WE DID IT, or rather, you the players, did it. 100, yes that’s right, 100 excited Scrabblers descended on beautiful downtown Woy Woy on the NSW Central Coast, eager to get back some of the rating points they lost at their previous tournament, or perhaps to show, that the win they had last time was not a fluke. Only they know the truth of the matter.
We started a little late waiting for a few lost people and, as far as I know, that and a small hitch with the new printer, were the only problems on the day.
I must thank all those who helped in one way or another. No matter how large or small, your contribution on the day was very much appreciated. It all makes for a most successful tournament.
Enough waffle, down to the results…There were seven novices on the day, 6 from the local clubs, Woy Woy, Wyong and Empire Bay and one from the Blue Mtns Club, Melinda Hunt. I hope they all enjoyed their games and will come again. I remember my first tournament and how I felt…totally bewildered and thinking, what am I doing here?
Thanks to Bob Jackman for his Directorship, stepping in in place of his wife Liz when she was unable to make it.
Woy Woy tournament seems to be a place where the female players excel. In every division the ladies took out all placings.
In “Masters” Jean McGiffen took out the top honors - 6 wins. “Advanced” went to Daphne Bezuidenhout in a return to form - 6 wins. “Intermediate” saw Ivana Duria once again in the winners circle and, to use her words when she was collecting the trophy, “It’s been a long time between drinks”. Ivana was also the only winner to make a clean sweep, 7 wins. In “Recreation” a novice from Wyong club, Margaret Clifford, took the honors with 6 wins.
With results like those above I think a challenge should go out to the male players to see if they can do better than the ladies next year.
Top three ratings movers were Betty Dennis +136, Leone Sanday + 85 and Ivana Duria + 73. Those “shaking” rating points were Margaret Foster -87, Edith Lowbeer -71 and Jan Serisier -59.
Once again, thanks to all. Without your support we would not have had such a successful day.
Denise Smith
PS…My thanks to George for the ice pack…
Results after game 7
WOY WOY 2003 -- A DIVISION
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Jean McGiffen 6 489
2 Moana Nepia 5 367
3 Robyn Flynn 5 272
4 Tony Hunt 5 222
5 Norma Tracey 5 210
6 Rex Shakespeare 4.5 262
7 Therese Newman 4.5 2
8 Gordon Meggs 4 36
9 Denise Smith 4 -8
10 Kris Logan 4 -81
11 Donna MacDonald 4 -139
12 Audrey Newman 4 -146
13 Richard Birch 3 173
14 Maureen Hilder 3 28
15 Hanne Marks 3 -15
16 Ram Mohe 3 -54
17 Ian Close 3 -76
18 Raya Wilkinson 3 -127
19 Jenny Templeton 3 -453
20 Jan Serisier 2 -48
21 Jean Noonan 2 -54
22 Trish Windhurst 2 -70
23 Hari Nanayakkara 2 -381
24 Jan Pincott 0 -409
HIGH GAME: Tony Hunt 543
HIGH WORD: Raya Wilkinson 107
"CRAZIEST"
Results after game 7
WOY WOY 2003 -- B DIVISION
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Daphne Bezuidenhout 6 234
2 Fay Wassell 5 459
3 Dolores Barbon 5 333
4 Nonie English 5 273
5 Linda Dimond 5 259
6 Bev Purkis 5 78
7 Jean Balmer 4 302
8 Ann Fiddler 4 149
9 Chlorise O'Sullivan 4 130
10 Nanette Reynolds 4 111
11 Greg Pinchbeck 4 99
12 Tony Kalayzich 4 -36
13 Jan Tomlin 4 -49
14 Sharon Sorensen 4 -66
15 Alan Gauci 3 14
16 George Khamis 3 -88
17 Sandra Elliott 3 -99
17 Pam Bennett 3 -99
19 Janet Bor 3 -206
20 Marie-L Hirschfeld 2 -101
21 Sue Tuckett 2 -130
22 Edith Lowbeer 2 -159
23 Helen Young@21 2 -237
24 Maureen Dobb 2 -486
25 Vicki Underhill 2 -512
26 Veena Mohe 1 -173
HIGH GAME: Dolores Barbon 513
HIGH WORD: Sandra Elliott 93
"DARKING"
Results after game 7
WOY WOY 2003 -- C DIVISION
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Ivana Duria 7 693
2 Jacquelin Hochmuth 6 514
3 Pearl Gillott 5 131
4 Kathryn Tiffen 5 -46
5 Krystyna Batten 4 275
6 Ern Foster 4 219
7 Joan Daniel 4 157
8 Margaret Hynes 4 92
9 Judith Chessell 4 57
10 Joy Smith 4 27
11 Ngaire Ellen 4 -20
12 Ann Milner 4 -59
13 Wendy Lee 4 -83
14 Maree Heynen 4 -95
15 Claire Dove 3 165
16 Mark Smith 3 42
17 Sherie Brown 3 -13
18 Anne Henderson 3 -78
19 Diana Hilly 3 -215
20 Janine Whittaker 2 -53
21 May Waddington 2 -151
22 Rosalie Tobin 2 -230
23 Mary-Michal Oxby 2 -257
24 Chris Phillips 2 -304
25 Irene Brownlow 2 -438
26 Margaret Foster 1 -330
HIGH GAME: Jacquelin Hochmuth 504
HIGH WORD: Mike Oxby 97
"REWINDS"
Results after game 7
WOY WOY 2003 -- D DIVISION
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Margaret Clifford 6 305
2 Betty Dennis 6 278
3 Leone Sanday 5 241
4 Sue McCarthy 5 210
5 Arie Holla 5 158
6 Wendy Evans@49 4 238
7 Anna Clark 4 188
8 Shirley Crocker 4 115
9 Margaret Alexander 4 80
10 Audrey Barrett 4 -28
11 Val Roberts 4 -185
12 Mary Moore 4 -202
13 Anne Mortel 3 320
14 Ian Kesby 3 212
15 Ann Gash 3 -30
16 Bev Pye 3 -49
17 Betty Gray 3 -93
18 Pat Gilroy 3 -135
19 Joy Morris 3 -138
20 Nancy Foley 2 -84
21 Vivian Nelson 2 -108
22 Diana Field 2 -185
23 Melinda Hunt 1 -511
24 Marlene Oldfield 1 -597
HIGH GAME: Leone Sanday 435
HIGH WORD: Margaret Clifford 101
"REQUIRES"
Stats for Tournament : WOY WOY 2003
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating Points |
| | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
+Section: *A DIVISION + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Jean McGiffen | 57 49 | 17 15 | 4.6 6.0 | 1568 +29 1597 |
| NSW Tony Hunt | 41 40 | 12 11 | 5.1 5.0 | 1612 1612 |
| NSW Moana Nepia | 117 109 | 29 28 | 4.7 5.0 | 1466 +8 1474 |
| NSW Norma Tracey | 86 74 | 21 20 | 4.4 5.0 | 1513 +13 1526 |
| NSW Robyn Flynn | 40 42 | 11 12 | 5.3 5.0 | 1617 -7 1610 |
| NSW Rex Shakespeare | 288 254 | 72 64 | 1.8 4.5 | 1220 +66 1286 |
| NSW Therese Newman | 299 271 | 76 67 | 2.3 4.5 | 1205 +49 1254 |
| NSW Audrey Newman | 165 164 | 45 44 | 4.0 4.0 | 1393 +1 1394 |
| NSW Gordon Meggs | 314 285 | 81 72 | 1.8 4.0 | 1177 +50 1227 |
| NSW Denise Smith | 294 276 | 74 69 | 2.7 4.0 | 1210 +27 1237 |
| NSW Kris Logan | 128 130 | 34 34 | 4.6 4.0 | 1453 -10 1443 |
| NSW Donna MacDonald | 261 246 | 65 60 | 2.7 4.0 | 1271 +27 1298 |
| NSW Richard Birch | 308 304 | 80 79 | 2.3 3.0 | 1185 +14 1199 |
| NSW Maureen Hilder | 204 207 | 53 54 | 3.3 3.0 | 1346 -4 1342 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson | 280 274 | 69 68 | 2.6 3.0 | 1232 +9 1241 |
| NSW Ian Close | 253 251 | 62 63 | 2.8 3.0 | 1283 +5 1288 |
| NSW Hanne Marks | 106 131 | 28 35 | 4.9 3.0 | 1476 -35 1441 |
| NSW Ram Mohe | 244 247 | 59 61 | 3.3 3.0 | 1302 -6 1296 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton | 247 245 | 60 59 | 2.7 3.0 | 1294 +5 1299 |
| NSW Jan Serisier | 70 104 | 20 26 | 4.9 2.0 | 1537 -59 1478 |
| NSW Trish Windhurst | 149 178 | 40 47 | 4.3 2.0 | 1419 -45 1374 |
| NSW Hari Nanayakkara | 273 278 | 67 71 | 2.4 2.0 | 1245 -8 1237 |
| NSW Jean Noonan | 131 162 | 36 43 | 4.4 2.0 | 1444 -48 1396 |
| NSW Jan Pincott | 271 296 | 66 76 | 2.0 0.0 | 1252 -40 1212 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *B DIVISION + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout | 366 329 | 94 84 | 4.1 6.0 | 1119 +40 1159 |
| NSW Dolores Barbon | 422 394 | 102 97 | 3.3 5.0 | 1051 +33 1084 |
| NSW Fay Wassell | 399 356 | 97 91 | 3.6 5.0 | 1081 +46 1127 |
| NSW Nonie English | 341 325 | 88 83 | 4.0 5.0 | 1142 +20 1162 |
| NSW Bev Purkis | 353 341 | 91 88 | 4.3 5.0 | 1128 +15 1143 |
| NSW Linda Dimond | 344 332 | 89 85 | 4.4 5.0 | 1141 +13 1154 |
| NSW Jean Balmer | 340 357 | 87 92 | 4.8 4.0 | 1143 -17 1126 |
| NSW Chlorise O'Sullivan | 330 344 | 84 89 | 4.8 4.0 | 1157 -16 1141 |
| NSW Greg Pinchbeck | 419 411 | 100 100 | 3.7 4.0 | 1053 +10 1063 |
| NSW Ann Fiddler | 357 366 | 92 94 | 4.3 4.0 | 1127 -7 1120 |
| NSW Nanette Reynolds | 420 410 | 101 99 | 3.4 4.0 | 1052 +11 1063 |
| NSW Jan Tomlin | 587 550 | 143 132 | 2.4 4.0 | 879 +33 912 |
| NSW Sharon Sorensen | 488 479 | 117 113 | 3.3 4.0 | 979 +14 993 |
| NSW Tony Kalayzich | 561 530 | 133 125 | 2.4 4.0 | 900 +33 933 |
| NSW Alan Gauci | 442 438 | 105 103 | 2.8 3.0 | 1035 +4 1039 |
| NSW George Khamis | 486 493 | 115 117 | 3.4 3.0 | 980 -7 973 |
| NSW Janet Bor | 562 563 | 134 135 | 2.9 3.0 | 897 +3 900 |
| NSW Pam Bennett | 549 543 | 130 130 | 2.8 3.0 | 912 +5 917 |
| NSW Sandra Elliott | 451 457 | 108 110 | 3.5 3.0 | 1029 -9 1020 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer | 321 381 | 83 95 | 5.5 2.0 | 1170 -71 1099 |
| NSW Marie-L Hirschfeld | 585 587 | 142 144 | 2.1 2.0 | 880 -1 879 |
| NSW Sue Tuckett | 523 542 | 121 129 | 2.8 2.0 | 938 -17 921 |
| NSW Helen Young | 381 423 | 95 102 | 4.3 2.0 | 1095 -45 1050 |
| NSW Maureen Dobb | 542 564 | 128 136 | 2.6 2.0 | 917 -19 898 |
| NSW Vicki Underhill | 484 515 | 113 119 | 3.2 2.0 | 988 -36 952 |
| NSW Veena Mohe | 582 615 | 141 149 | 2.2 1.0 | 883 -24 859 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *C DIVISION + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Ivana Duria | 614 531 | 148 126 | 4.1 7.0 | 859 +73 932 |
| NSW Jacquelin Hochmuth | 615 571 | 149 139 | 4.2 6.0 | 859 +36 895 |
| NSW Pearl Gillott | 697 668 | 171 165 | 4.1 5.0 | 796 +18 814 |
| NSW Kathryn Tiffen | 706 657 | 175 162 | 3.9 5.0 | 791 +33 824 |
| NSW Krystyna Batten | 645 647 | 157 159 | 4.1 4.0 | 830 -2 828 |
| NSW Joan Daniel | 638 645 | 154 157 | 4.2 4.0 | 833 -3 830 |
| NSW Ern Foster | 755 731 | 192 182 | 3.1 4.0 | 747 +19 766 |
| NSW Judith Chessell | 777 750 | 200 191 | 3.3 4.0 | 736 +15 751 |
| NSW Wendy Lee | 732 720 | 183 179 | 3.5 4.0 | 766 +11 777 |
| NSW Ann Milner | 668 678 | 164 168 | 4.1 4.0 | 811 -3 808 |
| NSW Margaret Hynes | 938 845 | 237 215 | 2.2 4.0 | 617 +64 681 |
| NSW Maree Heynen | 890 850 | 225 218 | 2.7 4.0 | 651 +27 678 |
| NSW Nyree Ellen | 945 864 | 241 222 | 2.3 4.0 | 613 +60 673 |
| NSW Joy Smith | 660 665 | 162 164 | 4.1 4.0 | 820 -2 818 |
| NSW Claire Dove | 721 733 | 180 184 | 3.7 3.0 | 777 -14 763 |
| NSW Sherie Brown | 752 777 | 191 199 | 3.6 3.0 | 749 -15 734 |
| NSW Mark Smith | 818 808 | 207 205 | 2.7 3.0 | 702 +9 711 |
| NSW Anne Henderson | 764 780 | 197 200 | 3.6 3.0 | 743 -11 732 |
| NSW Diana Hilly | 756 775 | 193 198 | 3.6 3.0 | 746 -11 735 |
| NSW May Waddington | 795 828 | 203 211 | 3.4 2.0 | 719 -27 692 |
| NSW Rosalie Tobin | 849 881 | 217 224 | 2.8 2.0 | 678 -16 662 |
| NSW Chris Phillips | 684 740 | 168 187 | 4.5 2.0 | 805 -48 757 |
| NSW Janine Whittaker | 699 754 | 172 192 | 4.4 2.0 | 795 -47 748 |
| NSW Mary-Michal Oxby | 915 922 | 231 236 | 2.1 2.0 | 632 -3 629 |
| NSW Irene Brownlow | 877 895 | 221 228 | 2.8 2.0 | 664 -16 648 |
| NSW Margaret Foster | 734 853 | 185 219 | 3.9 1.0 | 765 -87 678 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *D DIVISION + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
|*NSW Margaret Clifford | 0 621 | 0 150 | 6.0 6.0 | 853 853 |
| NSW Betty Dennis | 1161 913 | 326 234 | 2.8 6.0 | 500 +136
636 |
| NSW Sue McCarthy | 1001 955 | 264 247 | 3.2 5.0 | 571 +37 608 |
| NSW Leone Sanday | 1090 970 | 294 252 | 2.9 5.0 | 508 +85 593 |
| NSW Arie Holla | 974 942 | 252 241 | 3.7 5.0 | 587 +27 614 |
| NSW Wendy Evans | 1024 1006 | 271 269 | 3.4 4.0 | 552 +19 571 |
| NSW Audrey Barrett | 954 950 | 245 245 | 3.7 4.0 | 603 +7 610 |
| NSW Anna Clark | 1015 1011 | 268 270 | 3.8 4.0 | 561 +7 568 |
|*NSW Margaret Alexander | 0 973 | 0 254 | 4.0 4.0 | 592 592 |
|*NSW Shirley Crocker | 0 1002 | 0 267 | 4.0 4.0 | 574 574 |
|*NSW Val Roberts | 0 978 | 0 257 | 4.0 4.0 | 588 588 |
| NSW Mary Moore | 1122 1046 | 307 281 | 2.7 4.0 | 500 +41 541 |
| NSW Ian Kesby | 1116 1106 | 305 305 | 2.8 3.0 | 500 +4 504 |
| NSW Anne Mortel | 939 980 | 238 258 | 4.4 3.0 | 615 -28 587 |
| NSW Joy Morris | 1012 1023 | 266 274 | 3.3 3.0 | 562 -4 558 |
| NSW Bev Pye | 1093 1093 | 296 300 | 3.0 3.0 | 507 +2 509 |
| NSW Ann Gash | 995 1016 | 261 271 | 3.6 3.0 | 574 -11 563 |
|*NSW Pat Gilroy | 0 1100 | 0 303 | 3.0 3.0 | 506 +1 507 |
| NSW Betty Gray | 1162 1215 | 327 344 | 3.1 3.0 | 500 -3 497 |
| NSW Vivian Nelson | 979 1035 | 255 277 | 3.7 2.0 | 582 -35 547 |
| NSW Diana Field | 1102 1216 | 299 345 | 3.1 2.0 | 500 -20 480 |
| NSW Nancy Foley | 1103 1217 | 300 346 | 3.2 2.0 | 500 -23 477 |
|*NSW Melinda Hunt | 0 1219 | 0 348 | 3.3 1.0 | 500 -142
358 |
|*NSW Marlene Oldfield | 0 1218 | 0 347 | 3.2 1.0 | 500 -139
361 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+