Jinju City Appoints Go Player Byeon Sang-il 9-dan as Public Relations Ambassador

From Jinju, Promoting Jinju as a Sports City

On the 18th, Jinju City in Gyeongnam appointed Byeon Sang-il 9-dan, a professional Go player from Jinju, as the city's ambassador in the 5th-floor Entrepreneurs' Room.

Byeon Sang-il 9-dan will participate in activities to promote sports, culture, and tourism, as well as the production of promotional materials for the city administration over the next two years, engaging in domestic and international activities to enhance Jinju City's status.

Baduk player Byeon Sang-il, 9-dan, has been appointed as a promotional ambassador for Jinju City.

Born in Jinju City in 1997, Byeon Sang-il 9-dan turned professional in 2012 and is currently ranked 3rd by the Korea Baduk Association. In July, he won the 14th Chunlan Cup World Baduk Championship, one of the six major global tournaments, and subsequently won the 28th GS Caltex Cup Professional Baduk Tournament.

He also secured a spot on the national Go team for the Hangzhou Asian Games in September and continues to actively participate in domestic and international competitions.

Mayor Jo Gyu-il expressed, "I am pleased to establish a valuable connection with Byeon Sang-il 9-dan, one of the world's top Go players, and I ask him to actively promote Jinju as a sports city both domestically and internationally as the city's ambassador."

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