Blacktown Tournament 19th October 2002


Report from Raya Wilkinson, Organiser

The tournament started a little late because of the non-arrival of three players. Fifty-three people enjoyed the food, air-conditioning and the games. It was a day for lovers of Scrabble, as manifested by the presence of Jean McGiffen (1st in A Division) and John Barker (3rd in A Division), as well as Graeme Lock Lee - and last but not least, Diana Field, who doesn't miss a tournament if she can help it.

There were two novices - Trevor Parnell (young) and Ivor F. (older), a well known Blacktown identity who decided Scrabble was not his forte and left before the end of the last game! Trevor did well to come 8th in C Division.

Players came from Ulladulla, Canberra, Wollongong and the Blue Mountains. Many thanks to those people for their support and to everyone who came. There was certainly plenty of room to move round!

Results after game  7
BLACKOCT -- A

Rank Player            Wins     Mar
---------------------------------
  1  Jean McGiffen        6     189
  2  Tony Hunt            5     618
  3  John Barker          5     310
  4  Hanne Marks          5     222
  5  Jenny Templeton      4     193
  6  Jan Serisier         4    -134
  7  Gary Pollard         4    -182
  8  Margaret Berliner    3.5  -214
  9  Graeme Lock Lee      3     159
 10  Tim Reddan           3     130
 11  Alison Pollard       3      35
 12  Moana Nepia          3    -201
 13  Jean Noonan          2.5  -216
 14  Michael Adler        2    -135
 15  Elizabeth Ho         2    -380
 16  Richard Birch        1    -394
HIGH GAME: Tony Hunt         524
HIGH WORD: Gary Pollard      122
            "QUIVERED"

Results after game  7
BLACKOCT -- B

Rank Player            Wins     Mar
---------------------------------
  1  Daphne Bezuidenhout  6     348
  2  George Khamis        5     314
  3  Margaret Andrews     5     197
  4  Natalie Tadday       5     143
  5  Ann Fiddler          5      56
  6  Jean Balmer          4     242
  7  Rex Shakespeare      4     217
  8  Lynn Parnell         4      64
  9  Sue Tuckett          4      57
 10  Dolores Barbon       3      38
 11  Heather Sorensen     3      35
 12  Edith Lowbeer        3       3
 13  Sunny Wright         3     -62
 14  Joan Buchanan        3    -161
 15  Pam Bennett          3    -169
 16  Alan Gauci           3    -171
 17  Krystyna Batten      3    -188
 18  Basil Sands          2    -194
 19  Ivana Duria          1    -214
 20  Esther Rolfe         1    -555
HIGH GAME: George Khamis     535
HIGH WORD: Jean Balmer           106
            "QUIETENS"

Results after game  7
BLACKOCT -- C

Rank Player            Wins     Mar
---------------------------------
  1  Jacquelin Hochmuth   6     308
  2  Frank Hunt           5     551
  3  Janine Whittaker     5     258
  4  Silvana Newman       5     144
  5  Lauraine Overton     4     283
  6  Anne Mortel          4     147
  7  Diana Hilly          4      99
  8  Trevor Parnell       4      -4
  9  Win Henriksen        4     -82
 10  Merriss Adler        3      75
 11  Arie Holla           3     -25
 12  Maree Heynen         3     -31
 13  Margaret Ackman      3    -142
 14  Rhonda Jefferson     3    -239
 15  Josie Burns          3    -272
 16  Diana Field          2    -528
 17  Ivor F               2    -535
 18  A Bye                0      -7
HIGH GAME: Frank Hunt        488
HIGH WORD: Frank Hunt            110
            "SEEKING"

Stats for Tournament : BLACKOCT

+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| state     Name           | National  | State   |   Wins    | Rating Points |
|                          | Old  New  | Old New | Exp  Act  | Old Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
+Section: *A                           +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Jean McGiffen        |   39   35 |  11  10 |  5.2  6.0 | 1634 +17 1651 |
| NSW Tony Hunt            |  139  112 |  37  28 |  3.2  5.0 | 1433 +39 1472 |
| NSW John Barker          |   44   44 |  14  13 |  5.4  5.0 | 1621  -6 1615 |
| NSW Hanne Marks          |   89   74 |  21  19 |  3.9  5.0 | 1515 +24 1539 |
| NSW Jan Serisier         |   88   88 |  20  21 |  4.1  4.0 | 1518  +1 1519 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton      |  237  203 |  62  53 |  2.1  4.0 | 1305 +38 1343 |
| NSW Gary Pollard         |  259  232 |  65  61 |  2.3  4.0 | 1280 +34 1314 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner    |  293  279 |  75  70 |  1.9  3.5 | 1208 +31 1239 |
| NSW Graeme Lock Lee      |   40   59 |  12  16 |  5.8  3.0 | 1624 -56 1568 |
| NSW Moana Nepia          |  110  136 |  27  34 |  4.8  3.0 | 1476 -36 1440 |
| NSW Tim Reddan :act      |  255  245 |  64  63 |  2.5  3.0 | 1286 +11 1297 |
| NSW Alison Pollard       |  136  142 |  34  38 |  3.7  3.0 | 1440 -14 1426 |
| NSW Jean Noonan          |  227  236 |  60  62 |  3.2  2.5 | 1321 -15 1306 |
| NSW Michael Adler :act   |  301  294 |  77  76 |  1.5  2.0 | 1200 +10 1210 |
| NSW Elizabeth Ho         |  233  258 |  61  65 |  3.4  2.0 | 1313 -29 1284 |
| NSW Richard Birch        |  269  287 |  68  71 |  2.9  1.0 | 1261 -38 1223 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *B                           +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout  |  444  396 | 110  96 |  3.2  6.0 | 1006 +70 1076 |
| NSW George Khamis        |  427  411 | 105 102 |  3.7  5.0 | 1030 +29 1059 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews     |  316  313 |  82  81 |  4.5  5.0 | 1166 +11 1177 |
| NSW Ann Fiddler          |  447  425 | 112 106 |  3.2  5.0 | 1001 +38 1039 |
| NSW Natalie Tadday       |  307  306 |  79  79 |  4.9  5.0 | 1184  +3 1187 |
| NSW Jean Balmer          |  417  420 | 102 105 |  4.1  4.0 | 1043     1043 |
| NSW Lynn Parnell         |  418  413 | 103 104 |  3.4  4.0 | 1043 +13 1056 |
| NSW Rex Shakespeare      |  408  399 | 100  98 |  3.7  4.0 | 1063  +8 1071 |
| NSW Sue Tuckett          |  515  493 | 125 119 |  2.9  4.0 |  931 +21  952 |
| NSW Dolores Barbon       |  365  392 |  92  95 |  4.4  3.0 | 1107 -28 1079 |
| NSW Heather Sorensen :ac |  560  541 | 136 131 |  2.4  3.0 |  892 +13  905 |
| NSW Sunny Wright         |  571  546 | 141 132 |  2.1  3.0 |  883 +18  901 |
| NSW Pam Bennett          |  584  568 | 147 139 |  2.4  3.0 |  873 +11  884 |
| NSW Joan Buchanan        |  319  355 |  83  91 |  5.2  3.0 | 1159 -44 1115 |
| NSW Krystyna Batten      |  599  597 | 151 151 |  2.7  3.0 |  861  +6  867 |
| NSW Alan Gauci           |  492  500 | 120 121 |  3.6  3.0 |  955 -11  944 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer        |  396  410 |  96 101 |  3.9  3.0 | 1076 -17 1059 |
| NSW Basil Sands          |  549  582 | 133 147 |  3.1  2.0 |  899 -23  876 |
| NSW Ivana Duria          |  520  576 | 128 144 |  3.2  1.0 |  925 -45  880 |
| NSW Esther Rolfe         |  477  521 | 116 127 |  3.4  1.0 |  969 -48  921 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *C                           +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Jacquelin Hochmuth   |  628  599 | 159 152 |  4.2  6.0 |  827 +38  865 |
| NSW Frank Hunt           |  627  615 | 158 156 |  4.3  5.0 |  827 +14  841 |
| NSW Silvana Newman       |  791  744 | 205 194 |  3.3  5.0 |  698 +34  732 |
| NSW Janine Whittaker     |  692  678 | 175 175 |  4.1  5.0 |  771 +17  788 |
| NSW Anne Mortel          |  970  970 | 256 257 |  3.9  4.0 |  566  +2  568 |
| NSW Lauraine Overton     |  765  761 | 197 199 |  3.8  4.0 |  717  +5  722 |
| NSW Diana Hilly          |  653  670 | 167 172 |  4.6  4.0 |  811 -13  798 |
|*NSW Trevor Parnell       |    0  694 |   0 176 |  4.0  4.0 |  770  +1  771 |
| NSW Win Hendriksen       |  991  967 | 264 256 |  3.1  4.0 |  551 +18  569 |
| NSW Merriss Adler :act   | 1028 1030 | 281 283 |  3.0  3.0 |  521  -1  520 |
| NSW Maree Heynen         |  924  958 | 242 253 |  4.0  3.0 |  594 -20  574 |
| NSW Arie Holla           |  938  940 | 246 246 |  3.1  3.0 |  588  -3  585 |
| NSW Rhonda Jefferson     | 1092 1026 | 302 279 |  2.3  3.0 |  500 +22  522 |
| NSW Margaret Ackman      |  618  671 | 156 173 |  5.0  3.0 |  836 -39  797 |
| NSW Josie Burns          | 1073 1177 | 296 336 |  3.1  3.0 |  500  -3  497 |
| NSW Diana Field          | 1059 1178 | 291 337 |  3.5  2.0 |  500 -30  470 |
|*NSW Ivor F               |    0 1131 |   0 325 |  3.3  2.0 |  500      500 |