So Yokoku

So Yokoku

Personal information
Native name	蘇耀国 (Japanese) Sū Yàoguó (Pinyin)
Full name	So Yokoku
Born	(1979-09-11) September 11, 1979 Guangzhou, China
Sport
Turned pro	1994
Teacher	Oka Nobumitsu
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

So Yokoku (蘇耀国, born September 11, 1979) is a professional Go player.

Biography

So became a professional in 1994. He was originally from China, and moved to Japan in 1991.

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

Title	Years Held
NEC Shun-Ei	1999
Shinjin-O	2003

External links

• Nihon Ki-in page