Results are in at Elementary Champs!

Results are in at the 2019 National Elementary (K-6) Championship! CLO will have a full wrap-up later this week. For now, here are the winners in the Championship sections. K-6 Championship

There is a six way tie for first place in the K-6. Vyom Vidyarthi, Abinav Rajiv Mundayat, Aghilan Nachiappan, Adi Murgescu, Evan Park, and James Oh all scored 6/7 to claim a slice of first place. The Speyer Legacy School (NY) won the K-6 team title with 20.5 team points. Mission San Jose Elementary (CA) finished a pont behind in second place, while Wiebel Elementary School (CA) took third place over Dalton (NY). K-5 Championship

Cooper Ho (photo Betsy Zacate)

Cooper Ho wins the K-5 with a score of 6.5/7. Four players – Doruk Emir, Ronen Wilson, Erick Zhao, and Rohan Padhye – finished a half-point behind in shared 2nd-5th place. Joseph A. Williams Elementary (FL) took the K-5 team championship, finishing a half-point ahead of Dalton (NY). PS 33 Chelsea Prep (NY) ended the event in third place. K-3 Championship

Omya Vidarthi and mom (photo Betsy Zacate)

Omya Vidyarthi is K-3 Champion, finishing a half-point ahead of the field at 6.5/7. Four players were at 6/7: Avaan Shiv Chamadia, Nikash Vemparala, Neeraj Harish, and Nate Ziegler. New York schools took the top five spots in the K-3 team competition. PS 77 Lower Lab School was the winner with 17.5 team points. Speyer Legacy School finished second on tiebreaks over Dalton. K-1 Championship

Alexander Braun (photo Betsy Zacate)

Alexander Braun (seen above) and Kyle Yiwen Wang (camera shy) are the K-1 co-champions. Both players ended the tournament with a 6.5/7 score. Sanjeev Ganga, Connor Wang, Vihaan Jammalamadaka Leo Yang, Connor Liao, and Bryson Wolf were a half-point behind at 6/7. Hunter College Campus School (NY) is K-1 team champion, followed by Collegiate School (NY) and Oak Hall (FL) in second and third places, respectively. Note: all photos courtesy of Betsy Zacate /www.zacatedesign.com

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