2nd Annual Pleasanton Open Won by Wang, Fallon

The 2nd Annual Pleasanton Open drew 175 players on Saturday. 

The overall champion was NM Michael Lei Wang, who beat out Vedant Verma and Harshit Ramesh on tiebreak in the Open Championship section. 

Other section winners included:
Experts U1200 - Aaron Ahsan and Mahat Aravind
Premier U800 - Omar Elnahas
Challenger U400 - Saiansh Rastogi, Vedant Rao and Vincent Winderl
Novices - Praan Praharaj

The team champion was Fallon Middle School, which beat out 25+ other teams from around the Bay Area.

See the full list and pics of trophy and cash winners, and USCF-rated results link here: https://www.emeraldhillschess.com/tournaments/recaps/apr-2025-pleasanton-open-at-valley-view