Apologies for not posting this in a more timely fashion!
From the San Diego Go Club Newsletter:
San Diego Go Club Newsletter
Congratulations to Calvin Sun 8.2-dan, from Los Angels County for winning the 2018 California State Go Championship held at the San Diego Chess Club on November 24 & 25. He won the title of California Go Champion, the cash prize, a trophy and will have his name engraved on a permanent plaque as California Champion. Calvin swept the opposition going 5-0 against a strong field that included two 7-dans and several 6-dans.
There were over 45 players in the Open and Handicap Divisions. San Diego Go Club members won three divisions besides the Open. They were Dan Alvira 3.0-dan (Dan DIvision), Paul Margetts 2.4-kyu (Single-digit Kyu Division), and Lucia Moscola 17.9-kyu (Double-digit Kyu Division).
In conjunction with the above tournament, the San Diego Go Club sponsored a 13×13 California Championship for beginning players and those between 20-kyu and 30-kyu. There were 32 youth who competed. The tournament was overseen by Chinese professional go player Hai Li. Many of the players were from his go school. The games were rated by the California Go Association. The 5-round tournament crowned a girl and boy California champion:
2018 Girl’s State California Go Champion
Angelina Zhao who went 4-1
2018 Boy’s California State Go Champion
Kai Yi who was the only 5-0 player.
Bochen Li, Hai’s son, provided photos and YouTube videos:
In this link you will find a folder with several selected photos:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/
g4v00ml7hio45vs/AACrBXgjnjfEfLYaRRNmNoKXa?dl=0
In this YouTube playlist you can find several videos including the awards ceremony.
https://www.youtube.com/
playlist?list=
PLYgJ0MwL8hLpptUpqqUjvxNNRB3srP97q
With over 75 go players competing, the 2018 California Go Championships were a huge success. To encourage participation, the San Diego Go Club paid all entry fees and cash prizes out of the profits from the 2017 U.S. Go Congress – San Diego which it hosted.
Also, check-out today’s E-Journal article and photos:
http://www.usgo.org/news/2018/
12/calvin-sun-8d-wins-
inaugural-california-state-go-championship/