From: Paul Sidorsky <paulsid@nucleus.com>
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 1997 19:38:29 -0600
Subject: Western Canadian Championship - Final
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Here are the final standings of the 17-round Western Canadian Championship. Despite reduced attendance (possibly due to the WSC and some conflicting tourneys in the west) the event was a big success and we look forward to next year's event.
As mentioned, 100% of the entry fees were returned as cash prizes, so IMHO there is no need to post a financial report. All moneys were kept within each division, which explains why some divisions have more prize money winners than others. Prizes are in CDN funds.
Players not from Calgary have a state/province abbreviation beside their name. Sorry, I couldn't get everybody, so some have "??" listed instead. Those listed with "AB" are from places in Alberta outside Calgary.
Expert Division (14 players)
1. Wayne Clifford 13-4 +361 ($500) (co-director) 2. Ruth Hamilton (OR) 12-5 +702 ($300) 3. Ann Ferguson (WA) 11-6 +326 ($150) 4. Jeff Parsons (NF) 11-6 +87 ($100) 5. Jeff Fleetham 10-7 -103 6. David Poder (CA) 9-8 -231 7. Marilyn Murray (??) 8-9 +260 8. Siri Tillekeratne 8-9 +83 (director) 9. John Bereski 7-10 -109 10. Danny Panganiban 7-10 -390 11. Emil Rem 6-11 -111 12. Christina O'Sullivan (??) 6-11 -200 13. Al Pitzel (??) 6-11 -409 14. Wendy McGrath 5-12 -466 (co-director & stats)
Intermediate Division (20 players)
1. Wendy Kulas 14-3 +921 ($450) 2. Bill Payne 12-5 +257 ($300) 3. Laurina Ghiglione (SK) 11-6 +305 ($175) 4. Joey Payne 10-7 +401 ($110) 5. Al Demers (NV) 10-7 +304 ( $75) 6. Randall Thomas 10-7 +276 7. Peter Maas 10-7 -54 8. Mike Ebanks 9-8 +362 (did the t-shirts) 9. Lorne Sakatch (SK) 9-8 -59 10. Ed Skalazub (BC) 9-8 -66 11. Jean Gerwing (??) 9-8 -431 12. William Palmer III (CO) 8-9 +26 13. Gita Nayak 8-9 -??? (missed the cum, sorry!)
14. Tillie Osachoff (??) 7.5-9.5 -32 15. Rosemary Ryan (??) 7.5-9.5 -539 16. Linda Melnyk (??) 7-10 -24 17. Ayesha Hasan 7-10 -784 18. Joyce Nowicki (AB) 5-12 -283 19. Angela Marsales 4-13 -265 20. Vi Biden 3-14 -680
Recreational Division (32 players)
1. Paul Sidorsky 15-2 +1077 ($375) 2. Eugenio Ngan-Tian (MB) 12-5 +671 ($275) 3. Michel Demers 12-5 +508 ($200) 4. Evelyn Schmidt (SK) 12-5 +??? ($160) (missed the cum, sorry!) 5. Muriel Tait (AB) 12-5 +394 ($100) 6. Sue Brigliadori 10-7 +1079 ( $55) 7. James Pettitt (AB) 10-7 +352 8. Grace McLeod (SK) 10-7 +327 9. Derrick Bornholdt (MB) 10-7 +270 10. Susan Rabourn (SK) 10-7 -12 11. Lynne Clayton 9-8 +429 12. Justine Zollinger (TN) 9-8 +338 13. Donna Schoonbaert 9-8 +230 14. Kim Howard-Johnson (WA) 9-8 +165 15. Barb Trumbley 9-8 -13 16. Jason Guillery 9-8 -219 17. Rita Kaiser (AB) 9-8 -319 18. R.A. Fontes (OR) 9-8 -567 19. Marjorie Gross 8.5-8.5 +48 (co-director) 20. Alvina Palmer 8-9 +47 21. Bob Jackson (WA) 8-9 -57 22. Leon Fernandes 8-9 -651 (only 10 years old!) 23. Starlite Clark (WA) 7-10 -19 24. Charlene Bishop (WA) 7-10 -169 25. Noella Ward 7-10 -170 26. Jane Jackson (WA) 7-10 -553 27. Jane Smyke (AB) 6-11 -133 28. Margaret West 6-11 -683 29. Shirley Robertson 5.5-11+ -699 30. Syed Hasan 5-12 -715 31. Jackie Sandum (AB) 4-13 -505 32. Dean Findlay (SK) 3-14 -1098
Novice Division (16 players)
1. Evi Pike (ON) 14-3 +1826 ($225) 2. Marcia Lissack 14-3 +591 ($125) (first ever tournament!) 3. Ernie Popyk (YK) 12-5 +830 ( $75) (first ever tournament!) 4. Anna-Maria Cook 10-7 +822 ( $55) 5. Keith Harding (??) 10-7 +572 6. Louis Fernandes 10-7 +482 (happy birthday today!) 7. Dorothy Klovan 10-7 +423 8. Doug Steeves (??) 10-7 +182 9. Winnie Skalazub (BC) 9-8 +216 10. Nifa Fernandes 8-9 +123 11. Jessica Arts 8-9 +76 12. Peggy Crane (??) 5-12 -843 13. Janet Ingram 5-12 -746 14. Vera Reid 5-12 -196 15. Trish Mathieson (??) 4-13 -601 16. Wendy McDougall 0-17 -3219 (stand-in, stats)
Categories
High Game Sue Brigliadori 577 ($25)
High Loss Bob Jackson (WA) 431 ($25)
Low Win Bob Jackson (WA) 297 ($12.50)
Mike Ebanks 297 ($12.50)
High Turn Jane Jackson (WA) 118 REJOICED ($25)
High Non-Bingo Marilyn Murray (??) 83 IXTLES ($25)
unknown 83 DEZINC (no name, no prize!)
Comeback Kid Jason Guillery 158 ($25)
High Spread Sue Brigliadori 332 ($25)
Bingo Ace Sue Brigliadori 30 ($25)
Living OT Edge Alvina Palmer +16 ($25)
Tuffluck Award Alvina Palmer -25 ($25)
Best Phoney Joey Payne TRABI (trophy)
Best WestCan Wd Peter Maas BEERTENT (medal) (phoney)
Furthest Travel Jeff Parsons >5000km (medal)
The Scorecard Accuracy award winner(s) will be announced at our club meeting on Thursday. The name(s) will appear on our Internet web site, in the same place as these results.
Miscellaneous
Medals were also awarded to all category winners (except Best Phoney who gets a "horse's rear" trophy) and to the top three in each division. The winner of each division will have their names engraved on our club's big trophy, which features winners going back over 15 years.
A Scrabble Trivia contest was held in conjunction with the tourney. Players were given 40 (I think) questions to answer about various aspects of Scrabble, ranging from history to "legends" to the game's internationality. The winners, number of correct answers, and prizes are:
1st (won draw) Ruth Hamilton (OR) 22 (protiles) 2nd (lost draw) Paul Sidorsky 22 (NSA membership) 3rd (runner up) C. O'Sullivan (??) ?? (Everything Scrabble)
Evi Pike (ON) raffled off one of her infamous round Scrabble boards, with proceeds going to the Calgary Scrabble Group. The winner was Dorothy Klovan.
A local TV station had a camera at the event on a couple of days. I will keep an eye on the station's web site and post a link to any news transcripts that mention the Championship as soon as they appear.
Paul Sidorsky Calgary, Canada paulsid@nucleus.com http://www.nucleus.com/~paulsid