Hwang Inseong is a well known top player in Europe. He participated in almost all major european tournaments since 2005 and is currently the
number two in the European Go Rating, take a look at his impressive player's card on EGD.
He has not only a good performance as a player but also huge experience as a teacher and commentator. Coming from the korean yunguseng academy he had certainly one of the
toughest and best education in the game of Go there is. He works for a baduk TV channel as commentator and recently did some commenting on the games of the swiss team played
in the ongoing Pandanet European Teamchampionship. Last but not least he is well known in Switzerland form his Workshops and Review Service at Zurich, Solothurn and Luzern
tournament and from the two month intensive course at the Zurich Go Club in spring 2011.
In-seong Hwang
7 dan player in Europe
Currently (April, 2011) 2nd place in Europe according to E.G.D with 2785 ranking points
1996-2001 Korean insei
2002 Entered Myoung-ji university at the Baduk department
2003 Started to work as TV commentator on the Korean Baduk TV (still active).
2005-2006 stayed in Germany, Berlin as a Baduk teacher.
at the mean time, attended 14 tournaments, won 10 times, 2nd place 3 times.
2009-present stays in Germany (Berlin, Frankfurt), Switzerland (Zürich) as a Baduk Teacher
at the mean time, Attended 26 tournaments, won 15 times, 2nd place 7 times.
Tournament results in Korea : 2001~2005
2001 Cyber ama Kuksu, 2nd place
2002 Asian baduk championship (team tournament), 1st place
2002 Michuhol cup, 3rd place
2002 Asian university championship, 2nd place
2003 Korean Amateur Baduk Association president cup, 2nd place
2003 Korean university cup, 2nd place
2003 Ji-song cup (Baduk TV tournament), 2nd place
2003 Korean Sport olympiad, bronze medal
2004 Korean Defence newspaper cup, top 4
2004 Samsung cup amateur section top 4, after that played in the preliminary section with professionals, won the first round and lost in the 2nd round
2005 Korean Yahoo cup, 2nd place
Tournament results in Europe : 2005~2006, 2009~2011
2005 : Berlin Kranich 1st place.
2006 : Hamburg Affensprung 1st place.
2006 : Pandanet tour Barcelona, Hungary, Dublin 1st place.
2009 : Pantanet tour Dublin, Brno, Pardubice 1st place.
2009 : European Go chanpionship (EGC) 2nd place.
2009~2010 Berlin "Go to innovation" 1st place 4times in a row.
2010 : Shusaku cup 1st place.
2010 : Hamburg Affensprung, Mausefalle 1st place.
2010 : Berlin Kranich 1st place.
2011 : Berlin Go to innovation 1st place (5 times in a row)
2011 : Shusaku cup 2nd place.
Total : Attended 44 tournaments, won 26 times, 2nd place 13 times.
