Fifth-grader Ethan Lin took first place in the 8th annual Happy Cup Tournament, winning all four of his games, on June 7. “The tournament was hosted by the Santa Clara Youth Go Club at Sunflower Chinese School, where thirty-seven young players competed for trophies and cool prizes,” reports organizer Wenguang Wang, “the players and their parents also got to enjoy an ice cream party after the tournament. I decided to organize this tournament so that more and more children could play go, I wanted to make the tournament as fun as possible so the players would enjoy playing go more.”
-Paul Barchilon, E-J Youth Editor. Photo by Xiao Xie: First place winner Ethan Lin is at far right in the blue shirt.
