2022 Penticton Regional: Sunday, June 19

Next DINO Regionals: Tomorrow(!) in Anchorage AK (June 20-26), and August 22-28 in Lynnwood WA

June 19 Historical Headlines (from Wikipedia)

Can you fill in the blanks and then put them into the correct chronological order? (Answers at the bottom of the page...)

At the United States Formula One Grand Prix weekend at [blank], due to a tire safety dispute, 14 of 20 entered cars withdraw to the pits after completing the formation lap, leaving only six cars to race, infuriating fans.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed for providing top secret information to the USSR, including [blank].
The Civil Rights Act is approved after surviving an 83-day Senate [blank].
The U.S. Congress prohibits [blank] in United States territories.
The first officially recorded, organized [blank] game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields.

Attendance So Far

After a recount, 1657½ tables, 51.51% of the 2019 total. For full details, check out the new Table Counts page!

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. We'll be happy if the tournament hits 50% of the 2019 table count of 3217½ tables (so 1609 was the target number and we beat it by 48½ tables!).

Final Masterpoint Leaders

Should be up by about 10:45 pm

Overall Leaders
1	Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA	154.72
2	Shan Huang, Palm Beach G FL	145.16
3	Kevin Bathurst, Palm Bch Gdns FL	142.09
3	Kevin Dwyer, Jacksonville FL	142.09
5	Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA	134.46
6	Michael Mikyska, Los Angeles CA	130.59
7	Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA	125.07
8	Joan Millens, Kingston NY	123.82
9	Jianfeng Luo, North York ON	118.85
10	Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC	113.11
11	Tom Carmichael, Marysville WA	106.57
12	Gordon McOrmond, Sidney BC	106.10
13	Edward Xu, North York ON	100.58
13	Kole Meng, Niagara Falls ON	100.58
13	Yan Wang, Richmond Hill ON	100.58
13	Zheng Zhang, Toronto ON	100.58
17	Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC	92.14
18	Piotr Klimowicz, Edmonton AB	89.72
19	Kevin Strangway, Grande Prairie AB	87.94
19	Robert Pratt, Edmonton AB	87.94
21	Amy Gao, New Westminster BC	86.72
21	Baixiang Liu, New Westminster BC	86.72
23	Haig Tchamitch, Paradise Valley AZ	80.37
23	Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ	80.37
25	K Fung, Edmonton AB	80.11
26	Jennifer Hong, Burnaby BC	80.05
26	Long Xie, Burnaby BC	80.05
28	Jack Qi, North Vancouver BC	79.08
28	Lucy Zhong, North Vancouver BC	79.08
28	Xiaojing Deng, Richmond BC	79.08
28	Xiaoming Shen, Richmond BC	79.08

Non-Life Master Leaders
1	Jennifer Hong, Burnaby BC	80.05
2	Jack Qi, North Vancouver BC	79.08
2	Lucy Zhong, North Vancouver BC	79.08
2	Xiaojing Deng, Richmond BC	79.08
2	Xiaoming Shen, Richmond BC	79.08
6	David Bakhshi, London	76.71
7	Artur Malinowski, Harrow	70.39
8	Piotr Rajski, Edmonton AB	62.70
9	Abdeali Naffar, Edmonton AB	59.01
10	Arthur Gong, Sammamish WA	48.25
11	Nathan Gong, Sammamish WA	44.46
12	Daniel Balof, Walla Walla WA	37.07
13	Mary Eliza Balof, Walla Walla WA	34.30
14	Irene Morrow, Penticton BC	31.78
15	Janet Gangl, Red Deer AB	29.18
15	Travis Gangl, Red Deer AB	29.18
17	Michael Szestopalow, Winnipeg MB	28.67
17	Roman Puzant, Winnipeg Beach MB	28.67
19	Leeann Lagace, St Albert AB	25.73
20	Keith Carter, Sandpoint ID	25.40
21	Lana Chow, Vancouver BC	23.71
22	Doug Riopelle, St Albert AB	21.72
23	Dave Brett, Calgary AB	21.39
24	Irene Dundon, Vancouver BC	20.86
25	Bud Bishop, Delta BC	19.93
25	Mary Frances Bishop, Delta BC	19.93
Masterpoints will be updated first on the masterpoints page. Leaders will appear here later, when the results are posted.

Sunday Fast Pairs

Winners: Shirley Pearlman, Marlene Pontifex

Eight rounds above average in the afternoon session was good enough to put Shirley Pearlman and Marlene Pontifex, who were third at halftime, into the winning spot, by about a half a board. B and C winners Arthur and Nathan Gong got within 0.06 of a board with a round left to play, but managed only 50% in the last round to finish second overall.

Two-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Strat limits (by pair average): A: 2500+ / B: 1250 - 2500 / C: 0 - 1250.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 2961

MPts	Score	A	B	C	Sunday Fast Pairs	(8, 8 tables) ACBL Live Link
9.45	59.88%	1			Shirley Pearlman - Marlene Pontifex; Winnipeg MB
7.09	58.87%	2	1	1	Arthur Gong - Nathan Gong; Sammamish WA
5.32	56.64%	3	2	2	Rui Gong; Sammamish WA; Roberta McIlwain; Invermere BC
3.99	55.11%	4			Richard Zucker; Dobbs Ferry NY; Pamela Furtsch; Armonk NY
3.15	54.54%	5	3		Bob Gagnon - Devra Drysdale; Calgary AB

Sunday Top Fight Swiss

Winners: Dunitz (A), Bart (B), Lambert, Hong (C)

The Dunitz team, featuring tournament masterpoint leader Mark Itabashi, scored 90VP out of 100 in the middle five matches, clinching the event with a round to go. Their final round opponent Bart had led the event after three rounds, beat Dunitz in the finale, and ended up winning the X and Y strats, finishing third overall.

Swiss Teams event with 7 matches of 7 boards, scored in Victory Points (maximum 20 per match. Strat limits (by team average): A: 6000+ / X: 4000 - 6000 / Y: 0 - 4000.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 5201

MPts	VPs	A	X	Y	Sunday Top Fight Swiss	(37 teams) ACBL Live Link
35.44	109	1			Mitch Dunitz; Sherman Oaks CA; Iftikhar Baqai; Irvine CA; Mark Itabashi; Murrieta CA; Michael Mikyska; Los Angeles CA
26.58	101	2			Joan Millens; Kingston NY; Shan Huang; Palm Beach G FL; Kevin Dwyer; Jacksonville FL; Kevin Bathurst; Palm Bch Gdns FL; Jianfeng Luo; North York ON
21.27	99	3	1		Brad Bart; Coquitlam BC; Nicholas Stock; North Vancouver BC; Janet Galbraith - Christopher Galbraith; Calgary AB
14.95	94	4			Cliff Campbell - David McLellan; Thunder Bay ON; William Treble; Winnipeg MB; Gerry McCully; Victoria BC
11.81	89	5			Allan Graves; Saint Johnsbury VT; Reanette Frobouck; Pittsburgh PA; Artur Malinowski; Harrow ; David Bakhshi; London, England
10.13	87	6			Alex Hudson; Morrisville NC; Jonathan Steinberg; Toronto ON; Leo Glaser; Lake Country BC; Hendrik Sharples; Brush Prairie WA; Gerry Marshall; Calgary AB
13.96	81	7/8	2/3	1/2	Bernie Lambert; Acme AB; Keith Falkenberg; Calgary AB; Robert Pratt; Edmonton AB; Kevin Strangway; Grande Prairie AB
13.96	81	7/8	2/3	1/2	Jennifer Hong - Long Xie; Burnaby BC; Baixiang Liu - Amy Gao; New Westminster BC
8.03	77	9/11	4/5	3/4	Roy Li - Jack Lee; Richmond BC; Kai Zhou; Burnaby BC; Alex Hong; West Vancouver BC
6.48	77	9/11			Lorna McDonald; St Albert AB; Peter Jones - K Fung - Susan Culham; Edmonton AB; Ranald Davidson; Delray Beach FL
8.03	77	9/11	4/5	3/4	James Andre - Lily Andre; Allyn WA; Richard D'Litzenberger - Brian Koblenz; Leavenworth WA
5.70	76		6/7	5/6	Judy Clerke; Vernon BC; Gordon Hepperle - Carol Gutsell; Summerland BC; Aline Vance; Kelowna BC
5.70	76		6/7	5/6	Kole Meng; Niagara Falls ON; Zheng Zhang; Toronto ON; Edward Xu; North York ON; Yan Wang; Richmond Hill ON

Sunday 0-3000 Bracketed Swiss Teams

Winners: Boyd, Gangl, Senaratne, Renner

Bracketed Swiss Teams scored in Victory Points. Teams played all or most of the teams in their bracket in short matches.

MPts	VPs	Bracket	Rank	Sunday 0-3000 Bracketed Swiss Teams	ACBL Live Links: Bracket I II *III* IV (31 in 4brackets
11.98	68	I	1	Rick Boyd - Naushad Dada - Jim Murphy - Chris Murphy; Calgary AB
8.99	66		2	Donald Carson - Ross Armour; Edmonton AB; Leeann Lagace - Doug Riopelle; St Albert AB
6.74	65		3	Paul Reitsma - Roger Taylor; Parksville BC; Ken Beck; Keremeos BC; Marv Norden; Peachland BC
10.68	94	II	1	Janet Gangl - Gerene Albrecht - Travis Gangl - Adam Thiel; Red Deer AB
8.01	90		2	Ralph Lipe - Lynda Lipe; Chelan WA; D Glassford - David Peppar; Chilliwack BC
6.01	86		3	Cynthia Clark - Patrick Murphy; Calgary AB; Don Copeland; Victoria BC; Danny Zaitsoff; Vernon BC
8.62	98	*III*	1	Manohara Senaratne - Sharana Basappa - Abdeali Naffar - Don Greenwood; Edmonton AB
6.47	84		2	Janet Bridger; Laurel MT; Christine Lynn; Sun City West AZ; Marcia Schoffer - David Johnson; Penticton BC
4.85	82		3	Barry Balof - Claire Valente - Daniel Balof - Mary Eliza Balof; Walla Walla WA
6.60	88	IV	1	John Renner - Carol Renner - Linda Underwood - Terry Underwood; Kamloops BC
4.95	78		2	Terry Huxter - Wendy McCulloch; Grand Forks BC; Bill Holland; West Kelowna BC; Robert Hill; Kelowna BC
3.71	74		3	Lana Chow - Irene Dundon; Vancouver BC; Jozef Stencel; Ashcroft BC; Dave Brett; Calgary AB

June 18 Historical Headlines

Answers from the top of the page:

1846 — The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields.
1862 — The U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories.
1953 — Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed for providing top secret information to the USSR, including nuclear weapon designs.
1964 — The Civil Rights Act is approved after surviving an 83-day Senate filibuster.
2005 — At the United States Formula One Grand Prix weekend at Indianapolis, due to a tire safety dispute, 14 of 20 entered cars withdraw to the pits after completing the formation lap, leaving only six cars to race, infuriating fans.