extra=born February 11, 1966 in Iwamizawa, Japan is a professional Go Go players.
Biography
Yoda is a student of
Takeo Ando. He has won 35 titles so far in his career, the seventh highest in Japan. He became a professional in 1980, and reached 9 dan in 1993. In 2006, he was the heart of the Japanese team in international tournaments, steering them to a win over Team Korea in the 7th
Nongshim Cup.
In June 2017, Yoda scored his 1,100th win as a pro. He has 572 losses, two jigos, and two no-results. He is the 12th Nihon Ki-in player to reach 1,100 victories. At 51 years four months, he is the third youngest, and, at 37 years two months, the 4th quickest to do so.
Titles and runners-up
Ranks #8-t in the total number of titles in Japan.
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| 2 (1998, 2009) |
| 2 (1999, 2004) |
| 2 (2004, 2007) |
| 1 (1997) |
| 1 (2006) |
| 1 (1996) |
| 1 (2005) |
| 1 (1982) |
| 2 (1988, 1989) |
| 1 (2007) |
| 1 (2001) |
| 2 (1993, 1996) |
| 2 (1984, 1989) |
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| 19 |
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| 1 (2004) |
| 1 |
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| 1 (1996) |
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| 1 (2004) |
| 1 (1994) |
| 3 |
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| 23 |
Appearance in Fiction
The climactic go game played between the fictional players Fujiwara-no-Sai and Toya Meijin in the
anime and
manga series Hikaru no Go was in fact a real 1997 game
between Norimoto Yoda and
Rin Kaiho. Yoda played the winning white side attributed to Sai.
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