Newcastle Club Tournament 28th July 2002


Report by tournament organiser Robert Disney

The Friendship Room of Panthers Club Nova Newcastle hosted the 2002 Newcastle Scrabble tournament on Sunday July 28. 63 players from as far afield as Queensland and the ACT found their way to the venue, those from the South getting by the speed cameras but one carload of ladies was waylaid briefly by a breathalyser unit.

The 4 divisions were given a naval theme this year being named the Armada, Battleships, Cruisers and Destroyers.

Topping the ranks to become Admiral of the Armada was John Barker on margin difference from Queensland's Olga Visser with NSW number 1, Bob Jackman, finishing 3rd.

Ram Mohe captained the Battleships home clearly. Peggy Womersley and Helen Young filled the minors.

Cruising to a 72 point rating gain in C was Jacquelin Hochmuth from Newcastle player Marie-Louise Hirschfeld with 3rd placed Maureen Dobb outdoing the winner on ratings grabbing 79 extra for her efforts.

Presentations for the Destroyers division were missing just a little something after the 1st place trophy disappeared while on display outside the playing room. Chief Destroyer, with the best divisional record of 6.5/7, was Wendy Lee. A replacement trophy will be delivered to Wendy ASAP. Second placed Ann Moss nabbed 64 rating points with Newcastle stalwart Rosalie Tobin finishing 3rd.

Special thanks go to my assistants James on computer and Reuben and Josephine on running duty. Also to all those who provided the Raffle prizes especially Ann Gash for her hand made rug and Wendy Evans' father for the deluxe Scrabble set carrying case.

Results after game  7
NEWCASTLE 2002 -- ARMADA

Rank Player            Wins     Mar
---------------------------------
  1  John Barker          6     596
  2  Olga Visser          6     504
  3  Bob Jackman          5     290
  4  Rod Talbot           4     447
  5  Jan Serisier         4     113
  6  Richard Birch        4      94
  7  Trish Windhurst      4      -2
  8  Hanne Marks          4     -12
  9  Noel Coulter         4    -126
 10  Jean Noonan          3     -61
 11  Graeme Lock Lee      3    -114
 12  Margaret Berliner    3    -209
 13  Tony Hunt            3    -265
 14  Cherry Bennett       2     -52
 15  Therese Newman       2    -152
 16  Michael Adler        2    -256
 17  Hari Nanayakkara     2    -312
 18  Nanette Reynolds     2    -483
HIGH GAME: John Barker       550
HIGH WORD: Jean Noonan       102
            "REZONED"

Results after game  7
NEWCASTLE 2002 -- BATTLESHIPS

Rank Player            Wins     Mar
---------------------------------
  1  Ram Mohe             6     292
  2  Peggy Womersley      5     368
  3  Denise Smith         5      55
  4  Helen Young@10       5     -29
  5  Mireille Minet       4     291
  6  Dolores Barbon       4     197
  7  Linda Dimond         4    -138
  8  Edith Lowbeer        4    -236
  9  Colleen Howie        3     312
 10  Jan Pincott          3       6
 11  Donna Macdonald      3     -57
 12  Ivana Duria          3     -92
 13  George Khamis        3    -269
 14  Rex Shakespeare      2    -111
 15  Sunny Wright         2    -156
 16  Svend Grunnet        0    -433
HIGH GAME: Mireille Minet    481
HIGH WORD: Ram Mohe               94
            "SAMURAI"

Results after game  7
NEWCASTLE 2002 -- CRUISERS

Rank Player            Wins     Mar
---------------------------------
  1  Jacquelin Hochmuth   6     237
  2  Marie Hirschfeld     5     347
  3  Maureen Dobb         5     202
  4  Ann Milner           4     338
  5  Sandra Elliott       4     295
  6  Pam Bennett          4     192
  7  Jan Tomlin           4     142
  8  Frank Hunt           4     -27
  9  Ern Foster           4    -170
 10  Veena Mohe           3     155
 11  Claire Dove          3      58
 12  Janine Whittaker     3    -266
 13  Anne Henderson       3    -276
 14  June Dillon          3    -311
 15  Alison Maynard       1    -447
 16  Peggy Morton         0    -469
HIGH GAME: Pam Bennett       486
HIGH WORD: Ern Foster             98
            "SWEATED"

Results after game  7
NEWCASTLE 2002 -- DESTROYERS

Rank Player            Wins     Mar
---------------------------------
  1  Wendy Lee            6.5   292
  2  Ann Moss             5     293
  3  Rosalie Tobin        5     136
  4  Trish Chisholm       4     136
  5  Maree Heynan         4     129
  6  Yvonne Cossins       4      67
  7  Ann Gash             4      12
  8  Wendy Evans@31       3.5    64
  9  Bev Pye              3      22
 10  Dawn Waite           3     -90
 11  Merriss Adler        3    -177
 12  Beryl Christensen    3    -215
 13  Margot McKenzie      1    -319
 14  A Bye                0    -350
HIGH GAME: Trish Chisholm    478
HIGH WORD: Wendy Lee              97
            "LACKEYS"

Stats for Tournament : NEWCASTLE 2002

+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| state     Name           | National  | State   |   Wins    | Rating Points |
|                          | Old  New  | Old New | Exp  Act  | Old Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
+Section: *ARMADA                      +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW John Barker          |   37   34 |  12  11 |  4.8  6.0 | 1643 +26 1669 |
| QLD Olga Visser          |  112   70 |   9   7 |  2.9  6.0 | 1478 +79 1557 |
| NSW Bob Jackman          |    3    3 |   1   1 |  6.3  5.0 | 1869 -18 1851 |
| NSW Rod Talbot           |   10   18 |   4   6 |  6.2  4.0 | 1781 -41 1740 |
| NSW Richard Birch        |  275  242 |  68  59 |  1.6  4.0 | 1238 +56 1294 |
| NSW Jan Serisier         |  110  106 |  29  28 |  3.5  4.0 | 1479 +12 1491 |
| NSW Trish Windhurst      |  140  127 |  40  34 |  3.4  4.0 | 1443 +12 1455 |
| NSW Hanne Marks          |  113  110 |  30  29 |  3.9  4.0 | 1477  +4 1481 |
| QLD Noel Coulter         |  246  228 |  24  23 |  2.6  4.0 | 1287 +28 1315 |
| NSW Jean Noonan          |  166  169 |  48  48 |  3.2  3.0 | 1401  -4 1397 |
| NSW Graeme Lock Lee      |   52   61 |  14  15 |  4.2  3.0 | 1601 -23 1578 |
| NSW Tony Hunt            |   75   89 |  19  23 |  3.8  3.0 | 1538 -17 1521 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner    |  270  270 |  67  68 |  2.7  3.0 | 1247  +7 1254 |
| QLD Cherry Bennett       |  201  225 |  21  22 |  3.8  2.0 | 1355 -36 1319 |
| NSW Michael Adler :act   |  285  295 |  72  75 |  3.0  2.0 | 1221 -20 1201 |
| NSW Therese Newman       |  306  311 |  78  79 |  2.3  2.0 | 1176  -6 1170 |
| NSW Hari Nanayakkara     |  283  289 |  70  73 |  2.8  2.0 | 1227 -16 1211 |
| NSW Nanette Reynolds     |  312  315 |  80  81 |  2.1  2.0 | 1168  -2 1166 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *BATTLESHIPS                 +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Ram Mohe             |  326  308 |  84  78 |  4.7  6.0 | 1147 +25 1172 |
| NSW Peggy Womersley      |  464  438 | 111 105 |  3.2  5.0 |  982 +36 1018 |
| NSW Helen Young          |  408  380 |  98  93 |  3.7  5.0 | 1064 +26 1090 |
| NSW Denise Smith         |  379  359 |  93  89 |  4.3  5.0 | 1094 +15 1109 |
| NSW Dolores Barbon       |  396  389 |  94  95 |  3.7  4.0 | 1075  +6 1081 |
| NSW Mireille Minet       |  456  442 | 109 106 |  2.8  4.0 |  992 +24 1016 |
| NSW Linda Dimond         |  437  430 | 105 103 |  3.6  4.0 | 1021  +8 1029 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer        |  404  404 |  97  98 |  4.0  4.0 | 1066  +1 1067 |
| NSW Colleen Howie        |  339  369 |  88  90 |  4.7  3.0 | 1136 -33 1103 |
| NSW Ivana Duria          |  512  500 | 124 121 |  2.4  3.0 |  925 +13  938 |
| NSW Jann Pincott         |  471  462 | 113 112 |  2.6  3.0 |  977  +8  985 |
| NSW Donna MacDonald      |  356  388 |  90  94 |  4.5  3.0 | 1113 -30 1083 |
| NSW George Khamis        |  479  476 | 116 114 |  2.7  3.0 |  965  +6  971 |
| NSW Sunny Wright         |  444  460 | 106 111 |  3.3  2.0 | 1012 -26  986 |
| NSW Rex Shakespeare      |  416  445 | 100 107 |  3.5  2.0 | 1043 -31 1012 |
| QLD Svend Grunnet        |  514  566 |  65  70 |  2.4  0.0 |  923 -48  875 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *CRUISERS                    +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Jacquelin Hochmuth   |  709  626 | 179 155 |  3.2  6.0 |  757 +72  829 |
| NSW Marie Hirschfeld     |  579  555 | 144 134 |  4.4  5.0 |  870 +14  884 |
| NSW Maureen Dobb         |  737  649 | 187 165 |  3.0  5.0 |  736 +79  815 |
| NSW Pam Bennett          |  604  603 | 152 151 |  4.2  4.0 |  849      849 |
| NSW Ann Milner           |  645  631 | 162 156 |  3.7  4.0 |  817  +9  826 |
| NSW Sandra Elliott       |  531  544 | 129 132 |  4.9  4.0 |  906 -15  891 |
| NSW Jan Tomlin           |  596  595 | 149 148 |  4.0  4.0 |  853      853 |
| NSW Ern Foster           |  799  728 | 202 184 |  2.5  4.0 |  691 +50  741 |
| NSW Frank Hunt           |  656  647 | 163 164 |  3.6  4.0 |  808  +9  817 |
| NSW Veena Mohe           |  588  623 | 146 154 |  4.6  3.0 |  863 -32  831 |
| NSW Anne Henderson       |  773  767 | 195 194 |  2.6  3.0 |  704  +8  712 |
| NSW Claire Dove          |  617  645 | 153 163 |  4.1  3.0 |  840 -22  818 |
| NSW June Dillon          |  849  830 | 219 213 |  2.0  3.0 |  647 +20  667 |
| NSW Janine Whittaker     |  540  594 | 132 147 |  4.4  3.0 |  896 -40  856 |
| NSW Alison Maynard       |  830  882 | 212 227 |  2.6  1.0 |  665 -48  617 |
| NSW Peggy Morton         |  832  915 | 213 234 |  2.3  0.0 |  663 -70  593 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *DESTROYERS                  +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Wendy Lee            |  856  804 | 221 204 |  4.3  6.5 |  638 +50  688 |
| NSW Ann Moss             | 1004  907 | 265 233 |  3.2  5.0 |  533 +66  599 |
| NSW Rosalie Tobin        |  860  844 | 223 217 |  4.2  5.0 |  635 +16  651 |
| NSW Trish Chisholm       | 1005  973 | 266 251 |  3.4  4.0 |  533 +19  552 |
| NSW Maree Heynen         |  955  953 | 244 246 |  3.8  4.0 |  567  +4  571 |
| NSW Ann Gash             |  931  937 | 239 241 |  4.1  4.0 |  583  -2  581 |
| NSW Yvonne Cossins       |  958  942 | 246 243 |  3.6  4.0 |  565 +13  578 |
| NSW Wendy Evans          |  994  974 | 261 252 |  3.2  3.5 |  543  +9  552 |
| NSW Bev Pye              | 1116 1165 | 313 326 |  3.5  3.0 |  500 -15  485 |
| NSW Dawn Waite           |  972 1018 | 250 271 |  4.0  3.0 |  553 -31  522 |
| NSW Beryl Christensen    | 1043 1164 | 281 325 |  3.6  3.0 |  506 -11  495 |
| NSW Merriss Adler :act   |  974 1004 | 252 265 |  4.0  3.0 |  551 -20  531 |
| NSW Margot McKenzie      | 1093 1166 | 300 327 |  3.7  1.0 |  500 -81  419 |
| --- A Bye                | 1168 1168 |   2   2 |  0.3  0.0 |   -9       -9 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+