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CAQ
Email Newsletter #5
December 28122009
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Hello ,
Welcome to the final CAQ email newsletter for 2009. After
the initial email newsletters, we should now be in full
swing and are able to provide a more comprehensive email newsletter
covering more issues from chess in CAQ.
Contained in this fifth edition of the CAQ email
newsletter.
Unauthorised withdrawal policy
1) Andrew Van Der Meer suspended for unauthorised
withdrawal.
2) CAQ Policy on unauthorised withdrawals
2010 Australian
Championship/Major/Minor
2010 Australian Junior Championship
Upcoming CAQ Endorsed Tournament information:
1) 2010 Australia Day Weekender
2) 2010 Gold Coast Tin Cup
3) 2010 Queensland Open in Toowoomba
Upcoming non
rated events-
These tournaments are organised by either chess clubs or individual
organisers. As they are non rated events, CAQ offers no endorsement for
these events. This information is only supplied for the purpose of
tournament information.
Recent CAQ Tournament Results:
1) 2009 Queensland Team Championship
2) 2009 Queensland Lightning Championship
Other information:
Unsubcribe information
Garvin Gray
CAQ President
Andrew Van Der Meer suspended
for unauthorised withdrawal.
Following Andrew's failure to
appear for the final round of the 2009 Queensland Minor
Championship, CAQ Council sent Andrew a 'please explain' letter
regarding his absence from the final round of the Queensland Minor
Championship.
After receiving Andrew's
reply, CAQ found his response unsatisfactory and therefore CAQ
Council has handed down the following decision : Although this is
your first reported offence, the Council considers that this explanation
is not satisfactory, and has imposed the following penalty:
Your CAQ
membership has been suspended for three months, starting from the date of
the offence, November 8, 2009.
CAQ
POLICY ON UNAUTHORISED WITHDRAWALS
I
think it is fair to say that one of the biggest banes of organisers
and arbiters alike is when players decide to not show for their final
round games without at least informing the arbiter that they will not be
present for the final round so the arbiter can at least take that
player out of the draw.
Not
only is this type of behaviour selfish and in poor form, but it is also
against the unauthorised withdrawal policy of the CAQ, which states:
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Unauthorised
Withdrawals:
d) Withdrawals. Any player who has completed the first
round of any tournament shall not withdraw from that tournament
without approval from the organiser or DOP. A player whose withdrawal has
not been approved by the organiser or DOP will be regarded as an
unapproved withdrawer. In such cases one or more of the following
penalties may be applied:-
- listing as an unapproved withdrawer in CAQ newsletters
and/or web site
- and/or suspension from the CAQ
The secretary may request a verbal or written explanation
in determining the appropriate course of action
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Players
who do not show for a tournament round without prior
explanation can expect a please explain letter in the mail from the CAQ
Council asking why they failed to show for their tournament game and why
one of the above listed actions should not be taken.
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2010
Australian Chess Championship – players
Following deliberations of the ACF Selections Committee
on entries for the Australian Championship the following announcement
of the field was made on 20 December:
The 2010 Australian Championship field is:
GM Zong-Yuan Zhao
GM Gawain Jones
GM Darryl Johansen
IM Alex Wohl
IM George Xie
IM Stephen Solomon
FM Vladimir Smirnov
IM Gary Lane
FM Tomek Rej
Moulthun Ly
FM Laurence Webb
Junta Ikeda
IM Vladimir Feldman
Christopher Wallis
FM Eddy Levi
Max Illingworth
FM James Morris
FM Douglas Hamilton
Andrew Bird
Barak Atzmon-Simon
Charles, Gareth
Eugene Schon
Ben Lazarus
Malcolm Pyke
Andrew Brown
Yi Yuan
FM Gene Nakauchi
Laurence Matheson
Michael Morris
Entries
for supporting events are still open (see next column).
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2010
Australian Chess Championship
Venue: norths, 12
Abbott Street, Cammeray, NSW.
2nd
to 13th January 2010 plus various supporting events: a Major
Tournament, a Minor tournament, a shorter seven-round event and the
Australian Lightning Championship.
More
information at the official site
http://www.australianchesschampionship.com/
Note that entries for the Championship have closed but
entries for other sections are still open. The early entry discount has
expired but submitting entries by 28 December will avoid a late fee.
GM Ian Rogers will be giving commentaries
throughout the tournament and will judge the best game prize.
All entrants
in all divisions are offered a 25% discount on all goods at sponsor Chess Discount Sales
at 72 Campbell St,
Surry Hills (near Central Station) for the month of January 2010.
The organisers
have announced that three copies of the latest Chessbase Magazine have been provided as additional lucky
door prizes (4, 5 and 6), to be drawn at the tournament, for entries submitted on-line through
the above web site. The first three prizes are listed as: 1st a top
of the range DGT-XL clock donated by tournament sponsor Chess Discount
Sales; 2nd $100 cash courtesy of PayPal; 3rd Fritz 12, rrp ~$95,
courtesy of ChessBase.
2010
Australian Junior Chess Championships
The Tasmanian
Chess Association will be hosting the Australian Junior 2010 in Hobart
on behalf of the Australian Junior Chess League at The Hutchins School,
Sandy Bay,
Hobart
from January 14th to 25th 2010. Equipment and
scoresheets will be provided by Chess Kids.
In addition to
the age group events there will be national rapid and lightning
championships and a problem solving competition.
Details were
previously reported in newsletter 09/09A.
More
information at the official site
http://www.chesstasmania.org.au/AJCC/index.html
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2010
Qld Australia Day Weekender-
The 2010 Qld Australia Day Weekender is the first ACF rated GP
Class 1 weekender in Qld for 2010.
This event is also FIDE RATED.
SPECIAL
NOTE:
As
there is a round on Monday night starting at 7pm, players can certainly
take a half point bye on Monday night and still play the other six rounds.
I
understand there might be some concern regarding not being able to play on
Monday night but still wanting to play the other six rounds. Taking a half
point bye for Monday night is perfectly acceptable and is definetely
encouraged if it will guarantee your participation.
DATES: Saturday January 23 till
Tuesday January 26
VENUE: Queensland Contract Bridge
Club, 67 Ipswich Road Woolloongabba
FORMAT: Seven round individual swiss
TIME CONTROL: 90
minutes per player plus 30 seconds per move (Fischer)
PLAY
STARTS: 11am Saturday January 23
For further information or to
register, please contact:
Garvin Gray on 0422 993 062 or graygarvin@gmail.com
Further information available here: http://www.caq.org.au/htm/2010_AusDayWeek_Entry.htm
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2010 AUSTRALIA DAY WEEKENDER- A FIDE
RATED EVENT
2010
YULGILBAR-THINK BIG AUSTRALIAN CHESS GRAND PRIX CLASS 1 TOURNAMENT
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Dates
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January 23-26 2010
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Organiser
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Garvin Gray
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Arbiter
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Garvin Gray
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Venue
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Qld Contract Bridge Club
67 Ipswich Road Woolloongabba
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Prizes
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First $500
Second $300
Third $200
Rating Groups $150
(Prizes dependent on 40
entries.)
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Session times
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Round 1 - 11 am Saturday
Jan 23
Round 2 - 4pm Saturday Jan 23
Round 3 - 10am Sunday Jan 24
Round 4 - 3pm Sunday Jan 24
Round 5 - 7pm Monday Jan 25
Round 6 - 10am Tuesday Jan 26
Round 7 - 3pm Tuesday Jan 26
Entries close for Round 1 at 10.45am on Jan 23.
Players entering after that time receive a half-point bye and will be
paired in Round 2
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Half point bye policy
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Players may request one
half-point bye in any round other than the final two rounds
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Time controls
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90 minutes per player
plus 30 seconds per move from move one till end of the game
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Forfeit time
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Forfeit time is 30
minutes after the start of each session
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Entry fees
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Before Monday 18th January: $60 Third family member: Free
entry.
After Monday 18th January: $70 Third family member: Free entry
Players who register and
enter on the day, add $10.
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Special conditions
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All Queensland players
must be financial CAQ members - list of financial members here.
Non-members add $10 annual subscription, or join online here. Non-Queensland residents must be
members of a state chess association.
Full tournament rules and entry conditions in the tournament flyer, which
can be downloaded here
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Entries/enquiries
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Payment by direct credit welcome, payable to:
Garvin Gray
Bank: Commonwealth Bank
BSB: 064116
Account Number: 1018 3445
Post cheque/money-orders to:
Garvin Gray
4 Hogan Street
Keperra Qld 4054
and let us know you've done so via online entry form
Online entry form here (registration only - does not
include online payment facility)
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2010 GOLD COAST TIN CUP
DATES:
SATURDAY 13TH FEB- SUNDAY 14TH FEB
VENUE:
GARDINER CHESS CENTRE. 11 HARDYS ROAD MUDGEERABA
FORMAT:
SIX ROUND INDIVIDUAL SWISS
TIME CONTROL:
60 MINUTES PER PLAYER PLUS 10 SECONDS (FISCHER)
PLAY STARTS:
9:30AM SATURDAY 13TH FEB
The Gold Coast Tin Cup is only open to
players with an ACF rating below 1750 from the December 2009 ACF classical
rating list.
Further information can be found:
CAQ website: http://www.caq.org.au/htm/tincup2010.pdf
Gardiner Chess website: http://www.gardinerchess.com/main%20events/2010/tincup2010.pdf
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2010 QUEENSLAND OPEN- A FIDE
RATED EVENT
2010
YULGILBAR-THINK BIG AUSTRALIAN CHESS GRAND PRIX CLASS 3 TOURNAMENT
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Dates
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Friday 2nd April - Monday 5th April
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Organiser
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CAQ
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Arbiter
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Fide Arbiter Garvin Gray
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Venue
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MILLENIUM CENTRE HALL
TOOWOOMBA PREPARATORY SCHOOL
2 CAMPBELL STREET TOOWOOMBA EAST
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Forfeit time
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30 minutes from the start
of each session
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Prizes
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1st: $800
2nd: $500 3rd : $300 4th: $250 5th: $200
Rating Groups (minimum ten players per group)
Rating Group A: 1st: $150
Rating Group B: 1st $100
Other Rating Divisions: 1st $80
If more than 40 entries are received,
an extra $100 will be added to places 1 to 5,
plus the following extra place prizes will be awarded.
6th: $250
7th: $225
8th: $200
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Session times
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ENTRIES CLOSE: 10:30am Friday 2nd April
2 April
(Fri): Round One: 11.00am
Round Two: 4.00pm
3 April (Sat): Round Three: 10.00am
Round Four: 3.00pm
4 April (Sun): Round Five: 10.00am
Round Six: 3.00pm
5 April (Mon): Round Seven: 10.00am
Final Round: 3:00pm
Presentations 8pm
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Time controls
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90 minutes each clock
plus 30 seconds per move (Fischer mode)
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Entry fees
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Before Monday 22nd March: $60
After Monday 22nd March: $80
Third family
member:
Free entry
Players who register and enter on the day, add $10.
Players rated over 2200 on the March 2010 ACF Classical
Rating list will receive free entry
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Tournament Rules
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1. The 2010 Queensland Open will be FIDE, ACF and QJRL
rated.
2. All 2009 FIDE Laws of Chess will be enforced.
3. Without the permission of the arbiter, a player is forbidden to have a
mobile phone or other electronic means of communication in the playing
venue, unless they are completely switched off. If any such device
produces a sound, the player shall lose the game.
4. Two half point byes in total are available in first six rounds.
5. There will be no half point byes awarded in the final two rounds
6. March 2010 ACF rating list will be used to determine a players rating.
7. Outright money prizes will be shared.
8. Tie breaks will be used to decide rating group prizes.
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Special conditions
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All Queensland players must be financial CAQ members -
list of financial members here.
Non-members add $10 annual subscription, or join online here.
Non-Queensland residents must be members of a state chess association.
Full tournament rules and entry conditions in the tournament flyer, which
can be downloaded here (100 Kb PDF file)
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Policy on unauthorised
withdrawals
- From the CAQ code of
conduct
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Any
player who has completed the first round of any tournament shall not withdraw
from that tournament without approval from the organiser or DOP.
A player whose withdrawal has not been approved by the organiser or DOP
will be regarded as an unapproved withdrawer.
In such cases one or more of the following penalties may be applied:-
1.
Listing as an unapproved withdrawer
in CAQ newsletters and/or web site
2.
And/or suspension from the CAQ
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The secretary may request a verbal or
written explanation in determining the appropriate course of action.
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Entries/enquiries
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Cheques &c to:
Chess Association of Queensland Inc
3 Didsbury St
East Brisbane Qld 4169
Enquiries -
Garvin Gray
Tel 0422 993 062
email graygarvin@gmail.com
Direct bank deposit option:
Account name: Chess Association of Qld
A/c No: 20501 7068 BSB: 084-391
Quote as reference player’s name plus 2010 Qld Open
(allow three working days for interbank transfer)
and let us know you've done so via online entry form
(registration only - does not include online payment facility)
Online entry form here
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Upcoming non rated events-
For further information regarding non rated events, please follow this
link: http://www.caq.org.au/htm/Unrated%20events.htm
RESULTS FROM RECENT TOURNAMENTS:
2009 QUEENSLAND TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP PREMIER DIVISION
1ST:
BULLWINKLE 35.5
PTS
2ND: GARDINER CHESS 27 PTS
3RD: LOGAN 18
PTS
4TH: BRISBANE 15.5 PTS
No Name Loc Club Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 LY, Moulthun 2308 BULLWINKLE 5.5 22:W 27:W 19:W 22:W 19:D 27:W 2 CASEY, Kevin 1938 BULLWINKLE 5 7:W 30:W 23:W 7:L 23:W 30:W 3 VAN PELT, Michael 1698 BULLWINKLE 5 25:W 17:W 24:L 25:W 24:W 17:W 4 STAHNKE, Axel 1400 GARDINER CHESS 5 31:W 21:W 18:W 31:W 18:L 21:W 5 WILLIAMS, Bruce 1950 BULLWINKLE 4.5 20:L 28:W 14:W 20:W 14:W 28:D 6 THOMAS, Brian 1913 BULLWINKLE 4.5 33:W 15:L 9:W 33:D 9:W 15:W 7 CASTOR, David 1885 LOGAN 4.5 2:L 23:W 30:D 2:W 30:W 23:W 8 STAWSKI, Nik 1763 BULLWINKLE 4 29:W 16:D 10:D 29:D 10:W 16:D 9 JULE, Sebastian 1701 GARDINER CHESS 4 15:W 33:W 6:L 15:W 6:L 33:W 10 KINDER, Jessica 1676 GARDINER CHESS 4 16:D 29:W 8:D 16:W 8:L 29:W 11 LIU, Yi 1867 BRISBANE 3.5 13:W 12:L 26:D 13:D 26:D 12:W 12 EDWARDS, Jacob 1988 BULLWINKLE 3.5 26:W 11:W 13:L 26:W 13:D 11:L 13 NAKAUCHI, Gene 1980 GARDINER CHESS 3.5 11:L 26:W 12:W 11:D 12:D 26:D 14 MULLER, Jonas 1979 GARDINER CHESS 3.5 28:W 20:D 5:L 28:W 5:L 20:W 15 FLITCROFT-SMITH, George 1634 BRISBANE 3 9:L 6:W 33:W 9:L 33:W 6:L 16 RUDDY, Alex 1604 BRISBANE 3 10:D 8:D 29:W 10:L 29:D 8:D 17 WALKER, Tyson 1590 BRISBANE 3 24:W 3:L 25:D 24:W 25:D 3:L 18 STEWART, Craig 1559 BULLWINKLE 3 0: 31:W 4:L 21:L 4:W 31:W 19 WONGWICHIT, Phachara 2098 GARDINER CHESS 3 27:W 22:D 1:L 27:D 1:D 22:D 20 ABYLKASSOV, Ivan 1897 LOGAN 3 5:W 14:D 28:W 5:L 28:D 14:L 21 RITCHIE, Jim 1564 LOGAN 3 32:D 4:L 31:W 18:W 31:D 4:L 22 SARFATI, Jonathan 2167 LOGAN 2.5 1:L 19:D 27:D 1:L 27:W 19:D 23 STAHNKE, Alexander 1701 GARDINER CHESS 2 30:W 7:L 2:L 30:W 2:L 7:L 24 FORD, Daniel 1612 GARDINER CHESS 2 17:L 25:L 3:W 17:L 3:L 25:W 25 KORENEVSKI, Oleg 1632 LOGAN 2 3:L 24:W 17:D 3:L 17:D 24:L 26 KUMAR, Vinod 2005 LOGAN 1.5 12:L 13:L 11:D 12:L 11:D 13:D 27 BYROM, Patrick 1979 BRISBANE 1 19:L 1:L 22:D 19:D 22:L 1:L 28 BAILEY, Cameron 1707 BRISBANE 1 14:L 5:L 20:L 14:L 20:D 5:D 29 STEVENS, Ryan 1744 LOGAN 1 8:L 10:L 16:L 8:D 16:D 10:L 30 AL ZAHER, Louay 1644 BRISBANE .5 23:L 2:L 7:D 23:L 7:L 2:L 31 WANG, Mark 1373 BRISBANE .5 4:L 18:L 21:L 4:L 21:D 18:L 32 EDWARDS, Regina 1214 BULLWINKLE .5 21:D 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 33 AQUILINA, Joe 1802 LOGAN .5 6:L 9:L 15:L 6:D 15:L 9:L
2009 QUEENSLAND TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP JUNIOR DIVISION
1ST:
GARDINER CHESS TEAM ONE 20 PTS
2ND:
GARDINER CHESS TEAM TWO 14.5
PTS
3RD: BRISBANE 7.5 PTS
No Name Loc Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 CHAN, Keith 1451 5.5 7:L 0:W 6:W 5:W 8:D 9:W 7:W 2 JACK, Martin 1498 5 6:L 9:W 5:L 10:W 11:W 8:W 5:W 3 MCCARTHY, Oliver 1339 5 9:W 5:D 8:L 7:W 6:D 10:W 9:W 4 LAPITAN, Daniel 1548 4.5 5:L 11:W 7:D 8:W 9:W 6:L 8:W 5 PYPER, Matthew 1291 4.5 4:W 3:D 2:W 1:L 0:W 11:W 2:L 6 GUO, Charlie 1261 4.5 2:W 7:L 1:L 0:W 3:D 4:W 11:W 7 HUBAND-LINT, Kees 1227 4.5 1:W 6:W 4:D 3:L 10:W 0:W 1:L 8 ARASE, Alexander 1332 3.5 11:W 10:W 3:W 4:L 1:D 2:L 4:L 9 ARASE, Daniel 1190 2 3:L 2:L 10:W 11:W 4:L 1:L 3:L 10 GUO, Nelson 836 2 0:W 8:L 9:L 2:L 7:L 3:L 0:W 11 SLATER-JONES, Tom 962 1 8:L 4:L 0:W 9:L 2:L 5:L 6:L
2009
QUEENSLAND LIGHTNING CHAMPIONSHIP
No Name Loc Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 NAKAUCHI, Gene 1980 7 14:W 6:W 4:W 8:W 3:W 7:W 2:L 5:L 9:W 2 BYROM, Patrick 1979 7 19:W 7:W 9:W 3:L 6:L 13:W 1:W 10:W 5:W 3 CASEY, Kevin 1938 7 21:W 8:W 10:W 2:W 1:L 6:L 7:W 11:W 4:W 4 WILLIAMS, Bruce 1950 6 15:W 20:W 1:L 13:W 7:L 8:W 14:W 6:W 3:L 5 STAHNKE, Alexander 1701 6 18:W 9:L 20:W 7:L 17:W 15:W 6:W 1:W 2:L 6 CASTOR, David 1885 5.5 16:W 1:L 15:W 9:W 2:W 3:W 5:L 4:L 7:D 7 LIU, Yi 1867 5.5 17:W 2:L 11:W 5:W 4:W 1:L 3:L 14:W 6:D 8 KUMAR, Vinod 2005 5 13:W 3:L 19:W 1:L 15:W 4:L 9:L 17:W 16:W 9 MULLER, Jonas 1979 5 11:W 5:W 2:L 6:L 10:W 14:L 8:W 19:W 1:L 10 VAN PELT, Michael 1698 5 12:D 14:W 3:L 19:D 9:L 16:W 13:W 2:L 21:W 11 WALKER, Tyson 1590 5 9:L 16:W 7:L 21:W 13:L 17:W 12:W 3:L 15:W 12 PYPER, Matthew 1048 4.5 10:D 13:L 21:W 15:L 16:L 18:W 11:L 0:W 14:W 13 FLITCROFT-SMITH, George 1634 4 8:L 12:W 18:W 4:L 11:W 2:L 10:L 15:L 0:W 14 KORENEVSKI, Oleg 1632 4 1:L 10:L 16:W 20:W 19:W 9:W 4:L 7:L 12:L 15 STAHNKE, Axel 1400 4 4:L 17:W 6:L 12:W 8:L 5:L 0:W 13:W 11:L 16 EDWARDS, Regina 1214 4 6:L 11:L 14:L 0:W 12:W 10:L 18:W 20:W 8:L 17 MCCARTHY, Oliver 1209 4 7:L 15:L 0:W 18:W 5:L 11:L 21:W 8:L 20:W 18 MULLER, Hans-Peter 1180 4 5:L 0:W 13:L 17:L 20:W 12:L 16:L 21:W 19:W 19 FORD, Daniel 1612 3.5 2:L 21:W 8:L 10:D 14:L 0:W 20:W 9:L 18:L 20 SLATER-JONES, Tom 726 2 0:W 4:L 5:L 14:L 18:L 21:W 19:L 16:L 17:L 21 WANG, Mark 1373 1 3:L 19:L 12:L 11:L 0:W 20:L 17:L 18:L 10:L
AFTER
PLAYOFFS:
1st:
KEVIN
CASEY
2nd:GENE
NAKAUCHI
3rd: PATRICK BYROM
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