The tournament was ably directed by Joan Rosenthal, who doubled as computer operator, and as a result of her efficiency and player co-operation, eight 40 minute games were easily accommodated.
All the top players were in attendance, and the Masters section went right down to the wire. Paul Cleary managed to bingo out on his last play with STRINGER to snatch victory from Esther Perrins. In doing so, he stymied any chance Jean McGiffen had of winning the tournament. With her superior spread, Jean could have won had Paul lost to Esther, despite Jean going down to John Holgate in her last game.
Paul's win makes it two in a row, having taken out the WORDS event two weeks earlier. His rating gain of 35 points takes him past the motionless Roger Blom and into second place nationally. If only we knew whether the worlds were going to be on.
Jean Noonan who usually gets a run in the As had a comfortable win in B section, and gained enough points to get herself back into the top Section. Other winners were the fast-improving Ram Mohe in C, and Ann Fiddler in D.
All the talk at this tournament were of the big tournament being staged in Singapore later in the year. A sizeable contingent of at least nine players from NSW is contemplating taking part.
Results after game 8
BUGS99 -- A
Rank Player Wins Mar -------------------------------- 1 Paul Cleary 7 683 2 Jean McGiffen 6 609 3 Bob Jackman 6 395 4 John Holgate 5 372 5 Ivor Zetler 5 37 6 Trevor Halsall 5 1 7 Esther Perrins 4 305 8 Peter Shaw 4 -46 9 Audrey Newman 4 -81 10 John Barker 4 -146 11 Louise Kobler 4 -161 12 Rod Talbot 4 -177 13 Betty Foreman 4 -343 14 Robin Duncan 3 74 15 Sam Greenberg 3 -118 16 Kris Logan 3 -148 17 Sue Gergelifi 3 -210 18 Jan Serisier 2 -326 19 Joanne Craig 2 -353 20 Pat Warren 2 -367 HIGH GAME: Paul Cleary 572 Results after game 8 BUGS99 -- B Rank Player Wins Mar -------------------------------- 1 Jean Noonan 7 222 2 Trish Windhurst 6 352 3 Gordon Meggs 6 294 4 Hanne Marks 6 293 5 Judy Hay 5 211 6 Ian Close 5 155 7 Margaret Berliner 5 -63 8 Norma Tracey 4 358 9 Robert Tomkins 4 299 10 Ros Gibbons 4 294 11 Nanette Reynolds 4 8 12 Raya Wilkinson 4 -108 13 Jean Balmer 4 -144 14 June Stephenson 4 -149 15 Val Ryan 4 -204 16 Judy Mcguinness 3 -139 17 Kim Grayson 3 -155 18 Elizabeth Ho 3 -308 19 Gary Pollard 3 -395 20 Liz Jackman 2 -180 21 Cheryl Michler 2 -241 HIGH GAME: Ros Gibbons 491 Results after game 8 BUGS99 -- C Rank Player Wins Mar -------------------------------- 1 Ram Mohe 6« 391 2 Janet Chambers 6 80 3 Wilma Vialle 5« 295 4 Alan Gauci 5 297 5 Nonie English 5 189 6 Pat Schuberg 5 120 7 Sunny Wright 5 102 8 Colleen Howie 5 82 9 Nella Forrester 4 214 10 John Dennett 4 23 11 Greg Nicol 4 -51 12 Henni Maat 4 -306 13 Faye Van Oyen 3 60 14 Edith Lowbeer 3 -113 15 Pauline Potter 3 -113 16 Margaret Andrews 3 -120 17 Maureen Wilkins 3 -317 18 Donna Macdonald 3 -340 19 Daphne Bezuidenhout 2 -297 20 Linda Dimond 1 -196 HIGH GAME: Wilma Vialle 523 Results after game 8 BUGS99 -- D Rank Player Wins Mar -------------------------------- 1 Ann Fiddler 6 435 2 Lan Knox 6 245 3 Claire Dove 6 84 4 Stephen Teah-wilson 5 654 5 Bev Purkis 5 237 6 Silvana Newman 5 159 7 David Etherington 5 68 8 Diana Hilly 4 60 9 Sue Tuckett 4 38 10 Peggy Womersley 4 -16 11 Frank Hunt 4 -29 12 Maria Kaye 4 -171 13 Diana Field 4 -548 14 Veena Mohe 3 216 15 Jeff Richardson 3 -45 16 June Dillon 3 -108 17 Stacey Lock Lee 3 -165 18 George Khamis 3 -198 19 Win Hendriksen 2 -500 20 Kath Davidson 1 -416 HIGH GAME: Stephen Teah-wilson 485 Stats for Tournament : BUGS99 +--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+ | state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating Points | | | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old Change New| +--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+ +Section: *A + + + + +--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+ | NSW Paul Cleary | 3 2 | 2 2 | 4.9 7.0 | 1868 +35 1903 | | NSW Jean McGiffen | 38 23 | 13 11 | 3.4 6.0 | 1676 +59 1735 | | NSW Bob Jackman | 1 1 | 1 1 | 6.0 6.0 | 1957 +2 1959 | | NSW John Holgate | 10 8 | 5 4 | 5.0 5.0 | 1832 +1 1833 | | NSW Ivor Zetler | 37 32 | 12 12 | 3.9 5.0 | 1678 +24 1702 | | NSW Trevor Halsall | 19 19 | 9 9 | 4.9 5.0 | 1758 +5 1763 | | NSW Esther Perrins | 6 10 | 3 5 | 5.7 4.0 | 1848 -25 1823 | | NSW John Barker | 15 18 | 7 8 | 4.9 4.0 | 1786 -18 1768 | | NSW Peter Shaw | 14 17 | 6 7 | 4.9 4.0 | 1787 -16 1771 | | NSW Betty Foreman | 73 64 | 20 18 | 2.8 4.0 | 1580 +24 1604 | | NSW Rod Talbot | 62 57 | 17 16 | 3.3 4.0 | 1624 +15 1639 | | NSW Audrey Newman | 83 74 | 24 21 | 3.0 4.0 | 1548 +20 1568 | | NSW Louise Kobler | 108 81 | 31 24 | 1.9 4.0 | 1510 +43 1553 | | NSW Robin Duncan | 24 39 | 11 13 | 5.6 3.0 | 1725 -51 1674 | | NSW Sue Gergelifi | 93 98 | 25 28 | 3.4 3.0 | 1533 -8 1525 | | NSW Sam Greenberg | 112 110 | 32 32 | 2.9 3.0 | 1503 +3 1506 | | NSW Kris Logan | 101 103 | 29 31 | 3.2 3.0 | 1518 -4 1514 | | NSW Pat Warren | 74 85 | 21 25 | 3.4 2.0 | 1576 -29 1547 | | NSW Joanne Craig | 60 72 | 16 20 | 4.1 2.0 | 1629 -42 1587 | | NSW Jan Serisier | 114 121 | 33 35 | 2.9 2.0 | 1498 -18 1480 | +-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+ +Section: *B + + + + +--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+ | NSW Jean Noonan | 126 113 | 37 33 | 5.7 7.0 | 1472 +28 1500 | | NSW Trish Windhurst | 344 275 | 85 71 | 1.5 6.0 | 1076 +121 1197 | | NSW Hanne Marks | 188 172 | 47 46 | 4.8 6.0 | 1360 +26 1386 | | NSW Gordon Meggs | 228 209 | 57 51 | 4.0 6.0 | 1280 +41 1321 | | NSW Judy Hay | 227 220 | 56 54 | 4.1 5.0 | 1280 +19 1299 | | NSW Ian Close | 143 153 | 40 42 | 6.0 5.0 | 1449 -17 1432 | | NSW Margaret Berliner | 291 266 | 75 69 | 2.8 5.0 | 1167 +46 1213 | | NSW Ros Gibbons | 122 150 | 35 41 | 6.2 4.0 | 1478 -41 1437 | | NSW Norma Tracey | 200 212 | 51 52 | 5.3 4.0 | 1343 -24 1319 | | NSW Robert Tomkins | 196 203 | 49 50 | 5.0 4.0 | 1348 -17 1331 | | NSW Jean Balmer | 250 250 | 66 64 | 4.3 4.0 | 1238 -5 1233 | | NSW Raya Wilkinson | 346 336 | 86 84 | 2.9 4.0 | 1070 +22 1092 | | NSW Nanette Reynolds | 247 251 | 64 65 | 4.4 4.0 | 1240 -7 1233 | | NSW June Stephenson | 319 296 | 79 77 | 2.0 4.0 | 1115 +40 1155 | | NSW Val Ryan | 172 188 | 46 47 | 5.4 4.0 | 1386 -27 1359 | | NSW Kim Grayson | 323 329 | 81 82 | 3.3 3.0 | 1109 -7 1102 | | NSW Judy McGuinness | 338 340 | 84 86 | 3.0 3.0 | 1086 1086 | | NSW Elizabeth Ho | 271 276 | 70 72 | 3.3 3.0 | 1202 -6 1196 | | NSW Gary Pollard | 326 331 | 82 83 | 3.2 3.0 | 1104 -4 1100 | | NSW Liz Jackman | 225 260 | 54 67 | 4.9 2.0 | 1282 -59 1223 | | NSW Cheryl Michler | 189 226 | 48 55 | 5.7 2.0 | 1357 -73 1284 | | NSW A bye | 901 904 | 218 218 | 0.1 0.0 | 475 -4 471 | +-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+ +Section: *C + + + + +--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+ | NSW Ram Mohe | 422 374 | 100 94 | 4.0 6.5 | 967 +56 1023 | | NSW Janet Chambers | 448 399 | 109 98 | 3.7 6.0 | 941 +51 992 | | NSW Wilma Vialle | 350 347 | 87 87 | 5.3 5.5 | 1066 +7 1073 | | NSW Pat Schuberg | 385 378 | 97 95 | 4.4 5.0 | 1007 +13 1020 | | NSW Nonie English | 439 412 | 106 101 | 3.7 5.0 | 949 +28 977 | | NSW Alan Gauci | 488 459 | 122 113 | 3.3 5.0 | 893 +35 928 | | NSW Colleen Howie | 378 369 | 95 92 | 4.5 5.0 | 1020 +11 1031 | | NSW Sunny Wright | 479 453 | 120 110 | 3.5 5.0 | 905 +31 936 | | NSW Nella Forrester | 400 408 | 98 100 | 4.4 4.0 | 990 -11 979 | | NSW John Dennett | 447 439 | 108 105 | 3.7 4.0 | 942 +6 948 | | NSW Greg Nicol | 455 444 | 111 106 | 3.6 4.0 | 934 +9 943 | | NSW Henni Maat | 384 387 | 96 97 | 4.3 4.0 | 1007 -5 1002 | | NSW Faye Van Oyen | 489 489 | 123 123 | 2.9 3.0 | 892 +1 893 | | NSW Margaret Andrews | 364 384 | 92 96 | 4.9 3.0 | 1045 -38 1007 | | NSW Pauline Potter | 451 462 | 110 114 | 3.8 3.0 | 938 -15 923 | | NSW Edith Lowbeer | 437 452 | 105 109 | 3.8 3.0 | 952 -16 936 | | NSW Donna MacDonald | 435 451 | 104 108 | 3.8 3.0 | 954 -17 937 | | NSW Maureen Wilkins | 432 448 | 102 107 | 3.9 3.0 | 956 -18 938 | | NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout | 445 480 | 107 121 | 3.8 2.0 | 942 -36 906 | | NSW Linda Dimond | 374 437 | 94 104 | 4.7 1.0 | 1023 -75 948 | +-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+ +Section: *D + + + + +--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+ | NSW Ann Fiddler | 581 554 | 140 135 | 4.6 6.0 | 793 +29 822 | | NSW Lan Knox | 525 515 | 130 126 | 5.3 6.0 | 844 +15 859 | | NSW Claire Dove | 667 618 | 159 149 | 3.4 6.0 | 693 +58 751 | | NSW Stephen Teah-Wilson | 499 519 | 124 127 | 6.2 5.0 | 880 -23 857 | | NSW Silvana Newman | 645 645 | 153 154 | 5.0 5.0 | 722 +1 723 | | NSW Bev Purkis | 603 595 | 144 141 | 4.5 5.0 | 768 +12 780 | | NSW David Etherington | 704 667 | 169 159 | 3.4 5.0 | 661 +31 692 | | NSW Diana Hilly | 607 624 | 146 152 | 4.8 4.0 | 763 -16 747 | | NSW Frank Hunt | 795 757 | 188 179 | 2.4 4.0 | 578 +32 610 | | NSW Sue Tuckett | 596 602 | 142 143 | 4.7 4.0 | 780 -13 767 | | NSW Peggy Womersley | 585 619 | 141 150 | 5.4 4.0 | 793 -42 751 | | NSW Maria Kaye | 744 747 | 176 177 | 4.1 4.0 | 619 -1 618 | | NSW Diana Field | 933 908 | 227 219 | 2.1 4.0 | 430 +37 467 | | NSW Veena Mohe | 790 798 | 186 190 | 3.2 3.0 | 581 -7 574 | | NSW Jeff Richardson | 662 679 | 157 162 | 3.9 3.0 | 698 -16 682 | | NSW Stacey Lock Lee | 679 708 | 162 170 | 4.4 3.0 | 684 -27 657 | | NSW George Khamis | 756 773 | 179 184 | 4.0 3.0 | 611 -20 591 | | NSW June Dillon | 797 819 | 189 197 | 3.7 3.0 | 575 -22 553 | | NSW Win Hendriksen | 908 917 | 219 223 | 2.5 2.0 | 467 -11 456 | | NSW Kath Davidson | 923 935 | 224 228 | 2.4 1.0 | 445 -28 417 | +-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+