This was our first
event held in Polytechnic Institute of NYU. All the players were
very pleased with the excellent conditions and convenient location of
this event. We had over 70 players in the 8 events that were held on
Labor Day, September 1, 2008. All the events ran quite smoothly on
our brand new Double Fish Tables. This table was the same model that
was used in the 2008 World Championships in Guangzhou. (My
hometown!).
We would like to thank Professor Haldun Hadimioglu, Professor Ming
Leung, Polytechnic student Felix Filizov and
former Polytechnic student Sevron Ghee for their invaluable
help in making this tournament a reality.
The winner of the Open Event was Ernesto
Ebuen over Li Yuxiang. The most exciting match was the semi-final
match between Li Yuxiang over Atanda Musa going the full distance, three
games to two.
I hope we may see you again at any
of our future tournaments which will be listed on my websites at:
www.lilyyip.com and www.doublefish-us.com.
Again, thank you to all of the players and
spectators that make our events a
success.