Yulin Tong Takes Lead in US Open Masters: Yulin Tong is now the leading contender for 2015 US Open Masters champion, defeating 
Beomgeun (Evan) Cho for a 7-1 record going into the final round Saturday morning. Other contenders include Zexiang Sui, who’s 6-2, and Chen Wang, also 6-2. Defending champion Mark Lee lost to Sui to drop to 5-3, taking him out of contention. Click here for complete results through Round 8.
Albert Yen Leads in US Open: Albert Yen 7D, undefeated going into the final round of the US Open on Saturday, is the favorite to win this year’s Open. Other 5-0 players: Xiaocheng Hu 4D; Yifan Zhang 3D; Gilbert Feng 2D; Brian Kirby 1D; Kelly Liu 1D; Mark Fraser 7K; Sherrie Echols 9K; Ryan Kim 21K. Click here for complete results through Round 5.
Saturday Broadcast Schedule: Catch the US Open Masters Board 1 game live on KGS — with video streaming on the AGA’s YouTube channel — starting at 9a CST. Board 2 will also be broadcast on KGS.
Game Records Wanted: Send in your US Open game records and we’ll add them to the official crosstab. Email them to us at journal@usgo.org
photo: Friday night’s live US Masters Open pro commentary by Myungwan Kim 9P (at board) with E-Journal Managing Editor Chris Garlock; Yilun Yang 7P also provided commentary. photo by Steve Colburn
