We decided against attempting to set up an internationally rated section, and opted to spread the internationals through the top three sections, using existing international ratings and known ratings in home countries. Judging by the results we weren't too far out with our seedings, althoug the Malaysian youths in B Division did fill the top three placings.
It was great to see Siva Sivapalasundram back at a NSW tournament after a long absence, although it transpired he was only on a two week work assignment and so did not have to apply for a domestic leave pass. When the cat's away...
In general our local players were most tolerant of our visitors. One of my opponents had his mobile phone switched on and ringing, while another youth in Masters insisted on lumping his monstrous square rotating board around and replacing anchored flat rotators with it. Conversations were had and tiles were rattled as announcements were made, but in fairness some couldn't hear what was being said, and in some cases, couldn't understand the language.
My opening game against Moana was interesting. My tracking showed three tiles unaccounted for yet there were only two on Moana's rack, one of which I thought had to be the blank. When I played out, she revealed an N and a T, but no blank. A short search resulted in the blank being stuck on the flat board, not having made the trip into the bag at start of play!
Colleen Hood was a notable winner in Recreation. Colleen, originally from the Woy Woy club, migrated to Tamworth five years ago and established a successful club up there, but has returned to the Central Coast to be nearer family, and Scrabble action as well presumably. Colleen collected the giant Arie Holla Recreational trophy for her success on the day.
Post-tournament celebrations were restricted to the confines of the club, where a live group was churning out golden oldies. The few of us that stayed on won't forget the vision of Peter Shaw dancing cheek to cheek with the attractive blonde lead singer, at her insistence.
The corresponding tournament next year will be a two day event, to be known as the Central Coast Championships. The hospitality is great at Woy Woy and the venue is first class and interstaters could do well to think about attending that one.
Particular thanks go to prime mover Denise Smith for her meticulous planning and lead organistion of the Central Coast tournament,
WOY WOY NOVEMBER 2006 -- MASTERS
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Edward Okulicz 8 838
2 Bob Jackman 6 470
3 Tony Hunt 6 70
4 Rex Shakespeare 6 15
5 Rod Talbot 5 441
6 Jean McGiffen 5 225
7 Karen Richards 5 152
8 Mohammed Zafar 5 118
9 Sandy Tsen 5 -14
10 Paul Richards 4 277
11 Gan Yi En 4 104
12 Alastair Richards 4 12
13 Loh Vern Sern 4 -56
14 Trish Windhurst 4 -113
15 Kris Logan 4 -267
16 Siva Sivapalasundram 4 -272
17 Hanne Marks 3 228
18 Jan Serisier 3 -45
19 Mark Smith 3 -132
20 Peter Shaw 3 -186
21 Moana Nepia 3 -231
22 Michael Wong 3 -329
23 Ruth Groffman 2 -266
24 Colleen Walker 2 -317
25 John Barker 2 -332
26 Betty Eriksen 1 -390
HIGH GAME: Edward Okulicz 537
HIGH WORD: Hanne Marks 104
"FANCIES"
Results after game 8
WOY WOY NOVEMBER 2006 -- ADVANCED
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Sean Chung 7 144
2 Lahiru Elvitigala 6 554
3 Brian Lim Daqing 6 311
4 Raya Wilkinson@22 6 299
5 Chin Hon Yew 5 256
6 Ann Fiddler 5 221
7 Stuart Pridham 5 160
8 Hari Nanayakkara 5 115
9 Khoo Beng Way 5 22
10 David More 5 -112
11 Ian Close 4 259
12 Prasanna Nanayakkara 4 151
13 Rocky Sharma 4 112
14 Andree Prentice 4 69
15 Denise Smith 4 -149
16 Donna MacDonald 3 -7
17 Sam Greenberg 3 -46
18 Margaret Andrews 3 -51
19 Don Hadley 3 -114
20 Gordon Meggs 3 -198
21 Bev Purkis 3 -230
22 Wendy Lee Os 3 -261
23 Sharon Sorensen@21 2 -243
24 Maureen Hilder 2 -280
25 Margaret Berliner 2 -418
26 Ted Roberts 2 -564
HIGH GAME: Brian Lim Daqing 548
HIGH WORD: Ian Close 106
"SKIRTED"
Results after game 8
WOY WOY NOVEMBER 2006 -- INTERMEDIATE
Rank Player Wins Byes Mar
---------------------------------
1 Ian Tay Zhi Zian 8 829
2 Shelley Cartwright 6 262
3 Margaret Clifford 6 170
4 Liz Jackman 5 320
5 George Khamis 5 271
6 Alex Hong 5 253
7 Yvonne Edwards 5 101
8 Jan Tomlin 5 -126
9 Joan Daniel 5 -235
10 Sandra Elliott 4 510
11 Daphne Bezuidenhout 4 121
12 Frank Hunt 4 -71
13 Maree Heynen 4 -89
14 Stephanie Muldoon 4 -169
15 La'Reine Lang 4 -310
16 Veena Mohe 3 206
17 Ern Foster 3 -89
18 Betty Hardy 3 -140
19 May Waddington 3 -339
20 Maureen Dobb 2 1 -257
21 Judith Chessell 2 1 -434
22 Ann Milner 2 -157
23 Kathryn Tiffen 2 -385
24 Pearl Gillott 1 -242
HIGH GAME: Sandra Elliott 568
HIGH WORD: Joan Daniel 116
"QUAVERS"
Results after game 8
WOY WOY NOVEMBER 2006 -- RECREATION
Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Colleen Hood 7 193
2 Ann Mortel 6 218
3 Wendy Evans@48 6 217
4 Paul Steele 5.5 263
5 Arie Holla 5 377
6 Linda Hawkes 5 185
7 Wendy Lee 5 178
8 Judy Betteridge 4.5 242
9 Bev Pye 4.5 -48
10 Shirley Crocker 4 96
11 Audrey Barrett 4 -140
12 Pam Tuckwell 4 -158
13 Ray Bride 3.5 -117
14 Mary-michal Oxby 3.5 -137
15 Joy Morris 3.5 -150
16 Rosalie Tobin 3 347
17 Glenys North 3 27
18 Ian Kesby 3 -40
19 Josie Burns@44 3 -294
20 Leone Sanday 2 -275
21 Betty Gray 2 -434
22 Diana Field 1 -550
HIGH GAME: Ian Kesby 458
HIGH WORD: Rosalie Tobin 96
"FAWNERS"
Stats for Tournament : WOY WOY NOVEMBER 2006
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating Points |
| | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old
| Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
+Section: *MASTERS + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Edward Okulicz | 11 6 | 5 3 | 5.7 8.0 | 1769 +51 1820 |
| NSW Bob Jackman | 1 2 | 1 1 | 6.6 6.0 | 1864 -8 1856 |
| NSW Tony Hunt | 57 43 | 16 13 | 4.1 6.0 | 1529 +39 1568 |
| NSW Rex Shakespeare | 107 62 | 27 21 | 2.8 6.0 | 1449 +79 1528 |
|*NSW Mohammed Zafar | 0 18 | 0 9 | 5.0 5.0 | 1682 1682 |
| NSW Rod Talbot | 15 15 | 7 7 | 5.3 5.0 | 1712 -5 1707 |
| NSW Karen Richards | 41 47 | 11 16 | 5.3 5.0 | 1564 -5 1559 |
| NSW Jean McGiffen | 63 49 | 19 17 | 3.4 5.0 | 1520 +31 1551 |
|*NSW Sandy Tsen | 0 40 | 0 12 | 5.0 5.0 | 1576 1576 |
|*NSW Gan Yi En | 0 72 | 0 26 | 4.0 4.0 | 1517 1517 |
| NSW Paul Richards | 117 118 | 31 37 | 3.3 4.0 | 1432 +14 1446 |
|*NSW Loh Vern Sern | 0 95 | 0 30 | 4.0 4.0 | 1480 1480 |
| NSW Alastair Richards | 45 52 | 13 18 | 4.4 4.0 | 1555 -9 1546 |
| NSW Kris Logan | 83 86 | 21 28 | 3.7 4.0 | 1482 +6 1488 |
| NSW Trish Windhurst | 127 131 | 34 40 | 3.7 4.0 | 1422 +6 1428 |
| VIC Siva Sivapalasundram | 0 186 | 0 75 | 3.3 4.0 | 1343 +14 1357 |
| NSW Hanne Marks | 139 155 | 38 48 | 3.5 3.0 | 1397 -10 1387 |
| NSW Peter Shaw | 46 68 | 14 24 | 4.9 3.0 | 1554 -36 1518 |
| NSW Moana Nepia | 113 139 | 29 44 | 4.6 3.0 | 1441 -31 1410 |
| NSW Jan Serisier | 192 209 | 46 56 | 3.3 3.0 | 1342 -6 1336 |
| NSW Mark Smith | 93 113 | 23 33 | 3.9 3.0 | 1473 -18 1455 |
|*NSW Michael Wong | 0 256 | 0 64 | 3.0 3.0 | 1287 1287 |
| NSW John Barker | 68 116 | 20 36 | 5.2 2.0 | 1512 -65 1447 |
|*NSW Ruth Groffman | 0 347 | 0 95 | 2.0 2.0 | 1163 1163 |
| NSW Colleen Walker | 232 259 | 51 66 | 3.1 2.0 | 1305 -21 1284 |
|*NSW Betty Eriksen | 0 473 | 0 128 | 1.0 1.0 | 1039 +1 1040 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *ADVANCED + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
|*NSW Sean Chung | 0 29 | 0 10 | 6.6 7.0 | 1588 +23 1611 |
|*NSW Lahiru Elvitigala | 0 60 | 0 19 | 6.0 6.0 | 1533 1533 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson | 290 243 | 65 61 | 2.9 6.0 | 1228 +76 1304 |
|*NSW Brian Lim Daqing | 0 69 | 0 25 | 6.0 6.0 | 1518 1518 |
| NSW Stuart Pridham | 270 279 | 60 70 | 4.7 5.0 | 1254 +6 1260 |
|*NSW Chin Hon Yew | 0 153 | 0 47 | 5.0 5.0 | 1391 1391 |
|*NSW Khoo Beng Way | 0 136 | 0 42 | 5.0 5.0 | 1416 1416 |
| NSW Ann Fiddler | 378 326 | 94 85 | 1.7 5.0 | 1111 +81 1192 |
| NSW Hari Nanayakkara | 285 282 | 63 72 | 4.2 5.0 | 1238 +17 1255 |
| NSW David More | 266 270 | 58 68 | 4.5 5.0 | 1260 +11 1271 |
| NSW Ian Close | 254 276 | 56 69 | 4.7 4.0 | 1277 -13 1264 |
| NSW Rocky Sharma | 319 320 | 78 83 | 3.0 4.0 | 1183 +21 1204 |
| NSW Prasana Nanayakkara | 0 316 | 0 80 | 3.3 4.0 | 1187 +21 1208 |
| NSW Denise Smith | 369 358 | 89 99 | 2.5 4.0 | 1120 +31 1151 |
|*NSW Andree Prentice | 0 308 | 0 77 | 4.0 4.0 | 1215 1215 |
| NSW Don Hadley | 314 331 | 74 89 | 3.2 3.0 | 1192 -4 1188 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews | 364 382 | 88 105 | 3.1 3.0 | 1124 -1 1123 |
| NSW Sam Greenberg | 274 296 | 62 73 | 3.5 3.0 | 1248 -11 1237 |
| NSW Bev Purkis | 297 329 | 67 88 | 4.2 3.0 | 1214 -24 1190 |
| NSW Donna MacDonald | 308 333 | 72 91 | 3.9 3.0 | 1202 -18 1184 |
|*NSW Wendy Lee Os | 0 349 | 0 96 | 3.0 3.0 | 1159 +1 1160 |
| NSW Gordon Meggs | 356 362 | 87 102 | 2.4 3.0 | 1134 +12 1146 |
| NSW Sharon Sorensen | 331 369 | 82 104 | 3.4 2.0 | 1166 -28 1138 |
| NSW Maureen Hilder | 248 301 | 55 75 | 4.7 2.0 | 1283 -54 1229 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner | 273 323 | 61 84 | 4.7 2.0 | 1250 -54 1196 |
| NSW Ted Roberts | 317 356 | 76 98 | 3.8 2.0 | 1189 -35 1154 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *INTERMEDIATE + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
|*NSW Ian Tay Zhi Zian | 0 83 | 0 27 | 7.5 7.6 | 1487 +5 1492 |
| NSW Shelley Cartwright | 467 438 | 117 118 | 3.8 6.0 | 1018 +48 1066 |
| NSW Margaret Clifford | 430 423 | 103 115 | 4.8 6.0 | 1054 +24 1078 |
|*NSW Alex Hong | 0 461 | 0 123 | 5.0 5.0 | 1047 1047 |
| NSW Liz Jackman | 434 431 | 104 116 | 4.1 5.0 | 1049 +21 1070 |
| NSW Yvonne Edwards | 478 484 | 120 134 | 4.2 5.0 | 1002 +16 1018 |
| NSW George Khamis | 382 398 | 97 112 | 5.0 5.0 | 1108 +1 1109 |
| NSW Jan Tomlin | 463 480 | 115 132 | 5.0 5.0 | 1028 +1 1029 |
| NSW Joan Daniel | 584 562 | 141 151 | 2.9 5.0 | 904 +43 947 |
| NSW Sandra Elliott | 506 516 | 125 141 | 3.8 4.0 | 982 +4 986 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout | 461 489 | 114 136 | 4.8 4.0 | 1029 -16 1013 |
| NSW Frank Hunt | 508 539 | 126 144 | 4.6 4.0 | 982 -12 970 |
| NSW Maree Heynen | 525 534 | 130 143 | 3.7 4.0 | 968 +6 974 |
| NSW Stephanie Muldoon | 543 546 | 133 149 | 3.2 4.0 | 945 +18 963 |
| NSW La'reine Lang | 684 667 | 163 172 | 2.9 4.0 | 830 +23 853 |
| NSW Veena Mohe | 491 540 | 123 145 | 4.2 3.0 | 992 -23 969 |
| NSW Betty Hardy | 512 544 | 127 148 | 3.8 3.0 | 980 -17 963 |
| NSW Ern Foster | 604 627 | 147 165 | 3.3 3.0 | 887 -6 881 |
| NSW May Waddington | 602 650 | 146 168 | 4.2 3.0 | 889 -24 865 |
| NSW Maureen Dobb | 752 768 | 183 198 | 2.4 2.5 | 779 +1 780 |
| NSW Judith Chessell | 739 763 | 178 196 | 2.7 2.5 | 787 -4 783 |
| NSW Kathryn Tiffen | 614 690 | 150 179 | 4.1 2.0 | 877 -41 836 |
| NSW Ann Milner | 730 776 | 174 200 | 3.0 2.0 | 794 -19 775 |
| NSW Pearl Gillott | 721 798 | 170 209 | 3.1 1.0 | 802 -43 759 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *RECREATION + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Colleen Hood | 795 747 | 195 190 | 4.8 7.0 | 745 +47 792 |
| NSW Anne Mortel | 808 782 | 199 204 | 4.4 6.0 | 738 +33 771 |
| NSW Wendy Evans | 892 862 | 222 223 | 4.6 6.0 | 690 +28 718 |
| NSW Paul Steele | 960 917 | 240 241 | 3.4 5.5 | 643 +43 686 |
| NSW Arie Holla | 827 826 | 202 216 | 4.4 5.0 | 726 +12 738 |
| NSW Linda Hawkes | 764 778 | 187 202 | 4.9 5.0 | 771 +3 774 |
| NSW Wendy Lee | 782 795 | 192 208 | 4.7 5.0 | 756 +5 761 |
|*NSW Judy Betteridge | 0 825 | 0 215 | 4.5 4.5 | 739 739 |
| NSW Bev Pye | 1043 1027 | 265 274 | 2.8 4.5 | 570 +34 604 |
| NSW Shirley Crocker | 783 815 | 193 212 | 4.6 4.0 | 755 -11 744 |
| NSW Pam Tuckwell | 1027 1028 | 262 275 | 3.2 4.0 | 585 +17 602 |
| NSW Audrey Barrett | 1009 1021 | 255 271 | 3.4 4.0 | 599 +12 611 |
| NSW Mary-Michal Oxby | 842 887 | 206 234 | 4.2 3.5 | 719 -14 705 |
| NSW Joy Morris | 961 1001 | 241 266 | 4.4 3.5 | 642 -18 624 |
| NSW Ray Bride | 1024 1038 | 261 278 | 3.3 3.5 | 587 +5 592 |
| NSW Rosalie Tobin | 763 861 | 186 222 | 5.8 3.0 | 772 -54 718 |
| NSW Glenys North | 791 880 | 194 231 | 4.8 3.0 | 747 -36 711 |
| NSW Ian Kesby | 952 983 | 236 259 | 3.4 3.0 | 647 -7 640 |
| NSW Josie Burns | 1100 1113 | 279 296 | 2.7 3.0 | 522 +5 527 |
| NSW Leone Sanday | 935 1024 | 231 273 | 4.3 2.0 | 654 -46 608 |
| NSW Betty Gray | 1122 1237 | 285 331 | 2.5 2.0 | 505 -10 495 |
| NSW Diana Field | 1108 1238 | 282 332 | 2.8 1.0 | 515 -35 480 |