SooHyuk Kim (Seoul, KOR) lost
7-6 to
Chang-Min Kim (Uiseong, KOR) in the Final of the Korean National Championship, held July 6 - 11, 2019 in . To advance to the championship game, Kim won
9-3 over
Yeong Seok Jeong (Gyeonggido, KOR) in the semifinals of the 2020 Korean National Championship in ;
Kim finished 5-1 in the 7-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim defeated
JaeBeom Lee (Seoul, KOR) 6-5, then won
9-2 against
Sangwoo Park (Uijeongbu, KOR) and
13-3 against
Jin-wook Lee (Busan, KOR). Kim won
7-5 against
TaeWoong Shin (Incheon, KOR), then won
7-2 against
Jeong. Kim went on to lose
8-6 against
Kim in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Korean National Championship, Kim take home
9.405 world rankings points. Kim gained 99.242 points improving upon their best 2 events, though dropped 33 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 33rdplace overall with
99.242 total points. Kim ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
9.405 points earned so far this season.
