Vincent Zhuang 5d took top honors in the 2010 Young Lions Tournament on Saturday, November 6. Organized by the American Go Honor Society (AGHS), the tournament was held on KGS. More than sixty youth go players signed up for the tourney. There were four divisions: Dans, Low Kyus, Middle Kyus, and High Kyus. One of the participants described the tournament as “a hectic but fun experience” and another described it as the “highlight of my week.” More AGHS tournaments, including the annual School Teams Tournament, are in the works. AGHS Presidents Jack Ye and Jasmine Yan directed the tournament, and were assisted by Rebecca Cheng, Eric Chen, Tommy Liu, and Viral Kotecha. – Eric Chen and Jasmine Yan
Winner’s Report: Dan: 1st place, Vincent Zhuang 5d; 2nd place, Andrew Lu 6d, 3rd place: Yunxuan Li 3d , and Aaron Zhang 2d; Low Kyu (1k-5k) division: 1st place, Jeremy Chiu 1k; 2nd place, Jeffrey Yan 2k, 3rd place, Kfir Dolev 2k, and Haisong Yang 5k; Middle Kyu (6k-10k) division: 1st place, Justin Oh 6k; 2nd place, Raymond Liu 10k; 3rd place, Eugene Lee 9k, and Eric Chen 8k; High Kyu (11k-30k) division: Terry Luo 11k; 2nd place, Daniel Zhang 12k; 3rd place: Viral Kotecha 12k, and David Hao 17k.
