The first North Carolina State Champion Tournament was held at Umstead State Park in Raleigh, NC on 
September 22. Forty two players turned out and Ying Shen 2P offered game reviews onsite.
September 22. Forty two players turned out and Ying Shen 2P offered game reviews onsite.Chen An 7d earned the first North Carolina State Champion 
with a perfect 4-0 score and Chengyu Fu 7d and Brian Wu 3d share second place in Open section. Tao Ma 2k swept all four games to take first place in Division A (2d-2k) and 8-year old Sheng Hou 1d and Peter St. John 1k took second. Bob Bacon 6k managed to not only serve as one of the tournament organizers but also won first place with a perfect score in Division B (3-6k) while Harrison Pedigo 4k, LeRoy Anderson 5k, and Justin Blank 3k shared second place. First-time tournament player Ki Y. Kim 8k collected the top award in Division C (7-11k) and Tom Roncoli 7k and Andrew Thieman 7k shared second place. Justin Su 15k was first in Division D (12k & up) and Janus Childester was second.
– Jeff Kuang, Tournament Director
photos: (top right) Chen An 7d receives NC State Champion trophy from tournament organizer Bob Bacon; (bottom left): Ying Shen 2p reviews games
with a perfect 4-0 score and Chengyu Fu 7d and Brian Wu 3d share second place in Open section. Tao Ma 2k swept all four games to take first place in Division A (2d-2k) and 8-year old Sheng Hou 1d and Peter St. John 1k took second. Bob Bacon 6k managed to not only serve as one of the tournament organizers but also won first place with a perfect score in Division B (3-6k) while Harrison Pedigo 4k, LeRoy Anderson 5k, and Justin Blank 3k shared second place. First-time tournament player Ki Y. Kim 8k collected the top award in Division C (7-11k) and Tom Roncoli 7k and Andrew Thieman 7k shared second place. Justin Su 15k was first in Division D (12k & up) and Janus Childester was second.– Jeff Kuang, Tournament Director
photos: (top right) Chen An 7d receives NC State Champion trophy from tournament organizer Bob Bacon; (bottom left): Ying Shen 2p reviews games
