78 scrabblers attended Western Scrabble Network's inaugural tournament at Springwood NSW on Saturday. For results and ratings changes refer to Bob Jackman's separate posting. Numbers were a bit disappointing as we had more cancellations in the last week than we had late bookings. Apart from the usual recognition for 1st 2nd 3rd and High Game and High Word, we continued the tradition started by Elizabeth Ho by recognising the highest score from each division NOT resulting in a win. I can't find the little piece of paper that summarised these notable non-winners, but I'm sure it will turn up. Of note was Betty Coleman who achieved a score over 460 losing to Jean McGiffen who notched up over 470.
I'm hoping to get a more detailed report from each of the designated "reporters" from each division over the next few days. I was pleased to be able to find WEEKENd and play it as a double-double for over 100 points. My hope that I may be in the running for high word was rapidly dashed as I observed Chris May play the triple-triple FAIRLEAD for 149. As it turned out, this play resulted in Chris beating his early high word, another triple-triple.
I got my turn at a triple-triple in a game against Joanne Craig after she opened up with RAGSTONE by playing SNEEzERS for 113. Unfortunately, the Z was a blank. Had it been a real Z it would have resulted in an extra 180 points which would have made my position feel more secure.
Probably the most impressive play that I was on the receiving end of was when Ed Okulicz played MOISTER for 106 with the M on a DLS, the S adding to AQUARIAN with the S on the DWS and the R hooking on to CHAI to make CHAIR. Wait there's more: The T and the E also made various 2 or 3 letter words. In summary, this single move resulted in one 9 letter word, one 7 letter word, a five letter word, a 3 letter word, a 2 letter word and a rather demoralised opponent.
As the venue was nowhere near shops, it was decided to throw in a sausage sizzle lunch which appeared to be well received, especially with grape and banana accompaniments.
John Vanderbyl, from Mullumbimby, was the only player to achieve 8 straight wins. WSN's newest member, Phil Smith was looking strong at lunch with 4 wins on the board, however, the momentum was broken in the afternoon and Phil finished up on 5 wins at the end of the day - still a great result for a first tournament.
Members of the Western Scrabble Network were well represented with 16 or the 19 NSW-based members participating.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Tournament director: Wilma Vialle
Computer operators/runners: Jackson Schuberg & Justin Hunt
Catering: Melinda and April Hunt, Bill Elliott and Neil Bennett
Looking after the money: Pam Bennett
Special thanks to Mark Smith, Pat Schuberg and Mary Caldbeck-Moore for their
assistance with the smooth running of the tournament in areas too numerous
to mention.
Thanks to Springwood Uniting Church for allowing us to spill over from the
hall into the worship area and thanks to all attendees for respecting the
venue.
And thank you to all who made the effort to make the trip up the Mountains
on an election day and during a time in the Scrabble calendar in which there
is quite a lot going on.
All aspects of the tournament are currently under review and we expect that, if we run a tournament next year, we will do it during a "drier" period in the Scrabble calendar. And we will do our best to ensure that it doesn't clash with events such as elections.
Results after game 8
APRIL 27, 2001 -- MASTERS
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Edward Okulicz 7 782
2 John Holgate 6 783
3 Moana Nepia 6 64
4 Bob Jackman 5 404
5 Pat Schuberg 5 136
6 Rod Talbot 5 -15
7 Jean McGiffen 5 -60
8 Chris May 4 368
9 Joanne Craig 4 235
10 Tony Hunt 4 10
11 Susan Macgillivray 4 -35
12 John Barker 4 -149
13 Alison Pollard 4 -260
14 Sue Gergelifi 3 -201
15 Betty Foreman 3 -449
16 Betty Coleman 2.5 -179
17 Hanne Marks 2.5 -233
18 Norma Tracey 2 -325
19 Ram Mohe 2 -343
20 Gary Pollard 2 -533
HIGH GAME: Chris May 617
HIGH WORD: Chris May 149
"FAIRLEAD"
Results after game 8
APRIL 27, 2001 -- ADVANCED
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Rex Shakespeare 7 939
2 Ian Close 6 331
3 Audrey Newman 5 305
4 Margaret Andrews 5 201
5 Michael Adler 5 55
6 Jan Pincott 5 -3
7 Dolores Barbon 5 -57
8 Daphne Bezuidenhout 5 -121
9 Greg Pinchbeck 4.5 209
10 Cheryl Michler 4 96
11 Judy Hay 4 53
12 Donna MacDonald 4 -72
13 Nonie English 4 -143
14 Raya Wilkinson 3 7
15 Jean Noonan 3 -77
16 Liz Jackman 3 -211
17 Margaret Berliner 2.5 -85
18 Denise Smith 2 -331
19 Sharon Sorensen 2 -563
20 Gordon Meggs 1 -533
HIGH GAME: Rex Shakespeare 541
HIGH WORD: Nonie English 114
"EQUINOX"
Results after game 8
APRIL 27, 2001 -- INTERMEDIATE
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Ann Fiddler 7 513
2 Peggy Womersley 6 514
3 Jacquelin Hochmuth 5 332
4 Fay Van Oyen 5 123
5 David More 5 97
6 Alan Gauci 5 57
7 Teresa Traynor 5 29
8 Veena Mohe 5 2
9 Sunny Wright 5 -66
10 Janet Chambers 4 65
11 Fay Wassell 4 7
12 Mark Smith 4 -41
13 Heather Sorensen 3 -46
14 Lynn Parnell 3 -166
15 Ivana Duria 3 -218
16 Tony Kalayzich 3 -407
17 Sandra Elliott 2 4
18 Frank Hunt 2 -142
19 Edith Lowbeer 2 -208
20 Pam Bennett 2 -449
HIGH GAME: Peggy Womersley 504
HIGH WORD: Ivana Duria 94
"ESQUIRE"
Results after game 8
APRIL 27, 2001 -- RECREATION
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 John Vanderbyl 8 392
2 Arie Holla 6 32
3 Anne Schick 5 544
4 Claire Dove 5 108
5 Philip Smith 5 100
6 Karmel Patterson 5 82
7 Jyoti Chandra 4 224
8 Simone Windon 4 183
9 Maree Heynen 4 143
10 Joy Morris 4 49
11 Pearl Gillott 4 21
12 Anne Mortel 4 -68
13 Tresham Rendel 4 -162
14 Michael Rutkowski 3 -6
15 Merriss Adler 3 -227
16 Kim Seagrott 2 -123
17 Diana Field 1 -400
18 Mary Moore@36 1 -892
HIGH GAME: Anne Schick 491
HIGH WORD: Diana Field 86
"JUSTICE"
Stats for Tournament : APRIL 27, 2001
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------
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| state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating
Points |
| | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old
Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
+Section: *MASTERS + + +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW Edward Okulicz:act | 1 1 | 1 1 | 6.4 7.0 | 1905 +11
1916 |
| NSW John Holgate | 12 11 | 6 6 | 5.8 6.0 | 1756 +7
1763 |
| NSW Moana Nepia | 70 52 | 21 16 | 3.6 6.0 | 1518 +56
1574 |
| NSW Bob Jackman | 13 13 | 7 7 | 5.1 5.0 | 1754 -1
1753 |
| NSW Rod Talbot | 8 9 | 5 5 | 5.3 5.0 | 1775 -3
1772 |
| NSW Pat Schuberg | 145 90 | 42 26 | 2.1 5.0 | 1417 +69
1486 |
| NSW Jean McGiffen | 48 50 | 15 15 | 5.3 5.0 | 1582 -6
1576 |
| NSW Chris May | 4 5 | 2 3 | 6.5 4.0 | 1853 -39
1814 |
| NSW Joanne Craig | 22 27 | 10 10 | 4.9 4.0 | 1680 -17
1663 |
| NSW Susan MacGillivr:act | 120 79 | 34 22 | 1.7 4.0 | 1454 +50
1504 |
| NSW John Barker | 58 59 | 18 19 | 4.2 4.0 | 1551
1551 |
| NSW Tony Hunt | 32 34 | 11 12 | 4.6 4.0 | 1645 -10
1635 |
| NSW Alison Pollard | 149 124 | 43 35 | 2.1 4.0 | 1411 +37
1448 |
| NSW Sue Gergelifi | 141 141 | 41 42 | 2.8 3.0 | 1419 +5
1424 |
| NSW Betty Foreman | 79 83 | 22 24 | 3.4 3.0 | 1505 -8
1497 |
| NSW Betty Coleman | 158 171 | 46 49 | 3.2 2.5 | 1401 -13
1388 |
| NSW Hanne Marks | 107 127 | 29 36 | 3.5 2.5 | 1466 -21
1445 |
| NSW Norma Tracey | 100 128 | 26 37 | 3.5 2.0 | 1474 -29
1445 |
| NSW Ram Mohe | 113 138 | 32 41 | 3.5 2.0 | 1457 -30
1427 |
| NSW Gary Pollard | 189 199 | 51 53 | 2.5 2.0 | 1352 -11
1341 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
-----+
+Section: *ADVANCED + + +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW Rex Shakespeare | 230 181 | 58 51 | 4.8 7.0 | 1317 +49
1366 |
| NSW Ian Close | 242 216 | 60 56 | 4.8 6.0 | 1305 +27
1332 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews | 348 316 | 86 79 | 2.5 5.0 | 1130 +56
1186 |
| NSW Audrey Newman | 204 202 | 53 54 | 5.0 5.0 | 1337 +3
1340 |
| NSW Jan Pincott | 294 276 | 73 67 | 3.7 5.0 | 1230 +26
1256 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout | 283 257 | 69 63 | 3.4 5.0 | 1243 +33
1276 |
| NSW Michael Adler :act | 335 311 | 84 77 | 2.8 5.0 | 1150 +46
1196 |
| NSW Dolores Barbon | 351 320 | 87 81 | 2.5 5.0 | 1121 +56
1177 |
| NSW Greg Pinchbeck | 321 309 | 82 76 | 3.2 4.5 | 1175 +26
1201 |
| NSW Judy Hay | 244 251 | 61 61 | 4.7 4.0 | 1297 -11
1286 |
| NSW Cheryl Michler | 269 269 | 65 65 | 4.2 4.0 | 1264 -3
1261 |
| NSW Nonie English | 274 277 | 67 68 | 4.2 4.0 | 1258 -3
1255 |
| NSW Donna MacDonald | 241 246 | 59 59 | 4.8 4.0 | 1306 -14
1292 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson | 245 266 | 62 64 | 4.6 3.0 | 1297 -31
1266 |
| NSW Liz Jackman | 288 300 | 71 74 | 3.8 3.0 | 1234 -15
1219 |
| NSW Jean Noonan | 219 250 | 55 60 | 5.2 3.0 | 1328 -41
1287 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner | 313 322 | 79 83 | 3.5 2.5 | 1194 -19
1175 |
| NSW Denise Smith | 310 324 | 77 85 | 4.0 2.0 | 1207 -37
1170 |
| NSW Sharon Sorensen | 260 294 | 64 71 | 4.5 2.0 | 1275 -49
1226 |
| NSW Gordon Meggs | 291 323 | 72 84 | 3.9 1.0 | 1230 -57
1173 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
-----+
+Section: *INTERMEDIATE + + +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW Ann Fiddler | 463 398 | 110 93 | 4.1 7.0 | 1006 +70
1076 |
| NSW Peggy Womersley | 423 402 | 99 95 | 4.7 6.0 | 1045 +28
1073 |
| NSW Jacquelin Hochmuth | 496 476 | 120 114 | 3.9 5.0 | 975 +22
997 |
| NSW Veena Mohe | 469 454 | 112 106 | 4.1 5.0 | 1000 +18
1018 |
| NSW Fay Van Oyen | 407 405 | 94 96 | 4.9 5.0 | 1064 +4
1068 |
| NSW Sunny Wright | 413 410 | 97 97 | 4.9 5.0 | 1056 +4
1060 |
| NSW David More | 490 464 | 118 111 | 3.7 5.0 | 979 +28
1007 |
| NSW Teresa Traynor | 626 542 | 156 131 | 2.2 5.0 | 859 +66
925 |
| NSW Alan Gauci | 372 374 | 89 89 | 5.1 5.0 | 1094 -1
1093 |
| NSW Janet Chambers | 540 526 | 132 126 | 3.5 4.0 | 927 +9
936 |
| NSW Mark Smith | 447 457 | 105 108 | 4.5 4.0 | 1026 -9
1017 |
| NSW Fay Wassell | 420 440 | 98 104 | 4.8 4.0 | 1049 -15
1034 |
| NSW Heather Sorensen :ac | 564 562 | 139 139 | 3.0 3.0 | 907 +1
908 |
| NSW Tony Kalayzich | 521 532 | 125 128 | 3.6 3.0 | 944 -12
932 |
| NSW Ivana Duria | 538 551 | 131 135 | 3.6 3.0 | 928 -12
916 |
| NSW Lynn Parnell | 452 483 | 106 117 | 4.6 3.0 | 1022 -33
989 |
| NSW Sandra Elliott | 522 557 | 126 138 | 3.5 2.0 | 941 -31
910 |
| NSW Frank Hunt | 579 614 | 145 155 | 3.2 2.0 | 893 -24
869 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer | 479 519 | 116 124 | 4.3 2.0 | 991 -46
945 |
| NSW Pam Bennett | 535 574 | 130 144 | 3.7 2.0 | 931 -34
897 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
-----+
+Section: *RECREATION + + +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
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| NSW John Vanderbyl | 820 675 | 210 169 | 3.9 8.0 | 717 +109
826 |
| NSW Arie Holla | 859 795 | 224 207 | 3.8 6.0 | 690 +48
738 |
| NSW Anne Schick :act | 709 717 | 180 183 | 5.6 5.0 | 801 -7
794 |
| NSW Karmel Patterson | 781 777 | 201 203 | 5.0 5.0 | 747 +3
750 |
| NSW Claire Dove | 756 757 | 193 194 | 5.2 5.0 | 768 -1
767 |
|*NSW Philip Smith | 0 730 | 0 187 | 5.0 5.0 | 785
785 |
|*NSW Jyoti Chandra | 0 907 | 0 237 | 4.0 4.0 | 656
656 |
| NSW Maree Heynen | 691 736 | 174 189 | 5.7 4.0 | 813 -32
781 |
| NSW Simone Windon | 1089 1031 | 300 282 | 2.5 4.0 | 524 +46
570 |
| NSW Pearl Gillott | 739 760 | 188 195 | 4.9 4.0 | 779 -15
764 |
| NSW Anne Mortel | 929 930 | 242 243 | 4.0 4.0 | 641
641 |
| NSW Tresham Rendel | 970 942 | 256 248 | 2.8 4.0 | 612 +25
637 |
| NSW Joy Morris | 926 938 | 241 247 | 4.3 4.0 | 643 -5
638 |
| NSW Michael Rutkowski | 1040 1074 | 282 294 | 3.8 3.0 | 560 -23
537 |
| NSW Merriss Adler :act | 1090 1098 | 301 304 | 3.2 3.0 | 523 -5
518 |
|*NSW Kim Seagrott | 0 1228 | 0 348 | 3.4 2.0 | 500 -87
413 |
| NSW Diana Field | 1223 1226 | 343 346 | 2.3 1.0 | 462 -26
436 |
| NSW Mary Moore | 1224 1227 | 344 347 | 2.7 1.0 | 461 -33
428 |
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