🏅 Vivian Yang Wins K-8 Playoff; Minnesota's 2025 State Nationals Line-Up Now Complete!

Vivian Yang prevailed in Saturday's K-8 Barber Tiebreaker Playoff by accumulating 1 win and 1 draw against both Ahmed Ilyasov & Ajay Singamsetty. The tiebreaker playoff was necessary after all three players were deadlocked at 3.5/5.0 points after the standard 6-person Barber playoff held on April 12-13. Vivian's rating has now risen to 1973 and she has gained more than 300 points in the last year!

This Barber tiebreaker playoff was the last step for completion of Minnesota's 2025 State Nationals Team. The full line-up now includes Leonard Johnson (Irwin), Troy Cavanah (Denker), Vivian Yang (Barber), Matthew MingMing Liu (Rockefeller) and Bami Olofinboba (Haring). This year's State Nationals take place in Middleton, Wisconsin from July 28-31. Go Team Minnesota!!