Mannami Kana
Mannami Kana (万波佳奈 Mannami Kana, born June 16, 1983) is a Japanese professional 4-dan Go player at the Nihon Ki-in.
She made professional 1-dan in 2000, 2-dan in 2001, 3-dan in 2004, and 4-dan in 2007.
Her younger sister Mannami Nao is also a professional. They have played only one official.game against each other, on 2011-07-07: win to Nao.
She was a pupil of Oeda Yusuke.
Professional Titles
- 4th Daiwa Ladies Cup (2010) (unofficial internet tournament)
- 9th Women's Kisei Title (2006)
- 7th Women's Kisei Title (2004)
Before turning pro
- 16th Children's Meijin (1995, 2nd female winner in championship record)
Personal life
In mid-June 2011, she married a company employee, who had been her elementary school classmate.
She gave birth to her first daughter Kuma on 9 April 2012. Her
second daughter was born in the summer of 2014. She took a break from professional Go from 2016 to April 2017 when she and her children accompanied her husband when he was stationed in India.
She is a good friend of Suzuki Ayumi who was born the same year, and attended her wedding.
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Pictures

Mannami Kana wedding photo (Image credit: pandanet.co.jp)

Mannami Mannami Kana cutting wedding cake with husband (Image credit: pandanet.co.jp)

Mannami Kana holding her first daughter (Image credit: pandanet.co.jp)

Mannami Kana (holding baby daughter) with Suzuki Ayumi in her wedding dress (Image credit: pandanet.co.jp)