2017 US Open-Las Vegas-Day 1-One Student and One Medal!

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He advanced into the top division from the first round robin group of 5 comfortably. Then there have been some battles. Of his next 6 matches, half were 3-1 and half were 3-2! He finished first in the second round robin group of 5 with very close matches to advance to the final 16. Then he won 3-1 in the final 16 and 3-2 in the quarterfinals. He is in the semifinals to be played tomorrow. We have one medal guaranteed now after one day with gold, silver, or bronze to be determined tomorrow! Bye from Vegas!

Rishi Gopalan is in the semifinals for the Under 2000 Super Tiered Round Robin Division A to be played tomorrow! He is guaranteed a medal now!
The umpire getting the players ready for their quarterfinal match which Rishi won 3-2.

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