Takemiya Masaki 9p:
Date of birth: January 1, 1951
Home: Tokyo, Japan
Master: Minoru Kitani 9p
Nicknamed "9 Dan Killer" after defeating many 9 dans when he was 5 dan; Famous for his Cosmic Style of play, focusing on moyos. His son Takemiya Yoko, 5 dan, is his pupil and popular commentator; Enjoys Argentinian tango dancing; Winner of the 12th Saint of the Board title for Backgammon.

Maeda Ryo 6p:
Date of birth: March 8, 1972
Home: Hyogo Prefecture
Master: 9P Sato Kudan
* Became professional shodan in April, 1991
* Earned 6D rank in May, 2000

Guo Juan 5p:
5 dan professional from China.
Living in The Netherlands
Frequent guest of the Go Congress
With her professional colleagues she runs an Internet Go school

Jennie Shen 2p:
Born: Sichuan, China
She came to USA in 2007, and now resides in Santa Barbara CA.
Jennie learned Go at the age of nine and became professional when she was 15. The same year, she joined the Sichuan Go team and trained there for 15 years. She made professional 2 dan in 1989 and has been teaching Go since 2002. She gives both individual lessons and group audio lectures on KGS. She was All China Youth Champion in 1985, and took 3rd and 5th place at the Chinese National Women Championship in 1996 and 1997 respectively.

Jim Kerwin 1p:
Date of birth: Nov 1, 1946
Home: Minnesota, USA
Master: Iwamoto Sensei
* First American professional
* Regular lecturer on KGS Plus

Cathy Li (Chen Shuo) 1p:
Date of birth: 1974
Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Master: Bai Rui Qiu
* Received 1 dan professional rank in 1988 in China.
* Moved to Canada in 2008.
* Coached the Canadian team in the 1st World Mind Sports Games

Yilun Yang 7p:
Date of birth: 1951
Home: United States
* Coached the Shanghai Professional Team in 1979
* Runs regular yearly workshops in the US

Feng Yun 9p:
Date of birth: Oct 2, 1966
Home: New Jersey, USA
Master: Huang Jinxian 6p, Nie Weiping 9p
* Turned pro after just three years of study
* Second female 9p in the world.
* Won the 2008 NAIM championship

MingJiu Jiang 7p:
Date of birth: June 15, 1957
Home: California, USA
* Winner of the 2007 NAIM Championshi
* Frequent commenter Sundays on KGS Plus

Huiren Yang 1p:
Date of birth:
Home: Massachusetts, USA
* Yang played in the 10th LG Cup (2005), losing in the first round, to Chen Yaoye 9p (China).

Myeong-Wan Kim 8p:
Date of birth: 1978
Home: California, USA
* Winner of 2008 US Open
* Lost to MoGo(running on 800 cores, 1hr time, 9-stone handicap) by 1.5 points

Sasaki Tadashi 8p:
Date of birth: 1963
Home: Japan
Master: Sakata Eio
* First congress attendance was the 1993 Go Congress
* Likes coming to the US and giving lectures to the Southern California region

Nakano Yasuhiro 9p:
Date of birth: 1977
Home: Japan
* Enjoys playing the Shamisen(Especially instead of giving go lectures)
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Xue Lei 4p:
Date of birth: June 15, 1986
Home: Tianjin, China
* Received 1 dan professional rank in 1998.
* Currently he is a student in Peking University and teaching at Nie Weiping's school.

Yang Shuang 2p:
Date of birth: September 24, 1975
Home: Liaoning, China
* Received 1 dan professional rank in 1989. * She used to teach in Shenzhen but is currently teaching at Nie Weiping's school in Beijing

Xuefen Lin 1p:
Date of birth: March 26, 1973
Home: California, USA
* Obtained 1 dan professional rank in 1992.
* She was involved extensively in Go education in China from 1996 to 2000.
* Moved to the USA in 2001 to join her husband.
* Ms. Lin lives and teaches in California, was the winner of the 2005 US Open.

Lee Hajin 3p:
Date of birth: June 21, 1988
Home: Korea
Master:
* Has an english language blog about professional baduk in Korea
* Fought Rui Naiwei for the female Kuksu title of the 14th Gahgrin Cup.
* Defeated Jimmy Cha in the 3rd GG Auction Cup

Ko Juyeon 2P:
Date of birth: July 4, 1989
Home: Korea
Master:
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