Antti Törmänen

Törmänen was a Bachelor of Science from Oulu, Finland. He started his interest on Go when he was 12 years old. Törmänen admitted that he was hooked to the game by the manga Hikaru no Go. He became an insei in Nihon Kiin in fall of 2011.

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 qualify 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 promotion in 1997. He was set to debut as professional in April 1st, 2016.