Antti Törmänen (born 28 June 1989) is a professional Go player from Oulu,

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. He currently lives in

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, Japan.

Biography

Törmänen has stated that he became interested in Go aged 12, after reading the

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'' Hikaru no Go''. He became an insei in Nihon Kiin in fall of 2011.

Achievements

As an amateur player, Törmänen had played in several tournaments with some noteworthy results. * 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 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 at Nihon Ki-in pro exam in fall and was deemed enough to qualify. He was set to debut as professional in April 1, 2016.

References

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