2003 Caesar Award Results
Nov. 30, 2005

Hail Nicholas Benedict!

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The battle for the title of Caesar in 2003 was fought entirely on the grounds of Hunt Valley Inn during WBC 2003 as only competions therein were to be considered for the 2003 award. All following BPA mini-con and email tournament results were held off to prepare for the 2004 ascension to the title. Scoring was down overall despite more generous laurel awards for trial events which often earned double, and sometimes triple, laurels over 2002 levels. The absence of any PBeM and mini-con results was the culprit in the scoring drought and it is expected that the 2004 Caesar race will rapidly dwarf current records. Nevetheless, 419 players recorded laurels in 2003 at WBC.

Despite the scoring drought, our new reigning Caesar, Nicholas Benedict (shown at right), managed to top the century mark with 113 laurels and was the only WBC competitor to do so. Nicholas was not among the top 25 contenders last year, but neither were 17 of the other members of this years Top 25. Only seven players managed to rank in the Top 25 both years, led by Arthur Field who rose from seventh to second as the top Euro player. Our departing Caesar, Marvin Birnbaum, did not go down without a fight - ranking 14th and maintaining his place in the line of succession.

Nicholas Anner proved his versatility by placing third with wins in major events in both the wargame and Euro categories while Jim Eliason took fourth by scoring in three wargame events. Josh Githers took a different tack to contention, placing fifth with three wins and all his points in "light" events. Alas, no ladies made the Top 25 this year, so for the time being at least, Caesar seems strictly a male title.

The Line of Succession for Caesar 2003

Arthur Field
2nd - SC

Nicholas Anner
3rd - NY

James Eliason
4th - IA

Josh Githens
5th - SC

Thomas Saal
6th - MI

 Competitor - From Laurels/2002  Tally Board
 1. Nicholas Benedict - PA 113 / - BRI 1st 50 - DIP 4th 15 - KGM 2nd 18 - ROR 1st 30 -
 2. Arthur Field - SC    98 / 2nd AMR 1st 30 - MEX 1st 20 - PRO 5th 12 - TKL 5th 6 - UNP 1st 30 -
 3. Nicholas Anner - NY    90 / - BTB 2nd 30 - PRO 1st 60 -
 4. Jim Eliason - IA    87 / - BKN 1st 60 - 5FT 4th 3 - HRC 3rd 24 -
 5. Josh Githens - SC    86 / - BCY 1st 30 - GRD 1st 20 - LID 1st 30 - SLS 5th 6 -
 6. Thomas Saal - MI    84 / - CMS 1st 60 - SET 3rd 24 -
 7. Ray Freeman - CA    84 / 16th AHD 3rd 4 - WAS 1st 50 - TIM 1st 30 -
 8. Ken Gutermuth - TX    82 / 21st BAT 1st 30 - MMS 1st 30 - PGF 1st 20 - TBT 5th 2
 9. William Rohrbeck - NH    80 / - B17 50 1st - WSM 1st 30 -
10. Bruce Reiff - OH    79 / 12th BAT 3rd 12 - FBS 1st 30 - WAS 3rd 20 - WPS 4th 9 - AUC 3rd 8 -
11. David Finberg - MA    78 / - TT2 2nd 18 - TTN 1st 60 -
12. James Pei - TX    77 / - BTB 6th 5 - FTP 1st 50 - HRC 4th 18 - MED 6th 4 -
13. Ray Stakenas II - MI    77 / - CAR 3rd 20 - FBS 5th 6 - PDT 2nd 12 - SLS 4th 9 - UPF 1st 30 -
14. Marvin Birnbaum - NY    74 / 1st MRA 1st 30 - POG 3rd 24 - WTP 3rd 20 -
15. David Metzger - NY    72 / 5th A5A 1st 10 - AHD 1st 10 - HEL 1st 10 - PGF 2nd 12 - 812 1st 30 -
16. Aaron Fuegi - MA    72 / - BAT 2nd 18 - TT2 1st 30 - TTN 3rd 24 -
17. Ewan McNay - CT    71 / 6th AOR 1st 50 - BRI 4th 15 - UNP 5th 6 -
18. George Young - VT    71 / - NW5 5th 12 - 812 4th 9 - WTP 1st 50 -
19. Keith Wixson - NJ    69 / - HRC 1st 60 - WNW 4th 9 -
20. Thomas Drueding - FL    69 / - HOS 4th 15 - POG 2nd 36 - SOA 2nd 6 - WNW 3rd 12 -
21. Tom Stokes - NJ    68 / - CME 1st 10 - MED 1st 40 - UNP 2nd 18 -
22. Tom Dunning - NY    64 / - GRD 2nd 12 - RA! 1st 40 - TJM 3rd 12 -
23. Forrest Speck - MD    63 / - EIS 6th 3 - NW5 1st 60 -
24. Scott Buckwalter - MD    60 / - ACS1st 60 -
25. Robert Hassard - NJ    60 / - POG 1st 60 -

Key: d = D-Day mini-con, e = email (PBeM), E = Enlightenment mini-con, eq = Euro Quest mini-con, w = WAM mini-con, W = Waterloo mini-con

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