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Today's knockout teams were played Soloway-style, with a two-session qualifying Round-Robin set up (possibly a Swiss where you face most but not all of the teams in your bracket), and the top four make it to the semifinals tomorrow.
Introducing our Caddies: Micah and Duke. We are delighted that for most of this week two young men who recently graduated from the Washington State Fire Academy will be caddying. They are currently doing their resident volunteer (on-the-job) training with Chelan County Fire District #1. On Wednesday the guys had a scheduling conflict so Teresa stepped in and caddied for the day; she is a non-playing bridge-wife aka a 'really good sport.'
Players returning from 2015 and 2018 have been asking, "Where's Elisabeth?" For each of the two prior tournaments, Karen's daughter took a week off of work to help out and caddy. Unfortunately, the scheduling change from October to April puts this tournament right into Elisabeth's busiest time of the year at her office and she can't get away now.
Caddies are paid minimum wage and provide a necessary service to the game. As with other service workers, if they worked hard and made your event more enjoyable, please consider dropping some cash into the tip jar.
CrunchPak is located about fifteen miles down the highway in Cashmere where they turn Wenatchee apples into packaged slices. Again this year, CrunchPak has generously donated their product for our enjoyment.
Can you fill in the blanks and then put them into the correct chronological order? (Answers at the bottom of the page...)
149.5 tables at the end of Wednesday. 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!
Overall Leaders | ||
| 1 | Herman Xiao, Sammamish WA | 16.92 |
| 2 | Jack Qi, North Vancouver BC | 13.56 |
| 2 | Lucy Zhong, North Vancouver BC | 13.56 |
| 4 | James Madison, Cheney WA | 13.32 |
| 5 | Lou Arevalo, Coeur D Alene ID | 13.10 |
| 5 | Martha Hancock, Coeur D Alene ID | 13.10 |
| 7 | Marla Patterson, Arlington WA | 11.67 |
| 8 | Irene Morrow, Penticton BC | 9.41 |
| 9 | G Keith Freeman, Spokane WA | 8.87 |
| 9 | Virginia Sykes, Spokane WA | 8.87 |
| 11 | Judy Hess, Seattle WA | 7.63 |
| 11 | Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY | 7.63 |
| 13 | Ann Romeo, Seattle WA | 7.55 |
| 14 | John Emmerson, Federal Way WA | 7.49 |
| 14 | Melinda Westgate, Mercer Island WA | 7.49 |
| 16 | John McClure, Ocean Shores WA | 7.16 |
| 16 | Robert Simpson, Ocean Shores WA | 7.16 |
| 18 | Nobi Morris, Wenatchee WA | 7.11 |
| 19 | Patricia Baughan, Penticton BC | 6.96 |
| 20 | Lynda Lipe, Chelan WA | 6.61 |
| 20 | Ralph Lipe, Chelan WA | 6.61 |
| 22 | Gene Fomin, Renton WA | 6.59 |
| 22 | Sandra Robson, New Westminster BC | 6.59 |
| 24 | Eric Anderson, Seattle WA | 6.36 |
| 24 | John Mitchell, Seattle WA | 6.36 |
Non-Life Master Leaders | ||
| 1 | Jack Qi, North Vancouver BC | 13.56 |
| 1 | Lucy Zhong, North Vancouver BC | 13.56 |
| 3 | Irene Morrow, Penticton BC | 9.41 |
| 4 | John McClure, Ocean Shores WA | 7.16 |
| 5 | John Mitchell, Seattle WA | 6.36 |
| 6 | Trish Simmons, Wenatchee WA | 6.21 |
| 7 | Andrew Popovich, Friday Harbor WA | 5.12 |
| 8 | Linda Underwood, Kamloops BC | 4.75 |
| 8 | Terry Underwood, Kamloops BC | 4.75 |
| 10 | Juanita Schlieve, Sunnyside WA | 4.64 |
| 11 | Gayle Hanset, Sandpoint ID | 4.58 |
| 12 | Bryant Carlson, Seattle WA | 4.10 |
| 12 | Thomas Sparks, Seattle WA | 4.10 |
| 14 | Eddie Crews, Sidney BC | 3.69 |
| 15 | Susan Braden, Bellingham WA | 3.68 |
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. | ||
The Evening Side Game didn't quite get a quorum and a few pairs were added to the mix for the second session. It was a wire-to-wire victory for Jack Qi and Lucy Zhong, who led by nearly two full boards at the break and ended the evening ahead by nearly three full boards, winning all three strats!
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: 2144
| MPts | Score | A | B | C | Wednesday Open Pairs | (7, 9 tables) ACBL Live Link |
| 13.56 | 62.15% | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jack Qi - Lucy Zhong; North Vancouver BC | |
| 10.17 | 56.71% | 2 | 2 | James Madison; Cheney WA; Herman Xiao; Sammamish WA | ||
| 7.63 | 56.52% | 3 | Nicholas France; Spring Valley NY; Judy Hess; Seattle WA | |||
| 5.72 | 53.63% | 4 | 3 | 2 | Patricia Baughan - Irene Morrow; Penticton BC | |
| 4.52 | 53.28% | 5 | 4 | Eric Anderson - John Mitchell; Seattle WA | ||
Quite the performance by event winners John McClure and Robert Simpson, with 66% in the afternoon for a lead of over two full boards, and nearly doubling their lead with another strong session in the evening. Under 300 winners Jessie Ahroni and Jeff Paden were also leading the second strat at the half, and were nearly caught with one round to go, but finished strong to win the event by a full board. Not quite enough entries in the under 200 strat for overalls.
Two-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Strat limits (by pair average): 7: 300 - 750 / 3: 200 - 300 / 2: 0 - 200. No player over 750 was eligible.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 375
| MPts | Score | 7 | 3 | 2 | Wednesday Gold Rush 0-750 Pairs | (10, 9½ tables) ACBL Live Link |
| 4.59 | 64.79% | 1 | John McClure - Robert Simpson; Ocean Shores WA | |||
| 3.44 | 56.27% | 2 | Charlotte Riviera; Bellevue WA; Joanne Kerr; Kirkland WA | |||
| 2.76 | 54.44% | 3 | 1 | Jessie Ahroni; Bothell WA; Jeff Paden; Lake Forest Pk WA | ||
| 2.14 | 53.96% | 4 | Douglas Smith - Joanne Smith; Steamboat Spgs CO | |||
| 1.53 | 53.67% | 5 | Linda Underwood - Terry Underwood; Kamloops BC | |||
| 2.07 | 52.55% | 6 | 2 | Nikolai Popov - Emiliya Kazandzhieva; Port Angeles WA | ||
| 1.55 | 49.02% | 3 | Dale Strawn - Betsy Bohnert; Seattle WA | |||
Teams in both brackets played a round-robin Swiss on Wednesday to qualify four teams for the semifinals. The top team in the qualifying round-robin chose their semifinal opponent. Quite a battle for places in Bracket Two!
Wednesday-Thursday Edelweiss Knockout Teams, Bracket OneBracket One has five teams and a masterpoint average of 4483 per player. ACBL Live link to brackets |
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| Qualifying Swiss Wednesday Afternoon-Evening 0.63 red per match win |
Semifinals Thursday Afternoon 16.15 gold |
Final Thursday Evening 23.07 gold |
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Q — 1. Miller (4 wins, 75 VP) |
Heller vs Miller Koblenz vs White |
??? vs ??? |
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Hideous Hog (In Training)'s Prediction: Miller over Koblenz in the final. |
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Bracket One Semifinalist Team Rosters:Dennis Heller - Connie Heller, Clinton WA; Norma Hols - Brenda Simpson, Spokane WA Brian Koblenz - Richard D'Litzenberger, Leavenworth WA; Dean Altschuler, Bellingham WA; John Cox, Bayfield CO |
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Wednesday-Thursday Edelweiss Knockout Teams, Bracket TwoBracket Two has nine teams and a masterpoint average of 1081 per player. ACBL Live link to brackets |
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| Opening Round Wednesday Afternoon-Evening 0.20 red per match win |
Semifinals Thursday Afternoon 10.20 gold |
Final Thursday Evening 14.58 gold |
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Q — 1. Hudesman (5 wins, 98 VP) |
Hudesman vs Berens Jacobs vs Richardson |
??? vs ??? |
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Hideous Hog (In Training)'s Prediction: Richardson over Hudesman in the final. |
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Bracket Two Semifinalist Team Rosters:Karen Hudesman - Clifford Feldman - Donald Stark - Thomas Brown, Seattle WA
John Jacobs - Bill Griffiths - Lou Arevalo - Martha Hancock, Coeur D Alene ID |
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Single-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Part of the Morning Side Game Series, session 2 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: 1566
| MPts | Score | A | B | C | Wednesday Morning Side Game | (9 tables) ACBL Live Link |
| 3.60 | 65.77% | 1 | Marla Patterson; Arlington WA; Herman Xiao; Sammamish WA | |||
| 2.70 | 59.52% | 2 | Richard D'Litzenberger; Leavenworth WA; John Cox; Bayfield CO | |||
| 2.03 | 56.55% | 3 | Brian Koblenz; Leavenworth WA; Dean Altschuler; Bellingham WA | |||
| 1.55 | 55.06% | 4 | Ron Beall - Jennifer Beall; Bellingham WA | |||
| 2.45 | 53.87% | 5/6 | 1/2 | Ann Romeo; Seattle WA; Irene Morrow; Penticton BC | ||
| 2.45 | 53.87% | 5/6 | 1/2 | Gayle Hanset - Donald Hanset; Sandpoint ID | ||
| 1.90 | 52.68% | 3 | 1 | Susan Meredith - Nancy Hertl; Edmonds WA | ||
| 1.18 | 52.38% | 4 | Karen Jean Boss - Kay Read; Boise ID | |||
| 1.43 | 49.70% | 2 | Laura Brice; Phippsburg CO; Amy Hillenbrand; Steamboat Spgs CO | |||
The Evening Side Game didn't quite get off the ground, and the pairs hoping to play in it were moved to other events. Tomorrow we will figure out which individuals are leading in each Side Game Series so far.
Single-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Part of the Afternoon Side Game Series, session 2 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: 2000+ / B: 1000 - 2000 / C: 0 - 1000.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 1071
| MPts | Score | A | B | C | Wednesday Afternoon Side Game | (5 tables) ACBL Live Link |
| 2.84 | 60.00% | 1 | 1 | Marla Patterson; Arlington WA; Andrew Popovich; Friday Harbor WA | ||
| 2.13 | 57.00% | 2 | 2 | 1 | Gayle Hanset - Donald Hanset; Sandpoint ID | |
| 1.60 | 56.50% | 3 | Marty O'Malley - Kathy O'Malley; Spokane Valley WA | |||
| 1.23 | 55.50% | 4 | Marv Norden; Peachland BC; Ralph Wilhelmi; Olympia WA | |||
| 1.57 | 54.00% | 3 | 2 | Lorraine Larson; White Rock BC; Arden Poitras; Surrey BC | ||
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