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Eric Lui (1P) sweeps Chinese Lunar New Year tourney in DC

Forty four players turned out for the annual Chinese Lunar New Year Tournament at the National Go Center last weekend, which Eric Lui 1P (left) swept 4-0. There was continued great support and prizes from the local Chinese community and organization by Ching-Sung Chin including an additional beginner's tourney for children in the afternoon. The National Go Center is planning its first ever 2-day tournament on March 30-31. This 5-round event will be an annual Cherry Blossom celebration and an AGA State Championship for the Greater DC Area. The prize winners were: 5D-8D - 1st Eric Lui (1P), 2nd Justin Teng (6D) 1D-4D - 1st Shane Tellier (1D), 2nd Alexander Qi (3D) 1K-2K - 1st Jacob Lewellen (1K), 2nd Yizhan Ao (1K) 3K-5K - 1st Stephanie Zhou (5K), 2nd Erik Rodriguez (5K) 7K-9K - 1st Barreal Anderson (7K), 2nd Jack de la Beaudarjiere (7K) 11K-14K - 1st Qidi Xu (14K), 2nd Julian Turim (14K) 15K-19K - 1st Antonina Perez-Lopez (19K), 2nd Amber Boyden (15K) 20K+ - Justin Wang (29K), 2nd Ethan Li (28K) In the children's beginner tourney - 1st Adrian Yang, 2nd William Lu - reported by Gurujeet Khalsa