Wyong Tournament - 21st March 2004


The grandstand bar at the Wyong Race Club turned out to be a superb venue for possibly the first Australian tournament conducted at a racecourse. The natural lighting was excellent and the view out across the racecourse from the playing tables different to say the least. I spotted a couple of trotters going through their paces, and heavy overnight rain had created a couple of lakes inside the course.

Fred Reynolds was our steward for the day, and as usual kept the field in check with there being no adverse reports due to reckless play. There was some disruption at the top tables due to insufficient rotating boards to go round, and severe space restrictions on the four-person tables. But the idea of anchored boards now seems to be working. Owners of boards who don't want their board anchored are now removing it from the table straight after play, rather than just prior to the next game.

First past the post in Recreation was our wheelchair player, Wendy Evans, who suffers from cerebral palsy. Wendy has a carer who helps with her tiles and scoring, but all the credit for her win at her fifth tournament goes to her. This was the most pleasing result on the day.

Sue Gergelifi would have scored the high word for the day had she not transposed two letters in her attempted nine-timer. This must have been a case of nerves taking over when the finishing post was in sight. Though she lodged a protest on the basis that it was obvious what she intended to play, her opponent was certainly going to hand her a win in that particular race.

Richard Birch caused the upset of the day by beating Chris May in the first game in Masters, but then Chris steadied to win six on the trot and take the prize purse and the winner's trophy.

Here are the results and ratings:

Results after game  7
WYONG04 -- MASTERS

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Chris May            6      463
  2   Tony Hunt            6      294
  3   Cristine Small       5      151
  4   Hanne Marks          5      131
  5   Ram Mohe             4.5    -75
  6   Bob Jackman          4      540
  7   Trish Windhurst      4      251
  8   Richard Birch        4      202
  9   Alison Pollard       4       65
 10   John Barker          3.5    175
 11   Gary Pollard         3       68
 12   Jan Serisier         3       13
 13   Robyn Flynn          3       -7
 14   Sue Gergelifi        3      -59
 15   Raya Wilkinson       3     -119
 16   Donna Macdonald      3     -509
 17   Maureen Hilder       2     -187
 18   Ian Close            2     -316
 19   Sharon Sorensen      2     -502
 20   Jean Noonan          0     -579
HIGH GAME: Chris May         561
HIGH WORD: Cristine Small        104
            "RATLINE"

 Results after game  7
WYONG04 -- ADVANCED

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Therese Newman       6      406
  2   Colleen Howie        6      193
  3   Jan Tomlin           5      342
  4   Margaret Andrews     5      219
  5   Mark Smith           4      258
  6   Denise Smith         4      170
  7   Nanette Reynolds     4      113
  8   Dolores Barbon       4       95
  9   Liz Jackman          4       67
 10   Daphne Bezuidenhout  4      -12
 11   Fay Van Oyen         3      -28
 12   Alan Gauci           3     -122
 13   Veena Mohe           3     -125
 14   Betty Irwin          3     -189
 15   Bev Purkis           3     -252
 16   Jean Balmer          2     -118
 17   Fay Wassell          2     -205
 18   David More           2     -230
 19   Ann Fiddler          2     -292
 20   Helen Young @13      1     -290
HIGH GAME: Betty Irwin       491
HIGH WORD: Veena Mohe            102
            "QUOINED"

 Results after game  7
WYONG04 -- INTERMEDIATE

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Greg Nicol           6      311
  2   Ern Foster           6      196
  3   Ivana Duria          5      179
  4   Wayne Jones          5       93
  5   Betty Hardy          4      294
  6   Margaret Clifford    4      154
  7   Jacquelin Hochmuth   4       94
  8   Wendy Lee            4       18
  9   Sherie Brown         4       11
 10   Yvonne Edwards       4       -2
 11   Ann Milner           4       -6
 12   Maree Heynen         3.5    -73
 13   Henni Maat           3      152
 14   Sandra Elliot        3       88
 15   Joan Daniel          3       14
 16   Marie-L Hirschfeld   3     -125
 17   Vicki Underhill      3     -203
 18   Colleen Walker       2.5   -377
 19   Kathryn Tiffen       2      -13
 20   Bill Bates           2     -120
 21   Pearl Gillot         2     -194
 22   Trish Chisholm       0     -491
HIGH GAME: Kathryn Tiffen    496
HIGH WORD: Ivana Duria           110
            "ACQUIRED"

 Results after game  7
WYONG04 -- RECREATION

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Wendy Evans @36      6      330
  2   June Dillon          5      266
  3   Arie Holla           5      224
  4   Vivian Nelson        5      191
  5   Audrey Barrett       5       26
  6   Leone Sanday         4      194
  7   Paul Steele          4      155
  8   Stephanie Muldoon    4       40
  9   Tresham Rendel       4       29
 10   Mary-Michal Oxby     4      -27
 11   Bev Pye              4      -62
 12   Pam Bonomini         4     -212
 13   Joan Baxter          3      109
 14   Anne Mortel          3      -67
 15   Anna Clark           3      -76
 16   Mary Smith           3      -82
 17   Nancy Foley          2.5    -73
 18   Brian Irwin          2.5    -89
 19   Shirley Crocker      2      -56
 20   Glenys North         2      -93
 21   Diana Field          1     -216
 22   Mary Moore           1     -511
HIGH GAME: Leone Sanday      430
HIGH WORD: Brian Irwin            96
            "DECIDES"

Stats for Tournament : WYONG04

+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| state     Name           | National  | State   |   Wins    | Rating
Points |
|                          | Old  New  | Old New | Exp  Act  | Old
Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
+Section: *MASTERS                     +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW Chris May            |    4    4 |   2   2 |  6.2  6.0 | 1855  -2
1853 |
| NSW Tony Hunt            |   39   32 |  13  11 |  4.4  6.0 | 1614 +31
1645 |
| NSW Cristine Small       |   56   54 |  18  16 |  4.6  5.0 | 1556  +9
1565 |
| NSW Hanne Marks          |  126  107 |  35  29 |  3.9  5.0 | 1444 +22
1466 |
| NSW Ram Mohe             |  153  113 |  43  32 |  2.2  4.5 | 1403 +54
1457 |
| NSW Bob Jackman          |    6   13 |   4   7 |  6.2  4.0 | 1798 -44
1754 |
| NSW Richard Birch        |  119  108 |  33  30 |  3.3  4.0 | 1452 +14
1466 |
| NSW Trish Windhurst      |  145  129 |  41  37 |  2.7  4.0 | 1417 +27
1444 |
| NSW Alison Pollard       |  173  149 |  51  43 |  2.7  4.0 | 1385 +26
1411 |
| NSW John Barker          |   57   58 |  19  18 |  3.7  3.5 | 1555  -4
1551 |
| NSW Jan Serisier         |   75   92 |  22  25 |  4.3  3.0 | 1509 -27
1482 |
| NSW Robyn Flynn          |   54   69 |  16  20 |  5.1  3.0 | 1561 -41
1520 |
| NSW Gary Pollard         |  188  189 |  52  51 |  3.2  3.0 | 1356  -4
1352 |
| NSW Sue Gergelifi        |  135  141 |  38  41 |  3.3  3.0 | 1426  -7
1419 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson       |  249  245 |  61  62 |  2.7  3.0 | 1291  +6
1297 |
| NSW Donna MacDonald      |  252  241 |  62  59 |  2.2  3.0 | 1289 +17
1306 |
| NSW Ian Close            |  243  242 |  60  60 |  1.6  2.0 | 1297  +8
1305 |
| NSW Maureen Hilder       |  195  214 |  53  54 |  2.7  2.0 | 1347 -14
1333 |
| NSW Sharon Sorensen      |  263  260 |  64  64 |  1.8  2.0 | 1272  +3
1275 |
| NSW Jean Noonan          |  168  219 |  48  55 |  3.2  0.0 | 1391 -63
1328 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
-----+
+Section: *ADVANCED                    +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW Therese Newman       |  306  278 |  75  68 |  4.1  6.0 | 1212 +43
1255 |
| NSW Colleen Howie        |  319  298 |  80  74 |  4.1  6.0 | 1183 +41
1224 |
| NSW Jan Tomlin           |  422  375 |  98  90 |  2.9  5.0 | 1045 +48
1093 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews     |  380  348 |  90  86 |  3.1  5.0 | 1090 +40
1130 |
| NSW Mark Smith           |  469  447 | 111 105 |  2.8  4.0 | 1001 +25
1026 |
| NSW Dolores Barbon       |  360  351 |  86  87 |  3.3  4.0 | 1107 +14
1121 |
| NSW Denise Smith         |  304  310 |  74  77 |  4.5  4.0 | 1213  -6
1207 |
| NSW Nanette Reynolds     |  462  412 | 109  96 |  2.0  4.0 | 1013 +43
1056 |
| NSW Liz Jackman          |  282  288 |  69  71 |  4.8  4.0 | 1245 -11
1234 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout  |  270  283 |  66  69 |  5.1  4.0 | 1262 -19
1243 |
| NSW Veena Mohe           |  479  470 | 115 112 |  2.6  3.0 |  992  +8
1000 |
| NSW Fay Van Oyen         |  394  407 |  93  94 |  3.8  3.0 | 1079 -15
1064 |
| NSW Betty Irwin          |  483  479 | 117 115 |  2.8  3.0 |  990  +4
994 |
| NSW Alan Gauci           |  371  372 |  88  89 |  3.0  3.0 | 1095  -1
1094 |
| NSW Bev Purkis           |  307  319 |  76  80 |  4.6  3.0 | 1211 -32
1179 |
| NSW David More           |  476  491 | 113 118 |  2.8  2.0 |  996 -17
979 |
| NSW Ann Fiddler          |  443  464 | 104 110 |  3.2  2.0 | 1031 -25
1006 |
| NSW Fay Wassell          |  392  420 |  92  98 |  3.7  2.0 | 1080 -31
1049 |
| NSW Jean Balmer          |  370  411 |  87  95 |  4.0  2.0 | 1095 -39
1056 |
| NSW Helen Young          |  430  467 | 101 111 |  2.8  1.0 | 1039 -37
1002 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
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+Section: *INTERMEDIATE                +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW Greg Nicol           |  612  535 | 153 129 |  3.4  6.0 |  870 +61
931 |
| NSW Ern Foster           |  546  494 | 131 119 |  3.7  6.0 |  922 +54
976 |
| NSW Wayne Jones          |  572  532 | 141 128 |  3.8  5.0 |  898 +36
934 |
| NSW Ivana Duria          |  553  539 | 134 131 |  4.3  5.0 |  912 +16
928 |
| NSW Margaret Clifford    |  702  677 | 178 170 |  3.3  4.0 |  806 +20
826 |
| NSW Jacquelin Hochmuth   |  485  497 | 118 120 |  4.8  4.0 |  989 -14
975 |
| NSW Wendy Lee            |  790  735 | 203 187 |  2.0  4.0 |  741 +41
782 |
| NSW Sherie Brown         |  559  558 | 136 138 |  4.0  4.0 |  909  +2
911 |
| NSW Betty Hardy          |    0  589 |   0 149 |  3.7  4.0 |  877  +8
885 |
| NSW Ann Milner           |  641  635 | 159 158 |  3.5  4.0 |  846  +9
855 |
| NSW Yvonne Edwards       |  663  640 | 164 160 |  3.2  4.0 |  834 +17
851 |
| NSW Maree Heynen         |  697  692 | 175 174 |  3.4  3.5 |  809  +4
813 |
| NSW Sandra Elliott       |  487  523 | 119 126 |  5.3  3.0 |  987 -46
941 |
| NSW Henni Maat           |  523  545 | 126 133 |  3.9  3.0 |  942 -17
925 |
| NSW Joan Daniel          |  667  684 | 166 173 |  3.4  3.0 |  830  -9
821 |
| NSW Marie-L Hirschfeld   |  580  604 | 145 152 |  3.8  3.0 |  890 -16
874 |
| NSW Vicki Underhill      |  601  628 | 151 157 |  3.9  3.0 |  876 -17
859 |
| NSW Colleen Walker       |  808  800 | 205 206 |  2.0  2.5 |  724 +11
735 |
| NSW Kathryn Tiffen       |  681  711 | 171 181 |  3.3  2.0 |  824 -25
799 |
| NSW Bill Bates           |  634  683 | 157 172 |  3.7  2.0 |  855 -33
822 |
| NSW Pearl Gillott        |  715  740 | 183 188 |  2.8  2.0 |  795 -16
779 |
| NSW Trish Chisholm       |  871  955 | 226 251 |  1.8  0.0 |  681 -54
627 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
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+Section: *RECREATION                  +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
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| NSW Wendy Evans          |  972  839 | 255 216 |  3.6  6.0 |  609 +98
707 |
| NSW Arie Holla           |  881  860 | 231 224 |  4.4  5.0 |  675 +15
690 |
| NSW Vivian Nelson        | 1069  999 | 287 269 |  2.7  5.0 |  536 +53
589 |
| NSW June Dillon          |  951  911 | 248 236 |  3.9  5.0 |  627 +24
651 |
| NSW Audrey Barrett       |  967  934 | 252 243 |  4.0  5.0 |  616 +24
640 |
| NSW Leone Sanday         | 1027 1007 | 276 275 |  3.1  4.0 |  569 +18
587 |
|*NSW Stephanie Muldoon    |    0  978 |   0 259 |  4.0  4.0 |  608
608 |
| NSW Paul Steele          |  916  941 | 237 246 |  4.4  4.0 |  647 -10
637 |
| NSW Mary-Michal Oxby     | 1004  983 | 271 261 |  3.3  4.0 |  583 +20
603 |
| NSW Tresham Rendel       |  971  971 | 254 256 |  3.9  4.0 |  609  +3
612 |
|*NSW Pam Bonomini         |    0  986 |   0 263 |  4.0  4.0 |  601
601 |
| NSW Bev Pye              | 1074 1055 | 289 284 |  3.1  4.0 |  533 +19
552 |
| NSW Joan Baxter          | 1073 1078 | 288 293 |  3.0  3.0 |  534  -1
533 |
| NSW Anna Clark           | 1028 1046 | 277 283 |  3.4  3.0 |  568 -11
557 |
| NSW Anne Mortel          |  884  930 | 233 242 |  4.6  3.0 |  673 -32
641 |
|*NSW Mary Smith           |    0 1105 |   0 305 |  3.0  3.0 |  514
514 |
| NSW Brian Irwin          |  983 1028 | 260 279 |  4.0  2.5 |  601 -30
571 |
| NSW Nancy Foley          | 1120 1224 | 309 342 |  2.8  2.5 |  500  -6
494 |
| NSW Shirley Crocker      | 1011 1072 | 272 291 |  3.3  2.0 |  576 -38
538 |
|*NSW Glenys North         |    0 1227 |   0 345 |  2.7  2.0 |  500 -44
456 |
| NSW Diana Field          | 1118 1225 | 308 343 |  2.9  1.0 |  500 -38
462 |
| NSW Mary Moore           | 1132 1226 | 312 344 |  3.0  1.0 |  500 -39
461 |
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