Thirty-six go players trekked to Temecula in Southern California to contest the 3-round first Dapu Cup North America Go Open. The tournament was organized by Kevin Yang and directed by the San Diego Go Club.
In a strong Open section – which included two 7 dans and two 6 dans – King Bi 4d topped the field with a perfect record. Open players who tied for second with 2-1 records were Kevin Yang, Seth Cardew, Xingshou Liu, and Yixian Zhou.
In the handicap section, Tommy Liu 1d went 3-0 to top the strongest band (all dan players). Roxin Cao 1k, Nick Liddington 11k, and Donavan Chen 26k were all 3-0 in the other handicap bands.
-report by Ted Terpstra
Trophy winners at the Dapu Cup 
King Bi (middle) accepting Dapu Cup from Kevin Yang (left) and his father Yimeng Liu 
Youngster viewing first board competition between Kevin Yang (rt) and Yixian Zhou
