The sensei recap last year’s junior-draft results and rating swings, then run a snake draft to add three new juniors and two girls each—keeping graduated players for tracking, debating drops and Christopher Yoo’s suspension/return, and highlighting prospects like world junior champion Pranav V, Lu Miaoyi, and even a risky 10-year-old.

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00:00 — Intro & format 02:18 — Rating swings & scouting 06:01 — Team breakdowns 10:42 — Draft rules & order 13:19 — Round 1 picks 19:42 — Round 2 picks 25:24 — Round 3 picks 35:44 — Girls’ draft (Round 1) 42:08 — Girls’ draft (Round 2) 49:23 — Closing thoughts