On February 1, Northern California Ing Cup brought together 83 players spanning five bands, from
professional to novice. This year’s field included several well-known players, among them Rui Naiwei, Jiang Zhujiu, Jiang Mingjiu, and Jimmy Cha, who has recently returned to the Los Angeles area.
A total of $3,000 in prizes was shared across five competition bands. Rui Naiwei finished undefeated to claim the overall Grand Prize.
Overall (Open): Rui Naiwei; 2nd: Jiang Zhujiu; 3rd: Ding Rujun
Band 1 (9D–3D): Sun Haihao; 2nd: Zhang Zeyuan; 3rd: Adam Miller
Band 2 (2D–1K): Anderson Tsai; 2nd: Andrew Suen; 3rd: Jake Xia
Band 3 (2K–6K): Pan Hongkai; 2nd: Lev Marcus F.; 3rd: Two-way tie: Dave Marvit & May Zhang.
Band 4 (7K–100K): John Lee; 2nd: Andy Zhou; 3rd: Bruce W. Bailey
Photo: Rui Nai Wei left front