One visitor each from Tasmania, Canberra and the UK were amongst our playing guests. This Open Tournament provided the players with much excitement as many were watching different players changing places after each game at Table One, where the Champ would be found at the end of game 7. Feedback from the players present reveals that the Tournament's format is fair & exciting.
The Club's commitee in conjunction with our Local Council aims to continue to enhance the prestige of the "The Hills Open"from year to year. We wish to thank the Tournament Director, Mr Fred Reynolds for an excellent job he did this year - (as always), and for keeping us up to date with Sydney's Grand Final results. We thank all of our visitors and assure them that we enjoyed their company and look forward to having them again at our next tournament -"Kick off 2001" next January. Finally we congratulate Australian WSC representative, Balmain member & Scrabble Tutor- Joan Rosenthal for becoming the "2000 Hills Open Champion". Joan was presented with a cash prize of $300 and a beautiful personal Champion Trophy.
Other cash prizes went as follows:
2nd. - Bob Jackman
3rd - Rod Talbot
Best player rated - 1201 to 1500 - Judy Hay
Best payer rated - 901 to 1200 - Sunny Wright
Best Player rated - 601 to 900 - Rosalie Tobin
Best player rated - 0 to 600 - Alison Maynard
Best New Player Award - Alison Maynard (to qualify one must be in first, second or third tmt)
Best rating gain Award- Alison Maynard - 100 points.
Highest Game Score Award - Joanne Craig - 584
Highest Word Award - Tony Hunt for (drifters 158)
Last placed Prize to - Helen Snedden
The Encouragement Award went to Josie Burns of Blacktown.
Results after game 7
2000 HILLS OPEN -- OPEN
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Joan Rosenthal 6 972
2 Bob Jackman 6 813
3 Jean McGiffen 6 360
4 Rod Talbot 6 338
5 Paul Cleary 5 645
6 John Spaan 5 486
7 John Barker 5 369
8 Betty Coleman 5 255
9 Sunny Wright 5 215
10 Ram Mohe 5 211
11 Joanne Craig 5 206
12 Judy Hay 5 188
13 Betty Foreman 5 120
14 Alan Gauci 5 88
15 Pat Schuberg 5 31
16 Rosalie Tobin 5 -98
17 Audrey Newman 4 233
18 Gordon Meggs 4 232
19 Margaret Andrews 4 194
20 Louise Kobler 4 157
21 Richard Birch 4 136
22 Jan Serisier 4 131
23 Roslynn Parnell 4 104
24 Ivor Zetler 4 80
25 Jenny Templeton 4 76
26 Norma Tracey 4 66
27 Bev Purkis 4 54
28 Ted Roberts 4 6
29 Siva Sivapalasundram 4 2
30 Raya Wilkinson 4 -34
31 Rex Shakespeare 4 -35
32 Fay Van Oyen 4 -111
33 Alison Maynard 4 -143
34 Wendy Norton 4 -169
35 Greg Kiem 4 -188
36 Sam Greenberg 4 -214
37 Tony Hunt 3 245
38 Nanette Reynolds 3 67
39 Donna Macdonald 3 46
40 June Stephenson 3 14
41 George Khamis 3 7
42 Victor Tung 3 -3
43 Brian Horsley 3 -54
44 Colleen Howie 3 -61
45 Sue Tuckett 3 -72
46 Eleanor Carlisle 3 -80
47 Christine Speight 3 -95
48 Diana Hilly 3 -97
49 Pam Bennett 3 -110
50 Greg Nicol 3 -114
51 Arie Holla 3 -162
52 Prashan Karunaratne 3 -230
53 Jan Tomlin 3 -372
54 Win Hendriksen 3 -436
55 Pearl Gillot 2 -1
56 Claire Dove 2 -105
57 Jean Balmer 2 -113
58 Elma Awde 2 -131
59 Janet Chambers 2 -172
60 Krystyna Batten 2 -194
61 Rose Pajeska 2 -212
62 Therese Newman 2 -265
63 Anne Henderson 2 -320
64 Josie Burns 2 -327
65 Ann Mortel 2 -377
66 Vincent Mui 2 -439
67 Ann Gash 1 -159
68 Neera D'Souza 1 -219
69 Meryl Pickering 1 -319
70 Helen Snedden 0 -916
HIGH GAME: Joanne Craig 584
HIGH WORD: Tony Hunt 158
"GRIFTERS"
Stats for Tournament : 2000 HILLS OPEN
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| state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating Points |
| | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old Change New|
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+Section: *OPEN + + + +
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| NSW Joan Rosenthal | 21 18 | 7 7 | 5.4 6.0 | 1739 +11 1750 |
| NSW Bob Jackman | 15 12 | 5 5 | 5.7 6.0 | 1768 +6 1774 |
| NSW Rod Talbot | 17 16 | 6 6 | 5.7 6.0 | 1757 +6 1763 |
| NSW Jean McGiffen | 29 24 | 8 8 | 5.0 6.0 | 1677 +21 1698 |
| NSW Paul Cleary | 3 4 | 1 1 | 6.3 5.0 | 1896 -19 1877 |
| NSW Joanne Craig | 50 47 | 15 14 | 4.7 5.0 | 1615 +6 1621 |
| NSW John Barker | 43 43 | 12 12 | 5.3 5.0 | 1638 -7 1631 |
| NSW John Spaan :act | 108 108 | 26 26 | 5.0 5.0 | 1501 1501 |
| NSW Pat Schuberg | 340 299 | 83 75 | 2.5 5.0 | 1117 +59 1176 |
| NSW Betty Coleman | 210 202 | 55 53 | 4.3 5.0 | 1354 +14 1368 |
| NSW Judy Hay | 232 227 | 58 57 | 3.9 5.0 | 1303 +24 1327 |
| NSW Betty Foreman | 136 117 | 38 30 | 4.0 5.0 | 1461 +20 1481 |
| NSW Sunny Wright | 442 387 | 102 94 | 2.1 5.0 | 981 +75 1056 |
| NSW Alan Gauci | 505 475 | 124 114 | 3.6 5.0 | 914 +29 943 |
| NSW Ram Mohe | 424 363 | 101 86 | 1.7 5.0 | 1007 +86 1093 |
| NSW Rosalie Tobin | 755 684 | 190 170 | 3.2 5.0 | 669 +69 738 |
| NSW Audrey Newman | 126 130 | 34 35 | 4.4 4.0 | 1476 -7 1469 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton | 250 240 | 63 61 | 3.4 4.0 | 1276 +13 1289 |
| NSW Gordon Meggs | 275 277 | 71 71 | 4.5 4.0 | 1221 -9 1212 |
| NSW Louise Kobler | 113 119 | 28 31 | 4.4 4.0 | 1490 -9 1481 |
| NSW Jan Serisier | 115 128 | 30 34 | 4.6 4.0 | 1486 -12 1474 |
| NSW Richard Birch | 246 252 | 62 63 | 4.4 4.0 | 1277 -9 1268 |
| NSW Siva Sivapalasundram | 180 203 | 50 54 | 5.6 4.0 | 1397 -30 1367 |
| NSW Ivor Zetler | 81 101 | 21 25 | 5.8 4.0 | 1546 -33 1513 |
| NSW Norma Tracey | 119 137 | 32 38 | 5.3 4.0 | 1481 -23 1458 |
| NSW Rex Shakespeare | 687 673 | 170 167 | 3.5 4.0 | 735 +13 748 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews | 329 332 | 81 82 | 4.2 4.0 | 1127 -1 1126 |
| NSW Bev Purkis | 495 468 | 119 112 | 2.6 4.0 | 921 +29 950 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson | 265 264 | 67 67 | 4.2 4.0 | 1244 1244 |
| NSW Roslynn Parnell | 623 586 | 155 144 | 2.5 4.0 | 801 +30 831 |
| NSW Wendy Norton | 416 421 | 97 99 | 4.1 4.0 | 1019 -4 1015 |
| NSW Faye Van Oyen | 406 411 | 94 97 | 4.2 4.0 | 1028 -3 1025 |
| NSW Ted Roberts | 218 230 | 56 58 | 5.2 4.0 | 1346 -24 1322 |
| NSW Sam Greenberg | 178 187 | 49 49 | 4.5 4.0 | 1399 -8 1391 |
| NSW Alison Maynard | 869 777 | 221 199 | 1.5 4.0 | 552 +100 652 |
| NSW Greg Kiem | 774 727 | 196 183 | 2.5 4.0 | 651 +50 701 |
| NSW Nanette Reynolds | 241 249 | 61 62 | 3.7 3.0 | 1288 -13 1275 |
| NSW Tony Hunt | 446 438 | 103 102 | 2.5 3.0 | 976 +10 986 |
| NSW Victor Tung | 520 535 | 129 132 | 3.5 3.0 | 900 -14 886 |
| NSW Donna MacDonald | 422 423 | 99 100 | 2.8 3.0 | 1009 +4 1013 |
| QLD Brian Horsley | 587 581 | 78 78 | 2.9 3.0 | 831 +2 833 |
| NSW Eleanor Carlisle | 673 672 | 167 166 | 2.9 3.0 | 748 +2 750 |
| NSW Colleen Howie | 361 372 | 86 90 | 3.8 3.0 | 1094 -16 1078 |
| NSW George Khamis | 583 602 | 142 149 | 3.5 3.0 | 832 -10 822 |
| NSW Pam Bennett | 729 719 | 183 182 | 2.5 3.0 | 699 +10 709 |
| NSW June Stephenson | 289 308 | 74 77 | 4.7 3.0 | 1191 -33 1158 |
| NSW Diana Hilly | 795 771 | 204 196 | 1.8 3.0 | 632 +24 656 |
|*NSW Prashan Karunaratne | 0 757 | 0 192 | 3.0 3.0 | 668 668 |
| NSW Jan Tomlin | 688 688 | 171 171 | 3.0 3.0 | 735 735 |
| NSW Christine Speight | 897 871 | 231 224 | 1.8 3.0 | 522 +36 558 |
| NSW Sue Tuckett | 615 599 | 151 147 | 2.2 3.0 | 808 +17 825 |
| NSW Greg Nicol | 479 487 | 113 117 | 3.6 3.0 | 942 -13 929 |
| NSW Aarie Holla | 914 894 | 237 233 | 2.1 3.0 | 500 +27 527 |
| NSW Win Hendriksen | 895 873 | 230 225 | 1.6 3.0 | 524 +27 551 |
| NSW Pearl Gillott | 712 740 | 180 186 | 3.3 2.0 | 711 -25 686 |
| TAS Elma Awde | 252 279 | 23 26 | 5.0 2.0 | 1271 -59 1212 |
| NSW Jean Balmer | 364 386 | 87 93 | 3.7 2.0 | 1092 -34 1058 |
| NSW Ann Mortel | 756 770 | 191 195 | 2.4 2.0 | 669 -11 658 |
| NSW Therese Newman | 725 705 | 182 178 | 1.5 2.0 | 703 +15 718 |
| NSW Janet Chambers | 421 447 | 98 104 | 4.0 2.0 | 1014 -40 974 |
| NSW Claire Dove | 645 645 | 158 158 | 2.0 2.0 | 782 782 |
| NSW Anne Henderson | 669 701 | 165 176 | 3.8 2.0 | 757 -37 720 |
| NSW Krystyna Batten | 713 735 | 181 185 | 3.0 2.0 | 711 -19 692 |
|*NSW Rose Pajeska | 0 917 | 0 240 | 2.1 2.0 | 500 500 |
|*NSW Vincent Mui | 0 858 | 0 220 | 2.0 2.0 | 573 573 |
| NSW Josie Burns | 977 980 | 254 257 | 1.8 2.0 | 427 +7 434 |
| NSW Ann Gash | 898 910 | 232 237 | 1.6 1.0 | 514 -11 503 |
| NSW Neera D'Souza | 873 905 | 222 235 | 2.3 1.0 | 548 -40 508 |
|*NSW Meryl Pickering | 0 987 | 0 260 | 2.4 1.0 | 500 -91 409 |
|*NSW Helen Snedden | 0 1003 | 0 268 | 2.5 0.3 | 500 -133 367 |
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