2025 AUSTRALIAN MASTERS

Twenty of the top players will play the Australian Masters as a round robin in Melbourne. 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.

Rule variation

Masters section has 5 point penalty for each word challenged but correct.

The contenders

The table below shows the teams according to qualification criteria set by the Council of the Australian Scrabble Players Association.
IMPORTANT: Selection processes will now give priority to Australian players who have told CASPA that they will attend or might attend. Send an email to nro@scrabble.org.au with the subject line including AMSC25, and an indication of YES, NO or MAYBE. Any Australian ASPA member may ask to be considered, not just the ones listed as contenders.

Australian Masters

The selection comprises the best twenty active players (those players who have played at least one game during the qualification period) ranked by Q statistic.

State Team Challenge

Each state team will comprise three eligible players who have not already been selected for the Masters event and are the next best three from their state, ranked by Q statistic.
If insufficient eligible players are available … If insufficient eligible players are available, the state will not be permitted to participate in the State Team Challenge for that year unless a maximum of one stand-in can be fielded before the tournament from any state (generally, but not necessarily, that state in which the tournament takes place). That stand-in must also meet the above criteria.
An eligible stand-in may also be fielded in the event of illness or other unforeseen circumstance during the tournament.

Selection by ratings

The primary criterion for ranking candidates is the Q statistic
Details

Players may appeal to CASPA for a special dispensation in exceptional circumstances. In the event of any unforeseen issue the decision of CASPA is final.



The Qstat is Q = (P1 + P2 + 2 x P3)/4 where P1, P2, P3 are peaks from Jun to Sep, Oct to Jan and Feb to May. Extrapolated Qstat is shown, together with the peak(games) in each period. 40 games required.



Australian Masters


Contender
Q Stat
29.10.2024
Games
need 40
Peak (games)
Jun to Sep
Peak (games)
Oct to Jan
Peak (games)
Feb to May
David Eldar (VIC) 2119.5054✓ 2130(41)2109(13)
Edward Okulicz (VIC) 1926.0082✓ 1949(58)1903(24)
Naween Fernando (VIC) 1917.5039   1947(26)1888(13)
Andrew Fisher (VIC) 1900.5033   1899(26)1902(7)
Cameron Farlow (QLD) 1898.0032   1899(24)1897(8)
Trevor Halsall (VIC) 1880.0058✓ 1880(58)
Esther Perrins (NSW) 1829.0037   1829(37)
Peter Kougi (VIC) 1821.00*7   1713(0)1929(7)
Daniel Piechnick (SA) 1811.0051✓ 1811(41)1811(10)
Victor Tung (NSW) YES 1771.5038   1782(26)1761(12)
Rod Talbot (NSW) 1766.00103✓ 1763(67)1769(36)
Ryan Sutton (NSW) 1736.5080✓ 1750(44)1723(36)
Stephen Mooney Purse(TAS) 1702.5018   1719(4)1686(14)
Joanne Craig (NSW) 1696.0049✓ 1682(25)1710(24)
Bob Jackman (NSW) 1685.5061✓ 1688(25)1683(36)
Jane Taylor (SA) 1666.00107✓ 1622(74)1710(33)
John Spaan (ACT) 1661.0058✓ 1657(50)1665(8)

State Challenge


Contender
Q Stat
29.10.2024
Games
need 40
Peak (games)
Jun to Sep
Peak (games)
Oct to Jan
Peak (games)
Feb to May
Tony Hunt (NSW1) 1659.0055✓ 1659(55)
John Hamilton (ACT1) 1653.0046✓ 1653(46)
Josh Watt (NSW2) YES 1652.0085✓ 1613(49)1691(36)
Geoff Wright (VIC1) 1649.5074✓ 1642(60)1657(14)
Oscar Ivanovski (VIC2) 1644.5079✓ 1628(65)1661(14)
Adam Kretschmer (SA1) MAYBE 1641.0042✓ 1641(42)
Carmel Dodd (SA2) 1635.0061✓ 1635(61)
John Holgate (NSW3) 1625.00103✓ 1658(67)1592(36)
Mythili Rudra (VIC3) 1616.50*7   1511(0)1722(7)
Rael Hayman (NSW4) 1609.006   1609(6)
Tony Miller (SA3) 1584.0050✓ 1579(44)1589(6)
Noel Barrett (ACT2) 1574.0067✓ 1574(67)
Paul Richards (QLD1) YES 1567.00147✓ 1543(116)1591(31)
Karen Richards (QLD2) YES 1558.00160✓ 1656(136)1460(24)
Garth van Vliet (NSW5) 1552.0049✓ 1589(25)1515(24)
Jane Brown (QLD3) 1543.5057✓ 1568(50)1519(7)
Antony Kimber (SA4) 1540.0057✓ 1542(48)1538(9)
Dianne Brumby (TAS1) 1535.5067✓ 1597(43)1474(24)
Guy Newsham (QLD4) 1527.0028   1527(28)
Julie Brice (QLD5) 1526.0017   1526(17)
Nat Podesser (VIC4) 1521.0045✓ 1521(45)
Graeme Lock Lee (NSW6) 1510.5038   1517(14)1504(24)
Jon Ford-King (TAS2) 1508.0043✓ 1489(29)1527(14)
Michael Vnuk (SA5) 1496.5059✓ 1507(49)1486(10)
Jyoti Chandna (NSW7) 1496.0018   1496(18)
Carol Johnsen (VIC5) 1494.0019   1494(19)
Dianne Davis (VIC6) 1493.5035   1505(21)1482(14)
Jimmy Scarff (VIC7) 1491.00*0   1491(0)
Quentin Abbott (QLD6) 1483.008   1483(8)
Sheryl Davidson (QLD7) 1475.5067✓ 1482(60)1469(7)
Trevor Tao (SA6) 1459.00*0   1459(0)
Martin Rose (TAS3) 1447.0050✓ 1460(36)1434(14)
Khen Meerding (TAS4) 1437.0031   1437(31)
Margaret Webb (TAS5) 1423.0018   1423(18)
Tim Reddan (ACT3) 1401.0057✓ 1413(49)1389(8)
Ronnie Bennett (ACT4) 1389.00*0   1389(0)
Francoise Finlayson (SA7) 1385.0036   1385(33)
Caroline Scowcroft (ACT5) 1336.0055✓ 1353(23)1319(32)
Lexia Smallwood (ACT6) 1316.0053✓ 1316(53)
Ros Wilkinson (TAS6) 1278.0039   1252(25)1304(14)
Tony Williams (ACT7) 1265.00*0   1265(0)
Jan Hill (TAS7) 1225.5035   1261(21)1190(14)


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