Yu Lijun | Player Profile | PlayGo.gg

Taiwanese women's champion, pro at 14

Biography

Yu Lijun (born 1999 in Taipei) became a professional in 2014 at 14, then the youngest woman professional in Taiwan. Her teacher is Chou Chun-hsun.

She won the Women's Meijin in 2016 and the Women's Strongest in 2018 and 2020. After high school she spent a year training with Korea's national team, the only Taiwanese player to do so.

In 2019 she won the mixed pairs at the Guksu Mountains International with O Rissei, and played in the main draw of the Samsung Cup.

vs. Lee Minjin, 2019 Samsung Cup Qualifier, Round 1

June 30, 2019

Yu Lijun took Black against Korea's Lee Minjin in the first round of the combined qualifier and won by resignation. She later entered the main draw on a wildcard, losing to Liao Yuanhe in the round of 32.