Sydney's West Inaugural Tournament - 14th May 2005


The numbers were down at Arie Holla's second tournament, this time under the banner of the newly formed Sydney's West Scrabble Club, and in the new venue of the (Dutch) Rembrandt Club, located on the edge of an industrial area well and truly in Sydney's west.

The location of the club belied the atmosphere within, as the Rembrandt Club turned out to be a fascinating insight into the Dutch, their food, their drink and their customs. The playing area was cosy yet airy, the service from the voluntary Rembrandt staff first class. Those that stayed away can kick themselves for missing out on a Scrabble experience with a difference.

The only hiccup of the day occurred when it was discovered the power cord for the tournament laptop was not with the equipment. Luckily George Khamis came to the rescue with his laptop, and under the professional guidance of TD Fred Reynolds the event was able to get under way only about 15 minutes past scheduled starting time.

Arie's novelty prizes for each round turned out to be quite novel indeed. The ones I remember were a word with three Is, a word with 4 Es, a word with 6 consonants and to beat them all a word with 4 As. Needless to say no-one won any novelty prizes and the fledgling club was able to keep the prize-money on offer.

But a hearty thanks to the enthusiastic Arie Holla, creator of Australia's largest Scrabble Board, and convenor of two Scrabble clubs 20km apart, and his band of helpers for putting on a day with a difference.

Results after game  7
SYDWEST -- A DIVISION

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Bob Jackman          7      751
  2   John Barker          5      354
  3   Hanne Marks          5      252
  4   Raya Wilkinson       5       91
  5   Jan Pincott          4      284
  6   Trish Windhurst      4      169
  7   Rod Talbot           4       72
  8   Greg Pinchbeck       4      -24
  9   Margaret Berliner    3       82
 10   Jan Serisier         3       75
 11   Peggy Womersley      3      -61
 12   David More           3     -154
 13   Liz Jackman          3     -204
 14   Ian Close            3     -375
 15   Nonie English        2     -240
 16   Fay Van Oyen         2     -381
 17   Sharon Sorensen      2     -432
 18   Jenny Templeton      1     -259
HIGH GAME: Bob Jackman       491
HIGH WORD: Hanne Marks        96
            "EDIFIES"

 Results after game  7
SYDWEST -- B DIVISION

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Jan Tomlin           6      237
  2   Sue Tuckett          5      293
  3   Sandra Elliott       5      141
  4   Nanette Reynolds     4      255
  5   Daphne Bezuidenhout  4      212
  6   Wendy Norton         4      164
  7   Jyoti Chandna        4      -69
  8   Frank Hunt           4      -78
  9   Rocky Sharma         3       70
 10   Teresa Traynor       3       22
 11   Krystyna Batten      3      -87
 12   George Khamis        3     -136
 13   Diana Hilly          3     -172
 14   Maree Heynen         2     -161
 15   Claire Dove          2     -339
 16   Lauraine Overton     1     -352
HIGH GAME: Sandra Elliott    542
HIGH WORD: Rocky Sharma           99
            "DINGERS"

 Results after game  7
SYDWEST -- C DIVISION

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Michael Rutkowski    6      283
  2   Rudolf Puntschuh     5      344
  3   Pearl Gillott        5      295
  4   Joy Morris           5      278
  5   Arie Holla           5      135
  6   Shirley Crocker      4      266
  7   Frances De Lange     3       66
  8   Audrey Barrett       3       -4
  9   Bev Pye              3     -160
 10   Mike De Lange        3     -206
 11   Diana Field          3     -220
 12   Angela Thorpe        2     -147
 13   Dorothy Gray         2     -400
 14   Ruth Chilvers        0     -530
HIGH GAME: Shirley Crocker   488
HIGH WORD: Joy Morris             96
            "JETTIES"

Stats for Tournament : SYDWEST

+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------
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| state     Name           | National  | State   |   Wins    | Rating
Points |
|                          | Old  New  | Old New | Exp  Act  | Old
| Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
+Section: *A DIVISION                  +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
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| NSW Bob Jackman          |   10    8 |   7   5 |  5.7  7.0 | 1728 +28
1756 |
| NSW John Barker          |   51   47 |  14  14 |  4.5  5.0 | 1561 +11
1572 |
| NSW Hanne Marks          |  165  136 |  44  36 |  3.2  5.0 | 1386 +35
1421 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson       |  284  259 |  66  65 |  3.1  5.0 | 1239 +38
1277 |
| NSW Jan Pincott          |  224  199 |  52  50 |  2.5  4.0 | 1321 +29
1350 |
| NSW Trish Windhurst      |  226  233 |  53  54 |  4.5  4.0 | 1315  -8
1307 |
| NSW Rod Talbot           |    6   10 |   3   7 |  5.9  4.0 | 1775 -38
1737 |
| NSW Greg Pinchbeck       |  258  252 |  64  61 |  3.6  4.0 | 1278  +9
1287 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner    |  301  297 |  72  70 |  2.7  3.0 | 1199  +5
1204 |
| NSW Jan Serisier         |   84   95 |  21  25 |  3.8  3.0 | 1498 -15
1483 |
| NSW Liz Jackman          |  335  326 |  85  82 |  2.4  3.0 | 1159 +11
1170 |
| NSW Peggy Womersley      |  352  337 |  92  87 |  2.4  3.0 | 1144 +12
1156 |
| NSW David More           |  295  299 |  71  71 |  3.3  3.0 | 1209  -6
1203 |
| NSW Ian Close            |  193  195 |  49  49 |  3.1  3.0 | 1355  -3
1352 |
| NSW Nonie English        |  271  285 |  65  66 |  3.5  2.0 | 1261 -28
1233 |
| NSW Fay Van Oyen         |  291  305 |  69  74 |  3.2  2.0 | 1219 -24
1195 |
| NSW Sharon Sorensen      |  345  354 |  91  93 |  2.5  2.0 | 1149 -11
1138 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton      |  316  353 |  79  92 |  3.0  1.0 | 1180 -41
1139 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
-----+
+Section: *B DIVISION                  +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW Jan Tomlin           |  421  387 | 106 100 |  4.2  6.0 | 1065 +36
1101 |
| NSW Sandra Elliott       |  451  429 | 114 110 |  3.7  5.0 | 1027 +26
1053 |
| NSW Sue Tuckett          |  412  402 | 103 102 |  4.4  5.0 | 1073 +14
1087 |
| NSW Nanette Reynolds     |  424  423 | 107 106 |  4.0  4.0 | 1062  +1
1063 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout  |  501  491 | 128 125 |  3.6  4.0 |  983  +9
992 |
| NSW Jyoti Chandna        |  660  600 | 175 158 |  1.9  4.0 |  843 +46
889 |
| NSW Wendy Norton         |  466  484 | 118 123 |  4.5  4.0 | 1013 -15
998 |
| NSW Frank Hunt           |  522  514 | 134 130 |  3.6  4.0 |  963  +7
970 |
| NSW Rocky Sharma         |  541  545 | 140 141 |  3.3  3.0 |  939  -6
933 |
| NSW George Khamis        |  499  523 | 127 134 |  4.3  3.0 |  984 -25
959 |
| NSW Teresa Traynor       |  537  542 | 138 140 |  3.3  3.0 |  940  -4
936 |
| NSW Krystyna Batten      |  414  439 | 104 112 |  4.6  3.0 | 1072 -31
1041 |
| NSW Diana Hilly          |  697  675 | 186 179 |  2.2  3.0 |  817 +15
832 |
| NSW Maree Heynen         |  572  606 | 154 161 |  3.4  2.0 |  914 -28
886 |
| NSW Claire Dove          |  609  626 | 161 167 |  2.9  2.0 |  882 -18
864 |
| NSW Lauraine Overton     |  714  742 | 191 202 |  2.1  1.0 |  808 -22
786 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
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+Section: *C DIVISION                  +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW Michael Rutkowski    |  733  697 | 200 187 |  4.9  6.0 |  796 +23
819 |
| NSW Pearl Gillott        |  730  726 | 198 196 |  4.8  5.0 |  796  +5
801 |
| NSW Rudolf Puntschuh     |  814  798 | 218 213 |  4.5  5.0 |  734 +11
745 |
| NSW Joy Morris           |  953  897 | 258 239 |  3.2  5.0 |  636 +35
671 |
| NSW Arie Holla           |  890  862 | 236 228 |  3.8  5.0 |  680 +23
703 |
| NSW Shirley Crocker      |  951  952 | 256 257 |  3.9  4.0 |  637  +1
638 |
| NSW Audrey Barrett       |  968  975 | 266 269 |  3.2  3.0 |  629  -5
624 |
|*NSW Frances De Lange     |    0 1008 |   0 283 |  3.0  3.0 |  601
601 |
| NSW Bev Pye              | 1101 1112 | 313 318 |  3.3  3.0 |  582  -5
577 |
| NSW Diana Field          | 1171 1173 | 341 343 |  2.8  3.0 |  500  +3
503 |
|*NSW Mike De Lange        |    0 1144 |   0 329 |  3.0  3.0 |  546
546 |
|*NSW Angela Thorpe        |    0 1196 |   0 352 |  2.8  2.0 |  500
500 |
|*NSW Dorothy Gray         |    0 1217 |   0 358 |  2.9  2.0 |  500 -55
445 |
|*NSW Ruth Chilvers        |    0 1218 |   0 359 |  2.9  0.3 |  500 -163
337 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
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