Go player Park Jung-hwan, 9-dan, has become the highest career prize money earner among Korean players, surpassing 10.8 billion won ($7.8 million) in cumulative winnings.
The Korea Baduk Association announced on the 2nd that Park recorded career earnings of 10.84 billion won, overtaking Lee Chang-ho, 9-dan (10.78 billion won) to claim the top spot among Korean professional go players in history.
Since turning professional in 2006, Park has won 37 titles in domestic and international competitions, including six major world championship victories. Last month, he defeated China's rising star Wang Xingao, 9-dan, in the best-of-three final of the inaugural Shinhan Bank World Go Masters to claim the championship.
Park dominated Korean go from November 2013 to September 2018, holding the No. 1 domestic ranking for 59 consecutive months. He has since ceded the top position to rising star Shin Jin-seo, 9-dan, and currently ranks second in Korea.
"Personally, rather than records, my most important goal is to show games I won't regret in every match," Park said. "I will continue to work hard and do my best to deliver good results."
Meanwhile, Shin Jin-seo surpassed 10 billion won in career earnings last month after leading Korea to its sixth consecutive victory at the Nongshim Shin Ramyun Cup World Go Championship.