"Kick-Off "tournaments mark the opening of the NSW competition season. By every indication this year's tourney augurs well for NSW. 87 players in four equal divisions ,contested the event which also celebrated the Centenary of the Australian Federation.
Two youngsters, 16 year old Chris May from the Balmain Club and 8 year old Alastair Richards from Queensland captured everyone's attention during the day.They both did extemely well.Chris May continued on with his rating winning streak which he started at his tournament debut at the "1999 Hills Open". Today he gained the 10th place on the NSW ladder. 8 year old Alastair is certainly a future champion. I deem it an honour to have been beaten by him. He posses a great vocabulary, can add up and take away quickly with a very impressive accuracy. Furthermore he is polite, humble and well behaved. He finished our game with 15 minutes still available on his clock.
Our visitors came from far and wide - Karen & Alastair Richards, Olga Visser and Ann Drew from Queensland, John Spaan from the ACT, Chris Phillips from Bowral, with many other players from Wollongong, Newcastle, the Central Coast , the Blue Mountains and the Sydney metro area.
Six new novices , five of which were from our Club and one from Waverley, (Basil Sands) also took part. Prior to the tournament,our Club's coach Robin Duncan suggested that Altaf Malik and Nana Nanayakkara should take part in the Advanced division. They did not let him down, with Altaf finishing 5th and a rating of 1326, while Nana came 14th, and rated as 1196. The dark horse novice was our Prassanna Nanayakkara who came first in the beginners section.
Other prizes and awards were collected as follows:
We wish to thank all our visitors for a lovely Scrabble day and look forward to meeting you again at our "Hills Open 2001" which is due in Spring of this year.
Results after game 7
JANUARY 21, 2001 -- MASTERS
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Rod Talbot 6 640
2 John Holgate 5 594
3 Chris May 5 296
4 Jan Serisier 5 235
5 John Barker 5 121
6 Anne Drew 4 185
7 Joan Rosenthal 4 114
8 Peter Shaw 4 83
9 Betty Foreman 4 -11
10 Robin Duncan 4 -66
11 Karen Richards 4 -201
12 Bob Jackman 3 213
13 Jean McGiffen 3 109
14 Robyn Flynn 3 -59
15 Audrey Newman 3 -75
16 Wilma Vialle 3 -144
17 Betty Coleman 3 -151
18 John Spaan 3 -231
19 Trish Windhurst 2 -215
20 Olga Visser 2 -222
21 Louise Kobler 1 -483
22 Jean Noonan 1 -732
HIGH GAME: Rod Talbot 563
HIGH WORD: Trish Windhurst 118
"SQUEALED"
Results after game 7
JANUARY 21, 2001 -- ADVANCED
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Maureen Hilder 6 428
2 Gordon Meggs 5.5 370
3 Ros Gibbons 5 411
4 Sam Greenberg 5 241
5 Altaf Malik 4.5 198
6 Pat Schuberg 4 100
7 Raya Wilkinson 4 96
8 Margaret Berliner 4 72
9 Ted Roberts 4 65
10 Duncan Smith 4 38
11 Judy Hay 4 -180
12 Liz Jackman 3 78
13 Jean Balmer 3 24
14 Nana Nanayakkara 3 -76
15 Daphne Bezuidenhout 3 -132
16 June Stephenson 3 -182
17 Richard Birch 3 -249
18 Noni English 3 -306
19 Elizabeth Ho 2 -124
20 Chlorise O'Sullivan 2 -171
21 Kim Grayson 1 -264
22 Jenny Templeton 1 -437
HIGH GAME: Ros Gibbons 511
HIGH WORD: Ros Gibbons 131
"MOONRISE"
Results after game 7
JANUARY 21, 2001 -- INTERMEDIATE
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Ann Fiddler 7 919
2 Tony Hunt 6 55
3 Sunny Wright 5 170
4 Ram Mohe 5 135
5 Fay Van Oyen 4 349
6 Donna MacDonald 4 314
7 Patrick Berton 4 156
8 Denise Smith 4 66
9 Edith Lowbeer 4 62
10 Peggy Womersley 4 14
11 Claire Dove 4 -178
12 Rosalie Tobin 3 39
13 Krystyna Batten 3 -45
14 Roslynn Parnell 3 -68
15 Diana Hilly 3 -222
16 Alastair Richards 3 -299
17 Victor Tung 2 -132
18 Alan Gauci 2 -174
19 Margaret Ackman 2 -224
20 David Ragen 2 -266
21 Sandra Ley 2 -436
22 Chris Phillips 1 -235
HIGH GAME: Fay Van Oyen 571
HIGH WORD: Rosalie Tobin 158
"SPLINTED"
Results after game 7
JANUARY 21, 2001 -- RECREATIONAL
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Prasana Nanayakkara 6 515
2 Jan Tomlin 5 283
3 Therese Newman 5 245
4 Veena Mohe 5 222
5 Rex Shakespeare 5 123
6 Colleen Hood 5 75
7 Helen Ostler 4 143
8 Teresa Traynor 4 69
9 Anne Mortel 4 40
10 Beverley Nurick 4 -312
11 Joy Morris 3.5 36
12 Arie Holla 3.5 -112
13 Win Hendriksen 3 10
14 Josie Burns 3 -115
15 Vivian Nelson 3 -168
16 Anne Henderson 3 -223
17 Marlene Nicoletti 3 -236
18 Basil Sands 2 -108
19 Diana Field 2 -136
20 Maria Kaye 2 -157
21 Ann Gash 2 -187
22 A Bye 0 -7
HIGH GAME: Diana Field 447
HIGH WORD: Vivian Nelson 97
"QUAG"
Stats for Tournament : JANUARY 21, 2001
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating Points |
| | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
+Section: *MASTERS + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Rod Talbot | 18 14 | 7 6 | 4.9 6.0 | 1738 +24 1762 |
| NSW John Holgate | 15 13 | 6 5 | 4.3 5.0 | 1755 +14 1769 |
| NSW Chris May | 38 31 | 12 10 | 3.4 5.0 | 1628 +34 1662 |
| NSW John Barker | 55 46 | 15 14 | 3.7 5.0 | 1590 +27 1617 |
| NSW Jan Serisier | 102 76 | 29 21 | 2.6 5.0 | 1499 +56 1555 |
| QLD Anne Drew | 28 28 | 2 2 | 3.9 4.0 | 1671 +4 1675 |
| NSW Robin Duncan | 48 41 | 13 13 | 3.4 4.0 | 1612 +12 1624 |
| NSW Joan Rosenthal | 22 24 | 8 9 | 4.4 4.0 | 1725 -7 1718 |
| QLD Karen Richards | 68 58 | 4 4 | 3.3 4.0 | 1572 +13 1585 |
| NSW Peter Shaw | 30 32 | 10 11 | 4.4 4.0 | 1665 -8 1657 |
| NSW Betty Foreman | 142 111 | 43 32 | 2.1 4.0 | 1439 +39 1478 |
| NSW Bob Jackman | 4 5 | 2 2 | 6.0 3.0 | 1882 -47 1835 |
| NSW Jean McGiffen | 57 66 | 17 18 | 3.8 3.0 | 1589 -15 1574 |
| NSW Audrey Newman | 132 123 | 41 36 | 2.6 3.0 | 1452 +9 1461 |
| NSW Wilma Vialle | 52 56 | 14 16 | 4.2 3.0 | 1610 -22 1588 |
| NSW Robyn Flynn | 83 86 | 22 23 | 3.2 3.0 | 1539 -4 1535 |
| NSW Betty Coleman | 128 120 | 39 34 | 2.7 3.0 | 1456 +7 1463 |
| NSW John Spaan :act | 96 95 | 26 25 | 2.9 3.0 | 1514 +3 1517 |
| QLD Olga Visser | 139 143 | 9 11 | 2.5 2.0 | 1441 -9 1432 |
| NSW Trish Windhurst | 118 134 | 33 41 | 2.8 2.0 | 1465 -15 1450 |
| NSW Louise Kobler | 124 150 | 36 46 | 2.8 1.0 | 1458 -36 1422 |
| NSW Jean Noonan | 91 112 | 23 33 | 3.2 1.0 | 1521 -44 1477 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *ADVANCED + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Maureen Hilder | 319 265 | 84 69 | 2.5 6.0 | 1153 +91 1244 |
| NSW Gordon Meggs | 279 244 | 75 62 | 2.8 5.5 | 1212 +68 1280 |
| NSW Ros Gibbons | 144 144 | 44 43 | 5.1 5.0 | 1433 -2 1431 |
| NSW Sam Greenberg | 227 217 | 58 56 | 3.9 5.0 | 1317 +22 1339 |
|*NSW Altaf Malik | 0 225 | 0 58 | 4.5 4.5 | 1326 1326 |
| NSW Pat Schuberg | 268 254 | 69 65 | 3.2 4.0 | 1237 +18 1255 |
| NSW Duncan Smith | 201 207 | 53 55 | 4.6 4.0 | 1362 -10 1352 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson | 242 241 | 61 61 | 4.0 4.0 | 1281 +1 1282 |
| NSW Ted Roberts | 226 230 | 57 59 | 4.4 4.0 | 1318 -9 1309 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner | 274 270 | 73 71 | 3.4 4.0 | 1223 +15 1238 |
| NSW Judy Hay | 217 220 | 56 57 | 4.5 4.0 | 1336 -8 1328 |
| NSW Liz Jackman | 271 277 | 71 76 | 3.4 3.0 | 1233 -7 1226 |
| NSW Jean Balmer | 323 319 | 86 86 | 2.4 3.0 | 1142 +12 1154 |
|*NSW Nana Nanayakkara | 0 291 | 0 81 | 3.0 3.0 | 1196 1196 |
| NSW Richard Birch | 246 253 | 62 64 | 4.0 3.0 | 1276 -21 1255 |
| NSW June Stephenson | 305 305 | 80 83 | 2.8 3.0 | 1168 +4 1172 |
| NSW Nonie English | 275 285 | 74 79 | 3.4 3.0 | 1217 -8 1209 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout | 309 309 | 81 84 | 2.6 3.0 | 1162 +7 1169 |
| NSW Chlorise O'Sullivan | 316 326 | 83 88 | 2.9 2.0 | 1156 -15 1141 |
| NSW Elizabeth Ho | 252 274 | 64 74 | 3.5 2.0 | 1263 -30 1233 |
| NSW Kim Grayson | 346 365 | 88 93 | 2.3 1.0 | 1111 -26 1085 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton | 239 273 | 60 73 | 3.6 1.0 | 1285 -52 1233 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *INTERMEDIATE + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Ann Fiddler | 487 405 | 118 99 | 3.2 7.0 | 933 +103
1036 |
| NSW Tony Hunt | 386 361 | 93 90 | 4.6 6.0 | 1058 +30 1088 |
| NSW Ram Mohe | 402 395 | 96 96 | 4.5 5.0 | 1035 +10 1045 |
| NSW Sunny Wright | 420 416 | 101 102 | 4.6 5.0 | 1013 +11 1024 |
| NSW Fay Van Oyen | 387 396 | 94 97 | 4.7 4.0 | 1056 -13 1043 |
| NSW Donna MacDonald | 436 444 | 102 105 | 4.3 4.0 | 989 -4 985 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer | 466 470 | 112 114 | 4.3 4.0 | 963 -4 959 |
| NSW Denise Smith | 546 526 | 132 130 | 3.2 4.0 | 891 +16 907 |
| NSW Patrick Berton | 477 475 | 115 117 | 3.8 4.0 | 944 +4 948 |
| NSW Peggy Womersley | 563 562 | 137 139 | 3.8 4.0 | 871 +4 875 |
| NSW Claire Dove | 652 628 | 162 157 | 2.5 4.0 | 782 +30 812 |
| NSW Rosalie Tobin | 711 692 | 179 176 | 1.9 3.0 | 725 +22 747 |
| NSW Krystyna Batten | 710 700 | 178 179 | 2.3 3.0 | 726 +14 740 |
| NSW Diana Hilly | 679 668 | 169 168 | 2.5 3.0 | 759 +9 768 |
| QLD Alastair Richards | 586 587 | 80 80 | 3.0 3.0 | 846 846 |
| NSW Roslynn Parnell | 581 578 | 140 140 | 2.8 3.0 | 852 +4 856 |
| NSW Victor Tung | 552 589 | 135 144 | 4.0 2.0 | 886 -40 846 |
| NSW Alan Gauci | 447 507 | 103 125 | 4.8 2.0 | 977 -55 922 |
| NSW David Ragen | 602 636 | 148 160 | 2.9 2.0 | 833 -28 805 |
| NSW Margaret Ackman | 572 598 | 138 149 | 3.3 2.0 | 861 -26 835 |
| NSW Sandra Ley | 605 646 | 150 163 | 3.8 2.0 | 831 -37 794 |
| NSW Chris Phillips | 689 717 | 173 183 | 2.3 1.0 | 747 -25 722 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *RECREATIONAL + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
|*NSW Prasana Nanayakkara | 0 537 | 0 133 | 6.0 6.0 | 900 900 |
| NSW Veena Mohe | 770 750 | 196 191 | 3.5 5.0 | 669 +30 699 |
| NSW Rex Shakespeare | 714 708 | 180 180 | 4.4 5.0 | 723 +11 734 |
| NSW Therese Newman | 754 729 | 189 187 | 4.1 5.0 | 689 +26 715 |
| NSW Jan Tomlin | 779 758 | 199 194 | 3.4 5.0 | 659 +32 691 |
| NSW Colleen Hood | 758 742 | 190 189 | 4.0 5.0 | 684 +21 705 |
|*NSW Helen Ostler | 0 884 | 0 229 | 4.0 4.0 | 567 567 |
| NSW Ann Mortel | 791 803 | 203 208 | 4.5 4.0 | 654 -15 639 |
| NSW Teresa Traynor | 900 901 | 229 233 | 3.9 4.0 | 547 +3 550 |
| NSW Beverly Nurick | 1015 968 | 262 252 | 2.2 4.0 | 432 +66 498 |
| NSW Arie Holla | 884 879 | 226 225 | 3.1 3.5 | 563 +11 574 |
| NSW Joy Morris | 974 973 | 250 254 | 3.2 3.5 | 488 +7 495 |
| NSW Win Hendriksen | 978 947 | 252 245 | 2.3 3.0 | 486 +14 500 |
| NSW Anne Henderson | 732 770 | 184 196 | 4.8 3.0 | 710 -36 674 |
|*NSW Marlene Nicoletti | 0 981 | 0 257 | 3.2 3.0 | 500 -12 488 |
| NSW Josie Burns | 1014 1012 | 261 266 | 2.5 3.0 | 434 +15 449 |
| NSW Vivian Nelson | 887 886 | 227 230 | 2.9 3.0 | 561 +5 566 |
| NSW Diana Field | 994 1008 | 255 264 | 2.5 2.0 | 461 -10 451 |
|*NSW Basil Sands | 0 1000 | 0 262 | 2.6 2.0 | 500 -36 464 |
| NSW Maria Kaye | 783 841 | 200 217 | 4.5 2.0 | 658 -49 609 |
| NSW Ann Gash | 973 991 | 249 261 | 2.8 2.0 | 489 -15 474 |
|*NSW A Bye | 0 949 | 0 247 | 2.6 0.3 | 500 500 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+