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Norimoto Yoda
Full name	Norimoto Yoda
Kanji	依田紀基
Date of birth	February 11, 1966 (1966-02-11) (age 43)
Place of birth	Iwamizawa, Japan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Takeo Ando
Turned pro	1980
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Norimoto Yoda (依田紀基, Yoda Norimoto^?, born February 11, 1966, in Iwamizawa, Japan) is a professional Go player.

[edit] Biography

Yoda is a student of Takeo Ando. He has won 34 titles so far in his career, the sixth 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.

[edit] Titles and runners-up

Ranks #6 in total amount of titles in Japan.

Title	Years Held
Current	27
Meijin	2000 - 2003
Judan	1995, 1996
Gosei	1996 - 1998, 2003 - 2005
NEC Cup	1992, 1997, 2002
NHK Cup	1991, 1993, 1998 - 2000
Agon Cup	1997
Shinjin-O	1983, 1986 - 1990
Defunct	4
Kakusei	2002
Shin-Ei	1986, 1987
NEC Shun-Ei	1986
Continental	3
Asian TV Cup	1993, 1998, 1999
International	1
Samsung Cup	1996

Title	Years Lost
Current	13
Kisei	1998
Meijin	1999, 2004
Honinbo	2004, 2007
Judan	1997
Gosei	2006
NEC Cup	1988, 1989
Agon Cup	1996
Shinjin-O	1982
NHK Cup	2005
Daiwa Cup	2007
Defunct	5
Kakusei	2001
Shin-Ei	1984, 1989
Hayago Championship	1993, 1996
Continental	1
Teda Cup Super Match	2004
International	3
Ing Cup	1996
Fujitsu Cup	2004
Tong Yang Cup	1994

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