Fan Yunruo | |
Birth Date: | 7 January 1996 |
Birth Place: | Shanghai, China |
Death Place: | Shanghai, China |
Rank: | 8 dan |
Fan Yunruo (Chinese: 范蕴若, 7 January 1996 - 2 July 2020) was a professional Go player.
In 2016, Fan defeated Lee Sedol in the top 32 of the 21st Samsung Auto Insurance Cup. In this game, he eliminated Shin Jin-seo and Park Junghwan and entered the semi-finals. In 2017, he defeated the 9th dan, the main player of South Korea, Park, and ended the 18th Nongshim Cup.[1]
At about 1 p.m. on 2 July 2020, Fan Yunruo jumped from his home by way of suicide and died. He had been diagnosed with depression during his lifetime.[2]