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Eric Lui 1P and Justin Teng 6D top NGC Cherry Blossom 2019

The National Go Center held its first ever two-day tournament on March 30-31. Forty two players turned out including contingents from Stonybrook University and the Feng Yun Go School. First place at 5-0 -- and still undefeated in NGC tournaments -- went to Eric Lui 1P, followed by Justin Teng 6D at 4-1. The cherry blossoms are at peak bloom in DC this week. 

All 4- and 5-game winners are receiving two tickets for the upcoming Sakura Matsuri  festival on Saturday, April 13th, and 3-game winners are getting one ticket each. Sakura Matsuri is an annual festival on Pennsylvania Avenue in DC and the NGC will carry on the tradition of staffing a booth and teaching go to all comers. All volunteers also receive a free ticket to the event. If interested in volunteering contact NGC Outreach Coordinator, Patrick Sun (patrick.sun@nationalgocenter.org). The NGC is also fundraising by selling tickets to the festival. The tickets are $10 and can be purchased using this link, which will credit the NGC.
NGC Cherry Blossom 2019 results: 5-game winners: Eric Lui (1P); Laurie Ensworth (18K) 4-game winners: Justin Teng (6D); Taewon Kim (1D); James Funk (1K); John Christensen (8K); Julian Turim (13K) 3-game winners: Joey Phoon (2K); Fengqi Wen (2K); Jack de la Beaujardiere (6K); Gurujeet Khalsa (7K); Noah Mullinax (7K); Amber Boyden (15K). photo by Garrett Smith