US Go Congress Tournament Schedule: Sunday 7/14
9:00a: US Open, round 1; US Open Masters Division, round 1 & 2
1:00p: Self-paired tournament begins; Senior Tournament, round 1
3:00p: Women's Tournament, round 1
7:00p: US Open Masters, round 1; Lightning Tournament
9x9 Tournament
Players met on tiny fields of battle to kick off the 35th US Go Congress with the 9x9 tournament Sunday night following opening ceremonies. Games were competitive with 30 dan level players and 46 kyu and wraped up close to 11:00 pm. "Table winners will be paired up throughout the next couple of days until we’ve crowned the kyu and dan quarter board champions," says TD Pete Schumer.
-report by Karoline Li, Tournaments Bureau Chief