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 (1979-09-11) (age 28)
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.