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{{Short description|South Korean Go player}}
{{for-multi|the pianist|Seong-Jin Cho|the footballer|Jo Sung-jin}}
{{Family name hatnote|[[Cho (Korean name)|Cho]]||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox go player
| name=Cho Sonjin
| fullname=Cho Sonjin
| kanji=趙善津
| kana=チョウソンジン
| hangul=조선진
| hanja=趙善津
| revisedromanization=Jo Seonjin
| mccunereischauer=Cho Sŏnjin
| birth_date={{birth date and age|1970|4|18}}
| birth_place=[[South Korea]]
| residence={{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| teacher=[[Takeo Ando]]
| turnedpro=1984
| rank=9 dan
| affiliation=[[Nihon Ki-in]]
}}
'''Cho Sonjin''' ({{Korean|hangul=조선진}}; born April 18, 1970) is a professional [[Go (board game)|Go]] [[Go players|player]].

Cho was born in [[South Korea]], but moved to [[Japan]] at age 12 in order to become a professional. He accomplished his goal two years later in 1984. He was promoted to 9 [[Go ranks and ratings|dan]] in 1998. In 1999, he defeated [[Cho Chikun]] in the [[Honinbo]], ending Chikun's 10-year run with the title.

== Titles and runners-up ==
{|  class="wikitable"
!Title || Years Held
|-
|align="center" | '''Current'''
|align="center" | '''5'''
|-
| {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Honinbo]]
|  1999
|-
| {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[NEC Cup]]
|  2006
|-
| {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Agon Cup]]
|  2000, 2001
|-
| {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Shinjin-O]]
|  1991
|-
| align="center" | '''Defunct'''
| align="center" | '''1'''
|-
| {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Shin-Ei]]
|  1991
|-
| align="center" | '''Continental'''
| align="center" | '''2'''
|-
| {{Flagicon|China}} {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[China-Japan Agon Cup]]
|  2000, 2001
|}

{|  class="wikitable"
!Title || Years Lost
|-
| align="center" | '''Current'''
| align="center" | '''4'''
|-
| {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kisei (go)|Kisei]]
|  2001
|-
| {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Honinbo]]
|  2000
|-
| {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Tengen (Go)|Tengen]]
|  2002
|-
| {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Shinjin-O]]
|  1995
|-
| align="center" | '''International'''
| align="center" | '''1'''
|-
| {{Flagicon|South Korea}} {{Flagicon|Japan}} {{Flagicon|China}} {{Flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Samsung Fire Cup|Samsung Cup]]
|  1999
|}

==See also==
*[[Go players]]

==External links==
*[http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Cho%20Sonjin GoBase Profile]
*[http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000187.htm 趙善津 Nihon Ki-in Profile] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Honinbo}}
{{Judan}}
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[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:South Korean Go players]]


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