Antti Törmänen (Go player)

Antti Törmänen (born 28 June 1989) is a professional Go player from Oulu, Finland.^[1] He currently lives in Tokyo, Japan.^[2]

Antti Törmänen [1]
Kana	アンティ　トルマネン
Born	(1989-06-28) 28 June 1989 (age 36) Oulu, Finland
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Kobayashi Chizu
Turned pro	2016
Rank	1 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Biography

Törmänen has stated that he became interested in Go aged 12, after reading the manga Hikaru no Go.^[3] He became an insei at the Nihon Kiin in the autumn of 2011.

Achievements

As an amateur player, Törmänen had played in several tournaments with some noteworthy results.^[4]

• Fifth place in the World Youth Go Championship 2005.
• Winning the Finnish championships in 2008, 2010 and 2012.
• Winning the London Open Go Congress 2010.
• Winning the rapid tournament of the European Go Championship 2011.
• Second place in the European Open Go Championship 2013.

Professional status

In December 2015, it was reported that Törmänen had qualified as a professional player in Japan. He won half of his games in the Nihon Ki-in pro exam in the autumn, which was deemed enough to qualify. He made his debut as a professional in April 1, 2016.^[5]