The 14th Fujitsu Qualifier

January 13 & 14, 2001. Lancaster, PA.

Professor Thomas Hsiang ( left ) became the first amateur to win the Fujitsu Qualifier, putting up a score of 4 wins and no losses. Both professional competitors ( Janice Kim, and the favorite, top seed Jimmy Cha ) suffered defeats in the first 2 rounds, and the deciding match was between 2 amateurs, Mr. Hsiang and Jung Moon Lee.

Results, descending order, [ tournament seed ] ( other comments )
( all names are presented "western" style: personal name/family name )

01. Thomas Hsiang [ 06 ]
02. Jong Moon Lee [ 03 ]
03. Ted Ning [ 07 ]
04. Jimmy Cha [ 01 ] ( Professional )
05. Michael Zeng [ 11 ]
06. Lianzhou Yu [ 10 ]
07. Janice Kim [ 05 ] ( Professional )
08. James Chien [ 12 ]
09. Dae Yol Kim [ 09 ]
10. Hosuk Yi [ 02 ]
11. John Yoon [ 13 ] ( Canada )
12. Yuan Zhou [ 08 ]
13. I-Han Lui [ 04 ]
14. Sunghwa Hong [ 14 ] ( Canada )
15. Jose Chacon [ 16 ] ( Mexico )
16. Keith Arnold [ 15 ]

Photographs by James K. Mangold / American Snack Fiend