myungin
| 1 (2013) | ||
| align="center"
| Total | 14 | 15 |
| colspan=3|Continental | ||
| Title || Wins || Runners-up | ||
| China-Korea Tengen
| | 3 (2004-2005, 2011) | |
| align="center"
| Total | 0 | 3 |
| colspan=3|International | ||
| Title || Wins || Runners-up | ||
| Fujitsu Cup
| | 1 (2005) | |
| Zhonghuan Cup
| 1 (2005) | ||
| Ing Cup
| 1 (2009) | 1 (2005) | |
| align="center"
| Total | 2 | 2 |
| colspan=3|Career Total | ||
| align="center"
| Total | 16 | 20 |
=Korean Baduk League=
=Chinese A League=
Head-to-head record vs selected players
{{updated|10 June 2018}} {{cite web|title=崔哲瀚 统计数据|url=http://hotongo.com/playerstatistics_2011.jsp?id=801|website=弘通围棋网}}
Players who have won international go titles in bold.
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- {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Changho 31:30
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Sedol 20:32
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Yeonghun 19:22
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Won Seongjin 18:11
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Mok Jinseok 18:8
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Kang Dongyun 12:11
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Jiseok 11:12
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Yaoye 9:11
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Hanseung 9:11
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Gu Li 8:12
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Junghwan 6:12
- {{flagicon|KOR}} An Choyoung 11:5
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Hunhyun 12:2
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Heo Youngho 10:4
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Younggu 9:5
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Chang Hao 6:7
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Shi Yue 6:7
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Yoo Changhyuk 8:4
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Kong Jie 7:5
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Mi Yuting 5:7
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Hong Seongji 8:3
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Yun Junsang 8:3
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhou Ruiyang 8:3
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Peng Quan 7:4
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Footer Asian Games Champions Go}}
{{Chunwon}}
{{Siptan}}
{{Guksu}}
{{Myungin}}
{{Professional Go players in South Korea}}
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Category:South Korean Go players
Category:Asian Games medalists in go
Category:Go players at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea