Countdown in the North-East (CO:NE) - Saturday 14th May 2022

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Countdown in the North-East (CO:NE) - Saturday 14th May 2022

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WE’RE COMING BACK ON THE TOON!!!

After having to cancel CoNuT 2020 at the last minute…, I’m delighted to announce the rebirth of CoNuT, which will now be known as CO:NE, or Countdown in the North-East!!!😄😎👍🧠🕛🕡🔠🔢↗️↗️↗️

Venue:
Our venue is the Windsor Hotel in Whitley Bay, not too far away from Newcastle city centre. The address is 43 South Parade, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, NE26 2RF. (For a look yourselves, go here) Easy access from Newcastle station is available by the Metro services. By taking the Yellow line from Newcastle Central Metro station, Whitley Bay is 14 stops down the line, and then it’s a tiny walk to the hotel.

General Overview:
Presented by James Robinson and Mark Mills, using the "Bristol" classroom format and playing along with big screen virtual studio graphics:

The format will be slightly different to a Robbo event…

The first match will be a random draw, then we’ll have 4 games using the Swiss format. Then, the table will create groups where a QF, SF and F take place. One thing that will stay the same, when the two finalists in Group A will sit out the mainstream final, to play the tournament’s showpiece Grand Final at around 5pm. So if you don’t make the top two, why not recharge your glass, sit back and enjoy!

Prices/Rates:
CO:NE will take place on Saturday 14 May -- doors open at 9:30am for a prompt 10:30am start, finishing at around 5:45-6pm. The admission price is set at £15 and includes unlimited tea/coffee. Lunch isn’t provided, but the hotel is right in the middle of Whitley Bay, and there are loads of amenities nearby.👍👍👍

We also intend on having some other activities on Saturday night and Sunday morning, which will be arranged by my local contact, Tasneem Rana.😎😎😎

As per usual, payments are available:
- By PayPal (https://www.paypal.me/JRTerrier7/15 (event only) (DON'T FORGET - Choose the "Family/Friends" option on payment.);
- By phone (0781 775 0544);
- By cheque (address available on request).

We look forward to having you join us up on the Geordie coast!! Why not even make a weekend out of it too??🏖🏖🏖

Confirmed Participants (36):
Tasneem Rana
Adam Dexter
Rachael Montgomery
Darren Godfrey
Steven Grady
Phil Stanton
Bradley Horrocks
Joseph Bartram
Elizabeth Beer
Nathan Pace
Callum Todd
Tracey Mills
Richard Priest
Paul Anderson
Ashwin Abinashi
Dinos Sfyris
Matt Gould
Jane Peet
Colin Peet
Tom Carey
Conor Travers
Vicci Smith
Stu Harkness
Adam Latchford
Stewart Gordon
Jason Turner
Taz Turner
Tim Hebbes
Dave Ashton
Duncan Simpson
Stephen Read
Andrew McNamara
Euan Crabb
Joey Burton
Iain Sime
Adam Beach
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Re: Countdown in the North-East (CO:NE) - Saturday 14th May 2022

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A little thing I forgot to mention…

The Windsor Hotel, where the event is taking place, have kindly offered us discounted room rates of £50 per night for the Friday and Saturday nights.👍👍👍

To get this room rate though, you must ring up the hotel directly and mention that you’ll be taking part in the event. They will put you on a list, so I can confirm it for myself later on.😎😎😎

The number to ring is 0191 251 8888, and the person you’ll most likely speak to is Sarah.☎️☎️☎️
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Re: Countdown in the North-East (CO:NE) - Saturday 14th May 2022

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Just under 10 weeks to go, and we’re already at 25 entries!!
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Re: Countdown in the North-East (CO:NE) - Saturday 14th May 2022

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Nearly 50 days to go, but it’s time for me to reveal a couple of changes.

Unfortunately, my squire Jeff Clayton has had to relinquish co-hosting this event, as he has just taken up a new job, of which I’m sure we’re all proud of him for.👏👏👏

So, taking his place will be Mark Mills, who I of course co-hosted Co-Manchester with, so now he can gladly return the favour for me.👍👍👍

So, Mark will now not be playing, and that’s also the same for Sue Barker, who has also sadly withdrawn, meaning that we’re now down to 26 entrants for the time being…

We’ll let you know more on the layout of the tournament soon.😄😎👍
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James Robinson wrote: Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:23 am A little thing I forgot to mention…

The Windsor Hotel, where the event is taking place, have kindly offered us discounted room rates of £50 per night for the Friday and Saturday nights.👍👍👍

To get this room rate though, you must ring up the hotel directly and mention that you’ll be taking part in the event. They will put you on a list, so I can confirm it for myself later on.😎😎😎

The number to ring is 0191 251 8888, and the person you’ll most likely speak to is Sarah.☎️☎️☎️
Just in case I did decide to make this epic journey, does this offer have a time limit? Or has it sold out or is it likely to in your expert opinion?

Edit - Booking.com says "This property has no availability on our site from 13 May to 15 May."
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Re: Countdown in the North-East (CO:NE) - Saturday 14th May 2022

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Gavin Chipper wrote: Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:19 pm
James Robinson wrote: Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:23 am A little thing I forgot to mention…

The Windsor Hotel, where the event is taking place, have kindly offered us discounted room rates of £50 per night for the Friday and Saturday nights.👍👍👍

To get this room rate though, you must ring up the hotel directly and mention that you’ll be taking part in the event. They will put you on a list, so I can confirm it for myself later on.😎😎😎

The number to ring is 0191 251 8888, and the person you’ll most likely speak to is Sarah.☎️☎️☎️
Just in case I did decide to make this epic journey, does this offer have a time limit? Or has it sold out or is it likely to in your expert opinion?

Edit - Booking.com says "This property has no availability on our site from 13 May to 15 May."
Ringing them up would be the best idea. I’m not aware of a time limit.👍
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Time for the results from last weekend.

In a change from my past events, we decided to use Atropine's Swiss format after the random draw from round 1.

Round 1:
Nathan Pace 41 - 45 Rachael Montgomery
Andrew McNamara 42 - 36 Steven Grady
Jane Peet 53 - 56 Dave Ashton
Callum Todd 75 - 43 Richard Priest
Bradley Horrocks 60 - 23 Colin Peet
Stewart Gordon 44 - 51 Darren Godfrey
Jason Turner 57 - 31 Iain Sime
Stu Harkness 76 - 27 Tasneem Rana
Joseph Bartram 44 - 48 Euan Crabb
Elizabeth Beer 48 - 78 Tim Hebbes
Adam Beach 44 - 55 Phil Stanton
Adam Dexter 62 - 63 Paul Anderson
Ashwin Abinashi 35 - 75 Dinos Sfyris
Stephen Read 77 - 16 Duncan Simpson
Matt Gould 48 - 24 Taz Turner
Tom Carey 72 - 75 Adam Latchford
Joey Burton 38 - 69 Tracey Mills
Vicci Smith 5 - 82 Conor Travers

Round 2:
Conor Travers 52 - 26 Tim Hebbes
Stu Harkness 46 - 52 Stephen Read
Adam Latchford 37 - 67 Callum Todd
Dinos Sfyris 36 - 44 Tracey Mills
Paul Anderson 48 - 54 Bradley Horrocks
Dave Ashton 47 - 32 Jason Turner
Darren Godfrey 62 - 51 Phil Stanton
Euan Crabb 46 - 34 Matt Gould
Rachael Montgomery 41 - 59 Andrew McNamara
Tom Carey 53 - 65 Adam Dexter
Jane Peet 64 - 26 Elizabeth Beer
Joseph Bartram 26 - 29 Adam Beach
Richard Priest 58 - 49 Stewart Gordon
Joey Burton 58 - 40 Nathan Pace
Steven Grady 66 - 39 Ashwin Abinashi
Iain Sime 51 - 44 Tasneem Rana
Taz Turner 40 - 17 Colin Peet
Duncan Simpson 51 - 33 Vicci Smith

Round 3:
Conor Travers 70 - 56 Callum Todd
Bradley Horrocks 59 - 72 Stephen Read
Tracey Mills 51 - 71 Darren Godfrey
Dave Ashton 28 - 40 Andrew McNamara
Adam Dexter 42 - 40 Euan Crabb
Jane Peet 35 - 51 Stu Harkness
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 72 Adam Latchford
Phil Stanton 46 - 59 Paul Anderson
Tim Hebbes 62 - 65 Steven Grady
Richard Priest 61 - 42 Joey Burton
Jason Turner 47 - 39 Rachael Montgomery
Iain Sime 33 - 44 Matt Gould
Duncan Simpson 38 - 42 Adam Beach
Taz Turner 36 - 68 Tom Carey
Nathan Pace 44 - 43 Stewart Gordon
Ashwin Abinashi 36 - 44 Elizabeth Beer
Tasneem Rana 17 - 62 Joseph Bartram
Colin Peet 18 - 54 Vicci Smith

Round 4:
Stephen Read 45 - 56 Conor Travers
Darren Godfrey 39 - 38 Andrew McNamara
Callum Todd 68 - 38 Dinos Sfyris
Bradley Horrocks 56 - 53 Stu Harkness
Paul Anderson 55 - 30 Steven Grady
Tracey Mills 64 - 32 Adam Dexter
Jason Turner 36 - 64 Richard Priest
Euan Crabb 21 - 40 Dave Ashton
Adam Beach 43 - 46 Matt Gould
Tim Hebbes 43 - 39 Adam Latchford
Tom Carey 44 - 29 Joey Burton
Phil Stanton 37 - 20 Jane Peet
Nathan Pace 27 - 47 Joseph Bartram
Rachael Montgomery 52 - 42 Elizabeth Beer
Iain Sime 44 - 42 Duncan Simpson
Vicci Smith 22 - 31 Taz Turner
Stewart Gordon 41 - 32 Ashwin Abinashi
Tasneem Rana 31 - 30 Colin Peet

Round 5:
Conor Travers 65 - 37 Darren Godfrey
Callum Todd 75 - 50 Stephen Read
Tracey Mills 39 - 61 Bradley Horrocks
Richard Priest 55 - 53 Paul Anderson
Andrew McNamara 46 - 50 Matt Gould
Dave Ashton 34 - 75 Tom Carey
Stu Harkness 54 - 46 Dinos Sfyris
Adam Dexter 53 - 54 Tim Hebbes
Steven Grady 61 - 71* Phil Stanton
Rachael Montgomery 63 - 45 Joseph Bartram
Euan Crabb 44 - 59 Jason Turner
Adam Beach 40 - 48 Iain Sime
Adam Latchford 53 - 23 Taz Turner
Stewart Gordon 46 - 23 Jane Peet
Elizabeth Beer 51 - 55 Joey Burton
Duncan Simpson 45 - 53 Nathan Pace
Vicci Smith 33 - 44 Tasneem Rana
Colin Peet 32 - 62 Ashwin Abinashi

Standings After Phase 1
1 Conor Travers 5 325
2 Callum Todd 4 341
3 Bradley Horrocks 4 290
4 Richard Priest 4 281
5 Darren Godfrey 4 260
6 Matt Gould 4 222
7 Tom Carey 3 312
8 Stephen Read 3 296
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9 Stu Harkness 3 280
10 Paul Anderson 3 278
11 Tracey Mills 3 267
12 Tim Hebbes 3 263
13 Phil Stanton 3 250
14 Rachael Montgomery 3 240
15 Jason Turner 3 231
16 Andrew McNamara 3 225
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17 Iain Sime 3 207
18 Dave Ashton 3 205
19 Adam Latchford 2 276
20 Dinos Sfyris 2 271
21 Steven Grady 2 258
22 Adam Dexter 2 254
23 Joseph Bartram 2 224
24 Stewart Gordon 2 223
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25 Joey Burton 2 222
26 Nathan Pace 2 205
27 Euan Crabb 2 199
28 Adam Beach 2 198
29 Tasneem Rana 2 163
30 Taz Turner 2 154
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31 Elizabeth Beer 1 211
32 Ashwin Abinashi 1 204
33 Jane Peet 1 195
34 Duncan Simpson 1 192
35 Vicci Smith 1 147
36 Colin Peet 0 120

There followed the Group stages, Groups A-C had 8 players and Groups D & E had 6 players.

Dinos missed the QF and SF, so became a Prune.

Group E:
Quarter-Finals
Elizabeth Beer 56-28 Colin Peet
Ashwin Abinashi 25-33 Vicci Smith
Jane Peet 34-50 Duncan Simpson (Jane moved into the winning position in the semis with the highest losing score)

Semi-Finals
Elizabeth Beer 71-45 Jane Peet
Duncan Simpson 50-48 Vicci Smith

Colin Peet 27-49 Ashwin Abinashi

Final
Elizabeth Beer 91-71 Duncan Simpson

Vicci Smith 27-81 Ashwin Abinashi
Jane Peet 78-45 Colin Peet

Group D:
Quarter-Finals
Joey Burton 53-18 Taz Turner
Nathan Pace 36-31 Tasneem Rana
Euan Crabb 41-46 Adam Beach (Euan moved into the winning position in the semis with the highest losing score)

Semi-Finals
Joey Burton 47-55 Euan Crabb
Adam Beach 39-41 Nathan Pace

Tasneem Rana 43-34 Taz Turner

Final
Euan Crabb 70-58 Nathan Pace

Joey Burton 101-39 Tasneem Rana
Adam Beach 58-48 Taz Turner

Group C:
Quarter-Finals
Iain Sime 47-50 Stewart Gordon
Dave Ashton 41-38 Joseph Bartram
Adam Latchford 52-51 Adam Dexter
Dinos Prune 0-61 Steven Grady

Semi-Finals
Steven Grady 45-51 Dave Ashton
Adam Latchford 59-57 Stewart Gordon

Adam Dexter 74-0 Dinos Prune
Iain Sime 53-50 Joseph Bartram

Final
Adam Latchford 91-62 Dave Ashton

Stewart Gordon 70-92 Steven Grady
Adam Dexter 88-48 Iain Sime
Joseph Bartram 63-81 Dinos Sfyris

Group B:
Quarter-Finals
Stu Harkness 57 -27 Andrew McNamara
Paul Anderson 59-34 Jason Turner
Tracey Mills 69*-59 Rachael Montgomery
Tim Hebbes 65-34 Phil Stanton

Semi-Finals
Tim Hebbes 58-67 Stu Harkness
Paul Anderson 67-65 Tracey Mills

Rachael Montgomery 58-63 Andrew McNamara
Phil Stanton 53-48 Jason Turner

Final
Stu Harkness 82 -78 Paul Anderson

Tracey Mills 61-86 Tim Hebbes
Andrew McNamara 87-56 Phil Stanton
Rachael Montgomery 94-66 Jason Turner

Group A:
Quarter-Finals
Conor Travers 41-52 Stephen Read
Callum Todd 65-44 Tom Carey
Bradley Horrocks 60-56 Matt Gould
Richard Priest 38-64 Darren Godfrey

Semi-Finals
Callum Todd 76-42 Stephen Read
Darren Godfrey 50-68 Bradley Horrocks

Matt Gould 55-73 Richard Priest
Tom Carey 60-66 Conor Travers

7th Place Final
Tom Carey 80-61 Matt Gould

5th Place Final
Richard Priest 68-95 Conor Travers

3rd Place Final
Darren Godfrey 84-76 Stephen Read

Grand Final
Bradley Horrocks 75-127 Callum Todd
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FInal Table

1. Callum Todd (Group A/CO:NE Champion)
2. Bradley Horrocks
3. Darren Godfrey
4. Stephen Read
5. Conor Travers
6. Richard Priest
7. Tom Carey
8. Matt Gould
9. Stu Harkness (Group B Champion)
10. Paul Anderson
11. Tim Hebbes
12. Tracey Mills
13. Andrew McNamara
14. Phil Stanton
15. Rachael Montgomery
16. Jason Turner
17. Adam Latchford (Group C Champion)
18. Dave Ashton
19. Steven Grady
20. Stewart Gordon
21. Adam Dexter
22. Iain Sime
23. Dinos Sfyris
24. Joseph Bartram
25. Euan Crabb (Group D Champion)
26. Nathan Pace
27. Joey Burton
28. Tasneem Rana
29. Adam Beach
30. Taz Turner
31. Elizabeth Beer (Group E Champion)
32. Duncan Simpson
33. Ashwin Abinashi
34. Vicci Smith
35. Jane Peet
36. Colin Peet
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Here's the recap for the final. :)

CO:NE Final recap for Saturday 14 May 2022.

C1: No.3 Seed Bradley Horrocks.
C2: No.2 Seed Callum Todd.
DC: Mark Mills and James Robinson.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C T Y O E A B E E
R02: O N N S D A I E E
R03: 25, 4, 10, 7, 6, 2. Target: 956.
R04: S L V O E A Z A A
R05: U D R B N A I I G
R06: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8. Target: 113.
R07: C A R L O S H U E (conundrum)
R08: I S N T N U A A S
R09: R R X A E I L O P
R10: 10, 2, 4, 1, 1, 3. Target: 309.
R11: I G G F S E O T P
R12: O A E E I D S P L
R13: 100, 75, 9, 6, 5, 2. Target: 276.
R14: T W O B I T Y N E (conundrum)


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Round 1: C T Y O E A B E E

Bradley: BOATY (5)
Callum: COATEE (6)
OT: ACEBOY (6)
Score: 0–6 (max 6)

Round 2: O N N S D A I E E

Bradley: ANODISE (7)
Callum: ADENOSINE (18)
Score: 0–24 (max 24)

Round 3: 25, 4, 10, 7, 6, 2. Target: 956.

Bradley: 956. (((10 x 4) - 2) x 25) + 6 (10)
Callum: 956. (25 x 4 x 10) - ((6 x 7) + 2) (10)
Score: 10–34 (max 34)

Round 4: S L V O E A Z A A

Bradley: AASVOEL (7)
Callum: AASVOEL (7)
OT: AZALEAS (7)
Score: 17–41 (max 41)

Round 5: U D R B N A I I G

Bradley: BRAIDING (8)
Callum: BRAIDING (8)
Score: 25–49 (max 49)

Round 6: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8. Target: 113.

Bradley: 113. (7 x 5 x 3) + 8 (10)
Callum: 113. (8 x 7 x 2) + 6 - 5 (10)
Score: 35–59 (max 59)

Round 7: C A R L O S H U E

Callum buzzes on 1 second to say HOUSECARL which is correct.
Score: 35–69 (max 69)

Round 8: I S N T N U A A S

Bradley: SUNTANS (7)
Callum: SUSTAIN (7)
DC: NAISSANT (8)
Score: 42–76 (max 77)

Round 9: R R X A E I L O P

Bradley: PAROLER (7)
Callum: PERIORAL (8)
Score: 42–84 (max 85)

Round 10: 10, 2, 4, 1, 1, 3. Target: 309.

Bradley: 310. ((10 x 3) + 1) x (4 + 1) x 2 (7)
Callum: 310. (((3 + 1) x 4 x 2) - 1) x 10 (7)
Score: 49–91 (max 92)

Round 11: I G G F S E O T P

Bradley: FOGGIEST (8)
Callum: FOGGIEST (8)
Score: 57–99 (max 100)

Round 12: O A E E I D S P L

Bradley: OPALISED (8)
Callum: ELASIPOD (8)
OT: PEDALOES (8) PELOIDES (8)
Score: 65–107 (max 108)

Round 13: 100, 75, 9, 6, 5, 2. Target: 276.

Bradley: 276. (75 x 5) - 100 + 9 - 6 - 2 (10)
Callum: 276. (100 x 2) + 75 + 6 - 5 (10)
Score: 75–117 (max 118)

Round 14: T W O B I T Y N E

Callum buzzes on 25 seconds to say BYTOWNITE which is correct.
Final Score: 75–127 (max 128)
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