title: Masaki Hoshino
text: # Masaki Hoshino
  
  Masaki Hoshino (星野正樹, Hoshino Masaki, January 11, 1967 – May 14, 2019) was a professional Go player.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Masaki Hoshino became a professional in 1985. He reached 8 dan in 1999.
  
  ## Promotion record
  
  | Rank | Year |
  | - | - |
  | 1 dan | 1985 |
  | 2 dan | 1985 |
  | 3 dan | 1987 |
  | 4 dan | 1989 |
  | 5 dan | 1990 |
  | 6 dan | 1993 |
  | 7 dan | 1996 |
  | 8 dan | 1999 |
  | 9 dan | 2015 |
  