Day 1 of the 2017 Maryland Sweet 16 tournament has been completed. This is a brief summary due to time. Round 1 went mostly to form with all but 1 higher rated player winning (Bradley Guo upsetting Andrew Mao). Round 2 was marked by a draw on Board 3 between Yu Hao (Alan) Liao and Bijan Tahmassebi and an upset win by Vinay Veluvolu over Joseph Tarantin.
Standings after Round 2
2.0 - Sahil Sinha (2335), Richard Tan (2097); Douglas Malcolm (1995)
1.5 - Yu Hao (Alan) Liao (2080); Bijan Tahmassebi (1941)
1.0 - Andrew Mao (2034); Jeffrey Du (1987); Phillip Keisler (1970); Meghana Bhanuprasad (1861); Shane Jayasundera (1789); Bradley Guo (1786); Vinay Veluvolu (1712)
0 - Joseph Tarantin (1828); Dexter Amata (1732); Zahir Muhammad (1728); Zhi (Kevin) Zheng (1497)
Pairings for Round 3 starting 10:30 AM Sunday 3/6/2016 (White listed first)
Board 1: Richard Tan (2.0) vs Sahil Sinha (2.0)
Board 2: Yu Hao Liao (1.5) vs Douglas Malcolm (2.0)
Board 3: Bijan Tahmassebi (1.5) vs Andrew Mao (1.0)
Board 4: Jeffrey Du (1.0) vs Shane Jayasundera (1.0)
Board 5: Bradley Guo (1.0) vs Phillip Keisler (1.0)
Board 6: Meghana Bhanuprasad (1.0) vs Vinay Veluvolu (1.0)
Board 7: Zahir Muhammad (0.0) vs Joseph Tarantin (0.0)
Board 8: Zhi Kevin Zheng (0.0) vs Dexter Amata (0.0)