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Japanese Go player
A.K.A.
Yoda Norimoto
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Male
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11 February 1966(Iwamizawa)
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Biography
Introduction
Norimoto Yoda (依田 紀基, Yoda Norimoto, born February 11, 1966, in Iwamizawa, Japan) is a professional Go player.
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.
Titles and runners-up
Ranks #7 in total amount of titles in Japan.
| Domestic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| Kisei | 2 (1998, 2009) | |
| Meijin | 4 (2000–2003) | 2 (1999, 2004) |
| Honinbo | 2 (2004, 2007) | |
| Judan | 2 (1995, 1996) | 1 (1997) |
| Gosei | 6 (1996–1998, 2003–2005) | 1 (2006) |
| Agon Cup | 1 (1997) | 1 (1996) |
| NHK Cup | 5 (1991, 1993, 1998–2000) | 1 (2005) |
| Shinjin-O | 5 (1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990) | 1 (1982) |
| NEC Cup | 3 (1992, 1997, 2002) | 2 (1988, 1989) |
| Daiwa Cup | 1 (2007) | |
| Kakusei | 1 (2002) | 1 (2001) |
| Hayago Championship | 2 (1993, 1996) | |
| Shin-Ei | 2 (1986, 1987) | 2 (1984, 1989) |
| NEC Shun-Ei | 1 (1986) | |
| Total | 30 | 19 |
| Continental | ||
| Japan-Korea rookie competition | 1 (1991) | |
| Asian TV Cup | 3 (1993, 1998, 1999) | |
| Teda Cup | 1 (2004) | |
| Total | 4 | 1 |
| International | ||
| Ing Cup | 1 (1996) | |
| Samsung Cup | 1 (1996) | |
| Fujitsu Cup | 1 (2004) | |
| Tong Yang Cup | 1 (1994) | |
| Total | 1 | 3 |
| Career total | ||
| Total | 35 | 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 and Rin Kaiho. Norimoto played the winning white side attributed to Sai.