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| Ronald Miller, Bellingham WA | Merilyn Hicks, North Vancouver BC | Marcia Schoffer, Penticton BC |
| Congratulations to all three! | ||
Please note Portobello, the eaterie at the far end from the playing area on the lower level, will be closed for annual maintenance from Monday, November 7, 2022 until long after the tournament ends on Wednesday.
Can you fill in the blanks and then put them into the correct chronological order? (Answers at the bottom of the page...)
492½ tables at the end of Day Four (Sunday), 58% of the pace of last time. 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! A key will be today's attendance: if many leave on Sunday and few new players arrive for the final three days, we may go down from the current pace.
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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. Signpost gives you a grid of squares from 1 at the top left to the highest number at the bottom right. Each space except the last has an arrow which gives the direction in which you will find the next number in sequence. You connect one square to the next by dragging the mouse from one to the next; dragging unnumbered squares creates variables, starting with 'a' and 'a+1' and continuing with a 'b' chain, a 'c' chain, and automatically replacing them with numbers when you connect them to known numbers. The arrow belonging to a number turns gray when connected to the following number, and a dot means that the number needs a predecessor. Clicking on a square will show you which squares point to it. 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! |
 Easy puzzle (McBruce's time: 2min 15sec) |
 Medium puzzle (McBruce's time: 4min 16sec) |
 Tricky puzzle (McBruce's time: 16min 22sec) |
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 | 71.29 |
| 2 | Gordon McOrmond, Sidney BC | 59.15 |
| 2 | Michael Hargreaves, Victoria BC | 59.15 |
| 4 | Don Bell, Vernon BC | 53.27 |
| 4 | Kelly Meenagh, Kelowna BC | 53.27 |
| 6 | Piotr Klimowicz, Edmonton AB | 50.29 |
| 7 | Bob Todd, Winnipeg MB | 49.10 |
| 7 | Brad Bart, Coquitlam BC | 49.10 |
| 7 | Leo Glaser, Lake Country BC | 49.10 |
| 7 | Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC | 49.10 |
| 11 | Kelvin Raywood, Vancouver BC | 48.72 |
| 11 | Shelley Burns, North Vancouver BC | 48.72 |
| 13 | Amy Gao, New Westminster BC | 43.68 |
| 13 | Baixiang Liu, New Westminster BC | 43.68 |
| 13 | David Huang, Burnaby BC | 43.68 |
| 13 | Jack Lee, Richmond BC | 43.68 |
| 13 | Jennifer Hong, Burnaby BC | 43.68 |
| 13 | Rick Wei Wu, Surrey BC | 43.68 |
| 19 | Steve Bates, Edmonton AB | 43.50 |
| 19 | Steven Lawrence, Calgary AB | 43.50 |
| 21 | Michael Ainsley, Victoria BC | 37.77 |
| 21 | Sheldon Spier, Chemainus BC | 37.77 |
| 23 | Samuel Krikler, Vancouver BC | 32.07 |
| 24 | Ann-Marie Crabbe, Nanaimo BC | 31.92 |
| 25 | Aban Gerrie, Richmond BC | 30.34 |
| 25 | Robert Gerrie, Richmond BC | 30.34 |
Non-Life Master Leaders | ||
| 1 | Jennifer Hong, Burnaby BC | 43.68 |
| 1 | Rick Wei Wu, Surrey BC | 43.68 |
| 3 | Debbie Harris, North Vancouver BC | 24.90 |
| 4 | Dariusz Matus, Surrey BC | 16.97 |
| 4 | Michael Desaulniers, Maple Ridge BC | 16.97 |
| 6 | Diane Zebroff, Kamloops BC | 16.06 |
| 7 | Linda Angstadt, Kamloops BC | 15.38 |
| 7 | Trudy Nagurski, Kamloops BC | 15.38 |
| 9 | Ronald Miller, Bellingham WA | 14.50 |
| 10 | Jeremy Bowman, Vancouver BC | 13.90 |
| 10 | Shaviv Ben Neriah, Vancouver BC | 13.90 |
| 12 | Irene Morrow, Penticton BC | 13.67 |
| 13 | Roy Livingstone, Whiterock BC | 13.45 |
| 14 | William Tenneson, Wenatchee WA | 11.96 |
| 15 | Margaret Pattison, North Vancouver BC | 11.24 |
Masterpoints will be updated first on the masterpoints page. Leaders will appear here later, when the results are posted. | ||
Bracketed Knockout Teams event, with 2 rounds of 24-board matches. Teams were grouped by team masterpoints into brackets, and played a Swiss or round-robin on the first day to reduce to four semifinalists for day two.
| MPts | Bracket | Rank | Saturday-Sunday Pemberton Bracketed Knockout Teams | ACBL Live Links: Bracket: I II III IV (16 teams in 4 brackets) |
| 42.02 | I | 1 | Bob Todd, Winnipeg MB; Brad Bart, Coquitlam BC; Leo Glaser, Lake Country BC; Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC | |
| 29.41 | 2 | Michael Hargreaves, Victoria BC; Gordon McOrmond, Sidney BC; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Piotr Klimowicz, Edmonton AB | ||
| 18.91 | 3 | Amy Gao - Baixiang Liu, New Westminster BC; Jennifer Hong - David Huang, Burnaby BC; Rick Wei Wu, Surrey BC; Jack Lee, Richmond BC | ||
| 22.92 | II | 1 | Robert Richardson - Candace Allen, Clinton WA; Diane Felure - Joel Castoriano, Vashon Island WA | |
| 17.19 | 2 | John Emmerson, Federal Way WA; Ti Davis, Baltimore MD; Kathleen Phoenix - Diane Thompson, Kamloops BC | ||
| 8.02 | 3/4 | Brenda Mathews - Jennifer Parkyn - Dixie Duncan, Kamloops BC; Craig Hamilton, Penticton BC | ||
| 8.02 | 3/4 | Sally Craig, Port Moody BC; Edgar L'Heureux, White Rock BC; Jack Johnson - Maryellen Gallo, Surrey BC | ||
| 16.69 | III | 1 | Christopher Class - Thomas Reis, Sequim WA; Michael Edwards - Eileen Deutsch, Port Townsend WA | |
| 11.68 | 2 | Emelie Quennell - Caenie Pyrcz, Calgary AB; Melissa Martin, Whitefish MT; Avril Karr, North Vancouver BC | ||
| 13.73 | IV | 1 | Joan Peterson - Ronald Miller - Susanne Sherburne - Rebecca Brown, Bellingham WA | |
| 9.61 | 2 | Margaret Pattison - Paul Pattison - Debbie Harris, North Vancouver BC; Art Loy, Surrey BC | ||
| 4.81 | 3/4 | Audrey Hancock - Marcia Schoffer - Janet Mori, Penticton BC; Elaine Beyeler, Kelowna BC | ||
| 4.81 | 3/4 | Margaret Skinner - Holly Boudreau - Al Romanchuk - Mel Zimmerman, Victoria BC | ||
Event winners Crabbe had 54/60 in the first session, but lost after lunch to drop to second, but two more wins sealed the deal in strat A and X. Under 3000 winners Burns out-VPed Reitsma by only 2VP after losing 16-4 to them in the opening round!
Swiss Teams event with 6 matches of 8 boards, scored in Victory Points (maximum 20 per match. Strat limits (by team average): A: 5000+ / X: 3000 - 5000 / Y: 0 - 3000.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 3632
| MPts | VPs | A | X | Y | Sunday Top Flight Teams | (14 teams) ACBL Live Link |
| 20.58 | 87 | 1 | 1 | Ann-Marie Crabbe - Chris Penner, Nanaimo BC; Michael Ainsley, Victoria BC; Sheldon Spier, Chemainus BC | ||
| 15.44 | 84 | 2 | 2 | Don Bell, Vernon BC; Kelly Meenagh, Kelowna BC; Dora Lee - Ingrid Anderson, Nanaimo BC | ||
| 10.13 | 70 | 3/4 | 3 | Aban Gerrie - Robert Gerrie, Richmond BC; Sheila Sache - Donald Sache, West Vancouver BC | ||
| 10.13 | 70 | 3/4 | James Sache, Rosedale BC; David Schmidt, Chilliwack BC; Dudley Brown, Grandview WA; Herman Xiao, Sammamish WA | |||
| 6.86 | 68 | 5 | 4 | Steven Lawrence, Calgary AB; Steve Bates, Edmonton AB; Roberta McIlwain - Sandy McIlwain, Invermere BC | ||
| 4.12 | 63 | 5 | Vicki Moffatt - Isabel Chernoff, Surrey BC; Anita Morse, North Vancouver BC; Insa Fricker, White Rock BC | |||
| 5.51 | 56 | 1 | Shelley Burns - Lorne Burns, North Vancouver BC; Kelvin Raywood - Samuel Krikler, Vancouver BC | |||
| 4.13 | 54 | 2 | Paul Reitsma, Parksville BC; Marv Norden, Peachland BC; Mojgan Shad - Khosrow Shad, West Vancouver BC | |||
In Bracket One, Murphy defeated Anderson 17-3 for their fourth win just before the break, but Anderson nearly caught them in the second session, coming just three VPs shy! In Bracket Two, Zebroff had a run of five wins, leaving them just 2 short of a clinch with one match left, 19 VPs ahead of Renner, who they had defeated in the opener! 8VPs in the finale were four times as many as Zebroff needed!
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 0-2500 Bracketed Swiss Teams | ACBL Live Links: Bracket I II (21 teams in 2 brackets) |
| 12.02 | 105 | I | 1 | Patrick Murphy, Calgary AB; Susan Walton, Billings MT; Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA; Catherine Mustafa, Victoria BC | |
| 9.02 | 102 | 2 | Thomas Anderson, North Vancouver BC; Ryley Breiddal, Pemberton BC; Andrew Nalos - Eda Kadar, Vancouver BC | ||
| 6.76 | 94 | 3 | Michael Desaulniers, Maple Ridge BC; Dariusz Matus, Surrey BC; Debbie Martignago, Port Coquitlam BC; Marlene Sumi, Burnaby BC | ||
| 4.54 | 85 | 4/5 | Lynda Hirst, Vancouver WA; Irene Morrow, Penticton BC; Mary Meenagh, Kelowna BC; William Curtis, Whitehorse YT | ||
| 4.54 | 85 | 4/5 | Sandi Link - Bonnie Christopherson, Nanoose Bay BC; Marylynn Ghitter - Al Stacey, Qualicum Beach BC | ||
| 8.82 | 92 | II | 1 | Diane Zebroff - Carl Abbott - Linda Angstadt - Trudy Nagurski, Kamloops BC | |
| 6.62 | 81 | 2 | Jin Mei Luo - Qiao Li, Burnaby BC; Flora Yan, Vancouver BC; Kenny Ying, W Vancouver BC | ||
| 4.96 | 78 | 3 | John Renner - Carol Renner - Terry Underwood - Linda Underwood, Kamloops BC | ||
| 3.72 | 68 | 4 | Douglas Cramen - Clive Elkin - David Crest, Kelowna BC; Bill Holland, West Kelowna BC | ||
Single-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Part of the Early Bird Side Game Series, session 4 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: 1111
| MPts | Score | A | B | C | Sunday Morning Side Game | (11½ tables) ACBL Live Link |
| 5.00 | 71.78% | 1 | 1 | 1 | Roy Livingstone, Whiterock BC; Devra Drysdale, Calgary AB | |
| 3.75 | 62.29% | 2 | Carrie Touslee, Roseville CA; Dave Vidaver, Sacramento CA | |||
| 2.81 | 59.42% | 3 | Chris Cookson, Nanaimo BC; Barbara Schultz, Shawnigan Lake BC | |||
| 2.11 | 58.64% | 4 | John Demeulemeester, Burnaby BC; Pat Hodgson, North Vancouver BC | |||
| 3.24 | 57.60% | 5 | 2 | 2 | Andrew Mitchell, Oak Harbor WA; James Ryan, Shoreline WA | |
| 2.43 | 56.84% | 6 | 3 | 3 | Deborah Vivian, Surrey BC; Amanda Murdoch, South Surrey BC | |
| 1.82 | 53.83% | 4 | 4 | Alice Nelson - Gary Nelson, Bend OR | ||
| 1.37 | 51.27% | 5 | 5 | Ted Parker - Joanne Parker, Abbotsford BC | ||
Leading individuals in the Early Bird, after 4 completed sessions out of 6. 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 Early Bird Side Series Leaders | (73 players so far) |
| 118.50% | 1/2 | Marilyn Olson, Wenatchee WA - Karen Rise, Leavenworth WA | |
| 109.64% | 3 | Pat Hodgson, North Vancouver BC | |
| 109.14% | 4 | John Demeulemeester, Burnaby BC | |
| 108.00% | 5 | Barbara Hillman, Richmond BC | |
| 102.50% | 6/7 | Janet Argent, North Vancouver BC - Barbara Lacey, West Vancouver BC | |
| 102.48% | 8/9 | Chris Cookson, Nanaimo BC - Barbara Schultz, Shawnigan Lake BC | |
Single-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Part of the Going Hiking Side Game Series, session 4 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: 1244
| MPts | Score | A | B | C | Sunday Afternoon Side Game | (13½ tables) ACBL Live Link |
| 5.45 | 68.92% | 1 | 1 | 1 | Don Guichon, White Rock BC; Merilyn Hicks, North Vancouver BC | |
| 4.09 | 60.04% | 2 | 2 | 2 | Andrew Mitchell, Oak Harbor WA; James Ryan, Shoreline WA | |
| 3.07 | 59.47% | 3 | 3 | Edward Baron, Kamloops BC; David Taylor, Seattle WA | ||
| 2.30 | 58.90% | 4 | Edgar L'Heureux, White Rock BC; Sally Craig, Port Moody BC | |||
| 1.96 | 58.85% | 5 | 4 | 3 | Roy Livingstone, Whiterock BC; Devra Drysdale, Calgary AB | |
| 1.40 | 58.68% | 6 | John Demeulemeester, Burnaby BC; Pat Hodgson, North Vancouver BC | |||
| 1.44 | 56.25% | 5 | 4 | Marcia Schoffer - Audrey Hancock, Penticton BC | ||
| 1.08 | 53.98% | 6 | Holly Boudreau - Margaret Skinner, Victoria BC | |||
| 0.99 | 53.82% | 5 | Pamela Moore - Margaret Duncan, Vancouver BC | |||
Leading individuals in the Going Hiking, after 4 completed sessions out of 6. 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 | Afternoon Going Hiking Side Series Leaders | (88 players so far) |
| 127.95% | 1 | Don Guichon, White Rock BC | |
| 123.92% | 2 | Merilyn Hicks, North Vancouver BC | |
| 122.78% | 3/4 | Marilyn Olson, Wenatchee WA - Karen Rise, Leavenworth WA | |
| 115.10% | 5/6 | Devra Drysdale, Calgary AB - Roy Livingstone, Whiterock BC | |
| 114.08% | 7 | Irene Morrow, Penticton BC | |
Single-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Part of the Evening Semi-Fast Side Game Series, session 2 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: 2915
| MPts | Score | A | B | C | Sunday Evening Side Game | (4 tables) ACBL Live Link |
| 3.18 | 68.25% | 1 | 1 | Kenny Ying, W Vancouver BC; Flora Yan, Vancouver BC | ||
| 2.39 | 60.32% | 2 | Paul Reitsma, Parksville BC; Marv Norden, Peachland BC | |||
| 2.21 | 50.79% | 3 | 2 | Karen Rise, Leavenworth WA; Marilyn Olson, Wenatchee WA | ||
Just a note that one can get a quick chili or soup meal or snacks just outside the playing area following the end of the 3pm session, until the 7:30 one begins. Come and join us in the evening!
Leading individuals in the Evening Semi-Fast, after 2 completed sessions out of 4. 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 | Evening Semi-Fast Side Series Leaders | (25 players so far) |
| 121.57% | 1/2 | Marv Norden, Peachland BC - Paul Reitsma, Parksville BC | |
| 104.66% | 3 | Bruce McIntyre, Coquitlam BC | |
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