Day 1 results of the Rochester Reach Open, currently under way in Rochester, NY, shows a close lead by George Liu-Krason.
Late winter snowstorms striking the northeast have not stopped the 28 U.S. and Canadian players from assembling at the Rochester Institute of Technology for this two day, 8-hanchan event. The closing of the first day found the top ranks dominated by east coast players - George Liu-Krason (MA) - 1st, Bruce Bland (NY) - 2nd, Arthur McAnally (MD) - 3rd, and Michael McLeod (NY).
Saturday's competition was punctuated by a sainbaiman as well as two lucky rinshan wins in the same hanchan. We will be posting full results later today following the conclusion of the event!
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Rochester Riichi Open 2018
March 3-4, 2018 // Rochester, NY
- Final Table
1. Arthur McAnally +96.0 2. Bruce Bland +73.45 3. Loic Roberge +20.2 4. Shan Kuang -0.2
- Top 8
5. George Liu-Krason +55.2 6. Chris Letourneau +48.55 7. Alex Ng +8.6 8. Michael McLeod -15.4
- Rest of Standings
9. Daniel Moreno +113.0 10. Steve Smith +54.0 11. William Lou +46.15 12. Aaron Ebejer +12.65 13. Gabriel Ocasio +11.8 14. Henry Chen +11.2 15. Patrick Garrity +10.2 16. Ty Kennedy +5.35 17. Mike Lee -0.4 18. Cassandra McClure -2.15 19. Stanley Louie -10.0 20. Derek Purpura -30.7 21. Gaetano Loweecy -34.7 22. Christopher Omahen -35.4 23. Noah Bock -38.5 24. Valliappa Chockalingam -57.5 25. Jaben McCormack -64.25 26. Alexandre Boily -79.85 27. Justin Dilgard -93.8 28. Forrest Shooster -118.0