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ZHUANG TOPS YOUNG LIONS TOURNEY

Vincent Zhuang 5d took top honors in the 2010 Young Lions Tournament on Saturday, November 6. Organized by the American Go Honor Society (AGHS), the  tournament was held on KGS.  More than sixty youth go players signed up for the tourney. There were four divisions: Dans, Low Kyus, Middle Kyus, and High Kyus. One of the participants described the tournament as “a hectic but fun experience” and another described it as the “highlight of my week.” More AGHS tournaments, including the annual School Teams Tournament, are in the works.  AGHS Presidents Jack Ye and Jasmine Yan directed the tournament, and were assisted by  Rebecca Cheng, Eric Chen, Tommy Liu, and Viral Kotecha.  - Eric Chen and Jasmine Yan Winner’s Report: Dan: 1^st place, Vincent Zhuang 5d; 2^nd place, Andrew Lu 6d,  3^rd place: Yunxuan Li 3d , and Aaron Zhang 2d; Low Kyu (1k-5k) division: 1^st place, Jeremy Chiu 1k; 2^nd place, Jeffrey Yan 2k,  3^rd place, Kfir Dolev 2k, and Haisong Yang 5k; Middle Kyu (6k-10k) division: 1^st place, Justin Oh 6k; 2^nd place, Raymond Liu 10k; 3^rd place, Eugene Lee 9k, and Eric Chen 8k; High Kyu (11k-30k) division: Terry Luo 11k; 2^nd place, Daniel Zhang 12k; 3^rd place: Viral Kotecha 12k, and David Hao 17k.