Parramatta Inaugural Tournament - 4th September 2004


The Oatlands Nine to Five Scrabble Club staged their inaugural tournament at the historic Parramatta Town Hall. The Richards were in town for a Scrabble-fest that would see them play 22 games in two days, and four novices from the newly formed Oatlands Club made it for start of play. About the same amount went missing, causing a minor holdup for the start of proceedings.

The affable Arie Holla and his team had toiled hard to make their inaugural tournament a success. The array of raffle prizes was magnificent, the novelty prizes innovative, and the specially designed challenge slips advertising the new club were an excellent concept. Outside the hall, one stepped onto Church Street Mall which was abuzz with activity. Many people were handing out pamphlets and at one stage I saw two scantily clad girls escorting a weirdo in a face-mask, whilst being filmed for who-knows-what.

Arie's raw enthusiasm caused a few details to be overlooked, such as the tournament director's list differing from the wall list for the first game. But because our Fred Reynolds is now an accomplished Director, he was able to sort out the problem fairly quickly. The net result was a bye in Intermediate.

It was pleasing to see Lynn Parnell win in advanced. Lynn has often volunteered her help at Masters tournaments, and was originally ably coached by Robyn Flynn.

Congratulation go to Arie and his team for successfully providing an enjoyable day of Scrabble for the NSW competition players.

Here are the results and ratings. Note that those in Advanced differ slightly from those computed on the day:

Results after game  7
OATLANDS 2004 -- MASTERS

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Joanne Craig         5      516
  2   Bob Jackman          5      443
  3   Karen Richards       5      293
  4   Jean McGiffen        5      115
  5   Moana Nepia          4      384
  6   Alastair Richards    4      203
  7   John Barker          4       -2
  8   Jean Noonan          4     -140
  9   Tony Hunt            4     -192
 10   Hanne Marks          4     -275
 11   Paul Richards        3       31
 12   Ram Mohe             3     -248
 13   Hari Nanayakkara     2     -296
 14   Jan Serisier         2     -300
 15   Trish Windhurst      1      -82
 16   Sam Greenberg        1     -450
HIGH GAME: Joanne Craig      571
HIGH WORD: Paul Richards     129
            "AGRIZES"

 Results after game  7
OATLANDS 2004 -- ADVANCED

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Lyn Parnell          6      351
  2   Cheryl Michler       5      372
  3   Betty Foreman        5      369
  4   Greg Pinchbeck       5      284
  5   David More           5      278
  6   Nanette Reynolds     4      124
  7   Bev Purkis           4      -35
  8   Margaret Berliner    4      -37
  9   Judy Hay             4      -71
 10   Gordon Meggs         3       -1
 11   Denise Smith         3      -45
 12   Liz Jackman          3      -83
 13   Sandra Elliott       3     -206
 14   Sharon Sorensen      2      -82
 15   Jan Tomlin           2     -258
 16   Wendy Norton         2     -289
 17   Alan Gauci           2     -331
 18   Margaret Andrews     1     -340
HIGH GAME: Cheryl Michler    494
HIGH WORD: David More            149
            "ROADINGS"

 Results after game  7
OATLANDS 2004 -- INTERMEDIATE

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Veena Mohe           6      397
  2   Sue Tuckett          5      285
  3   Rocky Sharma         5      190
  4   Basil Sands          5       58
  5   Pam Bennett          4      214
  6   Claire Dove          4       86
  7   Karmel Patterson     4       84
  8   Arie Holla           4       29
  9   Maree Heynen         4      -92
 10   Lauraine Overton     3      259
 11   Phillip Smith        3       56
 12   Tim Golding          3      -54
 13   Margaret Clifford    3      -57
 14   Teresa Traynor       3     -194
 15   Michael Rutkowski    3     -296
 16   Maureen Dobb         2       40
 17   Anne Mortel          2     -205
 18   A Bye                0     -800
HIGH GAME: Rocky Sharma      484
HIGH WORD: Anne Mortel           103
            "HEALING"

 Results after game  7
OATLANDS 2004 -- RECREATIONAL

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Vivian Nelson        7      522
  2   Irene Brownlow       6      392
  3   John de Lange        5      308
  4   Shirley Crocker      4      461
  5   Pam Mewett           4      397
  6   Diana Field          3      -13
  7   Joan Pierce          3      -59
  8   Mary Moore           2     -121
  9   Edna Brogan          1     -471
 10   Con Hatzihrisafis    0    -1416
HIGH GAME: Shirley Crocker   459
HIGH WORD: Vivian Nelson          83
            "SWELTERS"

Stats for Tournament : OATLANDS 2004

+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------
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| state     Name           | National  | State   |   Wins    | Rating
Points |
|                          | Old  New  | Old New | Exp  Act  | Old
Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
+Section: *MASTERS                     +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW Joanne Craig         |   20   20 |   9   9 |  5.0  5.0 | 1671  +2
1673 |
| WA  Karen Richards       |   55   47 |   4   4 |  3.4  5.0 | 1545 +32
1577 |
| NSW Bob Jackman          |    9    9 |   6   6 |  5.3  5.0 | 1763  -6
1757 |
| NSW Jean McGiffen        |   36   33 |  12  11 |  4.6  5.0 | 1602  +9
1611 |
| NSW Moana Nepia          |   63   59 |  17  17 |  3.4  4.0 | 1527 +12
1539 |
| WA  Alastair Richards    |   57   55 |   5   5 |  3.6  4.0 | 1544  +8
1552 |
| NSW Tony Hunt            |   56   53 |  16  16 |  3.2  4.0 | 1545 +16
1561 |
| NSW Jean Noonan          |  237  189 |  55  47 |  1.8  4.0 | 1305 +50
1355 |
| NSW John Barker          |   47   51 |  15  15 |  4.7  4.0 | 1576 -15
1561 |
| NSW Hanne Marks          |  119  111 |  36  33 |  3.1  4.0 | 1432 +19
1451 |
| WA  Paul Richards        |  160  139 |  16  14 |  2.3  3.0 | 1387 +15
1402 |
| NSW Ram Mohe             |  189  183 |  47  46 |  2.5  3.0 | 1354 +11
1365 |
| NSW Jan Serisier         |   84  109 |  24  31 |  4.1  2.0 | 1497 -41
1456 |
| NSW Hari Nanayakkara     |  183  190 |  46  48 |  2.6  2.0 | 1365 -11
1354 |
| NSW Trish Windhurst      |  136  179 |  40  45 |  3.1  1.0 | 1408 -42
1366 |
| NSW Sam Greenberg        |  118  159 |  35  42 |  3.4  1.0 | 1433 -46
1387 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
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+Section: *ADVANCED                    +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW Lynn Parnell         |  460  356 | 112  85 |  2.1  6.0 | 1009 +108
1117 |
| NSW Betty Foreman        |  224  228 |  52  53 |  5.3  5.0 | 1323  -3
1320 |
| NSW Cheryl Michler       |  266  258 |  64  62 |  4.4  5.0 | 1262 +12
1274 |
| NSW Greg Pinchbeck       |  292  279 |  71  66 |  4.2  5.0 | 1229 +20
1249 |
| NSW David More           |  378  338 |  90  79 |  2.7  5.0 | 1089 +55
1144 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner    |  367  347 |  87  83 |  2.6  4.0 | 1103 +29
1132 |
| NSW Judy Hay             |  258  272 |  62  64 |  5.2  4.0 | 1275 -22
1253 |
| NSW Nanette Reynolds     |  384  366 |  93  87 |  3.0  4.0 | 1085 +22
1107 |
| NSW Bev Purkis           |  299  302 |  73  74 |  4.4  4.0 | 1210  -8
1202 |
| NSW Liz Jackman          |  289  301 |  70  73 |  4.5  3.0 | 1232 -30
1202 |
| NSW Denise Smith         |  358  367 |  84  88 |  3.4  3.0 | 1112  -5
1107 |
| NSW Gordon Meggs         |  376  375 |  89  92 |  2.8  3.0 | 1089  +5
1094 |
| NSW Sandra Elliott       |  455  432 | 109 103 |  1.7  3.0 | 1014 +25
1039 |
| NSW Jan Tomlin           |  381  397 |  92  95 |  2.6  2.0 | 1086 -13
1073 |
| NSW Sharon Sorensen      |  330  353 |  79  84 |  4.1  2.0 | 1161 -42
1119 |
| NSW Alan Gauci           |  398  415 |  95 100 |  2.9  2.0 | 1071 -16
1055 |
| NSW Wendy Norton         |    0  460 |   0 112 |  2.7  2.0 | 1035 -22
1013 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews     |  324  370 |  78  90 |  4.4  1.0 | 1170 -67
1103 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
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+Section: *INTERMEDIATE                +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
-----+
| NSW Veena Mohe           |  531  507 | 132 128 |  4.7  6.0 |  932 +27
959 |
| NSW Rocky Sharma         |  725  646 | 191 167 |  2.9  5.0 |  797 +48
845 |
| NSW Sue Tuckett          |  477  482 | 119 121 |  5.3  5.0 |  991  -6
985 |
| NSW Basil Sands          |  646  605 | 166 154 |  3.5  5.0 |  844 +31
875 |
| NSW Pam Bennett          |  653  635 | 167 163 |  3.3  4.0 |  839 +15
854 |
| NSW Karmel Patterson     |  823  796 | 218 211 |  2.8  4.0 |  718 +25
743 |
| NSW Claire Dove          |  712  721 | 183 189 |  4.2  4.0 |  804  -3
801 |
| NSW Arie Holla           |  785  756 | 208 200 |  2.9  4.0 |  750 +22
772 |
| NSW Maree Heynen         |  729  720 | 192 188 |  3.7  4.0 |  796  +5
801 |
| NSW Lauraine Overton     |  731  738 | 194 195 |  3.3  3.0 |  793  -6
787 |
| NSW Philip Smith         |  841  801 | 220 215 |  2.2  3.0 |  712 +23
735 |
| NSW Margaret Clifford    |  596  653 | 152 169 |  4.3  3.0 |  879 -39
840 |
| NSW Teresa Traynor       |  526  574 | 130 144 |  5.0  3.0 |  938 -38
900 |
| NSW Tim Golding          |  577  647 | 145 168 |  4.7  3.0 |  897 -52
845 |
| NSW Michael Rutkowski    |  775  795 | 203 210 |  3.5  3.0 |  758 -14
744 |
| NSW Maureen Dobb         |  654  742 | 168 196 |  4.7  2.0 |  839 -54
785 |
| NSW Anne Mortel          |  921  925 | 242 246 |  2.0  2.0 |  655
655 |
| --- A Bye                | 1249 1254 |   2   2 |  0.0  0.0 |  -10
-10 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------
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+Section: *RECREATIONAL                +         +           +
+
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------
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| NSW Vivian Nelson        | 1183  896 | 337 242 |  3.2  7.0 |  577 +101
678 |
| NSW Irene Brownlow       |  938  879 | 247 237 |  4.0  6.0 |  645 +45
690 |
|*NSW John de Lange        |    0  815 |   0 218 |  5.0  5.0 |  726
726 |
| NSW Shirley Crocker      | 1011 1006 | 277 276 |  3.9  4.0 |  605  +5
610 |
|*NSW Pam Mewett           |    0  973 |   0 262 |  4.0  4.0 |  632
632 |
| NSW Diana Field          | 1245 1229 | 358 355 |  2.7  3.0 |  500  +5
505 |
|*NSW Joan Pierce          |    0 1227 |   0 354 |  3.0  3.0 |  513  +1
514 |
| NSW Mary Moore           | 1031 1195 | 285 344 |  3.7  2.0 |  600 -32
568 |
|*NSW Edna Brogan          |    0 1252 |   0 363 |  2.7  1.0 |  500 -108
392 |
| NSW Con Hatzihrisafis    | 1231 1251 | 355 362 |  2.7  0.0 |  500 -82
418 |
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