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Updated 11/14/2008 |
2008 WBC Report
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2009 Status: pending 2009
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Alex Bove, BA |
2008 Champion |
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Event History |
2000 |
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John Reiners |
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95 |
2001 |
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Michelle Hymowitz |
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88 |
2002 |
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Tom Dunning |
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140 |
2003 |
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Tom Dunning |
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109 |
2004 |
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Steve Scott |
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116 |
2005 |
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Alex Bove |
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121 |
2006 |
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Chris Terrell |
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125 |
2007 |
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Bobbi Warczak |
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150 |
2008 |
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Alex Bove |
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145 |
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Rank Name From Last Total
1. Tom Dunning NY 08 166
2. Alex Bove PA 08 124
3. Joe Jaskiewicz MD 08 70
4. Winton LeMoine CA 08 64
5. Steve Scott CA 04 43
6. Bobbi Warczak CA 07 40
7. Chris Terrell VA 06 40
8. David Rohde MI 06 40
9. Michelle Hymowitz MD 03 38
10. John Reiners NY 00 30
11. Eric Freeman PA 08 24
12. Ken Rothstein NY 07 24
13. Tom Browne PA 06 24
14. Arthur Field SC 06 24
15. Gordon Elgart CA 02 24
16. Mike Kaltman PA 07 20
17. Ilan Tadmor NY 04 20
18. Tom Stokes NJ 05 18
19. Jamie Tang MD 01 18
20. David Buchholz MI 07 16
21. James Parauda NJ 05 16
22. Pat Mitchell DE 03 16
23. Doug Galullo FL 02 16
24. Scott Fenn MD 08 12
25. Greg Thatcher CA 08 12
26. Chris Burke MD 06 12
27. Jeff Meyer MA 06 12
28. Blair Morgen NJ 05 12
29. Lyman Moquin DC 04 12
30. Jim Fry MD 02 12
31. Steve Brooks FL 01 12
32. Frank Arndt MD 01 9
33. Kenneth Horan PA 08 8
34. Brad Sherwood PA 08 8
35. Kevin Brown GA 07 8
36. Paul Haynes MD 04 8
37. Evan Tannheimer MA 04 8
38. John Adams MD 03 8
39. Rob Kircher RI 07 6
40. Michael Fox IL 06 6
41. Robert Cranshaw RI 05 6
42. Kathy Stroh MD 04 6
43. Rich Shipley MD 03 6
44. Bob Wicks CT 08 4
45. Jean-Francois GagneQC 08 4
46. Sam Atabaki CA 07 4
47. Curt Collins II PA 07 4
48. Brian Reynolds MD 06 4
49. Steve Shambeda PA 05 4
50. Kevin Coomes GA 04 4
51. Dave Bohnenberger PA 03 4
52. Keith Levy MD 03 3
53. Dudley Anderson PA 01 3
54. Michael Brazinski MD 08 2
55. Greg Knoll 06 2
56. Holliday Jones MD 04 2
57. Phil Taylor NJ 03 2
58. Bill Crenshaw VA 05 2
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2008 Laurelists
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Winton LeMoine, AZ
2nd
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Eric Freeman, PA
3rd
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Greg Thatcher, CA
4th
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Brad Sherwood, PA
5th
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Jean-Francois Gagne, QC
6th
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John Reiners, NY
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Michelle Goldstein, NY
2001 |
Tom Dunning, NY
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Steve Scott, CA
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Alex Bove, PA
2005, 2008 |
Chris Terrell, VA
2006 |
Bobbi Warczak, CA
2007 |
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Semi-finalists battle for the Jacoby
prizes in the foreground. |
The finalists gather under the watchful
eye of GM Steve Scott. |
Always a Crowd
Another strong turnout for RA occurred in 2008 as it
posted its seventh straight year in triple digits and its second
highest attendance as 145 would-be Pharoahs vied for the coveted
sceptor of power. If it wasn't for a disappointing Saturday morning
heat, it would have set a new attendance record for the event.
The experiment of moving the Tuesday heat to Saturday failed
as only five newbies appeared to join 27 returnees for a total
of seven undermanned games. The surprise heat was Thursday at
3 PM where 83 participants played 17 games. The attendance for
the four heats were 12-17-12-7 games respectively.
Ten double winners left 38 winners in the hunt to advance.
I was surprised that only 22 of the 38 appeared for the semi-finals.
A welcome minor miracle also occurred when only three alternates
appeared to make a perfect 25 for the semi's. The 25th semi-finalist
whose highest finish in any heat was 3rd place was actually ranked
94th. So anyone who had at least a 2nd or a 3rd with a winning
margin of 4 pts or more would have made the semi's. That just
goes to show once again that if you want to advance you should
always check and not assume you have no chance.
There were, however, numerous players who did relish the opportunity.
The semi-finalists included three past champions. Alex Bove was
the only one to reach the Final. Eric Freeman advanced by showing
the highest sun in a dead heat with Jean-Francois Gagne who earned
6th place laurels by virtue of his near-miss. I'm not sure he
was that disappointed as he took home one of the fabulous prizes
donated by John Jacoby, the GM of Circus Maximus. John
has been donating prizes for three years now and says look out
for next year. Brad Sherwood won his game by one point over Lyman
Moquin. Greg Thatcher and Winton Lemoine won their games by eight
and 19 points respectively to round out the finalists.
The Final was a well played game with Alex Bove prevailing
by five points over Winton and six over Eric. Alex joins Tom
Dunning as the only two-time champions of RA in its nine-year
WBC history.
2008
Euro Quest Laurelists |
J. J. Jaskiewicz, MD
1st
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Scott Fenn, MD
2nd
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Kenneth Horan, PA
3rd
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Tom Dunning, NY
4th
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Bob Wicks Jr, CT
5th
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