Antti Törmänen (born 28 June 1989) is a professional
Go player from
Oulu,
Finland
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He currently lives in
Tokyo
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Japan.
Biography
Törmänen has stated that he became interested in Go aged 12, after reading the
manga
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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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1989 births
Japanese Go players
Living people
Finnish expatriates in Japan