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Video Commentary: "Giant-Killer" Ryan Li 1P on his Mlily win against Chen Yaoye 9p

Young North American pro Ryan Li 1P takes an in-depth look at his recent win in the MLily Meng Baihe Cup World Go Open Tournament against Chen Yaoye 9p in a brand-new 75-minute video commentary hosted by American Go E-Journal Managing Editor Chris Garlock. "The tournament was a blast," Li says. And though it wasn't his first international tournament, Li admits it was "a real challenge to go up against players who have a lot more tournament experience than I do." Li credits his study of Chen's games and strong prep support from fellow North American player Stephanie Yin. "Just as in other sports," Li says, "I think that a strong mentality is going to give you the edge in a tournament like this." Li, currently pursuing a Ph.D. in earth sciences at Yale, became the fourth AGA-certified pro in 2015. He has represented North America several times and scored wins over Asian pros before, including defeating Japan’s young talent, Mutsuura Yuta 2p, in the 2016 IEMG in China. He will face Li Xuanhao 6p on August 24 in the top 16 of the MLily Cup. The winner receives about US $260,000 USD and the runner up close to $90,000. [sgf sgfUrl="http://www.usgo.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017_07_30_RyanLi_ChenYaoye_RyanLi.sgf" href="http://www.usgo.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017_07_30_RyanLi_ChenYaoye_RyanLi.sgf" class="alignright"] [/sgf]