2022 Whistler Regional, Day Three: Saturday, November 5, 2022
Winter Wonderland at a rare mid-Regional weekend!
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November 5 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...)
- After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Blank's Fidelio.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a blank.
- George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an blank.
- Google unveils the mobile operating system Blank, now the world's most used operating system on cell phones and tablets.
- In defiance of the law, suffragist Blank votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
Attendance So Far
367½ tables at the end of Day Three (Saturday), about 63% of the 2019 total at this stage. 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 55% of the 2019 table count of 1379; tables, so 758 is the target number, but maybe we'll do even better!
Brain Warmup Department: Net
For those of you who used to like the puzzles I printed in the old bulletins, here is a link to an online version: one of the puzzles that I used to feature in the old paper Bulletins, but it is easy to play on a computer as well. Not so easy on a tablet or phone, since most of the puzzles require right-clicks, not easily done in a tablet or phone environment.
Net is a grid of rotatable cells describing the way a number of stations are connected to a source of electricity in the middle. Your job is to rotate the cells so that the wires connect to the central station, without creating a closed loop in the wiring. Click on a cell to rotate it (right-click to rotate it the other way) and you will see the stations and wires light up when they are connected to the central source.
Click on the puzzle you want to try at the right (or the caption below) to go to the page with all the instructions you'll need.
These puzzles come from Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection and there are links there to apps for most devices. You can make puzzles of any size and difficulty level!
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Easy puzzle
(McBruce's time:
49sec)
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Medium puzzle
(McBruce's time:
2min 54sec)
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Tricky puzzle
(McBruce's time:
2min 50sec)
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Masterpoint Leaders thru Saturday Evening
(not including points won by making the knockout semifinals)
Masterpoints for all players are updated nightly here first, with everyone's current red and gold point total listed alphabetically below the leaders, before a shorter leaderboard is added to this page.
Overall Leaders |
| 1 | Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC | 44.40 |
| 2 | Kelvin Raywood, Vancouver BC | 43.21 |
| 2 | Shelley Burns, North Vancouver BC | 43.21 |
| 4 | Don Bell, Vernon BC | 37.83 |
| 4 | Kelly Meenagh, Kelowna BC | 37.83 |
| 6 | Steve Bates, Edmonton AB | 36.64 |
| 6 | Steven Lawrence, Calgary AB | 36.64 |
| 8 | Gordon McOrmond, Sidney BC | 32.26 |
| 8 | Michael Hargreaves, Victoria BC | 32.26 |
| 10 | Samuel Krikler, Vancouver BC | 26.56 |
| 11 | David Huang, Burnaby BC | 26.21 |
| 11 | Jack Lee, Richmond BC | 26.21 |
| 13 | Amy Gao, New Westminster BC | 25.85 |
| 13 | Baixiang Liu, New Westminster BC | 25.85 |
| 13 | Jennifer Hong, Burnaby BC | 25.85 |
| 13 | Rick Wei Wu, Surrey BC | 25.85 |
| 17 | David Waterman, Surrey BC | 24.15 |
| 17 | Steve Vincent, Burnaby BC | 24.15 |
| 19 | Piotr Klimowicz, Edmonton AB | 23.40 |
| 20 | Paul Pugsley, Carson City NV | 22.74 |
| 21 | Dave Vidaver, Sacramento CA | 21.36 |
| 22 | Cristina Jacob, Vancouver BC | 21.00 |
| 23 | Andrew Nalos, Vancouver BC | 20.82 |
| 23 | Eda Kadar, Vancouver BC | 20.82 |
| 23 | Ryley Breiddal, Pemberton BC | 20.82 |
| 23 | Thomas Anderson, North Vancouver BC | 20.82 |
Non-Life Master Leaders |
| 1 | Jennifer Hong, Burnaby BC | 25.85 |
| 1 | Rick Wei Wu, Surrey BC | 25.85 |
| 3 | Debbie Harris, North Vancouver BC | 16.14 |
| 4 | Jeremy Bowman, Vancouver BC | 13.90 |
| 4 | Shaviv Ben Neriah, Vancouver BC | 13.90 |
| 6 | William Tenneson, Wenatchee WA | 11.52 |
| 7 | Greg Sensiba, Sequim WA | 11.02 |
| 7 | Vicki Sensiba, Sequim WA | 11.02 |
| 9 | Michael Kotten, Eagan MN | 10.76 |
| 10 | Ronald Miller, Bellingham WA | 10.66 |
| 11 | Dariusz Matus, Surrey BC | 10.21 |
| 11 | Michael Desaulniers, Maple Ridge BC | 10.21 |
| 13 | Aileen Specht, Kamloops BC | 9.17 |
| 13 | Russel Specht, Kamloops BC | 9.17 |
| 15 | Irene Morrow, Penticton BC | 9.13 |
Masterpoints will be updated first on the masterpoints page. Leaders will appear here later, when the results are posted. |
Clocks go back an hour overnight (Saturday-Sunday)
Most clocks these days do it themselves, but we suspect some players will arrive very early...
Portobello closed Tuesday-Wednesday
Please note Portobello, the place at the far end from the playing area on the lower level, will be closed for annual maintenance from Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
Day Three (Saturday) Results
Winners: Shelley Burns, Kelvin Raywood
Shelley Burns and Kelvin Raywood took the event lead in the final round and won by a quarter of a board in the top strat and nearly two full boards in the second strat. Under-1500 winners William Tenneson and Arthur Resnick led the C-strat by the smallest of margins at the break, but expanded on their lead and won by two and a half full boards!
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: 2633
| MPts |
Score |
A |
B |
C |
Saturday Open Pairs |
(14, 14 tables)
ACBL Live Link |
| 27.30 |
58.28% |
1 |
1 |
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Shelley Burns, North Vancouver BC; Kelvin Raywood, Vancouver BC |
| 20.48 |
57.77% |
2 |
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Carole Bradshaw - Jack Bradshaw, Courtenay BC |
| 15.36 |
56.43% |
3 |
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Judi Callaham, Fair Oaks CA; Dave Vidaver, Sacramento CA |
| 11.52 |
54.96% |
4 |
2 |
1 |
William Tenneson, Wenatchee WA; Arthur Resnick, Seattle WA |
| 9.10 |
54.73% |
5 |
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John Demeulemeester, Burnaby BC; David Schmidt, Chilliwack BC |
| 7.80 |
54.44% |
6 |
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Ann-Marie Crabbe - Dora Lee, Nanaimo BC |
| 7.40 |
54.14% |
7 |
3 |
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Donna Wiwchar - Ian Glover, Kamloops BC |
| 4.97 |
51.04% |
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4/5 |
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Evelyn Goedhart, Sidney BC; Shelley Burnham, Brentwood Bay BC |
| 4.97 |
51.04% |
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4/5 |
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Khosrow Shad - Mojgan Shad, West Vancouver BC |
| 5.27 |
50.22% |
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2 |
Lorne Burns, North Vancouver BC; Samuel Krikler, Vancouver BC |
| 3.95 |
48.45% |
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3 |
Michael Desaulniers, Maple Ridge BC; Dariusz Matus, Surrey BC |
| 2.96 |
48.37% |
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4 |
Ruth Davies - Thomas Braybrook, Victoria BC |
Winners: Jeremy Bowman, Shaviv Ben Neriah
The top two pairs were very close and played against one another in the penultimate round, with event winners Jeremy Bowman and Shaviv Ben Neriah scoring 72% in the crucial round, enough to win by just one-eighth of a top!
Two-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Strat limits (by pair average): 7: 400 - 750 / 4: 300 - 400 / 3: 0 - 300. No player over 750 was eligible.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 386
| MPts |
Score |
7 |
4 |
3 |
Saturday Gold Rush Pairs |
(14, 16 tables)
ACBL Live Link |
| 6.62 |
60.62% |
1 |
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Jeremy Bowman - Shaviv Ben Neriah, Vancouver BC |
| 4.97 |
60.36% |
2 |
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Bill Kennedy - Grace Kennedy, Campbell River BC |
| 3.72 |
56.22% |
3 |
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Diane Zebroff, Kamloops BC; William Curtis, Whitehorse YT |
| 2.79 |
55.02% |
4 |
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Pat Kotten, Tucson AZ; Michael Kotten, Eagan MN |
| 2.21 |
54.71% |
5 |
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Kamlesh Batra - Shiv Batra, Mercer Island WA |
| 1.89 |
54.38% |
6 |
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Jerry Shapiro - Sharene Jansen, Vancouver BC |
| 3.99 |
54.37% |
7 |
1 |
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Judy Crawford - Terry Crawford, Kamloops BC |
| 3.31 |
52.47% |
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2 |
1 |
Betsy Woods, Coquitlam BC; Nigel Williamson, Victoria BC |
| 2.48 |
50.75% |
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3 |
2 |
Sharon Dodd - Alan Dodd, Kamloops BC |
| 1.86 |
50.48% |
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4 |
3 |
Lorraine Cameron - David Cameron, Kelowna BC |
Friday-Saturday Evening Round-Robin Teams
Winners: Pickett (A), Claeys, Specht (B, C)
Swiss Teams event with 6 matches of 6 boards, scored in Victory Points (maximum 20 per match. Strat limits (by team average): A: 2000+ / B: 750 - 2000 / C: 0 - 750.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 2749
| MPts |
VPs |
A |
B |
C |
Friday-Saturday Evening Round-Robin Teams |
(7 teams)
ACBL Live Link |
| 5.36 |
87 |
1 |
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Stephen Pickett, Vancouver BC; G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Fred Baldwin, South Surrey BC; Donna Lombardini, Alcester SD |
| 3.52 |
67 |
2/3 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
Aileen Specht - Russel Specht - Diane Zebroff, Kamloops BC; Irene Morrow, Penticton BC |
| 3.52 |
67 |
2/3 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
Marcel Claeys - Heide Wissner, Calgary AB; Patricia Robbins - Orrin Robbins, Olympia WA |
Saturday-Sunday Pemberton Knockout Teams
Semifinals begin Sunday afternoon!
Teams played a round robin Swiss Teams over two sessions to decide the four semifinalists for tomorrow, leaders choosing from #3 or #4 (or #2 if they volunteer to be a choice). (If your team didn't make it, there are many Swiss Team events on Sunday at 10 and 3.)
Saturday-Sunday Knockout Teams, Bracket One
Bracket One has eight teams and a masterpoint average of 6269 per player. ACBL Live link to brackets
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Qualifying Swiss
Saturday Afternoon-Evening
0.36 red per match win, 7.96 red for 4th, 17.91 gold for 3rd |
Semifinals
Sunday Morning
27.87 gold |
Final
Sunday Afternoon
39.81 gold |
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Q — 1. Hargreaves (7 wins, 122 VP)
Q — 2. Gao (5 wins, 76 VP)
Q — 3. Todd (3½ wins, 75 VP)
Q — 4. Pickett (3 wins, 69 VP)
(tie-breaker was head-to-head)
5. McIlwain (3½ wins, 69 VP)
6. Pugsley (3 wins, 63 VP)
7. Sache (2 wins, 54 VP)
8. Andreychuk (1 wins, 32 VP)
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Todd vs Gao
Pickett vs Hargreaves
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??? vs ???
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Hideous Hog (In Training)'s Prediction:
Hargreaves over Todd in the final.
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Bracket One Semifinalist Team Rosters:
Bob Todd, Winnipeg MB; Brad Bart, Coquitlam BC; Leo Glaser, Lake Country BC; Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC
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Amy Gao - Baixiang Liu, New Westminster BC; Jennifer Hong - David Huang, Burnaby BC; Rick Wei Wu, Surrey BC; Jack Lee, Richmond BC Stephen Pickett, Vancouver BC; Donna Lombardini, Alcester SD; G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Fred Baldwin, South Surrey BC
vs
Michael Hargreaves, Victoria BC; Gordon McOrmond, Sidney BC; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Piotr Klimowicz, Edmonton AB
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Saturday-Sunday Knockout Teams, Bracket Two
Bracket Two has nine teams and a masterpoint average of 2018 per player. ACBL Live link to brackets
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Qualifying Swiss
Saturday Afternoon-Evening
0.22 red per match win, 8.02 gold for 3rd/4th |
Semifinals
Sunday Morning
16.04 gold |
Final
Sunday Afternoon
22.92 gold |
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Q — 1. Mathews (6 wins, 111 VP)
Q — 2. Richardson (5 wins, 106 VP)
Q — 3. Craig (5 wins, 89 VP)
Q — 4. Emmerson (5½ wins, 86 VP)
5. Waggoner (3 wins, 73 VP)
6. Gibson (3 wins, 69 VP)
7. Reitsma (3 wins, 63 VP)
8. Edwards (3½ wins, 62 VP)
9. Breiddal (2 wins, 61 VP)
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Mathews vs Emmerson
Ricahrdson vs Craig
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??? vs ???
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Hideous Hog (In Training)'s Prediction:
Craig over Emmerson in the final.
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Bracket Two Semifinalist Team Rosters:
Brenda Mathews - Jennifer Parkyn - Dixie Duncan, Kamloops BC; Craig Hamilton, Penticton BC
vs
John Emmerson, Federal Way WA; Ti Davis, Baltimore MD; Kathleen Phoenix - Diane Thompson, Kamloops BC Robert Richardson - Candace Allen, Clinton WA; Diane Felure - Joel Castoriano, Vashon Island WA
vs
Sally Craig, Port Moody BC; Edgar L'Heureux, White Rock BC; Jack Johnson - Maryellen Gallo, Surrey BC
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Saturday-Sunday Knockout Teams, Bracket Three
Bracket Three has six teams and a masterpoint average of 1321 per player. ACBL Live link to brackets
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Qualifying Swiss
Saturday Afternoon-Evening
0.32 red per match win, 1.67 red for 4th, 1.11 gold + 2.23 red for 3rd |
Semifinals
Sunday Morning
11.68 gold |
Final
Sunday Afternoon
16.69 gold |
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Q — 1. Quennell (4 wins, 63 VP)
Q — 2. Alavidze (3 wins, 61 VP)
Q — 3. Class (4 wins, 61 VP)
Q — 4. Tremblay (2 wins, 54 VP)
5. Dodge (1 wins, 31 VP)
6. Cookson (1 wins, 30 VP)
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Tremblay vs Quennell
Alavidze vs Class
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??? vs ???
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Hideous Hog (In Training)'s Prediction:
Quennell over Alavidze in the final.
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Bracket Three Semifinalist Team Rosters:
Madeleine Tremblay, North Saanich BC; Jill Plasteras - Esther Wiebe - JP Weber, Victoria BC
vs
Emelie Quennell - Caenie Pyrcz, Calgary AB; Melissa Martin, Whitefish MT; Avril Karr, North Vancouver BC Amiran Alavidze, Vancouver BC; Elizabeth Sprague - Andrea Killackey - Naushad Dada, Calgary AB
vs
Christopher Class - Thomas Reis, Sequim WA; Michael Edwards - Eileen Deutsch, Port Townsend WA
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Saturday-Sunday Knockout Teams, Bracket Four
Bracket Four has nine teams and a masterpoint average of 666 per player. ACBL Live link to brackets
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Qualifying Swiss
Saturday Afternoon-Evening
0.17 red per match win, 4.81 gold for 3rd/4th |
Semifinals
Sunday Morning
9.61 gold |
Final
Sunday Afternoon
13.73 gold |
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Q — 1. Skinner (6 wins, 113 VP)
Q — 2. Hancock (4 wins, 89 VP)
Q — 3. Pattison (5 wins, 87 VP)
Q — 4. Petersen (4½ wins, 87 VP)
5. Cramen (4 wins, 80 VP)
6. Edwards (3½ wins, 79 VP)
7. Sheasby (4½ wins, 77 VP)
8. Robbins (2½ wins, 57 VP)
9. Janssen (2 wins, 51 VP)
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Pattison vs Skinner
Hancock vs Petersen
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??? vs ???
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Hideous Hog (In Training)'s Prediction:
Hancock over Patterson in the final.
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Bracket Four Semifinalist Team Rosters:
Margaret Pattison - Paul Pattison - Debbie Harris, North Vancouver BC; Art Loy, Surrey BC
vs
Margaret Skinner - Holly Boudreau - Al Romanchuk - Mel Zimmerman, Victoria BC Audrey Hancock - Marcia Schoffer - Janet Mori, Penticton BC; Elaine Beyeler, Kelowna BC
vs
Joan Peterson - Ronald Miller - Susanne Sherburne - Rebecca Brown, Bellingham WA
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Saturday Morning Side Game
Winners: Barbara Hillman, John Wilson
Single-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Part of the Early Bird Side Game Series, session 3 of 6 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: 750 - 2000 / C: 0 - 750.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 580
| MPts |
Score |
A |
B |
C |
Saturday Morning Side Game |
(5 tables)
ACBL Live Link |
| 3.41 |
58.00% |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Barbara Hillman, Richmond BC; John Wilson, New Westminster BC |
| 2.56 |
56.50% |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Barbara Lacey, West Vancouver BC; Janet Argent, North Vancouver BC |
| 1.92 |
55.50% |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Brenda Johnston - Patricia Hartley, West Vancouver BC |
| 1.26 |
55.00% |
4/5 |
4/5 |
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Irene Morrow, Penticton BC; Lynda Hirst, Vancouver WA |
| 1.75 |
55.00% |
4/5 |
4/5 |
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Karen Rise, Leavenworth WA; Marilyn Olson, Wenatchee WA |
Saturday Afternoon Side Game
Winners: Marilyn Olson, Karen Rise
Single-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Part of the Going Hiking Side Game Series, session 3 of 6 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: 2500+ / B: 750 - 2500 / C: 0 - 750.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 937
| MPts |
Score |
A |
B |
C |
Saturday Afternoon Side Game |
(4½ tables)
ACBL Live Link |
| 3.41 |
70.00% |
1 |
1 |
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Marilyn Olson, Wenatchee WA; Karen Rise, Leavenworth WA |
| 2.56 |
62.00% |
2 |
2 |
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Irene Morrow, Penticton BC; Lynda Hirst, Vancouver WA |
| 1.92 |
55.00% |
3 |
3 |
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Merilyn Hicks, North Vancouver BC; John Wilson, New Westminster BC |
| 1.44 |
51.33% |
4 |
4 |
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Debbie Martignago, Port Coquitlam BC; Marlene Sumi, Burnaby BC |
Saturday Evening Side Game
Winners: Paul Reitsma, Marv Norden
Single-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Part of the Evening Semi-Fast Side Game Series, session 1 of 4 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: 750 - 2000 / C: 0 - 750.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 2129
| MPts |
Score |
A |
B |
C |
Saturday Evening Side Game |
(3 tables)
ACBL Live Link |
| 2.95 |
61.25% |
1 |
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Paul Reitsma, Parksville BC; Marv Norden, Peachland BC |
| 2.21 |
58.75% |
2 |
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Elaine Beyeler, Kelowna BC; Janet Mori, Penticton BC |
Saturday Morning 299er Pairs
Winners: Vicki Sensiba, Greg Sensiba
The afternoon 299er game had only two pairs enter and they moved up to the Gold Rush.
Single-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Strat limits (by pair average): A: 200 - 300 / B: 100 - 200 / C: 0 - 100. No player over 300 was eligible.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 118
| MPts |
Score |
A |
B |
C |
Saturday Morning 299er Pairs |
(3 tables)
ACBL Live Link |
| 2.05 |
65.50% |
1 |
1 |
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Vicki Sensiba - Greg Sensiba, Sequim WA |
| 1.54 |
55.50% |
2 |
2 |
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Donald Curtis - Daphne Curtis, Dorset ON |