Despite losing his Round 4 game against Alex Qi 1P, Bill Lin 1P maintained his lead Friday in the
2025 North American Pro Tournament with his 3-1 record. Michael Chen 1P, Yoonyoung Kim 8P, Ryan Li 4P and Henry Yu 2P are all 2-2, while Alex Qi 1P is 1-3, though as noted, his one win was against tourney leader Bill Lin.
Results, standings and game records are posted here. A win for Lin in Round 5 on Saturday morning would clinch the title, while a loss would likely necessitate a multi-game playoff. Round 5 will be livestreamed on the AGA’s YouTube and Twitch channels, starting at 10a (ET).
Michael Redmond 9P returned after a long hiatus to provide trenchant and incisive commentary on the Round 4 games Friday night; you can also check out the Round 3 game livestreams here and Round 4 livestream here (Yixian Zhou 6D’s Round 3 recap is here).