| Choi Cheol-han | |
| Fullname: | Choi Cheol-han |
| Hangul: | 최철한 |
| Hanja: | 崔哲瀚 |
| Revisedromanization: | Choe Cheol-han |
| Mccunereischauer: | Ch'oe Ch'ŏl-han |
| Birth Place: | South Korea |
| Residence: | South Korea |
| Teacher: | Kweon Kab-yong |
| Turnedpro: | 1997 |
| Rank: | 9 dan |
| Affiliation: | Hanguk Kiwon |
Choi Cheol-han 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).[1] His nickname is "The Viper".
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.[2]
Ranks tenth in total number of titles in Korea.
| Domestic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Wins | Runners-up | |
| 1 (2002) | |||
| 4 (2003-2004, 2010-2011) | 2 (2012-2013) | ||
| 1 (2004) | 2 (2005, 2007) | ||
| 3 (2004-2005, 2011) | 3 (2006, 2011-2012) | ||
| 1 (2005) | |||
| 1 (2005) | 3 (2006, 2014-2015) | ||
| 1 (2006) | |||
| 3 (2009-2010, 2015) | 2 (2006, 2012) | ||
| 1 (2012) | |||
| 1 (2013) | |||
| Total | 14 | 15 | |
| Continental | |||
| Title | Wins | Runners-up | |
| 3 (2004-2005, 2011) | |||
| Total | 0 | 3 | |
| International | |||
| Title | Wins | Runners-up | |
| Fujitsu Cup | 1 (2005) | ||
| Zhonghuan Cup | 1 (2005) | ||
| Ing Cup | 1 (2009) | 1 (2005) | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | |
| Career Total | |||
| Total | 16 | 20 | |
| Season | Team | Place | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team World Meridian (Captain) | 6th place | 6–7[9] | ||
| 4th place | 12–4[10] | |||
| Team Hite Jinro (Captain) | 6th place | 9–3[11] | ||
| Team Hite Jinro (Captain) | 4th place | 10–7[12] | ||
| Team Hite Jinro (Captain) | Runners-up | 13–4[13] |
| Season | Team | Place | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Sian (Captain) | 7th place | 9–3[14] | ||
| Team Sian (Captain) | 2nd place | 7–2[15] | ||
| Team Sian (Captain) | TBD | 10–5[16] |
[17]
Players who have won international go titles in bold.
Lee Changho 31:30 Lee Sedol 20:32 Park Yeonghun 19:22 Won Seongjin 18:11 Mok Jinseok 18:8 Kang Dongyun 12:11 Kim Jiseok 11:12
Chen Yaoye 9:11 Cho Hanseung 9:11 Gu Li 8:12 Park Junghwan 6:12 An Choyoung 11:5 Cho Hunhyun 12:2 Heo Youngho 10:4 Lee Younggu 9:5 Chang Hao 6:7 Shi Yue 6:7 Yoo Changhyuk 8:4 Kong Jie 7:5 Mi Yuting 5:7 Hong Seongji 8:3 Yun Junsang 8:3 Zhou Ruiyang 8:3 Peng Quan 7:4