Winners of the Young 0–2500 Pairs: Henry Shi and Ping Hu
Henry Shi and Ping Hu of Naperville IL won the Young 0–2500 Pairs on Sunday, their third win in a limited national event at the 2500 level in the past year and a half. The won both the 0–2500 Pairs and the 0–2500 Swiss Teams in Reno in spring 2022.
Shi and Hu led the event from start to finish, scoring 66.12% and 57.65% in Friday’s qualifying sessions, 53.31% and 70.38% in Saturday’s semifinal sessions and 62.09% and 59.32% in Sunday’s final sessions. They finished with a score of 464.78, nearly two boards ahead of second place.
Manish Dixit and Sriram Datla, also of Naperville IL, finished second with 441.57.
While Shi and Hu’s previous wins came in two-day events, this is their first time winning a three-day event. They’ve only been playing together since October 2021. They each complimented their partner’s play.
Runners-up in the Young 0–2500 Pairs: Sriram Datla and Manish Dixit
“We’ve been lucky,” Hu said. “We made some mistakes but we always come back.”