Eric Lui 1P (right) won the 45th Maryland Open, winning all five rounds on May 26-27 to claim his fifth title at the long-running
tournament. Fifty-one players participated, Gurujeet Khalsa directed and Todd Heidenreich was Assistant TD.
Complete results:
Open Section
1st: Eric Lui 1p (5-0)
2nd: Justin Teng 6 dan
A Section
1st – Frederick Bao 4 dan
2nd – Benjamin Armitage 3 dan
B Section
1st – Lee Huynh 2 dan
C Section
1st – James Funk 1 kyu – Kyu Champion
2nd – Seth Liang 3 kyu
D Section
1st – Steve Colburn 5 kyu
2nd – James Picket 6 kyu
3rd – Joon Lee 5 kyu
E Section
1st – Julian Turim 15 kyu
2nd – John Christensen 13 kyu
F Section
1st – Alexander Yang 19 kyu (5-0)
2nd – Michael Yang 25 kyu (5-0)
Gregory Lefler Award – Feng Yun Go School
Go Ambassador Award – Yuan Zhou and the XYZ Go Club
photo at left: The last game, waiting for a break in the rain that never came to load the cars
