TLW 111 - Nomads Results
TLW 111 - Nomads Results TLW 111 - Nomads Results
Committee Corner .......................... 1 Tournament Reports ........................ 3 Ratings ............................................ 15 Across The Board ............................ 21 Fantasy Scrabble League .................. 26 ABSP All-time Records .................... 27 Throughout this publication, comments by the Editor do not represent the views of the ABSP Committee. Any statements by the Committee are clearly marked as such. All other contributions to The Last Word represent only the views of the contributor. THE LAST WORD TEAM The Last Words Team welcomes contributions from readers to their respective areas, either as letters, articles or suggestions. Contact information: Editor: Editorial Contact: Elisabeth Jardine 6 Wentworth Avenue Bournemouth BH5 2ED 01202 419 708 elisabeth.jardine@virgin.net Co-editors: Ben Wilson: scrabblin.ben@btinternet.com Wayne Kelly: Waynekelly74@aol.com ISSUE CONTENTS Games and Strategies: Phil Appleby, Thorns Cottage, Mount Pleasant Lane, Lymington, Hants SO41 8LS phil_appleby2000@yahoo.co.uk Forthcoming events: Paul Cartman, 9 Chapel Terrace, Stafford ST16 3AH 01785 211851 paul.cartman@btinternet.com Time to renew your membership Edgeways ........................................ 28 Personal Profile .......................... 36 Noticeboard/Big Picture ..................38/9 Forthcoming Events.......................... 40 Edgeways Answers .......................... ibc Calendar of Events ..........................obc Words and Puzzles: David Sutton 46 West Chiltern, Woodcote, Reading, Berks RG8 0SG David.J.Sutton@ukgateway.net The easiest way to renew is via the ABSP website: http://www.absp.org.uk Using the Paypal function on the site is very easy and completely safe. Just click the Paypal button and follow the step-by-steo instructions. Paypal is the largest online money service and operates thousands of debit card/credit card transactions every day. The ABSP does not see any card details. The security of your personal information is guaranteed. More traditionally you can join or renew by sending your details and a cheque for £15 to Anne Ramsay, membership secretary, made payable to ABSP to: ABSP, 8 Glen Cova Place, Kirkcaldy, Fife KY2 6UL COMMITTEE CORNER COMMITTEE CORNER The Committee met on 8 October for the first meeting with our new Chairman, Terry Kirk. One very serious issue that arose was stealing of equipment at tournaments. The instance that raised this issue turned out not to be theft but a mistake by one player picking up a timer belonging to their opponent and not realising until after reaching home. However, it does highlight with the increase in expensive equipment being used that there is a need for all equipment taken to tournaments to be easily identified by having your name on it. Most tournaments do not have specific insurance for theft and like many venues personal belongings are used or left at the owner's risk. The Committee was pleased that Steve Perry has taken on the Chair of the Tournament Directors Forum. The Forum will be looking at the interpretation of the rules when Player A and Player B have required the Tournament Director to be called to make a decision on any anomaly that has occurred during play. One other issue coming to the fore was unacceptable behaviour either during or at the end of play. While no one likes to lose a game it is not appropriate to fling tiles down, stomp off in a temper or any other similar act. I would direct everyone to the Code of Conduct section of the Handbook. The next Committee meeting is on the 8th December and if there is any issue you want raised please inform me or any other Committee member. Amy Byrne A NOTE OF THANKS Recently at the BMSC I asked for sponsors/donations towards a charity 'breakthrough breast cancer' as I was planning to join 5 members of my family (to walk) on the Hydrolight run in Hyde Park. At the time of asking my mobility was not very good and the contingency plan involving the use of a borrowed wheelchair indeed was necessary. We all completed the event. I sent the money in such a way that all of it was eligible for 'Gift Aid'. Thanks to the generosity of scrabblers and other friends, the charity has benefited by over £300 with more money still coming in. Many thanks to those that donated - you can also donate at : https://www.bmycharity.com/kimprun Kim Phipps 1
NSC Semi-Final 9th - 10th Septamber 2 3 SCRABBLE EVENTS RESULTS RESULTS & & REPORTS Organisers are encouraged to send a list of prize winners and a brief tournament report to the TLW editor as soon as possible after the event. Remember I can only publish them if you send them to me! Unheralded players, Jake Jacobs (Cambridge) and Christian Brown (Mapperley) were the surprise qualifiers from the National Scrabble Championship semi-final held in Birmingham over the weekend of 9/10 September. They finished ahead of some of the game’s luminaries including former Champions – Phil Appleby and Evan Simpson and the top-rated player competing – David Webb. The story unfolded slowly on the first day with major software problems and a malfunctioning printer delaying proceedings. After the 5 games played on the Saturday, only 2 players had won all of their games – Craig Beevers (Cleveland) and Olatunde Oduwole who, although well known in Nigerian Scrabble circles, has only been living in the UK for a few months. The chasing pack obviously rested well on Saturday evening because both Craig and Olatunde lost their first game on the Sunday. There were now 9 players on 5 wins and the tournament was wide open. After round 7 there were still 6 players on 6 wins but now the system paired the top players against each other and Jake began to dominate, winning his next 4 games, and inflicting defeats on all his major challengers including Barry Grossman (LSL), Craig Beevers, Fidelis Olotu and Phil Appleby By the end of Round 11, Jake was a game plus over 300 spread ahead of his next opponent and assured of a place in the Final. Christian had pulled up to 2 nd place on his own on 9 wins after victories on the Sunday over opponents including Barry Grossman, Allan Simmons and Phil Appleby. Snapping at his heels were Phil Robertshaw (Ashton), Wayne Kelly (Warrington) and Terry Kirk, all with chances of qualifying should Christian lose to opponent Phil Robertshaw. When the game started Christian took an early lead and despite a valiant comeback from Phil, he held on for a win thus assuring his place in the final. Some good words played at the event include – DAYSTAR, OOLOGIES, EVECTION, FROGEYED, EPINASTY, ARDRIGH, AIRSCREW, CTENIDIA, PUCELAGE and SPREAZES. Jake is 57 from Cambridge and retired from working due to ill health, previously he had a spell in the RAF and worked as a purchasing manager in the Middle East. He is a former athlete and weightlifter and one of his claims to fame is that he taught well known athlete Geoff Capes and swimmer David Wilkie to lift weights so that they could compete in the 1980’s ‘Superstars’ TV programme. He has been playing competitively since 1997 and was
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NSC Semi-Final<br />
9th - 10th Septamber<br />
2 3<br />
SCRABBLE EVENTS<br />
RESULTS RESULTS & & REPORTS<br />
Organisers are encouraged to send a list of prize winners and a brief<br />
tournament report to the <strong>TLW</strong> editor as soon as possible after the event.<br />
Remember I can only publish them if you send them to me!<br />
Unheralded players, Jake Jacobs (Cambridge) and Christian Brown (Mapperley) were the<br />
surprise qualifiers from the National Scrabble Championship semi-final held in Birmingham<br />
over the weekend of 9/10 September. They finished ahead of some of the game’s luminaries<br />
including former Champions – Phil Appleby and Evan Simpson and the top-rated player<br />
competing – David Webb.<br />
The story unfolded slowly on the first day with major software problems and a malfunctioning<br />
printer delaying proceedings. After the 5 games played on the Saturday, only 2 players had<br />
won all of their games – Craig Beevers (Cleveland) and Olatunde Oduwole who, although<br />
well known in Nigerian Scrabble circles, has only been living in the UK for a few months.<br />
The chasing pack obviously rested well on Saturday evening because both Craig and Olatunde<br />
lost their first game on the Sunday. There were now 9 players on 5 wins and the tournament<br />
was wide open. After round 7 there were still 6 players on 6 wins but now the system paired<br />
the top players against each other and Jake began to dominate, winning his next 4 games,<br />
and inflicting defeats on all his major challengers including Barry Grossman (LSL), Craig<br />
Beevers, Fidelis Olotu and Phil Appleby<br />
By the end of Round 11, Jake was a game plus over 300 spread ahead of his next opponent<br />
and assured of a place in the Final. Christian had pulled up to 2 nd place on his own on 9 wins<br />
after victories on the Sunday over opponents including Barry Grossman, Allan Simmons and<br />
Phil Appleby. Snapping at his heels were Phil Robertshaw (Ashton), Wayne Kelly (Warrington)<br />
and Terry Kirk, all with chances of qualifying should Christian lose to opponent Phil<br />
Robertshaw. When the game started Christian took an early lead and despite a valiant<br />
comeback from Phil, he held on for a win thus assuring his place in the final.<br />
Some good words played at the event include – DAYSTAR, OOLOGIES, EVECTION,<br />
FROGEYED, EPINASTY, ARDRIGH, AIRSCREW, CTENIDIA, PUCELAGE and SPREAZES.<br />
Jake is 57 from Cambridge and retired from working due to ill health, previously he had a<br />
spell in the RAF and worked as a purchasing manager in the Middle East. He is a former<br />
athlete and weightlifter and one of his claims to fame is that he taught well known athlete<br />
Geoff Capes and swimmer David Wilkie to lift weights so that they could compete in the<br />
1980’s ‘Superstars’ TV programme. He has been playing competitively since 1997 and was
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