Hongkui Zheng tops Zheng Go Championship
Hongkui Zheng took top honors in the 5th Zheng Go Championship, formerly known as the Southern California Go Championship. Held March 3 and 4, the Zheng Go Championship took place at the Back Bay Conference Center in Irvine, California. A record 84 participants came from Southern California as well as travelers from the SF Bay Area, San Diego and Arizona. Sponsored as in recent years by Jay Zheng, it was organized by Yixian Zhou and directed by Kevin Chao. Shirley Lin 1p was the resident professional and played simuls with participants after the last round on Saturday.Results:
High Dan Section
1st Hongkui Zheng; 2nd Hoon-Hee Jo; 3rd Yixian Zhou; 4th Yufei Jin; 5th Chenglie Huang; 6th Xiaocheng Hu
Dan section: 1st Josiah Frias; 2nd Jiale Chen; 3rd Troy Zheng; 4th King Bi; 5th Michael Sato; 6th Yuan Yuancheng
Kyu section 1: 1st Yike Deng; 2nd Ted Terpstra; 3rd Barnett Yang; 4th Darwin Kim
Kyu section 2: 1st Zongren Huang; 2nd Lujia Chen; 3rd William Gundberg; 4th Cody Frias
Kyu section 3: 1st Kevin Yang; 2nd Ethan Wong; 3rd Tony Yang; 4th Andy Zhou
photo by Jack Chao (l-r): TD Kevin Chao, Shirley Lin 1p, champion Hongkui Zheng, sponsor Jay Zheng, organizer Yixian Zhou.
Yi Wang wins Zheng Youth Tournament
Dozens of young go players turned out last Sunday, January 7, to contest the Second Zheng Youth Tournament in Irvine, California. The venue is located on the second floor of a bowling alley, next door to an amusement park featuring miniature golf, Go Karts racing, bumper boats and a rock climbing wall, the perfect place for kids and adults after go activities.The four-round AGA rated handicapped event was sponsored by Jingwei Zheng. Fourteen-year-old Yi Wang 6D (below, left), of San Diego, won the top section. He is a seasoned tournament player with 7 to 8 years of playing experience.
One of the goals of this southern California tournament was to encourage young beginning go players to enter tournament competition and gain experience. The youngest player in the event was five-year-old Eric Yang 30K and several other 30K players participated. This youth tournament is part of the Zheng Go Tournament. The main event, the 5th Zheng Go Tournament, will be held March 3-4, also in Irvine.
The group leaders were:
Dan Section: First place: Yi Wang 6D; Second place: Seowoo Wang 2D.
Kyu Section One: First Place: Barnett Yang 4K; Second Place: Zongli Huang 11K; Third place: Xiang Cai 18K.
Kyu Section Two: First Place: Tony Yang 30K; Second Place: Ziyu Xia 33K.
- includes reporting by Yixian Zhou and Kevin Chao, edited by Ted Terpstra
学艺之道，技巧而艺术、艺术而文化，文化无敌。
然文化之无敌若此，其排他性亦可一窥，优劣俱见。
古来智者，未尝偏颇于培植强势文化，而是谆谆于“和而不同”，或堪额手。
本协会以匡助南加州唯一华资围棋赛事为契机，在音乐、美术、文学、体育、旅游、影视制作等领域中，着意于拓展北美与亚洲各类文化交流的潜在空间，以期最终提升各地之民生。
虽力有不逮，本协会愿在此清平盛世，与天下有志者共襄盛举。
A skill mastered to the extreme becomes an art, and an art that flourished develops into a culture. The resulting culture is invincible. This is the doctrine of learning.
However, invincible cultures are marked by an exclusiveness that contains great uncertainties.
Never in history had our wise ancestors supported the nurturing of tyrannical culture. Their murmuring whispers had always pointed to the path of tolerance rather than the path of uniformity. That is a wisdom forever worthy of celebration and praise.
Taking the opportunity of sponsoring the only Chinese-funded Go tournament in Southern California, our association focuses on expanding the potential for multiple types of culture exchange between North America and Asia. They include music, painting, literature, sports, tourism and production of films & TV programs.
Our ultimate goal is to benefit people from both continents through our endeavors. Though our own power is insufficient, we AACE Association, in this blessed era of peace and prosperity, would like to contribute to the grand effort made by people who share this dedication and ideals from all over the world.
然文化之无敌若此，其排他性亦可一窥，优劣俱见。
古来智者，未尝偏颇于培植强势文化，而是谆谆于“和而不同”，或堪额手。
本协会以匡助南加州唯一华资围棋赛事为契机，在音乐、美术、文学、体育、旅游、影视制作等领域中，着意于拓展北美与亚洲各类文化交流的潜在空间，以期最终提升各地之民生。
虽力有不逮，本协会愿在此清平盛世，与天下有志者共襄盛举。
A skill mastered to the extreme becomes an art, and an art that flourished develops into a culture. The resulting culture is invincible. This is the doctrine of learning.
However, invincible cultures are marked by an exclusiveness that contains great uncertainties.
Never in history had our wise ancestors supported the nurturing of tyrannical culture. Their murmuring whispers had always pointed to the path of tolerance rather than the path of uniformity. That is a wisdom forever worthy of celebration and praise.
Taking the opportunity of sponsoring the only Chinese-funded Go tournament in Southern California, our association focuses on expanding the potential for multiple types of culture exchange between North America and Asia. They include music, painting, literature, sports, tourism and production of films & TV programs.
Our ultimate goal is to benefit people from both continents through our endeavors. Though our own power is insufficient, we AACE Association, in this blessed era of peace and prosperity, would like to contribute to the grand effort made by people who share this dedication and ideals from all over the world.