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Cho U (U Chō) was born on 20 January, 1980 in Taipei, Taiwan, is a Taiwanese Go player. Discover Cho U's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 44 years old?
| Popular As |
U Chō |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
44 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
20 January, 1980 |
| Birthday |
20 January |
| Birthplace |
Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality |
Japan
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Cho U Height, Weight & Measurements
At 44 years old, Cho U height not available right now. We will update Cho U's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
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| Body Measurements |
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| Eye Color |
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Who Is Cho U's Wife?
His wife is Izumi Kobayashi (m. 2003)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Izumi Kobayashi (m. 2003) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
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Cho U Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Cho U worth at the age of 44 years old? Cho U’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from Japan. We have estimated Cho U's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Player |
Cho U Social Network
Timeline
He missed out on qualifying for the 26th Meijin league when he lost to Hideki Komatsu in the last qualifying round.
Cho finished the year with the second best record behind Keigo Yamashita with 53 wins, 12 losses and one jigo.
He also won the Kido award for the best winning percentage (81.1%).
His first title came the following month when he won the 49th NHK Cup.
Cho broke the record for youngest winner of the title.
After winning the title, Go journalist John Power commented, "Cho U is surely going to develop into one of the dominant players on the Japanese go scene. He is calm, has excellent concentration and reads very well -- in fact, he seems to relish reading out difficult fights. Perhaps his greatest weapon may be his outstanding positional judgement: he is already reputed to be one of the fastest and most accurate players at summing up a position."
Cho was a member of the Japanese team in the 4th Nongshim Cup.
Later in the year, Cho qualified for the 56th Honinbo league.
Cho finished the 56th Honinbo league with a record of five wins and two losses.
In an interview after his last match, Cho said "It feels strange to become the challenger after losing my game. I was really happy when I won five games in a row, but losing successive games leaves me with regrets. I'm very fortunate to be able to appear on the important stage of a best-of-seven title match."
Cho won the first match, but title holder O Meien won the seventh and final game of the series.
Cho U (born on 20 January 1980) is a Taiwanese professional Go player.
He earned a spot in the 13th Fujitsu Cup in 2000 through the qualifying tournament.
In his first game, Cho defeated Dutch amateur 7 dan Rob van Zeijst.
In the second round, Cho defeated former number one Chinese representative Ma Xiaochun.
In May 2000, Cho won a place in the 25th Kisei, the first edition to feature a league system.
Cho was the youngest player in the league at 20 years.
He finished the league with a record of three wins and three losses.
Cho was promoted to 7 dan on 16 April 2001.
Cho collected ¥26,985,000 in prize money in 2001.
In February 2002, Cho won one of Japan's seven non-seeded spots in the 1st World Oza.
In October 2002, Cho qualified for his first Meijin league.
At the close of the 2002 season, Cho set a record with 70 wins in a year.
He was awarded the Shusai Prize for his record-breaking year.
After unsuccessfully challenging for the Honinbo title the previous year, Cho won his first major title on 11 July 2003 by defeating Kato Masao in six games for the 58th Honinbo.
Cho set three records with his win: third youngest major title winner, second youngest Honinbo and youngest Japanese 9 dan.
Cho met Masao Kato, the player he defeated for the Honinbo, twice more in 2003 when they faced off in the Agon Cup final and the Oza challenger final.
Cho lost the Agon Cup final, but earned the right to face O Meien in the Oza final.
Cho won the title in four games, making the Oza his second major title.
Cho would go on to win each major at least once: the Meijin in 2004, the Gosei in 2006, the Tengen in 2008, the Judan in 2009 and the Kisei in 2010.
He currently ranks 6th in the most titles won by a Japanese professional; his NEC Cup win in 2011 put him past his teacher Rin Kaiho and Norimoto Yoda.
Cho is the first player in history to have held five of the top seven major titles simultaneously with Iyama Yuta being the second.
His wife is one of Japan's best female go professionals, Izumi Kobayashi, the great Kitani's granddaughter and daughter of Kobayashi Koichi.
Cho U was born in Taipei, Taiwan.
He began playing poker and bridge as a young child.
Cho's father Chang Yuen-hsi taught him to play Go, and he began beating family members by the age of three.
He credits Shen Chun-shan as one of his early Go teachers; he first played against Shen at age seven.
Shen was impressed by the young Cho's skill and introduced his family to Rin Kaiho.
