Junior Teams and NPCs for 2020 WYBTC
The USBF Board has approved the following teams and NPCs for the 2020 WYBTC in Salsomaggiore:
Patiño Cup (Under 26)
USA1:
Arjun Dhir - Yichen Yin
Zach Grossack - Ben Kristensen
Adam Kaplan - Kevin Rosenberg
NPC: Brian Platnick
USA2:
Louis-Amaury Bouchet - Nolan Chang
Hakan Berk - David Soukup
Daniel Sonner - Isaac Stephani
NPC: David Caprera
Damiani Cup (Under 21)
USA1:
Finn Kolesnik - Harrison Luba
Michael Xu - Sarah Youngquist
Zhaofeng Phillip Wang - Jonathan Yue
NPC: Adam Grossack
USA2:
Michael Hu - Brent Xiao
Cornelius Duffie - Richard Jeng
Stella Wan - Arthur Zhou
NPC: Sylvia Shi
Rona Cup (Young Women Under 26)
USA:
Sophia Chang - Lucy Zhang
Cynthia Huang - Morgan Johnstone
Emma Kolesnik - Amber Lin
NPC: Kent Mignocchi
Koç University Cup (Under 16)
USA1:
Marley Cedrone - Zahc Pasternak
Arthur Gong - Eric Xiao
Michael Haal - Sam Pahk
NPC: Alex Kolesnik
USA2:
Charlie Chen - Kayden Ge
Branden Ge - Olivia Schireson
Ethan Xie - Brian Zhang
NPC: Will Watson
Congratulations Stephani and Xiao Teams
The two USA2 teams for the 2020 WYBTC were decided at the 2019 Michael Seamon United States Bridge Championships today.
In the Under 26 Division, Stephani (Beauchet-Chang, Berk-Soukup) defeated Fan (Wei, Si-Xiong) by 68 IMPs in the USA2 final today. They will join Kaplan (USA1) in the Patiño Cup this summer.
Louis Amaury Beauchet, Hakan Berk, Isaac Stephani, David Soukup, Nolan Chang. Photo by Min Bai.
In the Under 21 Division, Xiao (B. Xiao-Jeng, Hu-Zhou, Duffie-Wan) defeated Vohra (Smith, Lui-Liu, R. Xiao-Yue) by 72 IMPs. They will join Kolesnik (USA1) this summer in the Damiani Cup.
Richard Jeng, Brent Xiao, Cornelius Duffie, Arthur Zhou, Michael Hu, Stella Wan. Photo by Min Bai.
The Stephani team will be required to add a player so that the teams going to Salsomaggiore have 6 players.
Congratulations Cedrone, Kolesnik, and Lin Teams
The remaining 3 USA1 teams for the 2020 WYBTC were decided at the 2019 Michael Seamon United States Bridge Championships today.
In the Under 16 Division, who will contest for the Koç University Cup this summer, Cedrone (Pasternak, Haas-Pahk, Gong-Xiao) defeated Ge (B, Ge-Schireson, K, Ge-Chen, Zhang-Xie) by 1.83 IMPs - the U16 teams carried over 51% of their SemiFinal score to the Final).
Marley Cedrone, Zacharia Pasternak, Sam Pahk, Michael Haas, Eric Xiao, Arthur Gong. Photo by Min Bai
In the Under 21 Division, playing for the Damiani Cup, Kolesnik (F. Kolesnik-Xu, Luba-Youngquist) defeated Xiao (B. Xiao-Jeng, Hu-Zhou, Duffie-Wan) by 15 IMPs (the teams were tied at the end of 3 quarters of play).
Harrison Luba, Michael Xu, Finn Kolesnik, Sarah Youngquist, photo by Min Bai
In the Women Under 26 Division, the Lin team (Lin-E. Kolesnik, Chang-Zhang) earned the right to compete for the Rona Cup by defeating Hsieh (Hsieh-Cai, Fashingbauer-Miller).
Amber Lin, Emma Kolesnik, Lucy Zhang, Sophia Chang. Photo by Min Bai
The Kolesnik & Lin teams will be required to add a pair so that the teams going to Salsomaggiore have 6 players.