1/6/2013
Yesterday, Luke Xie went to the Dayton Pawn Storm and took clear first place in the top section, earning his Expert’s title (+46 = 2007) and became the 6th CCL graduate.
Previous graduates are:
- John Hughes
- Walker Griggs
- Maggie Feng
- Rahul Ramaswamy
- Annorjan Naguleswaran
- and now Luke Xie
What is a CCL graduate? It is an honorary degree that we give to any CCL player who has worked their way through the ranks while in CCL and has made an experts rating (>= 2000). It entitles them to lifetime membership in CCL, based on good behavior, without the requirement of taking lessons. They are allowed to receive email spam from me for the rest of their life! Although graduates are no longer required to take lessons while in CCL, all of our previous graduates are still active students in CCL. A big congrats goes out to this national champion 5th grader for this huge accomplishment, among his many others.