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310 tables at the end of Friday. For full details, check out the new Table Counts page!
As we all transition from pandemic isolation to pre-pandemic normal at our own careful pace, bridge clubs and tournaments throughout the ACBL are struggling with returning to live play, so comparing this tournament's attendance to one before the pandemic is not really fair. In addition, the heavy rain that hit the coast on Sunday evening/Monday morning moved inland and created some snowy conditions for those arriving on opening day. Things will pick up as more people choose to carefully increase their social activities. Live tournament bridge had to begin somewhere and Leavenworth attendees are pioneers for the eventual return of tournament bridge's pre-pandemic popularity. Thanks for coming, and to those of you reading this from home and not quite ready to return to the tables yet, we understand and hope to see you soon!
In fact, attendance is very slowly improving. A good weekend turnout may get us to 45-50% of the 2018 table count, where at the beginning of the week it was looking more like 35%.
Overall Leaders | ||
| 1 | Ray Miller, Seattle WA | 52.74 |
| 1 | Steve Bruno, Kirkland WA | 52.74 |
| 3 | Scott Chupack, Seattle WA | 41.15 |
| 4 | Amy DeShaw, Seattle WA | 35.24 |
| 4 | Elaine DeShaw, Federal Way WA | 35.24 |
| 6 | Jack Qi, North Vancouver BC | 32.60 |
| 6 | Lucy Zhong, North Vancouver BC | 32.60 |
| 8 | Herman Xiao, Sammamish WA | 25.95 |
| 9 | Brian Koblenz, Leavenworth WA | 25.18 |
| 9 | Dean Altschuler, Bellingham WA | 25.18 |
| 11 | Lou Arevalo, Coeur D Alene ID | 23.32 |
| 12 | Ann Romeo, Seattle WA | 22.45 |
| 13 | John Cox, Bayfield CO | 21.79 |
| 13 | Richard D'Litzenberger, Leavenworth WA | 21.79 |
| 15 | Martha Hancock, Coeur D Alene ID | 20.48 |
| 16 | Marla Patterson, Arlington WA | 20.40 |
| 17 | James Madison, Cheney WA | 20.25 |
| 18 | Gene Fomin, Renton WA | 19.06 |
| 19 | David Binney, Seattle WA | 18.67 |
| 20 | Irene Morrow, Penticton BC | 18.48 |
| 21 | Jill Plasteras, Victoria BC | 17.59 |
| 21 | Madeleine Tremblay, North Saanich BC | 17.59 |
| 23 | Renae White, Mercer Island WA | 17.54 |
| 23 | Tim White, Mercer Island WA | 17.54 |
| 25 | Danielle Goulet, Victoria BC | 16.60 |
| 25 | Gail Richardson, Victoria BC | 16.60 |
Non-Life Master Leaders | ||
| 1 | Jack Qi, North Vancouver BC | 32.60 |
| 1 | Lucy Zhong, North Vancouver BC | 32.60 |
| 3 | Irene Morrow, Penticton BC | 18.48 |
| 4 | Jill Plasteras, Victoria BC | 17.59 |
| 4 | Madeleine Tremblay, North Saanich BC | 17.59 |
| 6 | Trish Simmons, Wenatchee WA | 10.80 |
| 7 | Eddie Crews, Sidney BC | 10.40 |
| 8 | John Mitchell, Seattle WA | 9.54 |
| 9 | John McClure, Ocean Shores WA | 9.26 |
| 10 | Jeannie Falls, Seattle WA | 8.31 |
| 11 | Linda Underwood, Kamloops BC | 8.15 |
| 11 | Terry Underwood, Kamloops BC | 8.15 |
| 13 | Amy Hillenbrand, Steamboat Spgs CO | 7.69 |
| 13 | Laura Brice, Phippsburg CO | 7.69 |
| 15 | Jayne James, Midvale UT | 7.51 |
It looks like I missed a few things in yesterday's list, so I added a quick check and we seem to agree with what ACBL Live has, so I think we're back to normal now. Don't forget, nothing from the Friday-Saturday knockout can be included until the entire event is completed. Masterpoints will be updated first on the masterpoints page, which includes an alphabetical list of everyone's totals broken down into red and gold points. Leaders will appear here later, when the results are posted. | ||
Two new members of the District 19 Goodwill Committee:
Paul Burma, Sunnyside WA
Doug Sanders, Grandview WA
Nearly 70% in the afternoon session left only a stroll to the finish in the evening for event winners Steve Bruno and Ray Miller, who now lead the tournament masterpoint list, having not actually lost anything they've entered yet! Once again the strat B and strat C winners were Jack Qi and Lucy Zhong, who have proven that their masterpoint total underestimates their true level for three straight days.
Two-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Strat limits (by pair average): A: 3000+ / B: 1500 - 3000 / C: 0 - 1500.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 3329
| MPts | Score | A | B | C | Friday Open Pairs | (10, 10 tables) ACBL Live Link |
| 17.50 | 61.32% | 1 | Steve Bruno; Kirkland WA; Ray Miller; Seattle WA | |||
| 13.13 | 58.44% | 2 | Helen Miller; Tumwater WA; Stephen Hosch; Olympia WA | |||
| 9.84 | 55.45% | 3 | Michael Dodson; Bellingham WA; Gene Fomin; Renton WA | |||
| 7.88 | 53.70% | 4 | 1 | 1 | Jack Qi - Lucy Zhong; North Vancouver BC | |
| 5.83 | 53.19% | 5 | Dudley Brown; Grandview WA; Richard Maison; Yakima WA | |||
| 5.91 | 53.09% | 6 | 2 | JC Chupack - Scott Chupack; Seattle WA | ||
| 4.43 | 52.47% | 3 | 2 | Lynne Dearing; Lacey WA; William Julius; Olympia WA | ||
| 3.32 | 52.26% | 4 | 3 | Marcia Schoffer - Janet Mori; Penticton BC | ||
Friday Open Pairs winners, and
tournament masterpoint leaders thru Friday:
Steve Bruno, Kirkland WA
Ray Miller, Seattle WA
Wednesday Open Pairs Winners
as well as many lower-strat Open Pairs wins this week
and non-LM tournament masterpoint leaders thru Friday:
Jack Qi - Lucy Zhong; North Vancouver BC
A sequence of five rounds at nearly 75% turbocharged Leona Ashcroft and Liesbeth Goris from fourth place at the break to the event win by nearly two and a half boards! Under 300 winners Charles Butros and Alice Arnold were in the mix for the overall lead early in the evening session, and maintained the third-strat lead throughout.
Two-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Strat limits (by pair average): 7: 500 - 750 / 5: 300 - 500 / 3: 0 - 300. No player over 750 was eligible.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 411
| MPts | Score | 7 | 5 | 3 | Friday Gold Rush 0-750 Pairs | (9, 9½ tables) ACBL Live Link |
| 4.36 | 60.71% | 1 | 1 | Leona Ashcroft; Nelson BC; Liesbeth Goris; Trail BC | ||
| 3.27 | 55.13% | 2 | Bob Shelley; Bellevue WA; Eddie Crews; Sidney BC | |||
| 2.63 | 55.06% | 3 | 2 | Linda Underwood - Terry Underwood; Kamloops BC | ||
| 1.84 | 54.61% | 4 | Anita Hansen; Caldwell ID; Mella-Dee Mayberry; Payette ID | |||
| 1.45 | 53.89% | 5 | Patricia Desbrisay - Audrey Hancock; Penticton BC | |||
| 2.56 | 53.87% | 3 | 1 | Charles Butros - Alice Arnold; Shelton WA | ||
| 1.48 | 51.62% | 4 | Jonathan Weyn; Redmond WA; Nancy Hertl; Edmonds WA | |||
| 1.92 | 49.72% | 2 | Karel Bennett; Sooke BC; Louise Smith; Victoria BC | |||
Friday Gold Rush 0-750 Pairs Winners:
Liesbeth Goris, Trail BC;
Leona Ashcroft, Nelson BC
Friday Gold Rush 0-750 Pairs Evening N-S Winners:
Eddie Crews, Sidney BC
Bob Shelley, Bellevue WA
Teams in both brackets played a round-robin Swiss on Friday to qualify four teams for the semifinals. The top team in the qualifying round-robin chose their semifinal opponent. Teams eliminated may wish to play in the one-day Bracketed Swiss Teams on Saturday. Not sure I have the masterpoints for winning and getting to the final correct, but it should be fairly close...
Friday-Saturday Alphorn Knockout Teams, Bracket OneBracket One has five teams and a masterpoint average of 3380 per player. ACBL Live link to brackets |
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| Qualifying Swiss Friday Afternoon-Evening 0.63 red per match win |
Semifinals Saturday Afternoon 14.98 gold |
Final Saturday Evening 21.40 gold |
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Q — 1. Binney (4 wins, 64 VP) |
Cox vs Taylor Binney vs Yan |
??? vs ??? |
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Hideous Hog (In Training)'s Prediction: Taylor over Yan in the final. |
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Bracket One Semifinalist Team Rosters:John Cox, Bayfield CO; Richard D'Litzenberger - Brian Koblenz, Leavenworth WA; Dean Altschuler, Bellingham WA David Binney - Cynthia Glad - Sue Anderson, Seattle WA; Marla Patterson, Arlington WA |
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Friday-Saturday Alphorn Knockout Teams, Bracket TwoBracket Two has nine teams and a masterpoint average of 1163 per player. ACBL Live link to brackets |
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| Qualifying Swiss Friday Afternoon-Evening 0.31 red per match win |
Semifinals Saturday Afternoon 10.60 gold |
Final Saturday Evening 15.13 gold |
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Q — 1. Richardson (6½ wins, 112 VP) |
Jacobs vs Feldman Link vs Richardson |
??? vs ??? |
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Hideous Hog (In Training)'s Prediction: Jacobs over Link in the final. |
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Bracket Two Semifinalist Team Rosters:John Jacobs - Bill Griffiths - Lou Arevalo - Martha Hancock, Coeur D Alene ID
Sandi Link - Bonnie Christopherson, Nanoose Bay BC; Marylynn Ghitter - Al Stacey, Qualicum Beach BC |
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Single-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Part of the Morning Side Game Series, session 4 of 5 in the series. (In a side game series you are free to play as many sessions as you wish, even with different partners.) Strat limits (by pair average): A: 1500+ / B: 500 - 1500 / C: 0 - 500.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 1049
| MPts | Score | A | B | C | Friday Morning Side Game | (8 tables) ACBL Live Link |
| 3.41 | 62.20% | 1 | Marv Norden; Peachland BC; Irene Morrow; Penticton BC | |||
| 2.56 | 59.82% | 2 | Brian Koblenz; Leavenworth WA; Dean Altschuler; Bellingham WA | |||
| 2.10 | 55.65% | 3 | Marla Patterson; Arlington WA; Herman Xiao; Sammamish WA | |||
| 2.80 | 52.98% | 4 | 1 | Marcia Schoffer - Janet Mori; Penticton BC | ||
| 1.44 | 51.19% | 5/8 | 2/5 | Joanne Smith - Douglas Smith; Steamboat Spgs CO | ||
| 1.44 | 51.19% | 5/8 | 2/5 | Laura Brice; Phippsburg CO; Amy Hillenbrand; Steamboat Spgs CO | ||
| 1.44 | 51.19% | 5/8 | 2/5 | Donald Hanset - Gayle Hanset; Sandpoint ID | ||
| 1.44 | 51.19% | 5/8 | 2/5 | Kay Read - Karen Jean Boss; Boise ID | ||
Single-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Part of the Afternoon Side Game Series, session 4 of 5 in the series. (In a side game series you are free to play as many sessions as you wish, even with different partners.) Strat limits (by pair average): A: 1500+ / B: 500 - 1500 / C: 0 - 500.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 997
| MPts | Score | A | B | C | Friday Afternoon Side Game | (3½ tables) ACBL Live Link |
| 2.65 | 66.25% | 1 | 1 | Jeannie Falls - Gene Gousie; Seattle WA | ||
| 1.99 | 52.50% | 2 | 2 | Silva Garton - Kalvin Garton; Pendleton OR | ||
| 1.49 | 51.25% | 3 | Katheryn McMullen - Bruce Baker-Harvey; Seattle WA | |||
The Friday Evening Side Game didn't go so that series will be only 4 sessions.
Leading individuals in the Side Game Series, with only one game in each series remaining on Saturday. Scores are based on the sum (in percent) of an individuals two best games, even if played with different partners.
| %Sum of Best Two Games |
Rank | Morning Side Game Series Leaders | (46 players so far) |
| 124.64% | 1 | Jennifer Beall; Bellingham WA | |
| 124.64% | 1 | Ron Beall; Bellingham WA | |
| 121.42% | 3 | Herman Xiao; Sammamish WA | |
| 121.42% | 3 | Marla Patterson; Arlington WA | |
| 117.76% | 5 | Marv Norden; Peachland BC | |
| 116.37% | 6 | Dean Altschuler; Bellingham WA | |
| 116.37% | 6 | Brian Koblenz; Leavenworth WA | |
| 116.07% | 8 | Irene Morrow; Penticton BC | |
| 113.63% | 9 | Karen Rise; Leavenworth WA | |
| %Sum of Best Two Games |
Rank | Afternoon Side Game Series Leaders | (38 players so far) |
| 139.25% | 1 | Gene Gousie; Seattle WA | |
| 139.25% | 1 | Jeannie Falls; Seattle WA | |
| 121.78% | 3 | Kathy O'Malley; Spokane Valley WA | |
| 121.78% | 3 | Marty O'Malley; Spokane Valley WA | |
| 108.61% | 5 | Andrew Popovich; Friday Harbor WA | |
| 108.25% | 6 | Katheryn McMullen; Seattle WA | |
| 108.25% | 6 | Bruce Baker-Harvey; Seattle WA | |
| %Sum of Best Two Games |
Rank | Evening Side Game Series Leaders | (62 players so far) |
| 111.24% | 1 | Karen Rise; Leavenworth WA | |
| 110.41% | 2 | Teresa Martin; Bathurst | |
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