2008 Spring Fuseki Go Tournament

- An AGA Rated Event Organized by
Cary Go Club, NCSU Wolf Go Club and Triangle Go Group

The 2008 Spring Fuseki Go Tournament was held on March 15 2008.  This was an annual AGA rated tournament in its fifth year.

Tournament Results:
More than 30 players competed in the 2008 Spring Fuseki Go Tournament in Raleigh, NC on March 15th. It was an annual American Go Association (AGA) rated tournament jointly organized by the Cary Go Club, the NCSU Wolf Go Club and the Triangle Go Group. We would like to thank all the participants and volunteers of the tournament to make the event successfully. We would like to especially acknowledge that the Triangle Go Group provided a generous fund to the tournament so that everyone could enjoyed the on-site lunch and bigger cash prizes.

Once again, Changlong Wu 7-dan, a Duke Ph.D. student won the open section with a perfect 4-0 record. Eric Zhang 4-dan finished the second place in the open section with a 3-1 record. Hanjun Zhang, 4-dan and Owen Chen 5-dan tied for the 3rd place finish with 2-2 records.

Xiaoping Wu 1-kyu won Section A (1-dan to 2-kyu) with a 3-1 record. Paul Celmer 1-dan and Glenn Williamson 2-kyu won the second place and the third place respectively - both finished with 2-2.

Section B (3-kyu to 9-kyu) was very competitive with 3 players finished 3-1. The tie-breaker was determined by SOS (sum of opponents' scores). Bob Bacon 6-kyu won the first place, Austin Robinson 9-kyu finished second and Sergio Parreiras 3-kyu finished third.

In Section C of 10-kyu to 16-kyu, Tom Carlson 13-kyu was the clear winner with a perfect 4-0 record. Greg McCall 10-kyu finished second with a 3-1 record while Steven Manning 14-kyu finished third with 2-2

Section D of 19kyu to 25-kyu featured 4 kids and one adult. Brian Wu, 19-kyu, won the section convincingly with a perfect 4-0 record. Franklin Chen 20-kyu and Russell Herman Jr. 22-kyu - the only adult in this section, tied for the second place finish with the same 2-2 record and the same SOS.

Tournament Pictures:
Some pictures taken at the tournament can be found here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/owenjchen/2008SpringFusekiGoTournament