Western Professionals
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Non-Asian players that have received professional ranks:
Name | Nationality | Pro since | Affiliation | Most recent rank (Year) | Status |
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Manfred Wimmer | Austria | 1978 | Kansai Ki-in, Japan | 2 dan (1978) | deceased |
James Kerwin | United States | 1978 | Nihon Ki-in, Japan | 1 dan | teaching |
Michael Redmond | United States | 1981 | Nihon Ki-in | 9 dan (2000) | active[1] |
Janice Kim | United States | 1987 | Hankuk Kiwon, South Korea | 3 dan (2003) | teaching |
Catalin Taranu | Romania | 1997 | Nihon Ki-in | 5 dan (2001) | teaching |
Hans Pietsch | Germany | 1997 | Nihon Ki-in | 4 dan (2000, at time of death), 6 dan (2003, posthumously) | deceased |
Alexandre Dinerchtein | Russia | 2002 | Hankuk Kiwon | 3 dan (2008) | teaching |
Svetlana Shikshina | Russia | 2002 | Hankuk Kiwon | 3 dan (2008) | teaching |
Diana Koszegi | Hungary | 2008 | Hankuk Kiwon | 1 dan | active / teaching |
Joanne Missingham | Australia/Taiwan | 2008 | Taiwan Qiyuan, Taiwan (pro qualification through the Zhongguo Qiyuan, China) | 2 dan (2010) | active |
Some of these are professionals residing outside Asia as well. Quite a few non-Asian amateur players have also been insei for a time.
[1] Active refers to activity in tournaments of the professional organisation(s). Those listed as teaching often still play in open or amateur tournaments in the US or Europe.