Kevin Yang 1P won the 2022 China – North America Youth New Pro Tournament by defeating Alexander Qi 1P in the final round. The 2022 China – North America Youth New Pro Tournament was hosted and organized by the Chinese Weiqi Association as part of the 2022 Youth Weiqi Forum.
A total of four professional players under the age of 16 were invited to the tournament – Kevin Yang and Alexander Qi from North America, and Haozhe Yang 1P and Youjia Deng 1P from China. The players competed in a single-elimination tournament over five days between December 11 and 15, 2022. The matches were played online on Yike Go Server, with an online proctoring system.
Final Round (Kevin Yang vs. Alexander Qi): https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/live/room/101627/0/0
Semi-final Round (Kevin Yang vs. Haozhe Yang): https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/live/room/101428/0/0
Semi-final Round (Alexander Qi vs. Youjia Deng): https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/live/room/101429/0/0
Results:
- Winner: Kevin Yang 1P
- Runner-up: Alexander Qi 1P
- 3rd place: Haozhe Yang 1P
- 4th place: Youjia Deng 1P
