Fittingly – and not surprisingly – it was the Brothers Jiang who battled it out for the top prize at the recent Jujo Jiang 
Tournament, held January 8 in San Francisco, CA. MingJiu Jiang 9P prevailed in the climactic 4th-round game against his brother — and tournament namesake — Zhujiu “Jujo” Jiang 9P (at left in photo) , winning the championship, which was sponsored by ZhiQiang Guo. “Mr. Guo participated in the tournament two years ago and enjoyed it so much that he decided to be a sponsor this year,” reports organizer Ernest Brown. The final was broadcast live on KGS. There were eight prizes in each of four divisions in the handicap portion of the tournament as well as four cash prizes in the open section. Matthew Burrall 6d took second place and tourney namesake Jujo Jiang 9P was third, while Qucheng (Roger) Gong 6d placed 4th and Hugh Zhang 6d was 5th; all had 3-1 records. Aaron Ye 2d topped the Handicap Division with a 4-0 record and Eric Su 3d was second, also with 4-0; Justin Shieh 4d took third place with 3-1.
The 19th-annual tournament “was well populated by youth dan level players,” Brown told the E-Journal, adding that “During the tournament go lessons were provided free to the public.” Next year’s 20th anniversary tournament is already being planned, and will again be held at the Chinese Culture Center in the Financial District Hilton Hotel in San Francisco. “We look forward to hosting many of the professional players who have participated in the tournament over the years from around the world,” says Brown. Click here for tournament photos.
