Final Results in 2016 Masterpoint Races

SiVY players were among the top finishers in nearly every point category of the 2016 Mini-McKenney in District 21. And in the District’s Youth race (players age 19 and under), SiVY players dominated, capturing 9 of the top 10 spots and 25 of the top 26!

The top youth player in our District was Kevin Rosenberg who, although not a SiVY youth, is a teacher and mentor for the program. The other 9 top spots went to Michael Hu, Rory Xiao, Cornelius Duffie, Sarah Youngquist, David Zheng, Brent Xiao, Arthur Zhou, Kevin Huang, and Olivia D’Arezzo. 2016 District 21 Youth results.

The SiVY youth were also impressive within their masterpoint categories in the races open to players of all ages. Congratulations to Jonathon Youngquist and Jonathan Yue, 16th and 17th respectively in the 0-5 point group. The 5-20 point race had two finishers in its top group, Sarah Youngquist was 1st and Olivia D’Arezzo was 14th. In the 20-50 point group, Cornelius Duffie was 2nd, David Zheng was 5th, and Arthur Zhou was 7th. Two SiVY youth were in the top finishers in the 50-100 point group: Rory Xiao was 6th and Kevin Huang was 16th. Another impressive finish was Michael Hu, placing 7th in the 200-300 point race.

Special congratulations to the top finisher in the District in the 5-20 point race, Sarah Youngquist. Sarah won this group by earning 103.26 masterpoints during the year – trouncing the 2nd place finisher by more than 40 points!

A junior at Palo Alto High School, Sarah’s points were won by placing in several events at the Summer Nationals, as a member of the winning team of the Bay Area High School Bridge Championships, and by playing in the local club. She and regular partner Cornelius Duffie have also become regulars in local tournaments whenever their busy high school schedules permit.

With 106.61 points for the year, Cornelius was VERY close to winning his group, also – he was edged out by an adult player by less than 4 points.

The McKenney Trophy was established in 1938 to recognize the ACBL member who wins the most masterpoints during a calendar year. The race was renamed the Top 500 in 1982 and the Barry Crane Top 500 in 1986. In 1974 the ACBL Board of Directors voted to recognize masterpoint achievements among players below the rank of Life Master. Thus were born the Mini-McKenney races.

District 21 2016 Masterpoint Race for Youth Under 19 Years Old

SiVY Players

ACBL Rank	D21 Rank	Name	City	Points
3	1	Kevin Rosenberg	Cupertino	477.16
10	2	Michael Hu	San Jose	144.4
16	3	Rory Xiao	Fremont	115.22
18	4	Cornelius Duffie	Palo Alto	106.61
20	5	Sarah Youngquist	Palo Alto	103.26
24	6	David Zheng	San Jose	88.14
27	7	Brent Xiao	Fremont	80.77
29	8	Arthur Zhou	San Jose	78.86
30	9	Kevin Huang	Palo Alto	78.2
49	10	Olivia D'Arezzo	Palo Alto	37.36
54	11	Jonathon Youngquist	Palo Alto	33.42
55	12	Jonathan Yue	San Jose	33.24
58	13	Matthew Shi	Palo Alto	32.55
64	14	Suzanne Campbell	Marina	29.74
67	15	Adam Kaplan	Stanford	28.57
75	16	Jonathan Shi	Palo Alto	24.25
78	17	Lucas Huang	Palo Alto	23.09
83	18	Matt Oakley	Reno	19.23
92	19	Stella Q. Wan	Palo Alto	16.54
102	20	Claire Duffie	Palo Alto	15.05
107	21	Natalie Huang	Los Altos	13.37
114	22	Nathan Huang	Los Altos	12.75
115	23	Michael Zheng	San Jose	12.68
117	24	Samuel Perlow	Mill Valley	12.41
119	25	Nathan Gennaro	San Carlos	12.34
130	26	Arika Britt D'Arezzo	Palo Alto	10.71

District 21 2016 Mini-McKenney Award

SiVY Players in the Top 25 for their Masterpoint Category

0-5 Points
(16) Jonathon Youngquist
(17) Jonathan Yue

5-20 Points
(1) Sarah Youngquist
(14) Olivia D’Arezzo

20-50 Points
(2) Cornelius Duffie
(5) David Zheng
(7) Arthur Zhou

50-100 Points
(6) Rory Xiao
(16) Kevin Huang

200-300 Points
(7) Michael Hu