So Yokoku
{{Short description|Japanese Go player}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2010}}
{{Infobox go player
| name=So Yokoku
| fullname=So Yokoku
| kanji=蘇耀国
| pinyin=Sū Yàoguó
| birth_date={{Birth date and age|1979|9|11}}
| birth_place={{flagicon|China}} Guangzhou, China
| residence={{flagicon|Japan}} Tokyo, Japan
| teacher=Oka Nobumitsu
| turnedpro=1994
| rank=9 dan
| affiliation=Nihon Ki-in
}}
So Yokoku (蘇耀国, born September 11, 1979) is a professional Go player.{{cite web|url=http://fuseki.info/games_list.php?lang=en&sb=full&d=0&q=So+Yokoku&q2=&bs=pl|title=Games List: So Yokoku|publisher=Fuseki Info|accessdate=28 December 2010}}
Biography
So became a professional in 1994. He was originally from China, and moved to Japan in 1991.
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Rank | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 dan | 1994 | Became pro |
| 2 dan | 1994 | |
| 3 dan | 1995 | |
| 4 dan | 1996 | |
| 5 dan | 1997 | |
| 6 dan | 1999 | |
| 7 dan | 2001 | reached 300th career wins in 2003 |
| 8 dan | 2005 | reached 400th career wins in 2006 |
| 9 dan | 2014 |
Titles
| class="wikitable" | |
| Title | Years Held |
|---|---|
| {{flagicon|Japan}} NEC Shun-Ei
| 1999 | |
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Shinjin-O
| 2003 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000330.htm Nihon Ki-in page]
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Category:Sportspeople from Guangzhou
Category:Chinese emigrants to Japan
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