The 14th Fujitsu Qualifier

Thomas Hsiang, 1st Place
Professor Hsiang teaches at the University of Rochester, in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. He is the fist amateur ever to win the Fujistu Qualifer. His AGA is rank is +8.5 . He was seeded 6th for the tournament

Round 1 : win, taking B against Sunghwa Hong [ 14 , 14 ]
Round 2 : win, taking W against James Chien [ 12 , 08 ]
Round 3 : win, taking W against Lianzhou Yu [ 10 , 06 ]
Round 4 : win, taking B against Jong Moon Lee [ 03 , 02 ]

[ X , Y ] : player was seeded X, and finished in Yth place

Thomas Hsiang with Sam Zimmerman ( Tournament Director )
The final and deciding match against Joon Moon Lee

Photograghs by James K. Mangold / American Snack Fiend

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