Baulkham Hills 'Kick-Off" - January 18th 2004


Report from tournament organiser, Alan Gauci

We wish to thank the 90 players who participated in our "Kick-Off 2004" tmt. and the 27 students who took part in our second Junior Tourney at our Club last Sunday 18 January. In particularly we sincerely thank Liz Jackman who stood in for Fred Reynolds (Tmt Dir) at the last minute and Bob Jackman who worked so hard to ensure that the show goes on. Bob's hard work is reflected unfortunately in his rating points losses. We thank also Richard Birch, Rex Shakespeare and Ann Fiddler whose work did not go unnoticed.

Because we had two tournaments running simultaneously in adjoining halls but one raffle - some players may not have heard the drawn numbers. We were aware at the time that this could happen, and our Sue Whelan wrote the numbers down immediately. Two prizes were not claimed immediately. However subsequent checks later at the Juniors' Hall revealed that those two prizes were actually won by a student's parent who invested $10.00.

There were four prizes for Kick-Off that we could not declare at the time - the "Highest Rating Gain" cash prizes for each division.

These were won by:
A division - Maureen Hilder, 86 points
B Division - Nonie English - 104 points
C Division - Krystyna Batten from our own Club - 79pts
D Division - Sherie Brown - 47 points.

Can some one please provide us with the addresses of Maureen, Nonie and Sherie so that we can mail the prize to them ? Thank you.

As soon as possible we shall be furnishing you with our report for both tourneys. Once again we thank our guests for making it such a lovely day for so many players, and on behalf of our Club we thank you all for supporting our both events. Those who were there will agree that we all got an insight on a wonderful future for Scrabble NSW from what we saw happening at the Junior Tmt.

We invite all those who took photos to e-mail us your photos as we wish to make a nice record of them on our website. This in the long run will assist the growth of Junior Scrabble in our state. Very soon we anticipate approximately three Junior players to graduate into adult tournaments - when they are ready. This means that these kids have played in past junior events like: School Scrabble Friendly Games (2000), Hills Scrabble Challenge/s of 2001, 2002 and 2003 and the Inaugural NSW Junior Scrabble Championships last August, I am very confident that Junior Scrabble will be as popular in Australia in years to come as it is in the United States and Thailand. All it needs is YOUR support.

Results after game  7
JANUARY 18, 2004 -- MASTERS

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Joan Rosenthal       6      541
  2   Karen Richards       5      524
  3   Joanne Craig         5      458
  4   Matte Dunn           5      336
  5   Jean McGiffen        5       73
  6   Maureen Hilder       5       52
  7   Bob Jackman          4      459
  8   John Holgate         4       70
  9   Louise Kobler        4      -46
 10   Hanne Marks          4     -200
 11   Tony Hunt            4     -218
 12   John Barker          3      274
 13   Betty Foreman        3       42
 14   Jan Serisier         3      -96
 15   Pat Schuberg         3     -143
 16   Audrey Newman        3     -312
 17   Ted Roberts          3     -365
 18   Richard Birch        2     -179
 19   Alastair Richards    2     -210
 20   Trish Windhurst      2     -250
 21   Jean Noonan          1     -325
 22   Kris Logan           1     -485
HIGH GAME: John Holgate      558
HIGH WORD: Audrey Newman     100
            "FIREMAN"

 Results after game  7
JANUARY 18, 2004 -- ADVANCED

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Nonie English        6      409
  2   Glen Dunlop          6      283
  3   Ian Close            5      256
  4   Sharon Sorensen      5      158
  5   Margaret Andrews     4.5    212
  6   Denise Smith         4.5     37
  7   Therese Newman       4      266
  8   Rex Shakespeare      4      164
  9   Fay Wassell          4      103
 10   Jenny Templeton      4       58
 11   Gordon Meggs         4       42
 12   Ann Fiddler          4      -87
 13   Fay Van Oyen         3.5    -65
 14   Colleen Howie        3      108
 15   Hari Nanayakkara     3       40
 16   Greg Pinchbeck       3      -18
 17   Ram Mohe             3      -34
 18   Judy Hay             3     -196
 19   Dolores Barbon       3     -415
 20   Jean Balmer          2.5   -331
 21   Linda Dimond         2     -208
 22   Margaret Berliner    2     -269
 23   Jan Tomlin           1     -163
 24   A Bye                0     -350
HIGH GAME: Ann Fiddler       544
HIGH WORD: Rex Shakespeare       104
            "REQUOTED"

 Results after game  7
JANUARY 18, 2004 -- INTERMEDIATE

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Krystyna Batten      6      466
  2   Sunny Wright         6      231
  3   David More           5      203
  4   Mark Smith           5      156
  5   Vicki Underhill      5       74
  6   Jacquelin Hochmuth   4      121
  7   Sheela Sree Kumar    4       37
  8   Edith Lowbeer        4      -43
  9   Teresa Traynor       4      -60
 10   Nanette Reynolds     3      181
 11   Helen Blanks         3      131
 12   Janine Whittaker     3       80
 13   Lauraine Overton     3       37
 14   Tony Kalayzich       3       -3
 15   Ivana Duria          3      -90
 16   Helen Ostler         3      -92
 17   Maureen Dobb         3     -154
 18   Jayanthi Viswanathan 3     -170
 19   Basil Sands          2     -168
 20   Veena Mohe           2     -323
 21   Maree Heynen         2     -324
 22   Claire Dove          1     -290
HIGH GAME: Janine Whittaker  483
HIGH WORD: Krystyna Batten       100
            "HUSTLER"

 Results after game  7
JANUARY 18, 2004 -- RECREATION

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Karmel Patterson     6      321
  2   Margaret Coulter     6      119
  3   Rosalie Tobin        5      366
  4   Sherie Brown         5      290
  5   Tony Searls          4.5    359
  6   Joy Smith            4      127
  7   Arie Holla           4      113
  8   Anne Henderson       4       68
  8   Maria Kaye           4       68
 10   Margaret Ackman      4       16
 11   Diana Field          4      -75
 12   Wendy Lee            3      160
 13   Tresham Rendel       3       73
 14   Alice Pullen         3       24
 15   Shirley Crocker      3      -10
 16   Joy Morris           3     -206
 17   Barbara Albertini    3     -276
 18   Mary Kersun          3     -280
 19   Mary Moore           3     -294
 20   Michael Rutkowski    3     -316
 21   Mary-Michal Oxby     2.5    -35
 22   June Dillon          2      -89
 23   Ann Gash             2     -139
 24   Gay Brown            0     -384
HIGH GAME: Rosalie Tobin     462
HIGH WORD: Rosalie Tobin          87
            "DICKIER"

Stats for Tournament : JANUARY 18, 2004

+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| state     Name           | National  | State   |   Wins    | Rating Points |
|                          | Old  New  | Old New | Exp  Act  | Old Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
+Section: *MASTERS                     +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Joan Rosenthal       |   21   18 |   7   7 |  4.5  6.0 | 1685 +30 1715 |
| WA  Karen Richards       |   52   47 |   2   1 |  3.9  5.0 | 1563 +23 1586 |
| NSW Joanne Craig         |   57   43 |  17  14 |  3.2  5.0 | 1555 +36 1591 |
| NSW Jean McGiffen        |   37   36 |  12  11 |  4.5  5.0 | 1609 +11 1620 |
| VIC Matte Dunn           |   22   22 |  13  13 |  5.0  5.0 | 1671  +1 1672 |
| NSW Maureen Hilder       |  227  166 |  56  47 |  1.7  5.0 | 1308 +86 1394 |
| NSW Bob Jackman          |    9   10 |   6   6 |  4.9  4.0 | 1782 -18 1764 |
| NSW John Holgate         |    4    5 |   2   3 |  5.6  4.0 | 1848 -26 1822 |
| NSW Tony Hunt            |   43   45 |  14  15 |  4.3  4.0 | 1594  -4 1590 |
| NSW Louise Kobler        |  142  132 |  39  36 |  3.0  4.0 | 1421 +21 1442 |
| NSW Hanne Marks          |  184  151 |  49  43 |  2.2  4.0 | 1371 +36 1407 |
| NSW John Barker          |   36   42 |  11  13 |  3.9  3.0 | 1616 -19 1597 |
| NSW Jan Serisier         |  110  107 |  29  28 |  2.9  3.0 | 1467  +1 1468 |
| NSW Betty Foreman        |  114  116 |  30  30 |  3.2  3.0 | 1463  -3 1460 |
| NSW Audrey Newman        |   96  104 |  25  27 |  3.5  3.0 | 1483 -10 1473 |
| NSW Pat Schuberg         |  123  110 |  33  29 |  2.5  3.0 | 1456 +11 1467 |
| NSW Ted Roberts          |  230  224 |  57  58 |  2.0  3.0 | 1300 +19 1319 |
| NSW Richard Birch        |  175  186 |  48  51 |  2.4  2.0 | 1383  -8 1375 |
| NSW Trish Windhurst      |  137  146 |  37  41 |  2.6  2.0 | 1429 -12 1417 |
| WA  Alastair Richards    |  138  152 |  11  12 |  3.1  2.0 | 1428 -22 1406 |
| NSW Jean Noonan          |   76  129 |  19  35 |  4.1  1.0 | 1508 -62 1446 |
| NSW Kris Logan           |   84  136 |  21  38 |  4.0  1.0 | 1496 -60 1436 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *ADVANCED                    +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Nonie English        |  372  294 |  89  75 |  2.2  6.0 | 1096 +104
1200 |
|*NSW Glen Dunlop          |    0   71 |   0  19 |  6.0  6.0 | 1526     1526 |
| NSW Ian Close            |  274  261 |  67  64 |  3.9  5.0 | 1235 +24 1259 |
| NSW Sharon Sorensen      |  405  351 |  95  88 |  2.4  5.0 | 1063 +64 1127 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews     |  353  332 |  87  84 |  3.1  4.5 | 1118 +29 1147 |
| NSW Denise Smith         |  270  267 |  65  65 |  4.0  4.5 | 1241 +10 1251 |
| NSW Rex Shakespeare      |  249  251 |  61  63 |  4.2  4.0 | 1272  -1 1271 |
| NSW Ann Fiddler          |  413  403 |  96  98 |  3.3  4.0 | 1055 +14 1069 |
| NSW Therese Newman       |  285  285 |  70  70 |  4.1  4.0 | 1217     1217 |
| NSW Fay Wassell          |  437  394 | 104  93 |  2.0  4.0 | 1036 +41 1077 |
| NSW Gordon Meggs         |  291  288 |  74  72 |  3.8  4.0 | 1208  +4 1212 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton      |  288  286 |  72  71 |  3.9  4.0 | 1211  +2 1213 |
| NSW Fay Van Oyen         |  397  379 |  94  91 |  2.5  3.5 | 1070 +19 1089 |
| NSW Colleen Howie        |  311  315 |  79  81 |  3.6  3.0 | 1185 -10 1175 |
| NSW Hari Nanayakkara     |  299  320 |  76  83 |  4.4  3.0 | 1197 -27 1170 |
| NSW Greg Pinchbeck       |  344  346 |  85  87 |  3.0  3.0 | 1136  +1 1137 |
| NSW Judy Hay             |  286  301 |  71  78 |  4.2  3.0 | 1216 -22 1194 |
| NSW Ram Mohe             |  268  280 |  64  68 |  4.0  3.0 | 1242 -18 1224 |
| NSW Dolores Barbon       |  332  352 |  82  89 |  4.0  3.0 | 1145 -19 1126 |
| NSW Jean Balmer          |  378  397 |  90  96 |  3.3  2.5 | 1088 -16 1072 |
| NSW Linda Dimond         |  363  396 |  88  95 |  3.7  2.0 | 1108 -34 1074 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner    |  266  311 |  63  79 |  5.1  2.0 | 1245 -60 1185 |
| NSW Jan Tomlin           |  420  463 |  98 111 |  3.1  1.0 | 1045 -42 1003 |
| --- A Bye                | 1214 1217 |   2   2 |  0.0  0.0 |   -5  +1   -4 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *INTERMEDIATE                +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Krystyna Batten      |  570  489 | 141 120 |  2.9  6.0 |  896 +79  975 |
| NSW Sunny Wright         |  462  428 | 111 102 |  4.3  6.0 | 1005 +36 1041 |
| NSW David More           |  457  451 | 109 108 |  4.9  5.0 | 1016  +4 1020 |
| NSW Mark Smith           |  488  474 | 117 115 |  4.1  5.0 |  971 +19  990 |
| NSW Vicki Underhill      |  510  487 | 120 119 |  3.9  5.0 |  952 +24  976 |
| NSW Jacquelin Hochmuth   |  506  498 | 119 121 |  3.6  4.0 |  955 +10  965 |
| NSW Sheela Sreekumar     |  464  471 | 112 114 |  4.3  4.0 | 1004  -9  995 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer        |  525  523 | 125 125 |  3.9  4.0 |  935  +3  938 |
| NSW Teresa Traynor       |  723  675 | 183 170 |  2.0  4.0 |  782 +41  823 |
| NSW Nanette Reynolds     |  450  476 | 107 116 |  4.7  3.0 | 1020 -32  988 |
| NSW Lauraine Overton     |  732  720 | 186 185 |  2.2  3.0 |  778 +15  793 |
| NSW Tony Kalayzich       |  503  518 | 118 123 |  3.7  3.0 |  958 -14  944 |
| NSW Helen Blanks         |  517  540 | 122 130 |  4.1  3.0 |  945 -21  924 |
| NSW Ivana Duria          |  670  662 | 168 164 |  2.8  3.0 |  825  +4  829 |
| NSW Janine Whittaker     |  519  548 | 123 134 |  4.3  3.0 |  942 -25  917 |
| NSW Maureen Dobb         |  716  697 | 181 178 |  2.2  3.0 |  791 +15  806 |
| NSW Jayanthi Viswanathan |  649  657 | 159 161 |  3.3  3.0 |  838  -5  833 |
| NSW Helen Ostler         |  721  712 | 182 184 |  2.5  3.0 |  783 +16  799 |
| NSW Basil Sands          |  565  617 | 138 154 |  4.2  2.0 |  901 -42  859 |
| NSW Veena Mohe           |  580  608 | 147 152 |  3.2  2.0 |  887 -25  862 |
| NSW Maree Heynen         |  630  671 | 157 168 |  3.1  2.0 |  845 -21  824 |
| NSW Claire Dove          |  653  708 | 160 181 |  2.8  1.0 |  835 -36  799 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *RECREATION                  +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Karmel Patterson     |  843  785 | 215 203 |  3.9  6.0 |  693 +46  739 |
| NSW Margaret Coulter     |  765  721 | 197 186 |  4.1  6.0 |  750 +42  792 |
| NSW Rosalie Tobin        |  735  723 | 187 187 |  4.6  5.0 |  777 +10  787 |
| NSW Sherie Brown         |  788  729 | 203 188 |  3.6  5.0 |  734 +47  781 |
| NSW Tony Searles         |  933  901 | 242 233 |  3.5  4.5 |  633 +21  654 |
| NSW Joy Smith            |  677  711 | 170 183 |  5.0  4.0 |  818 -19  799 |
| NSW Maria Kaye           | 1037 1012 | 276 273 |  3.0  4.0 |  553 +20  573 |
| NSW Arie Holla           |  847  839 | 218 215 |  3.6  4.0 |  691  +8  699 |
| NSW Anne Henderson       |  744  772 | 189 198 |  5.0  4.0 |  765 -20  745 |
| NSW Margaret Ackman      |  959  934 | 250 243 |  3.1  4.0 |  614 +18  632 |
| NSW Diana Field          | 1055 1042 | 284 280 |  3.2  4.0 |  535 +16  551 |
| NSW Wendy Lee            |  749  781 | 191 202 |  4.0  3.0 |  757 -16  741 |
| NSW Tresham Rendel       |  963  962 | 253 252 |  3.0  3.0 |  610  -1  609 |
| NSW Shirley Crocker      | 1029 1007 | 274 270 |  2.3  3.0 |  556 +20  576 |
| NSW Alice Pullen         | 1126 1214 | 311 340 |  3.1  3.0 |  500  -4  496 |
| NSW Joy Morris           |  877  906 | 227 234 |  4.0  3.0 |  673 -21  652 |
|*NSW Mary Kersun          |    0 1029 |   0 277 |  3.0  3.0 |  560      560 |
|*NSW Michael Rutkowski    |    0 1030 |   0 278 |  3.0  3.0 |  560      560 |
| NSW Mary Moore           | 1118 1103 | 309 308 |  2.8  3.0 |  500  +4  504 |
| NSW Barbara Albertini    | 1155 1099 | 325 305 |  2.8  3.0 |  500  +7  507 |
| NSW Mary-Michal Oxby     |  936  999 | 244 269 |  4.0  2.5 |  629 -46  583 |
| NSW Ann Gash             |  962  992 | 252 266 |  3.1  2.0 |  610 -22  588 |
| NSW June Dillon          |  900  939 | 232 245 |  3.6  2.0 |  658 -31  627 |
| NSW Gay Brown            | 1098 1215 | 304 341 |  2.7  0.0 |  505 -54  451 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+