Sydney's West Tournament - 6th May 2006


At the advertised starting time at 9.30 there were several players missing, apparently due to a derailment that had caused cancellations and lengthy delays. A couple of players had to withdraw altogether, while others managed to get to the venue by 9.45am. At that time, a phone call came from St Marys station from Peter Shaw, the last straggler. Arie rushed off to get him while the rest of us waited around for a start - why we didn't throw the hat around for a taxi fare I don't know. Anyway, at just after 10, the tournament got going after a vote was taken to reduce the length of the games to 40 minutes, rather than reduce the number of games.

The ambience, food, bar service were all superb as per last year's event. Anyway who didn't come can......

It was pleasing to see four young male students from Plumpton High School nearby taking part for the first time. Plumpton is probably our most successful school scrabble group in terms of numbers, due to the enthusiasm of their teacher co-ordinator, Susan Pitt. Curiously none of these kids had ever attended a Baulkham Hills schools event. Maybe they didn't ever know they were on.

The placings, high games and high words can all be gleaned from the results below. Note that the ratings are unofficial, as in Intermediate Jacky Windle is a returning player.

Results after game  7
SYDWEST06 -- MASTERS

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Bob Jackman          6      674
  2   Ivor Zetler          5      320
  3   Tony Hunt            5      292
  4   Rod Talbot           5       68
  5   John Barker          4       33
  6   Greg Pinchbeck       4      -32
  7   Pat Schuberg         4      -36
  8   Jan Pincott          4     -185
  9   Rene Chelton         3      122
 10   Graeme Lock Lee      3       69
 11   Jan Serisier         3      -70
 12   Ian Close            2     -129
 13   Peter Shaw           2     -187
 14   Hanne Marks          2     -243
 15   Raya Wilkinson       2     -315
 16   David More           2     -381
HIGH GAME: Bob Jackman       525
HIGH WORD: Greg Pinchbeck    158
            "CIRCLERS"

 Results after game  7
SYDWEST06 -- ADVANCED

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Gordon Meggs         6      175
  2   Donna MacDonald      5      346
  3   Natalie Tadday       5      255
  4   Lyn Parnell          5      196
  5   Ann Fiddler          5      -56
  6   Fay Van Oyen         4      136
  7   Janine Whittaker @10 4       30
  8   Daphne Bezuidenhout  4        4
  9   Jyoti Chandna        3      246
 10   Nanette Reynolds     3       27
 11   Denise Smith         3      -90
 12   Margaret Andrews     2     -187
 13   Liz Jackman          2     -270
 14   Tony Kalayzich       2     -323
 15   Colleen Walker       2     -326
 16   Don Hadley           1     -163
HIGH GAME: Natalie Tadday    489
HIGH WORD: Nanette Reynolds      110
            "BREEZING"

 Results after game  7
SYDWEST06 -- INTERMEDIATE

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   George Khamis        6.5    491
  2   Krystyna Batten      6      337
  3   Val Ryan             4       27
  4   John Hamilton        4      -84
  5   Dianna Hilly         4     -215
  6   Shirley Crocker      3.5    222
  7   Laura Morgan         3.5     83
  8   Maree Heynen         3.5     54
  9   Betty Hardy          3       40
 10   Lauraine Overton     3        5
 11   Jacky Windle         2      -61
 12   Karmel Patterson     2     -239
 13   Arie Holla           2     -325
 14   La'reine Lang        2     -335
HIGH GAME: George Khamis     573
HIGH WORD: George Khamis          96
            "SQUIRES"

 Results after game  7
SYDWEST06 -- RECREATIONAL

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Shirley deSilva      7      923
  2   Frances deLange      6      430
  3   Levane Abdoolcader   4      156
  4   Angela Thorpe        4      151
  5   Hazel Knudson        4     -110
  6   Pam Tuckwell         3      220
  7   Ruth Chilvers        3       -9
  8   Sue Furlong          3      -67
  9   Daniel Ruming        3     -256
 10   Matthew Fsadni       3     -307
 11   Scott Keene          1     -553
 12   Hayden Tubner        1     -578
HIGH GAME: Shirley deSilva   515
HIGH WORD: Matthew Fsadni         99
            "TAKINGS"

Stats for Tournament : SYDWEST06 (UNOFFICIAL)

+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| state     Name           | National  | State   |   Wins    | Rating
Points |
|                          | Old  New  | Old New | Exp  Act  | Old
Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
+Section: *MASTERS                     +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW Bob Jackman          |   14   13 |   4   4 |  5.1  6.0 | 1712 +18
1730 |
| NSW Tony Hunt            |   56   43 |  15  12 |  3.8  5.0 | 1534 +23
1557 |
| NSW Ivor Zetler          |   73   55 |  16  16 |  4.0  5.0 | 1517 +19
1536 |
| NSW Rod Talbot           |    9   10 |   3   3 |  5.6  5.0 | 1756 -12
1744 |
| NSW John Barker          |   78   74 |  19  17 |  3.6  4.0 | 1508  +9
1517 |
| NSW Greg Pinchbeck       |  227  193 |  51  45 |  2.2  4.0 | 1312 +35
1347 |
| NSW Pat Schuberg         |  172  155 |  40  36 |  2.8  4.0 | 1363 +24
1387 |
| NSW Jan Pincott          |  224  183 |  50  42 |  2.4  4.0 | 1321 +33
1354 |
| NSW Rene Chelton         |  121  127 |  29  32 |  3.3  3.0 | 1432  -7
1425 |
| NSW Jan Serisier         |  108  106 |  26  25 |  2.8  3.0 | 1451  +3
1454 |
| NSW Graeme Lock Lee      |  101  109 |  23  27 |  3.6  3.0 | 1462 -12
1450 |
| NSW Ian Close            |  219  227 |  49  51 |  2.7  2.0 | 1324 -15
1309 |
| NSW Peter Shaw           |   32   50 |  11  13 |  5.1  2.0 | 1605 -63
1542 |
| NSW Hanne Marks          |  136  153 |  34  35 |  3.0  2.0 | 1409 -21
1388 |
| NSW David More           |  182  201 |  42  48 |  2.9  2.0 | 1355 -18
1337 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson       |  191  215 |  44  50 |  2.8  2.0 | 1348 -17
1331 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
-----+
+Section: *ADVANCED                    +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW Gordon Meggs         |  296  284 |  65  63 |  4.3  6.0 | 1212 +34
1246 |
| NSW Natalie Tadday       |  308  298 |  69  67 |  3.9  5.0 | 1185 +24
1209 |
| NSW Donna MacDonald      |  278  273 |  62  62 |  4.7  5.0 | 1250  +7
1257 |
| NSW Ann Fiddler          |  405  356 |  96  82 |  2.7  5.0 | 1080 +53
1133 |
| NSW Lynn Parnell         |  303  293 |  67  65 |  3.8  5.0 | 1199 +24
1223 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout  |  404  389 |  95  89 |  3.1  4.0 | 1080 +20
1100 |
| NSW Fay Van Oyen         |  344  336 |  79  75 |  3.6  4.0 | 1149  +8
1157 |
| NSW Janine Whittaker     |  367  347 |  85  80 |  3.2  4.0 | 1125 +17
1142 |
| NSW Jyoti Chandna        |  426  415 | 101  98 |  2.5  3.0 | 1057 +11
1068 |
| NSW Denise Smith         |  332  345 |  74  78 |  3.8  3.0 | 1160 -17
1143 |
| NSW Nanette Reynolds     |  400  399 |  93  94 |  2.9  3.0 | 1086  +2
1088 |
| NSW Colleen Walker       |  309  346 |  70  79 |  4.1  2.0 | 1185 -42
1143 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews     |  349  388 |  80  88 |  3.8  2.0 | 1137 -36
1101 |
| NSW Tony Kalayzich       |  385  398 |  88  93 |  3.0  2.0 | 1108 -19
1089 |
| NSW Liz Jackman          |  360  387 |  82  87 |  3.3  2.0 | 1128 -27
1101 |
| NSW Don Hadley           |  366  403 |  84  96 |  3.2  1.0 | 1126 -43
1083 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
-----+
+Section: *INTERMEDIATE                +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW George Khamis        |  471  444 | 118 108 |  5.2  6.5 | 1013 +27
1040 |
| NSW Krystyna Batten      |  508  473 | 122 120 |  4.5  6.0 |  983 +29
1012 |
| NSW John Hamilton        |  866  826 | 212 203 |  2.7  4.0 |  715 +26
741 |
| NSW Val Ryan             |  432  460 | 102 117 |  5.1  4.0 | 1047 -22
1025 |
| NSW Diana Hilly          |  783  736 | 190 179 |  2.3  4.0 |  767 +34
801 |
| NSW Shirley Crocker      |  896  871 | 227 216 |  2.4  3.5 |  691 +22
713 |
| NSW Maree Heynen         |  561  583 | 133 142 |  4.2  3.5 |  935 -14
921 |
| NSW Laura Morgan         |  792  755 | 193 184 |  2.2  3.5 |  763 +25
788 |
| NSW Lauraine Overton     |  620  636 | 149 154 |  3.8  3.0 |  884 -17
867 |
| NSW Betty Hardy          |  487  535 | 120 129 |  5.0  3.0 | 1000 -40
960 |
|*NSW Jacky Windle         |    0  900 |   0 231 |  2.0  2.0 |  693
693 |
| NSW La'reine Lang        |  857  884 | 208 224 |  2.8  2.0 |  720 -16
704 |
| NSW Karmel Patterson     |  758  794 | 183 195 |  3.0  2.0 |  783 -20
763 |
| NSW Arie Holla           |  691  749 | 166 183 |  3.7  2.0 |  828 -35
793 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
-----+
+Section: *RECREATIONAL                +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
|*NSW Shirley deSilva      |    0  453 |   0 112 |  6.0  6.7 |  992 +41
1033 |
|*NSW Frances deLange      |    0  532 |   0 128 |  5.8  6.0 |  954 +13
967 |
|*NSW Levane Abdoolcader   |    0  868 |   0 214 |  4.0  4.0 |  715
715 |
| NSW Angela Thorpe        | 1187 1082 | 315 287 |  2.3  4.0 |  500 +62
562 |
| NSW Hazel Knudsen        | 1012  977 | 260 250 |  3.2  4.0 |  612 +25
637 |
|*NSW Sue Furlong          |    0 1055 |   0 277 |  3.0  3.0 |  586
586 |
| NSW Pam Tuckwell         | 1118 1109 | 292 293 |  2.5  3.0 |  527 +16
543 |
| NSW Ruth Chilvers        | 1209 1242 | 328 337 |  3.2  3.0 |  500  -6
494 |
| NSW Matthew Fsadni       | 1205 1133 | 325 301 |  2.3  3.0 |  500 +21
521 |
|*NSW Daniel Ruming        |    0 1243 |   0 338 |  3.2  3.0 |  500 -14
486 |
|*NSW Scott Keene          |    0 1244 |   0 339 |  3.2  1.0 |  500 -137
363 |
|*NSW Hayden Tubner        |    0 1203 |   0 326 |  3.2  1.0 |  500
500 |