Scrabble Australia
Australian Masters and State Team Challenge 2012
Contenders

The event

Twenty of the top players will play the Australian Masters as a round robin in September 2012.
At the same time, teams of three players from each of seven states or territories play the State Team Challenge as head-to-head matches.

Special Rule:

1. In the event of a player being absent for one game a forfeit will apply.
2. Where a player is absent for more than one game, that player cannot resume participation in the tournament and no standby player may be introduced into the tournament.
3. Where a player is absent for more than one game, any games already played by the no-show/evictee will be voided for the calculation of tournament placings.
4. Any games already played will be recognised for calculating ratings.

The contenders

The table below shows the teams according to qualification criteria (click here for details) set by the Council of the Australian Scrabble Players Association. It shows the selected teams as at 22.02.2012 plus 3 reserves from each state.

More details revealed as you move your mouse over the table.
Top of state indicated by +

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Australian Masters	State Challenge		Contender	Rank	Q Stat 22.02.2012	Games	Peak (games) Jul-Oct	Peak (games) Nov-Feb	Peak (games) Mar-Jun
1 M		+	Chris May (NSW)	1	2054.00	116	2041 (96)	2067 (20)
2 M		+	Naween Fernando (VIC)	2	2005.50	65	2014 (57)	1997 (8)
3 M			Andrew Fisher (VIC)	3	1990.50	46	2036 (26)	1945 (20)
4 M			Peter Kougi (VIC)	4	1985.50	119	1982 (70)	1989 (49)
5 M			Edward Okulicz (NSW)	5	1981.00	61	1981 (55)	1981 (6)
6 M			David Eldar (VIC)	6	1979.50*	20	1855 (0)	2104 (20)
7 M			Alastair Richards (NSW)	7	1937.50	193	1928 (124)	1947 (69)
8 M			Trevor Halsall (VIC)	8	1910.50	76	1927 (33)	1894 (43)
9 M			Julian McKail (VIC)	9	1892.50	13	1896 (7)	1889 (6)
10 M		+	Michael Cameron (SA)	10	1859.50	56	1857 (39)	1862 (17)
11 M			Joanne Craig (NSW)	11	1853.50	178	1848 (108)	1859 (70)
12 M			Daniel Piechnick (SA)	12	1844.00	91	1824 (63)	1864 (28)
13 M			Bob Jackman (NSW)	13	1829.00	202	1816 (115)	1842 (87)
14 M		+	Russell Honeybun (WA)	14	1824.00	129	1820 (68)	1828 (61)
15 M			Michael McKenna (NSW)	15	1821.50	124	1859 (99)	1784 (25)
16 M		+	Richard Jeremy (ACT)	16	1806.00	81	1885 (65)	1727 (16)
17 M			Joan Rosenthal (NSW)	17	1803.50	78	1802 (61)	1805 (17)
18 M		+	Ryan Anderson (QLD)	18	1781.00	71	1777 (64)	1785 (7)
19 M			Esther Perrins (NSW)	19	1780.50	95	1792 (75)	1769 (20)
	1 VIC		Anand Bharadwaj (VIC)	20	1770.00	59	1742 (46)	1798 (13)
	1 SA		Simon Walton (SA)	21	1769.00	93	1776 (62)	1762 (31)
	1 QLD		Anne Drew (QLD)	22	1755.50	207	1743 (142)	1768 (65)
	1 NSW		Rod Talbot (NSW)	23	1730.50	191	1749 (131)	1712 (60)
	2 SA		Carmel Dodd (SA)	24	1730.50	136	1735 (93)	1726 (43)
	2 QLD		Helen Maurus (QLD)	25	1730.00	58	1739 (41)	1721 (17)
	1 WA		Graham Bell (WA)	26	1728.50	50	1734 (35)	1723 (15)
	2 NSW		Tony Hunt (NSW)	27	1721.00	137	1738 (80)	1704 (57)
	1 ACT		John Spaan (ACT)	28	1716.50	68	1754 (34)	1679 (34)
	3 NSW		Karen Richards (NSW)	29	1714.00	193	1747 (124)	1681 (69)
	2 VIC		Geoff Wright (VIC)	30	1708.50	70	1702 (35)	1715 (35)
	3 VIC		Harry Malcolm (VIC)	31	1707.50	58	1723 (39)	1692 (19)
			John Holgate (NSW)	32	1703.00	112	1725 (74)	1681 (38)
	2 WA		Edie Mueller (WA)	33	1664.50	74	1711 (60)	1618 (14)
	3 QLD		Cameron Farlow (QLD)	34	1660.00	119	1682 (60)	1638 (59)
			Heather Long (VIC)	35	1641.50	92	1624 (43)	1659 (49)
	3 WA		Glenys Lawrie (WA)	36	1640.50	108	1654 (67)	1627 (41)
			Matte Dunn (VIC)	37	1640.00	33	1649 (20)	1631 (13)
			Gwen Lampre (VIC)	38	1639.00	52	1659 (33)	1619 (19)
20 M		+	Dianne Brumby (TAS)	39	1635.00	44	1633 (25)	1637 (19)
			Sheryl Davidson (QLD)	40	1632.50	69	1655 (44)	1610 (25)
			Chris Hall (WA)	42	1623.50	42	1620 (28)	1627 (14)
			Victor Tung (NSW)	44	1618.00	41	1647 (21)	1589 (20)
			Roberta Tait (QLD)	45	1614.00	124	1617 (78)	1611 (46)
			Dianne Ward (WA)	46	1613.50	57	1579 (43)	1648 (14)
			Sally Martin (WA)	47	1595.50	36	1630 (26)	1561 (10)
			Mark Smith (NSW)	53	1579.50	129	1608 (86)	1551 (43)
	2 ACT		John Hamilton (ACT)	54	1578.00	77	1570 (52)	1586 (25)
			Quentin Abbott (QLD)	55	1578.00	16	1578 (16)
	3 SA		Michael Vnuk (SA)	58	1570.50	45	1567 (29)	1574 (16)
			Adam Kretschmer (SA)	63	1545.00	102	1576 (72)	1514 (30)
	1 TAS		Martin Rose (TAS)	64	1544.00	71	1543 (41)	1545 (30)
	2 TAS		Stephen Mooney Purse(TAS)	66	1540.00	68	1503 (22)	1577 (46)
			Trevor Tao (SA)	68	1535.00	70	1517 (48)	1553 (22)
	3 TAS		Khen Meerding (TAS)	69	1534.00	77	1552 (47)	1516 (30)
			Jane Taylor (SA)	79	1480.50	100	1520 (72)	1441 (28)
	3 ACT		Madeleine Emerson (ACT)	99	1445.00	23	1483 (7)	1407 (16)
			Susan MacGillivray (ACT)	115	1424.00	7	1424 (7)
			Marie London (TAS)	128	1395.50	30	1374 (14)	1417 (16)
			Jan Hill (TAS)	133	1390.50	67	1403 (37)	1378 (30)
			Caroline Scowcroft (ACT)	136	1386.00	107	1413 (62)	1359 (45)
			Helen Metaxas (TAS)	137	1385.50	45	1362 (15)	1409 (30)
			Tim Reddan (ACT)	146	1355.00	23	1353 (7)	1357 (16)

Missed a peak
David Eldar (VIC) (currently rated 2104) Peak 1 = 2055−200 ,Qstat = 1979.50 (listed above)
Michael Hornung (VIC) (currently rated 1788) Peak 1 = 1788−200 ,Qstat = 1588.00
Alistair Kane (VIC) (currently rated 1668) Peak 1 = 1651−200 ,Qstat = 1559.50
Derek McKenzie (QLD) (currently rated 1691) Peak 1 = 1691−200 ,Qstat = 1491.00
Jimmy Scarff (VIC) (currently rated 1669) Peak 1 = 1669−200 ,Qstat = 1469.00
Jason Stockdale (VIC) (currently rated 1663) Peak 1 = 1663−200 ,Qstat = 1463.00
Robin Duncan (NSW) (currently rated 1626) Peak 1 = 1626−200 ,Qstat = 1426.00
Heather Lowden (SA) (currently rated 1584) Peak 1 = 1584−200 ,Qstat = 1384.00
Susannah Torcasio (TAS) (currently rated 1570) Peak 1 = 1570−200 ,Qstat = 1370.00
Denis Visentin (TAS) (currently rated 1540) Peak 1 = 1540−200 ,Qstat = 1340.00
Colleen Pink (TAS) (currently rated 1398) Peak 1 = 1398−200 ,Qstat = 1198.00

Wanderers
Alastair Richards has played 157 games as a player from NSW and 36 games as a player from QLD.
At this stage, Alastair Richards is regarded as representing NSW.
Karen Richards has played 157 games as a player from NSW and 36 games as a player from QLD.
At this stage, Karen Richards is regarded as representing NSW.
Simon Walton has played 73 games as a player from SA and 20 games as a player from NSW.
At this stage, Simon Walton is regarded as representing SA.

Recently processed:
05.02.2012 Kempsey (NSW) New peak for Roberta Tait, Karen Richards
05.02.2012 Ulverstone (TAS) New peak for Khen Meerding, Dianne Brumby, Martin Rose, Helen Metaxas
11.02.2012 WORDS SUMMER (NSW) New peak for Joan Rosenthal, John Holgate, Rod Talbot
12.02.2012 AGM Tournament (QLD) New peak for Alastair Richards, Karen Richards
12.02.2012 CAMBERWELL (VIC) New peak for Trevor Halsall, Anand Bharadwaj
12.02.2012 SA February (SA) New peak for Carmel Dodd, Jane Taylor
19.02.2012 Townsville Summer (QLD) New peak for Anne Drew, Ryan Anderson

Upcoming tournaments:
26.02.2012 Brunswick Valley (QLD), 26.02.2012 Pub Tourney (SA), 26.02.2012 Summer Trisection (WA), 04.03.2012 BUGS (NSW), 04.03.2012 Melbourne Team Challenge (VIC), 10.03.2012 Bomaderry (NSW), 10.03.2012 Redland Bay (NSW), 10.03.2012 SA Champs (2 days) (SA), 17.03.2012 Matchplay Qualifier (NSW), 18.03.2012 Autumn Trisection (WA)