Todays Strongest Go Players

The strongest go countries are Japan, China and Korea. On this page is information about who's arguably the strongest go players of today or recent times. Japan haven't been doing that great on the international scene for the last 10 years so unfortunately no Japanese player made my top go players of today list. If you want someone added feel free to send me an e-mail.

Lee Changho(1975-): Korean 9 dan professional, and the record holder of most major international titles won(21). You can check out his fanmade website here.
Cho Hunhyun(1953-): Korean 9 dan professional, and the youngest ever to turn pro at the age of 9. His strongest pupil was Lee Changho.
Lee Sedol(1982-): Korean 9 dan professional. Lee Sedol reached 9 dan at the age of 21.
Yoo Changhyuk(1966-): Korean 9 dan professional.
Ma Xiaochun(1964-): Chinese 9 dan professional. He was was promoted to 9 dan at the age of 19, which is remarkably young.
Chang Hao(1976-): Chinese 9 dan professional.
Gu Li(1982-): Chinese 9 dan professional.
Cho Chikun(1956-): Born in South Korea, but moved to Japan as a baby and became a 9 dan professional at the Nihon Ki-in. Cho Chikun has won the most Japanese titles in go history(71).
Kong Jie(1982-): Chinese 9 dan professional.
Pak Yeong-hun(1985-): Korean 9 dan professional and the youngest 9 dan Korean pro ever. He reached 9 dan when he was 19.