Mateusz Surma

Name Mateusz Surma
Nationality Poland Poland
Date of birth 03.09.1995
Promotion history 2015 - 1p, 2019 - 2p, 2023 - 3p
Achievements
  • 2006 - 1st place in the European Youth Championship under 12, 6th place in the World Youth Championship under 12
  • 2010 - 1st place in the European Youth Championship under 16
  • 2011 - 1st place in the European Youth Championship under 16, 5th place in the World Youth Championship under 16
  • 2013 - 3rd place in the European Championship
  • 2015 - 1st place in the European Professional Qualifications and obtaining “pro” title as the first Polish player in history, 2nd place in the European Grand Slam, 2nd place in the Silk Road Tournament
  • 2016 - 2nd place in the European Professional Championship
  • 2017 - 2nd place in the European Professional Championship, Four wins in a row in the Chinese Go League, 1st place in the Samsung Cup preliminaries - World Division Baduk Masters, 2nd place in the European Championship.
  • 2018 - 3rd place in the European Championship
  • 2019 - 2nd place in the European Professional Championship, 1st place in the European Grand Slam
  • 2020 - 1st place in the European Grand Prix Finale
  • 1st place in the European Professional Championship (2023, 2024)
Personal message
Author of 9 Go books, including "Shapes of mind. Go course for beginners." and the popular series of pocket-size life and death problems books "You won't get dumber while thinking." You can buy them on Amazon.

Mateusz has been running various Go-related businesses since 2017 and he is the founder and CEO of polgote.com - the booking platform for connecting students with teachers for online Go lessons.

Feel free to use the platform to find the most suitable Go teachers for you and book lessons with them.
Links

EGD entry
Promotional report