Life In 19x19

Do any of y'all know anything about this young Chinese star? SL and Google provide minimal info. I enjoy reviewing his games because his moves seem straight forward, but also very flexible.

I'm enjoying his rise to fame, but would like it even better if there was more background or interesting anecdotes.

Thanks.

Ke Jie has been doing really well this year, becoming the challenger of Chinese Tianyuan tournament and just narrowly lost to Chen Yaoye. Then he managed to win 11 games in a row during the Chinese League. So there's no surprise that he start having some impact in international tournaments.