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COMA Play-ins
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:58 pm
by Charlie Reams
There are 7 vacancies in the Countdown Online Masters Tournament. If you'd like to appear as a wildcard in this exciting event, apply before 23:59 today. Given that there are currently only 9 applications, you have a good shot at qualifying without playing a single game, so apply apply apply!
Current applicants:-
Ian Volante
Innis Carson
Ian Dent
Oliver Garner
Dinos Sfyris
James Hurrell
Jimmy Gough
Kai Laddiman
Michael Wallace
Gary Male
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:15 pm
by Gary Male
Sod it, I wasn't humiliated at CoLin (except by Jono) so I'll have a stab.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:58 pm
by Ian Dent
Crikey.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:25 pm
by Neil Zussman
I may as well have a go please. Why not?
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:35 pm
by Richard Priest
Go on then, you've twisted my arm.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:32 pm
by Oliver Garner
Will the draw be seeded at all? If so, how?
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:59 pm
by Ben Pugh
I'd like to apply for a wildcard place.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:13 pm
by Charlie Reams
Here's the draw, conducted by pulling bits of chopped-up envelope out of a coffee mug:
Innis vs Gary
Michael vs Kai
Jimmy vs James
Ian Dent vs Dinos
Ian Volante vs Oliver
Neil vs Ben Pugh
Please play your qualifying games (a single 15-rounder) by 23:59 on Wednesday 11 March. Please post the result and a link to the game in this topic.
Lucky recipient of a bye into the tournament proper is Rich Priest.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:17 pm
by Richard Priest
Oooh thanks I was reading down the list of names then and thought for one horrible moment that I'd been banned for whatever reason
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:33 pm
by Michael Wallace
FIX
(Kai - when's good for you? I'm available pretty much whenever, although I'm going to Oxford for the weekend so if we're to play before then it would need to be tomorrow evening.)
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:09 pm
by Gary Male
Pick an evening, Innis, and I should be able to fit a game in. Except Sunday or Monday.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:12 pm
by Jimmy Gough
I won't be leaving apterous till Sunday so any evening is good for me.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:41 pm
by Innis Carson
I don't think I'm busy at all on Friday, is that good for you Gary?
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:51 pm
by Gary Male
Innis Carson wrote:I don't think I'm busy at all on Friday, is that good for you Gary?
Perfect. Pick a time and I'll be there.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:11 am
by Innis Carson
Great! I'll say 9pm and try and make sure I'm there for then.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:25 pm
by Dinos Sfyris
Epic win for me against Ian Dent, 113-29
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:38 pm
by Ian Dent
I didn't enjoy it.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:50 am
by Kai Laddiman
Raccoon: I'll try and be on today, about 6pm. Will that do? If not, I'm free Saturday (mostly).
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:53 am
by Michael Wallace
Kai Laddiman wrote:Raccoon: I'll try and be on today, about 6pm. Will that do? If not, I'm free Saturday (mostly).
I think I'm going to be on a coach then - the next earliest I could play would be Sunday evening, though any evening next week should be alright too.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 3:30 pm
by Charlie Reams
Oliver bt Ian Volante
Dinos bt Ian Dent
Innis bt Gary
Michael bt Kai
Rich bt Stitch
To play:
Jimmy vs James
Neil vs Ben Pugh
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 3:59 pm
by Richard Priest
Is this Sunday morning OK for you Jon? Let me know if not.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:11 pm
by Jon Stitcher
Hey Richard,
That should be fine, around 11am?
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:35 pm
by Richard Priest
11am should be fine Jon, thanks.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:14 pm
by Jimmy Gough
Hurrell, my chat's not working. Is this our COMA match now, yeah?
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 6:26 pm
by Matthew Green
Only just seen this, if anyone pulls out then I'm available.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 6:36 pm
by Neil Zussman
When's good for you Ben? Any time tomorrow (afternoon/ evening) should be fine, or Sunday morning, or there are a few other random times I can be online if we still haven't played it.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:01 pm
by Gary Male
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:36 am
by Richard Priest
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:01 pm
by Michael Wallace
Raccoon Boy 101 - 91 Kai
I should point out that Kai typoed both of the 4-large number games (which I appear to be hideously bad at at the moment). So in short I'm a lucky bastard (sorry Kai).
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:24 pm
by Ben Wilson
Can the remaining games be played by Wednesday night at the very latest, please? I want to get the tourney proper started by the 15th of March (bearing in mind it was originally slated to end a mere week later).
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:27 pm
by Jimmy Gough
I tried speaking to James on apterous a short while ago and I got no repsonse. If he can give me a time I'll be there.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:18 pm
by Jimmy Gough
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=34180
An epic against James in a game of three thirds. James had typed the S in R16 so less than a second in it. Great stuff!!
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:25 pm
by Charlie Reams
Classic, well done Jimmy. I think James earns the position of first reserve.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:06 pm
by Ben Pugh
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:08 pm
by Neil Zussman
Was just about to post this. Well done Ben. Stupid conundrum I've never heard of...
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:44 pm
by Charlie Reams
Well done chaps. To confirm, the final qualifiers for COMA 2009 are:-
Ben Pugh
Dinos Sfyris
Innis Carson
Jimmy Gough
Michael Wallace
Oliver Garner
Rich Priest
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:40 am
by Ben Wilson
http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1661
For full details of the first round draw and some extremely juicy games therein.
Re: COMA Play-ins
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:50 pm
by James Hurrell
Well played Jimmy - just edged me out. Great game though, thought I was right out of it after the dodgy early rounds. I should learn to not play after work though
