Antti Törmänen (Go player) explained

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

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: アンティ　トルマネン（アンティ　トルマネン / Antti Tormanen）. The Nihon Ki-in. The Nihon Ki-in. 19 May 2017.
2. Web site: Lisy. Pavol. Antti Tormanen made it to a professional player!. European Go Federation. European Go Federation. 19 May 2017.
3. Web site: Osumi. Magdalena. Finnish go professional has all the right moves. The Japan Times. The Japan Times. 19 May 2017.
4. Web site: Törmänen. Antti. ABOUT ME. Go of Ten. Go of Ten. 19 May 2017.
5. Web site: Garlock. Chris. Finland’s Antti Törmänen Newest Nihon Ki-in Pro, First Westerner in Nearly 20 Years. American Go E-Journal. American Go E-Journal. 8 December 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20221007175444/http://www.usgo.org/news/2015/12/finlands-antti-tormanen-newest-nihon-ki-in-pro-first-westerner-in-nearly-20-years/. 7 October 2022.