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 | 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== 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 |}

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== External links == * [http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000330.htm Nihon Ki-in page]

{{DEFAULTSORT:So, Yokoku}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Chinese Go players Category:Sportspeople from Guangzhou Category:Japanese Go players Category:Chinese emigrants to Japan