So Yokoku

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So Yokoku

Full name	So Yokoku
Kanji	ソヨウコク
Chinese	蘇耀国
Date of birth	September 11, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth	Guangzhou, China
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Oka Nobumitsu
Turned pro	1994
Rank	8 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

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

[edit] Biography

So became a professional in 1994. He was originally from China, and moved to Japan in 1991. In 1997, he was promoted to 5 dan. He became a 7 dan in 2001. He was recently promoted to his current rank, 8 dan.