2020 Ing Cup Qualifications

To represent America in the 13th Ing Cup, all professional players with citizenships in an American country were invited to join the qualification tournament. Four players - Andy Liu, Ryan Li, Eric Lui, and Huiren Yang - participated. The qualification tournament took a single elimination, and played both online with proctors and offline. The matches were played under the AGA rules, and players had 1 hour, 1 minute 5 times time limit. Chief referee of the qualification was the AGA TD, Jeff Shaevel.

Rules
Game Rules: AGA
Time Limit: 1 hour 5x1minute byo-yomi
Chief Referee: Jeff Shaevel, AGA National Tournament Coordinator
Venue: KGS / AGA Tournament Room

Semi-Final 1
Players: Huiren Yang (W) vs. Eric Lui (B)
Date: Jan 5, 2 PM (US Eastern Time)
Result: Black + Resignation

Semi-Final 2
Players: Andy Liu (W) vs. Ryan Li (B)
Date: Jan 6, 7 PM
Venue: New York City
Result: Black + 4.5 points

Final
Players: Eric Lui (B) vs. Ryan Li (W)
Date: Jan 10, 2 PM (US Eastern Time)
Result: White + Resignation