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Mark Lee Cruising in Cotsen

Defending champion Mark Lee 7D cruised through the first three rounds of this year's Cotsen Open on Saturday, putting himself in position to capture the title for the second year in the final two rounds on Sunday. Also undefeated are Qipeng Luo and Andrew Lu. Click here for complete results through Round 3:  2016.10.21_cotsen-tiebreakreport Catch the top-board action live on KGS, starting at 10:30a PST. The E-Journal's coverage this year includes short videos posted on YouTube, including player interviews, brief pro commentaries and an interview with Eric Cotsen. Photos and videos are also posted on the AGA's Facebook page and more photos on our Twitter feed. The tournament, one of the largest and most popular on the AGA's annual calendar, returned to the Los Angeles Korean Cultural Center this year, and attracted a field of 166 players. - report/photo by Chris Garlock

Cotsen Open Videos 2016 Cotsen Open - Chris Garlock and Andrew Jackson preview the Open (2:39) 2016 Cotsen Open -- Interview with Eric Cotsen (8:59) 2016 Cotsen Open - Rd 1 Bd 1 review! (Yilun Yang 7P on Mark Lee 7d vs Wenyi Wang 6d) (17:50) 2016 Cotsen Open - Rd 2 Bd 1 review! (Yilun Yang 7P on Mark Lee 7d vs Kai Naoyuki 7d) (13:10 "Why We Play Go" at the 2016 Cotsen Open, Samantha Fede with Lisa Scott (1:42) "Why We Play Go" at the 2016 Cotsen Open, Samantha Fede with Rui Wong (2:21) "Why We Play Go" at the 2016 Cotsen Open, Samantha Fede with Sam Tregar (1:37) Videos produced by Chris Garlock; Andrew Jackson, Technical Producer 10/22 (7:15a PST): This report has been updated to include the other undefeated top players and the PDF of game results.