North Shore Tournament 4th December 2004


Report from organiser, Nanette Reynolds

The cool weather was welcomed by the crowd of 93 players at our Turramurra tournament last Saturday. Noteworthy entrants included Irishman Maurice McParland (complete with green t-shirt and fabulous accent), Trevor Halsall from Victoria, Edward Okulicz from the ACT, the very sprightly nonagenarian Lan Knox, and ISC playing novice Frank Tao. The tournament progressed very smoothly until the start of game six when printer problems caused a delay of about 20 minutes while computer experts from all divisions performed major surgical procedures to extract an offending scrap of paper.

In the Masters Division, Edward Okulicz finished his eventful year on a high note by winning all 7 games and progressing to number 2 spot in Oz. Trevor Halsall in second place took 63 rating points back to Victoria and Paul Cleary in third place managed to pip Rod Talbot at the post by a margin of 112 points. Tony Hunt took the high game honours with 522 and Joanne Craig addressed the gender balance with the high game score of 119 for "relaxers".

North Shore Club’s Rex Shakespeare won 6 games in Advanced and, with the extra rating points, managed to progress past the coveted 1300 barrier. Trish Windhurst and Nonie English ended the year very creditably by winning second and third place respectively with Nonie gaining 58 ratings points. Ram Mohe’s high game of 603 was a record for the day as was Jenny Templeton’s high word of 126 for "atomized".

In Intermediate Division Baulkham Hills Club President Alan Gauci won 6 games to take out first prize, with Krystyna Batten and Jacquelin Hochmuth taking second and third place. Krystyna and I had a tough battle in game 7 when tables and chairs were being dismantled all around us and I lost by two points. Veena Mohe added to the family’s prize winnings with her high game score of 476 and Linda Dimond also acquired some booty with the high word score of 113 for "acquirers". In the same division Frank Hunt was notable both for his excellent rating gain of 80 points and for spilling the tiles all over the floor when trying to fill the bag at the start of a game.

The North Shore Club members featured again in Recreation Division with Ngaire Ellen winning first prize and scoring 64 rating points. Novice Frank Tao lived up to his reputation by winning 5 games and a rating gain which should take him up a division next tournament. Jyoti Chandna completed her successful first year at Scrabble by winning third prize, Claire Dove notched up 462 for the high game and Pearl Gillot scored 99 for "ravines".

Bev Purkis was the winner of the $100 raffle first prize and Peggy Womersley’s lucky ticket won two bottles of vino to help with her Christmas celebrations.

The day ended on a festive note with a large group making their annual pilgrimage to the Blue Gum Hotel where they celebrated recent birthdays (Sharon Sorensen & John Barker) and another successful Scrabble year. Thanks to Fred, Kim & Kris Logan and all the helpers from the North Shore Club, especially the cooks, and to everyone for coming.

Season’s Greetings - see you for more Scrabbling next year.

Results after game  7
NORTH SHORE 04 -- MASTERS

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Edward Okulicz       7      601
  2   Trevor Halsall       6      396
  3   Paul Cleary          5      441
  4   Rod Talbot           5      329
  5   Jean McGiffen        4.5    159
  6   Alison Pollard       4      336
  7   Bob Jackman          4      122
  8   Joanne Craig         4       96
  9   Victor Tung          4     -101
 10   Graeme Lock Lee      4     -213
 11   Peter Shaw           3       87
 12   Norma Tracey         3       15
 13   Sue Gergelifi        3       -6
 14   John Barker          3      -66
 15   Jan Serisier         3     -277
 16   Moana Nepia          3     -297
 17   Hanne Marks          2.5   -425
 18   Tony Hunt            2     -206
 19   Gary Pollard         2     -259
 20   Audrey Newman        2     -280
 21   Louise Kobler        2     -282
 22   Ivor Zetler          1     -170
HIGH GAME: Tony Hunt         522
HIGH WORD: Joanne Craig      119
            "RELAXERS"

 Results after game  7
NORTH SHORE 04 -- ADVANCED

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Rex Shakespeare      6      502
  2   Trish Windhurst      5      448
  3   Nonie English        5      149
  4   Betty Foreman        5      117
  5   Ian Close            5       92
  6   Denise Smith         5       68
  7   Jan Pincott          4      123
  8   Margaret Berliner    4       61
  9   Peggy Womersley      4       51
 10   Therese Newman       4       33
 11   Mark Smith           4      -30
 12   Margaret Andrews     4     -128
 13   Ann Fiddler          3      289
 14   Jenny Templeton      3       71
 15   Jan Tomlin           3      -21
 16   Bev Purkis           3      -54
 17   David More           3     -205
 18   Richard Birch        3     -216
 19   Gordon Meggs         2     -109
 20   Judy Hay             2     -149
 21   Fay Van Oyen         2     -219
 22   Duncan Smith         2     -252
 23   Sharon Sorenson      2     -560
 24   Ram Mohe             1      -61
HIGH GAME: Ram Mohe          603
HIGH WORD: Jennu Templeton       126
            "ATOMIZED"

 Results after game  7
NORTH SHORE 04 -- INTERMEDIATE

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Alan Gauci           6      552
  2   Krystyna Batten      5.5    195
  3   Jacquelin Hochmuth   5      281
  4   Sandra Elliott       5      202
  5   Fay Wassell          5      194
  6   Frank Hunt           5     -111
  7   Veena Mohe           4      274
  8   Maurice McParland    4      136
  9   Nanette Reynolds     4      105
 10   Liz Jackman          4       51
 11   Ern Foster           4     -150
 12   Margaret Coulter     3.5    -67
 13   Marie-L Hirschfeld   3       25
 14   Edith Lowbeer        3       -9
 15   George Khamis        3      -11
 16   Pam Bennett          3     -108
 17   Yvonne Edwards       3     -212
 18   Ann Milner           3     -259
 18   Lan Knox             3     -259
 20   Linda Dimond         2      130
 21   Maree Heynen         2      -72
 22   Teresa Traynor       2     -354
 23   Rosalie Tobin        1     -206
 24   Colleen Walker       1     -327
HIGH GAME: Veena Mohe        476
HIGH WORD: Linda Dimond          113
            "ACQUIRERS"

 Results after game  7
NORTH SHORE 04 -- RECREATIONAL

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Ngaire Ellen         6      298
  2   Frank Tao            5      407
  3   Jyoti Chandna        5      295
  4   Maureen Dobb         5      156
  5   Sarita Verma         5      127
  6   Claire Dove          4      389
  7   Rudolf Puntschuh     4      202
  8   Mary-M Oxby          4      130
  9   Joy Morris           4       16
 10   Pearl Gillott        4       -2
 11   Fay Fisher           4      -73
 12   Arie Holla           4      -82
 13   Ann Gash             4     -101
 14   Shirley Crocker      3       21
 15   Wendy Lee            3        1
 16   Audrey Barrett       3      -19
 17   John de Lange        3      -71
 18   Karmel Patterson     3      -86
 19   Silvana Newman       3      -90
 20   John Hamilton        3     -178
 21   Diana Field          2     -197
 22   Bev Pye              2     -463
 23   Mina Benzie          1     -330
 24   A Bye                0     -350
HIGH GAME: Claire Dove       462
HIGH WORD: Pearl Gillot           99
            "RAVINES"

Stats for Tournament : NORTH SHORE 04

+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| state     Name           | National  | State   |   Wins    | Rating
Points |
|                          | Old  New  | Old New | Exp  Act  | Old
Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
+Section: *MASTERS                     +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW Edward Okulicz :act  |    4    2 |   2   1 |  5.6  7.0 | 1883 +23
1906 |
| VIC Trevor Halsall       |   17    9 |   8   5 |  3.4  6.0 | 1703 +63
1766 |
| NSW Paul Cleary          |   13   14 |   8   8 |  5.1  5.0 | 1745
1745 |
| NSW Rod Talbot           |    8    8 |   4   4 |  4.6  5.0 | 1764  +9
1773 |
| NSW Jean McGiffen        |   27   27 |  10  10 |  4.6  4.5 | 1658  -3
1655 |
| NSW Joanne Craig         |   12   13 |   7   7 |  4.2  4.0 | 1748  -3
1745 |
| NSW Alison Pollard       |  119  107 |  35  29 |  3.0  4.0 | 1433 +21
1454 |
| NSW Bob Jackman          |    5    5 |   3   3 |  6.1  4.0 | 1873 -33
1840 |
| NSW Graeme Lock Lee      |   38   34 |  12  11 |  3.4  4.0 | 1599 +13
1612 |
| NSW Victor Tung          |   94   75 |  25  18 |  2.4  4.0 | 1474 +32
1506 |
| NSW Peter Shaw           |   36   49 |  11  14 |  4.2  3.0 | 1604 -23
1581 |
| NSW Sue Gergelifi        |  110  109 |  31  31 |  2.8  3.0 | 1448  +3
1451 |
| NSW John Barker          |   65   66 |  15  15 |  3.1  3.0 | 1526  -3
1523 |
| NSW Norma Tracey         |  102  102 |  27  27 |  3.1  3.0 | 1464  -2
1462 |
| NSW Moana Nepia          |  106   93 |  29  25 |  2.0  3.0 | 1457 +19
1476 |
| NSW Jan Serisier         |   84   78 |  22  20 |  2.8  3.0 | 1494  +5
1499 |
| NSW Hanne Marks          |  205  189 |  46  43 |  1.7  2.5 | 1338 +16
1354 |
| NSW Tony Hunt            |  104  114 |  28  34 |  2.7  2.0 | 1458 -14
1444 |
| NSW Gary Pollard         |  120  127 |  36  37 |  2.4  2.0 | 1428  -8
1420 |
| NSW Louise Kobler        |  135  148 |  39  40 |  2.8  2.0 | 1410 -16
1394 |
| NSW Audrey Newman        |  116  124 |  34  36 |  2.6  2.0 | 1436 -13
1423 |
| NSW Ivor Zetler          |   68  108 |  16  30 |  4.4  1.0 | 1522 -68
1454 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
-----+
+Section: *ADVANCED                    +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW Rex Shakespeare      |  262  229 |  63  52 |  4.2  6.0 | 1275 +37
1312 |
| NSW Trish Windhurst      |  211  199 |  48  45 |  4.6  5.0 | 1334  +9
1343 |
| NSW Ian Close            |  284  269 |  69  64 |  3.8  5.0 | 1242 +26
1268 |
| NSW Nonie English        |  368  318 |  93  80 |  2.5  5.0 | 1117 +58
1175 |
| NSW Betty Foreman        |  280  268 |  68  63 |  4.1  5.0 | 1250 +18
1268 |
| NSW Denise Smith         |  304  293 |  73  71 |  3.3  5.0 | 1197 +34
1231 |
| NSW Jan Pincott          |  231  245 |  54  56 |  5.0  4.0 | 1312 -19
1293 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner    |  319  308 |  78  74 |  3.0  4.0 | 1171 +21
1192 |
| NSW Peggy Womersley      |  377  360 |  95  92 |  2.6  4.0 | 1105 +29
1134 |
| NSW Therese Newman       |  255  257 |  60  60 |  4.4  4.0 | 1284  -7
1277 |
| NSW Mark Smith           |  299  296 |  72  72 |  3.5  4.0 | 1211 +10
1221 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews     |  338  315 |  85  78 |  2.6  4.0 | 1150 +27
1177 |
| NSW Ann Fiddler          |  342  341 |  86  87 |  2.8  3.0 | 1145  +4
1149 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton      |  359  344 |  91  88 |  2.4  3.0 | 1132 +13
1145 |
| NSW Bev Purkis           |  320  316 |  79  79 |  2.8  3.0 | 1171  +6
1177 |
| NSW Jan Tomlin           |  348  350 |  87  89 |  3.0  3.0 | 1141
1141 |
| NSW Richard Birch        |  274  285 |  66  68 |  3.8  3.0 | 1254 -15
1239 |
| NSW David More           |  327  331 |  82  84 |  3.1  3.0 | 1165  -3
1162 |
| NSW Judy Hay             |  289  303 |  70  73 |  3.9  2.0 | 1237 -36
1201 |
| NSW Gordon Meggs         |  355  366 |  89  94 |  2.9  2.0 | 1138 -18
1120 |
| NSW Duncan Smith         |  200  253 |  44  59 |  4.9  2.0 | 1343 -58
1285 |
| NSW Fay Van Oyen         |  256  280 |  61  67 |  3.9  2.0 | 1283 -38
1245 |
| NSW Sharon Sorensen      |  361  363 |  92  93 |  2.4  2.0 | 1131  -9
1122 |
| NSW Ram Mohe             |  230  287 |  53  69 |  4.7  1.0 | 1312 -74
1238 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
-----+
+Section: *INTERMEDIATE                +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW Alan Gauci           |  401  374 | 102  95 |  4.2  6.0 | 1078 +37
1115 |
| NSW Krystyna Batten      |  429  394 | 109 100 |  3.5  5.5 | 1045 +43
1088 |
| NSW Sandra Elliott       |  387  379 |  97  97 |  4.5  5.0 | 1095 +10
1105 |
| NSW Jacquelin Hochmuth   |  398  387 | 101  98 |  4.5  5.0 | 1085 +12
1097 |
| NSW Fay Wassell          |  410  413 | 103 105 |  5.1  5.0 | 1070  -1
1069 |
| NSW Frank Hunt           |  625  528 | 160 132 |  1.9  5.0 |  860 +80
940 |
| NSW Veena Mohe           |  494  499 | 127 127 |  4.2  4.0 |  985  -4
981 |
| NSW Nanette Reynolds     |  391  401 |  98 102 |  4.7  4.0 | 1090 -12
1078 |
|*NSW Maurice McParland    |    0  424 |   0 108 |  4.0  4.0 | 1055
1055 |
| NSW Liz Jackman          |  393  405 |  99 103 |  4.7  4.0 | 1089 -13
1076 |
| NSW Ern Foster           |  506  506 | 129 130 |  4.0  4.0 |  965  +1
966 |
| NSW Margaret Coulter     |  649  617 | 167 160 |  2.5  3.5 |  846 +21
867 |
| NSW Pam Bennett          |  598  586 | 155 151 |  2.5  3.0 |  884 +11
895 |
| NSW Marie-L Hirschfeld   |  587  563 | 151 144 |  2.2  3.0 |  894 +16
910 |
| NSW Yvonne Edwards       |  680  651 | 178 170 |  2.0  3.0 |  825 +21
846 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer        |  488  505 | 124 129 |  4.0  3.0 |  991 -19
972 |
| NSW Ann Milner           |  621  601 | 159 157 |  2.1  3.0 |  861 +19
880 |
| NSW George Khamis        |  445  479 | 111 122 |  4.8  3.0 | 1031 -35
996 |
| NSW Lan Knox             |  677  654 | 175 172 |  2.1  3.0 |  827 +18
845 |
| NSW Linda Dimond         |  425  468 | 107 118 |  4.3  2.0 | 1050 -44
1006 |
| NSW Maree Heynen         |  580  600 | 149 156 |  3.0  2.0 |  899 -19
880 |
| NSW Teresa Traynor       |  547  596 | 138 155 |  3.7  2.0 |  921 -34
887 |
| NSW Rosalie Tobin        |  697  736 | 182 197 |  2.4  1.0 |  816 -27
789 |
| NSW Colleen Walker       |  573  635 | 145 164 |  3.4  1.0 |  902 -47
855 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
-----+
+Section: *RECREATIONAL                +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW Ngaire Ellen         |  847  755 | 223 202 |  3.4  6.0 |  709 +64
773 |
|*NSW Frank Tao            |    0  638 |   0 166 |  5.0  5.0 |  855
855 |
| NSW Jyoti Chandna        |  773  771 | 206 206 |  4.9  5.0 |  753  +3
756 |
| NSW Maureen Dobb         |  761  742 | 202 199 |  3.9  5.0 |  760 +23
783 |
| NSW Sarita Verma         |  869  790 | 231 210 |  3.5  5.0 |  695 +50
745 |
| NSW Claire Dove          |  708  721 | 187 192 |  4.5  4.0 |  808  -7
801 |
| NSW Ann Gash             | 1155 1127 | 329 322 |  2.6  4.0 |  569 +29
598 |
| NSW Rudolf Puntschuh     |  804  808 | 213 217 |  4.1  4.0 |  735  -1
734 |
| NSW Joy Morris           |  895  878 | 238 234 |  3.2  4.0 |  671 +18
689 |
| NSW Fay Fisher           | 1145  956 | 323 257 |  2.5  4.0 |  582 +53
635 |
| NSW Arie Holla           |  767  766 | 203 204 |  4.1  4.0 |  757  +1
758 |
| NSW Mary-Michal Oxby     |  990  965 | 269 263 |  3.2  4.0 |  613 +18
631 |
| NSW Pearl Gillott        |  706  724 | 186 194 |  4.6  4.0 |  809 -12
797 |
| NSW Karmel Patterson     |  756  814 | 200 218 |  4.8  3.0 |  767 -37
730 |
| NSW Wendy Lee            |  722  773 | 193 208 |  5.4  3.0 |  801 -47
754 |
| NSW Shirley Crocker      |  995  991 | 272 272 |  2.8  3.0 |  610  +5
615 |
| NSW Audrey Barrett       |  934  952 | 247 254 |  3.4  3.0 |  644  -8
636 |
| NSW John de Lange        | 1153 1167 | 327 331 |  3.4  3.0 |  572 -11
561 |
| NSW Silvana Newman       | 1127 1006 | 319 279 |  2.4  3.0 |  594 +12
606 |
| NSW John Hamilton        | 1219 1188 | 352 339 |  1.8  3.0 |  500 +36
536 |
| NSW Diana Field          | 1193 1202 | 340 346 |  3.0  2.0 |  523 -20
503 |
| NSW Bev Pye              | 1135 1177 | 320 335 |  3.9  2.0 |  590 -38
552 |
| NSW Mina Benzie          | 1092 1195 | 316 342 |  3.6  1.0 |  600 -79
521 |