Qiu Jun (; born August 24, 1982) is a Chinese professional Go player.
Biography Jun started learning Go at the age of 6. He became a professional in 1994. Over the next 3 years, he gained 3 consecutive promotions. He was promoted to 7 dan in 2005 and then reached 8 dan in 2006. In 2009, Jun reached the Samsung Cup Final with a chance to win his first world championship. He lost the Final 0–2 to Kong Jie, and during August 2011 Jun again reached a world championship Final, this time the 23rd Fujitsu Cup Final. By Chinese Special Promotion rules, Jun was raised to the rank of 9-dan, being China's 31st 9-dan player. He subsequently lost the final to Korean rising star Park Junghwan. Jun joins a selection of players who have reached multiple World Championship Finals without victories in any.
Titles & Runners-Up
DomesticTitle Wins Runners-up National Go Individual 2 (1998, 2004) Xinren Wang 1 (2004) 2 (1999, 2002) Mingren 1 (2004) 1 (2005) NEC Cup 1 (2007) Liguang Cup 1 (2008) Changqi Cup 1 (2008) 1 (2015) Ahan Tongshan Cup 1 (2010) 1 (2005) Total 8 5Continental China-Korea New Pro Wang 1 (2004) China-Japan Agon Cup 1 (2010) Total 2 0International Samsung Cup 1 (2009) Fujitsu Cup 1 (2011) Bailing Cup 1 (2015) Total 0 3Career Total Total 10 8
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