Antti Törmänen (Go player)


Antti Törmänen is a professional Go player from Oulu, Finland. He currently lives in Tokyo, Japan.

Biography

Törmänen has stated that he became interested in Go aged 12, after reading the manga 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.
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 the first westerner to achieve professional status after Hans Pietsch's promotion in 1997. He was set to debut as professional in April 1st, 2016.