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Congrats to Robert Richland, Tom Wilson and Melanie Beaumont for winning their divisions;Amy Byrne, Viv Beckmann and Lou Beech for the ratings prizes; and Paul Allan and EttaAlexander for theme word prizes (HM as Jubilee word on Saturday, and ACING/BALLS forWimbledon on Sunday).Also thanks to David French for officiating so excellently, and Graeme for much-needed andmuch-appreciated computer help.Cleveland Challenge21st July 2002ARGENTINA GROUPPos Name Wins Spread1 Mark Hollingsworth 4 2632 Joyce Cansfield 4 169URUGUAY GROUPPos Name Wins Spread1 Joy Hodge 3 1982 Geoff Howe 3 27New Malden27th July - Report by Sheila GreenPARAGUAY GROUPPos Name Wins Spread1 Dorothy Henry 4 2382 Jean Hendrick 4 18Shirley Cave and I are so glad folks thought the Tourney went well. It’s really very satisfyingseeing a hall full of happy Scrabble players! We will certainly aim for a six game tournamentnext year. Knowing some of the pitfalls (from my past organising the Canterbury Tourney) weerred on the safe side on a number of things this year. However, about a dozen people came totheir first Tournament and a number of others had the opportunity to play in a higher divisionthan usual. It will be interesting to see how that affects their ratings.Division APos Name Wins Spread1 Nick Ball 5 4442 Darryl Francis 4 583 Jackie McLeod 4 253Ratings prize: Martin LevertonDivision CPos Name Wins Spread1 Sheila Reeve 5 5092 Georgina Cook 4 2283 Malcolm Graham 4 176Ratings prize: Jake Berliner8BRAZIL GROUPPos Name Wins Spread1 Trish Johnson 5 3452 Ann Coleman 4 95ECUADOR GROUPPos Name Wins Spread1 Hilda Hudspeth 4 2902 John Harrison 3 306Division BPos Name Wins Spread1 Teresa Cole 5 3752 Colin Parker 4 2933 Nick Jenkins 4 1<strong>87</strong>Ratings prize: Vera SimeDivision DPos Name Wins Spread1 Stephen Lally 4 4842 Vera Allen 4 3633 Caroline Elliott 4 202Rhein Tournament2nd-4th August 2002 - Report Terry KirkIn no particular order...Heinous - Ryan Air deliberately taking off without anyone’s luggage on board the plane so asnot to delay the flight further (it was already 30 mins late) and not informing us until wearrived in Frankfurt that we were luggageless.Mingin’ - My state of hygiene on Friday after 30 hours without soap, toothpaste, cleanunderpants etc.Death-wish inducing - my head on Saturday morning after a Friday night in Oberwesel towndowning Steins of Bit beer (Bitte ein Bit!) with the occasional whisky chaser thrown in.Jolly decent - the man in the white van who appeared from nowhere to give 4 worse-for-wearEnglish tourists a lift up the steep hill at 2.30am Saturday back to the Jugendgastehaus. Equallydecent, the slightly less worse-for-wear German residents of said Jugendgastehaus who werepacking up their barbecue at 2.35am and who had a front door key unlike said Englishtourists.Splendiferous - the views from the guesthouse of the adjacent castle and panoramas over theRhine and surrounding landscape.Unstinting - the effort put in by Anje as the sole runner and word judge. Much appreciated byall as were the numerous other times she acted as interpreter for those amongst us whoseGerman was limited to ‘Bitte ein Bit!’Smooth as a baby’s bottom - the running of the tournament due to Karl’s organisationalprowess. Everything ran pretty much to time with no major hitches.Deceptively nimble - Jean Shaw who dispatched me with aplomb at table tennis.Princess and the pea-like - Evan Simpson, who quickly grabbed the spare mattress in our roomand piled it on his bed to give his delicate frame extra support.Predictable - the result of my game against Lynne Murphy on Sunday morning. I’d won 9/9on Saturday, whilst Lynne hadn’t troubled the scorers. A late play of GUISERS / SPENCE gaveher the game.Sinking-feelingesque - my state of mind after losing the next game to Frankie Mairey, andknowing I would have to beat Karl in the last game to decide the tourney.Rockerfellerish - Me after greedily tearing open the first prize envelope and finding 200 euro.Fetid disharge from the nostrils-like - my last play against Moya Dewar.I needed to find a bonus from AAENOS? to win the game.Sure to make the next issue of Chambers - the legendary SWALONS played and unchallengedearly on Saturday and which has already passed into common usage amongst the playerspresent eg ‘I was playing that jammy Player A and he swaloned out with OGEX for 53 pointswhich I didn’t challenge because he has such a trusting face’.Altogether very enjoyable - the whole weekend. Great location, great views, excellentcompany, sunny weather, good Scrabble and beer.Division APos Name Wins Spread1 T. Kirk 10 7552 K. Khoshnaw 9 9283 G. Williams 9 5019Division BPos Name Wins Spread1 J. Phillips 10 13522 J. Swallow 9 5473 J. Shaw 7 437
ABSP Ladies Championships23-24 August 2002 - Report by Graeme ThomasThis year the Ladies Championships proved more popular than ever. A total of 71 playersentered the event, with Ian Caws graciously stepping in at the last minute to make the numberseven. The players proved easy to direct, and, with the able assistance of John Ashmore, SteveBalment, and Mike Smith as runners, and Mauro Pratesi on the computer, the event ran verysmoothly.I only received one complaint aboutbehaviour. One player, naturally distraughtat losing a game, was sufficiently moved toutter some unladylike language. Althoughthe comments were addressed to the playerherself, her opponent was upset by thevulgarity.The prizes were chosen by Jackie McLeod.The top five players in each divisionreceived elegant cut-glass vases. Theylooked splendid, especially as Jackie hadbought some flowers to demonstrate theiruse.Division APos Name Games Won Spread1 D Dennis 6 5142 Ruth MacInerney 5 4103 Amy Byrne 5 2354 Kate Leckie 5 1365 Anne Steward 4 317Ladies Champion, Di DennisDivision BPos Name Games Won Spread1 Barbara Hill 6 3162 Kath Higgins 5 4763 Margaret Boyd 5 2374 Samantha Beckwith 4 2805 Mabel Choularton 4 245The Scrabble itself went smoothly, after a start delayed by some twenty minutes. The firstsession remained delayed, risking a holdup at dinner, but after that there were few problemsrequiring the intervention of the Tournament Director.My thanks go to those who helpedmake the event run smoothly. Jackie McLeod collected all the entries (which is far moredifficult than it seems). Dave French and Yoke Shin directed the tournament, aided by therunners: Margaret Bailey, Lorna Purnell, and Mike Smith; my nieces Ann and Lucy; andDwayne from the hotel.. We could not have coped without them.BMSC/NSC Champion, Mark Nymanreceives the trophy from GraemeThomasDivision APos Name Wins Spread Prize1 Mark Nyman 14 1374 £5752 David Acton 13 636 £2603 Joyce Cansfield 13 482 £1954 Paul Allan 12 814 £1305 Shanker Menon 12 515 £65Ratings Prizes:Helen Greenaway £25Elie Dangoor £25David Meadows £25Norman Smith £25Division BPos Name Wins Spread Prize1 Ruth MacInerney 13 784 £1502 Margaret Pritchett 11.5 669 £1003 Adrienne Berger 11 409 £50ABSP BMSC/NSC24-26 August 2002 - Report by Graeme ThomasThis year’s tournament set a number of records. It was the first time that it had been heldin an hotel. It was the first time that it had been combined with the National ScrabbleChampionships. And it was the biggest ever: 178 players (and one absentee) competed ineight divisions. The top division had sixty players, counting the absentee, and theremaining seven divisions had 17 players each, playing a round-robin.The hotel was, on balance, a great success. There were, naturally, a few teething problems,but surprisingly little that everyone agreed on. Most people, for example, complained thatthe temperature in the playing rooms was wrong, but opinion differed on whether it was toohot or too cold. Similarly, the food came in for some criticism, but particular dishes offered,by some, as examples of the finest food available were held by others worthy of the greatestopprobrium. I expect that next year we’ll encounter a different set of problems.The two playing rooms were spacious, but the mixture of 6’ and 4’ tables caused someconfusion. The initial layout provided each player with 2’6” of room - sufficient, but notluxurious. The chairs soon were shifted, providing the players on the 6’ tables with a roomy3’ each, but those on the 4’ tables were cramped into 2’ each. I’m not sure what thesolution is, as (a) the hotel does not have sufficient 6’ tables, and (b) the rooms wouldbecome somewhat cramped.Division C (Prizes as Div B)Pos Name Wins Spread1 Carmen Dolan 13 3692 Kay McColgan 11 5463 Lesley Watson 11 345Division E (Prizes as Div B)Pos Name Wins Spread1 Helen Rees 13 7122 Pat Wheeler 12 6323 Val Hoskings 12 335Division G (Prizes as Div B)Pos Name Wins Spread1 Lorna Llewellyn 15 6652 Nicola Staunton 12 6743 Martin Waterworth 11 560Division D (Prizes as Div B)Pos Name Wins Spread1 Linda Vickers 13 8932 Tess McCarthy 11 4153 Margaret Bright 10 540Division F (Prizes as Div B)Pos Name Wins Spread1 Jill Parker 14 10112 Barbara Morris 12 5653 Heather Burnet 11 463Division H (Prizes as Div B)Pos Name Wins Spread1 Daphne Fletcher 14 7972 Sonia Temple 12 12763 Ruby Flood 12 7251011
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