To my mind, the highlight of the day was the outstanding performance of 15 year old Christopher May, alias Octothorpe on email, in winning all seven games against tough opposition in Advanced Division. Obviously he didn't try unlikely words such as RUNGED in any of his games!
The Baulkham Hills Community Centre, the venue of todays tournament, was also the venue for Chistopher's debut back in August 1999. The venue is also famous for its accoustics, which George Khamis, chief helper, tested out intermittently with shrill whistles, ostensibly to quieten the misbehaving scrabblers.
We were treated regularly to grating noises from a malfunctioning microphone, and at one stage I had to wrench the microphone from Alan's hand, in an attempt to preserve the hearing of our ASPA (NSW) members.
As usual though, the tournament was impeccably organised, with no lack of enthusiasm from the Hills hosts. Lovely gifts and prizes abounded, and it seemed just about everyone enjoyed their day out.
New to Masters, Wilma Vialle was especially having an enjoyable day out. In her first six games, she had chalked up 5 wins, including myself and Paul Cleary, part courtesy of 11 blanks so I overheard. She only had to win the last game against the 10th best player in the world, John Holgate, and hope that I lost, to steal the event. As it happened, neither scenario occurred and Wilma ran in fourth, but grabbed 78 ratings points in the process.
Results after game 7
BAULKHAM HILLS KICKOFF -- MASTERS
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Bob Jackman 6 916
2 Paul Cleary 5 505
3 John Holgate 5 420
4 Wilma Vialle 5 130
5 Joan Rosenthal 4 123
6 Jean McGiffen 4 76
7 John Barker 4 21
8 Jan Serisier 4 -17
9 Ian Close 4 -68
10 Peter Shaw 4 -205
11 Louise Kobler 3 -46
12 Betty Foreman 3 -142
13 Kris Logan 3 -156
14 Rod Talbot 3 -157
15 Robin Duncan 2 -98
16 Cheryl Michler 2 -260
17 Audrey Newman 2 -287
18 Siva Sivapalasundrum 0 -755
HIGH GAME: John Holgate 564
HIGH WORD: Joan Rosenthal 158
"DEONTICS"
Results after game 7
BAULKHAM HILLS KICKOFF -- ADVANCED
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Chris May 7 628
2 Trish Windhurst 5 341
3 Gordon Meggs 5 136
4 Jean Noonan 4.5 80
5 Robert Disney 4 179
6 Ros Gibbons 4 137
7 Hanne Marks 4 -28
8 Ted Roberts 3.5 12
9 Elizabeth Ho 3 57
10 Judy Hay 3 -40
11 Jean Balmer 3 -242
12 Jenny Templeton 3 -421
13 Raya Wilkinson 2 -108
14 June Stephenson 2 -284
15 Chlorise O'Sullivan 2 -338
16 Richard Birch 1 -109
HIGH GAME: Chris May 475
HIGH WORD: Trish Windhurst 131
"OUTPOLLS"
Results after game 7
BAULKHAM HILLS KICKOFF -- INTERMEDIATE
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Daphne Bezuidenhout 7 331
2 Donna MacDonald 5 247
3 Judy McGuinness 4 248
4 Ram Mohe 4 185
5 Colleen Howie 4 182
6 Merle Young 4 104
7 Edith Lowbeer 4 92
8 Nonie English 4 55
9 Ann Fiddler 4 -9
10 Maureen Hilder 3 142
11 Peggy Womersley 3 61
12 Gregor Nichol 3 -63
13 Silvana Newman 3 -150
14 Tony Hunt 2 -334
15 Ivana Duria 2 -369
16 Sunny Wright 0 -722
HIGH GAME: Judy McGuinness 444
HIGH GAME: Merle Young 444
HIGH WORD: Tony Hunt 87
MOSSIER
Results after game 7
BAULKHAM HILLS KICKOFF -- RECREATIONAL
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Krystyna Batten 5 219
2 Lauraine Overton 5 195
3 Claire Dove 5 85
4 Veena Mohe 5 -60
5 Patrick Berton 4 584
6 Pam Bennett 4 101
7 Sandra Ley 4 60
8 Jan Tomlin 4 -128
9 Win Hendriksen 4 -135
10 Diana Field 3 -8
11 David Etherington 3 -30
12 Ann Gash 3 -144
13 Colleen Hood 3 -267
14 Renate Woods 2 -176
15 June Dillon 2 -289
16 A Bye 0 -7
HIGH GAME: Patrick Berton 487
HIGH WORD: Vena Mohe 100
"JERKINGS"
Patrick Berton 100
"QUOTERS"
Stats for Tournament : BAULKHAM HILLS KICKOFF
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating Points |
| | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
+Section: *MASTERS + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Bob Jackman | 6 5 | 2 2 | 4.8 6.0 | 1860 +20 1880 |
| NSW John Holgate | 13 12 | 6 5 | 4.6 5.0 | 1803 +8 1811 |
| NSW Paul Cleary | 1 1 | 1 1 | 5.7 5.0 | 1962 -9 1953 |
| NSW Wilma Vialle | 95 53 | 23 13 | 1.9 5.0 | 1536 +78 1614 |
| NSW Joan Rosenthal | 17 19 | 7 8 | 4.3 4.0 | 1774 -6 1768 |
| NSW Jean McGiffen | 28 24 | 11 9 | 3.6 4.0 | 1738 +10 1748 |
| NSW Jan Serisier | 132 119 | 36 33 | 2.5 4.0 | 1456 +30 1486 |
| NSW Ian Close | 126 112 | 33 30 | 2.0 4.0 | 1462 +41 1503 |
| NSW John Barker | 11 13 | 4 6 | 5.0 4.0 | 1819 -16 1803 |
| NSW Peter Shaw | 24 25 | 9 10 | 3.8 4.0 | 1744 +4 1748 |
| NSW Rod Talbot | 10 11 | 3 4 | 4.7 3.0 | 1840 -27 1813 |
| NSW Louise Kobler | 105 98 | 27 24 | 2.4 3.0 | 1517 +13 1530 |
| NSW Kris Logan | 174 158 | 44 40 | 2.0 3.0 | 1402 +20 1422 |
| NSW Betty Foreman | 77 88 | 21 22 | 3.7 3.0 | 1556 -12 1544 |
| NSW Robin Duncan | 69 79 | 18 21 | 3.3 2.0 | 1577 -26 1551 |
| NSW Cheryl Michler | 129 142 | 34 36 | 2.7 2.0 | 1457 -14 1443 |
| NSW Audrey Newman | 99 116 | 24 31 | 3.2 2.0 | 1522 -25 1497 |
| NSW Siva Sivapalasundram | 155 199 | 40 46 | 2.7 0.0 | 1425 -54 1371 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *ADVANCED + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Chris May | 327 205 | 80 49 | 2.1 7.0 | 1132 +223
1355 |
| NSW Trish Windhurst | 208 202 | 49 47 | 4.4 5.0 | 1350 +16 1366 |
| NSW Gordon Meggs | 222 213 | 53 50 | 4.3 5.0 | 1319 +19 1338 |
| NSW Jean Noonan | 201 194 | 47 45 | 4.3 4.5 | 1369 +8 1377 |
| NSW Robert Disney | 292 277 | 75 72 | 2.7 4.0 | 1190 +30 1220 |
| NSW Ros Gibbons | 181 192 | 45 44 | 4.8 4.0 | 1393 -15 1378 |
| NSW Hanne Marks | 194 203 | 46 48 | 5.0 4.0 | 1378 -16 1362 |
| NSW Ted Roberts | 204 217 | 48 53 | 4.7 3.5 | 1354 -24 1330 |
| NSW Elizabeth Ho | 274 275 | 69 70 | 2.9 3.0 | 1222 +2 1224 |
| NSW Jean Balmer | 294 288 | 76 75 | 2.3 3.0 | 1185 +14 1199 |
| NSW Judy Hay | 221 236 | 52 57 | 4.6 3.0 | 1319 -28 1291 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton | 268 270 | 67 68 | 3.2 3.0 | 1233 -4 1229 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson | 305 313 | 78 79 | 2.6 2.0 | 1161 -12 1149 |
| NSW Chlorise O'Sullivan | 336 341 | 83 83 | 2.2 2.0 | 1117 -6 1111 |
| NSW June Stephenson | 277 294 | 71 77 | 3.2 2.0 | 1218 -25 1193 |
| NSW Richard Birch | 301 326 | 77 80 | 2.8 1.0 | 1170 -36 1134 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *INTERMEDIATE + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout | 429 364 | 102 87 | 3.5 7.0 | 986 +94 1080 |
| NSW Donna MacDonald | 379 367 | 91 88 | 4.2 5.0 | 1055 +19 1074 |
| NSW Colleen Howie | 394 396 | 94 94 | 4.3 4.0 | 1041 -3 1038 |
| NSW Nonie English | 397 403 | 95 96 | 4.8 4.0 | 1039 -12 1027 |
| NSW Judy McGuinness | 364 372 | 87 90 | 4.6 4.0 | 1080 -12 1068 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer | 367 371 | 88 89 | 4.4 4.0 | 1074 -4 1070 |
| NSW Merle Young | 557 510 | 137 123 | 2.1 4.0 | 872 +40 912 |
| NSW Ram Mohe | 406 402 | 96 95 | 3.8 4.0 | 1020 +8 1028 |
| NSW Ann Fiddler | 447 433 | 105 104 | 3.2 4.0 | 967 +16 983 |
| NSW Maureen Hilder | 386 406 | 93 97 | 4.4 3.0 | 1050 -27 1023 |
| NSW Peggy Womersley | 546 537 | 135 134 | 2.8 3.0 | 881 +5 886 |
| NSW Greg Nicol | 471 473 | 111 111 | 3.2 3.0 | 946 -3 943 |
| NSW Silvana Newman | 656 630 | 158 154 | 1.9 3.0 | 765 +23 788 |
| NSW Tony Hunt | 513 536 | 124 133 | 3.2 2.0 | 911 -24 887 |
| NSW Ivana Duria | 604 607 | 147 147 | 2.4 2.0 | 816 -8 808 |
| NSW Sunny Wright | 477 559 | 112 137 | 3.4 0.0 | 939 -68 871 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *RECREATIONAL + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Lauraine Overton | 839 782 | 204 189 | 3.3 5.0 | 588 +62 650 |
| NSW Claire Dove | 672 672 | 165 165 | 5.1 5.0 | 751 -2 749 |
| NSW Krystyna Batten | 740 713 | 177 174 | 4.3 5.0 | 692 +22 714 |
| NSW Veena Mohe | 891 840 | 219 206 | 2.9 5.0 | 548 +45 593 |
| NSW Patrick Berton | 760 760 | 183 183 | 3.9 4.0 | 666 +4 670 |
|*NSW Pam Bennett | 0 869 | 0 213 | 4.0 4.0 | 571 +1 572 |
| NSW Sandra Ley | 831 829 | 202 202 | 4.0 4.0 | 606 +3 609 |
|*NSW Jan Tomlin | 0 819 | 0 198 | 4.0 4.0 | 617 617 |
| NSW Win Hendriksen | 926 906 | 228 225 | 2.8 4.0 | 511 +23 534 |
| NSW Diana Field | 1003 994 | 248 247 | 2.1 3.0 | 433 +19 452 |
| NSW Colleen Hood | 968 971 | 239 242 | 3.0 3.0 | 486 486 |
| NSW David Etherington | 809 831 | 193 203 | 4.0 3.0 | 627 -20 607 |
| NSW Ann Gash | 981 977 | 242 245 | 2.6 3.0 | 470 +11 481 |
| NSW June Dillon | 888 931 | 217 231 | 3.6 2.0 | 553 -47 506 |
|*NSW Renate Woods | 0 1014 | 0 255 | 3.3 2.0 | 500 -82 418 |
|*NSW A Bye | 0 944 | 0 236 | 3.0 0.3 | 500 500 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+