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Posted: **Sun Jun 20, 2010 8:41 pm**

The first-round matches are posted, with two hours to spare just because:

The Open

The Under 1400 (NOTE: Two rounds each week)

The Under 1200

The Under 1000

Going up a bit should give you the format information for each section as well.

You should send a message to your opponent to schedule a time, either using PM here on the forum or sending e-mail via apterous itself. Weeks run from Monday through Sunday.

Best of luck to everyone!

Posted: **Sun Jun 20, 2010 10:13 pm**

Excellent stuff. Also: OH FOR GOD'S SAKE.

Posted: **Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:23 am**

Karen Pearson 80 - 72 James Doohan

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 0138813814

James Doohan 74 - 90 Chris Philpot

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 7212253373

Posted: **Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:24 am**

Ben Wilson wrote:Excellent stuff. Also: OH FOR GOD'S SAKE.

Guess you were highest rated player in the second half.

Posted: **Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:46 pm**

Jon O'Neill 107 - 81 Matt Morrison

Loadz of 9z

Posted: **Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:05 pm**

Jon O'Neill wrote:Jon O'Neill 107 - 81 Matt Morrison

Loadz of 9z

Are there plans to finish the match?

Posted: **Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:28 pm**

David O'Donnell wrote:
Ben Wilson wrote:Excellent stuff. Also: OH FOR GOD'S SAKE.
Guess you were highest rated player in the second half.

This is true. I was a little surprised to see the cutoff where it was, but it's a fairly top-heavy field.

Posted: **Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:09 pm**

CALLING JORDAN F

Hi Jordan,
I can't find you on the list of members to send you a message, so I'm posting on here and hoping that you see it.
We've to play in the U1200 this week (best of 3). I'm available any time except Wed night from 6pm.

Please send me a PM or let me know somehow when you want to play,

Posted: **Mon Jun 21, 2010 3:39 pm**

Andrew Feist wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:Jon O'Neill 107 - 81 Matt Morrison

Loadz of 9z
Are there plans to finish the match?

Oh right, yeah. MWM mentioned that it was best-of-3 but I hadn't read it anywhere. Sorry.

Posted: **Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:00 pm**

Jordan F 81- John Gillies 63

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 3755813874

Rest of the match will come later today, I have a meeting to go to at this moment.

Posted: **Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:41 pm**

So, after that first game, was I able to keep up the momentum and pull off an upset?

...in a word, no.

Jordan F 49- John Gillies 82
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 9997181399

Jordan F 34- John Gillies 99
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=260511

Posted: **Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:14 pm**

Open:

Oliver Garner 2:1 Ian Volante

Ian Volante 79 - 109 Oliver Garner
Oliver Garner 84 - 96 Ian Volante

A surprising 12-max to equal my best performance, helped by getting a conundrum I got on telly.

Ian Volante 66 - 119 Oliver Garner

Authority re-established.

Posted: **Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:43 pm**

Hugh Binnie 102-91 Chris Philpot
Hugh Binnie 90-65 Chris Philpot

Posted: **Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:49 pm**

Lloyd Pettet 92 - 69 Andy Wilson

A great effort by Andy, just fell away at the end, well played mate.

Posted: **Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:20 pm**

Jordan F 75- Adam Gillard 96

A kiwi away from a crucial *sigh*

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 8442416240

Posted: **Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:23 pm**

Jordan F wrote:Jordan F 75- Adam Gillard 96

A kiwi away from a crucial *sigh*

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 8442416240

Thanks Jordan for a close game. Now I need to find someone called Andrew Feist for a best of 3 affair... does anyone know if he's been informed that this tournament is taking place

Posted: **Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:32 pm**

Adam Gillard wrote:
Jordan F wrote:Jordan F 75- Adam Gillard 96

A kiwi away from a crucial *sigh*

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 8442416240
Thanks Jordan for a close game. Now I need to find someone called Andrew Feist for a best of 3 affair... does anyone know if he's been informed that this tournament is taking place

But I do notice that my PM to you is still in the outbox....

Posted: **Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:45 am**

Excuse my ignorance, but I don't know how to check my PM / where the inbox is located. You may have noticed that I'm on this game an awful lot, especially in the evenings. I won't be on it today (Tuesday) but will be on at some point later in the week.

Posted: **Tue Jun 22, 2010 3:13 pm**

Adam Gillard wrote:Excuse my ignorance, but I don't know how to check my PM / where the inbox is located. You may have noticed that I'm on this game an awful lot, especially in the evenings. I won't be on it today (Tuesday) but will be on at some point later in the week.

Look up. More. More. A bit more. Down a bit. There -- right in the middle of the header, where it says "3 new messages".

Posted: **Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:11 pm**

U1400: Chris Philpot 58 - 77 Jim Bentley

Neither of us setting the world on fire I'm afraid, but hey, it's a result. And that's what's important here, right? Incidentally I checked on Lexplorer and was surprised to find that this is only the second time I've had "teariness" disallowed, I thought I'd declared it loads more than that.

Posted: **Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:22 pm**

Philip Jarvis 109 v 94 Michael Wallace

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=261024

I surprised myself - especially getting the conundrum. Close game. Well played Michael

Posted: **Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:23 pm**

U1400: Michael Wallace 94 - 109 Philip Jarvis

I was fractionally late with my CUTIE (I think we all know it's PUTTEE) and never made back the gap - Phil didn't risk SMIRKERS to win it in round 13, but managed the conundrum anyway. Not a bad game, really.

Posted: **Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:40 pm**

I'm away till monday so I can't play any games till then I'm afraid

Posted: **Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:22 pm**

James Leroux 2-0 Jordan F
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=261064
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=261072

Posted: **Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:35 pm**

Sorry everyone, gonna have to pull out of this, I won't have internet at home for a good while.

Posted: **Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:40 pm**

Open:

Edward McCullagh 2 - 1 Jim Bentley

We started our game and Edward rapidly went 27-6 up by using the outrageous strategy of being good and taking advantage of my being shit. Fortunately the server done a reset and the game was gone when we came back, so it was all to play for again!

Jim Bentley 104 - 84 Edward McCullagh

Well, this doesn't seem quite right.

Edward McCullagh 104 - 88 Jim Bentley

More like it.

Edward McCullagh 84 - 69 Jim Bentley

Errrk.

I think it was the right result in the end.

Posted: **Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:47 pm**

Result from week 1:

Lee Simmonds 1 - 2 Marcus Hares

Lee 77 - 99 Marcus http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=261061
Lee 90 - 81 Marcus http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=261078
Lee 65 - 97 Marcus http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=261091

Posted: **Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:01 pm**

U1400 Lee Simmonds 79 - 66 Michael Wallace

Round 13 was the highlight for me, I think, although round 6 was what clearly killed me off.

Posted: **Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:58 pm**

U-1400:

Ian Volante 84 - 87 Lee Simmonds

Posted: **Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:56 pm**

U1400 week 1 result:

Hurst 93 Dent 53

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=261248

Posted: **Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:38 am**

Andy Wilson 91 - 78 Josh Hurst

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=261274

Taking advantage of an admittedly tired Mr. Hurst, a bad start for myself was recovered thanks to 3 illegal words from Josh and went to a crucial. Unlucky Josh.

Posted: **Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:33 pm**

Dan Seasmith 104- Jordan F 51

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 8764080817

I'd like to push for the word "moldier" to be in the dictionary now.

Posted: **Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:06 pm**

Hi Niall Seymour. When suits you for our game. Tks Peter

Posted: **Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:08 pm**

Open Tournament:

James Robinson 2 - 0 James Doohan

James Robinson 103 - 75 James Doohan
James Doohan 86 - 101 James Robinson

James put up good fights in both games where cowardice in declarations of words cost us both at times.

Posted: **Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:54 pm**

Open result:

Dale Levell 2 - 1 Henry Meier

Dale 101 - 92 Henry
Dale 109 - 119 Henry
Dale 102 - 56 Henry

Upset of the round?

Posted: **Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:39 am**

u1200: Andy Wilson 74 - 80 Matt Morrison

Posted: **Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:28 am**

Jon O'Neill wrote:Jon O'Neill 107 - 81 Matt Morrison

Loadz of 9z

Jon O'Neill 80 - 43 Matt Morrison

Shit.

Posted: **Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:13 pm**

peter lee wrote:Hi Niall Seymour. When suits you for our game. Tks Peter

Friday before midday or in the evening would be good for me!

Posted: **Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:11 pm**

Matt Morrison wrote:u1200: Andy Wilson 74 - 80 Matt Morrison

And now when are you going to finish this match.

Posted: **Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:21 pm**

Andrew Feist wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:u1200: Andy Wilson 74 - 80 Matt Morrison
And now when are you going to finish this match.

I think you meant "and now when are you going to read the fucking rules".

Posted: **Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:47 pm**

In the open against Adam Gillard:
One thrashing
and another

Posted: **Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:53 pm**

U1400 - Philip Jarvis 87 v 84 Liam Tiernan

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=262072

A very close game where Liam came back strongly in the latter part of the game, only for me to nick it on the conundrum.

Posted: **Fri Jun 25, 2010 5:46 pm**

The Open: -

James Hurrell 2 - 0 Dave Mattingly

James Hurrell 108 - 59 Dave Mattingly

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=262223

James Hurrell 117 - 54 Dave Mattingly

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=262232

Posted: **Fri Jun 25, 2010 5:59 pm**

The Open:
Matthew Tassier 87 - 86 Stuart Arnot
Stuart Arnot 66 - 69 Matthew Tassier

Two extremely close games both ending with me just hoping that the 30 seconds would go by without Stuart spotting the conundrum. Somehow they did for a very fortunate 2-0.

Posted: **Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:27 pm**

Result for open,

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 2780253546

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 3733934911

Scott Gillies 2-0 Phillip Jarvis

close game the first one with myself winning 98-96.
got off to a flier in the second and that thankfully sealed the victory.
Cheers Phillip, enjoyed it.

Posted: **Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:48 pm**

Scott Gillies wrote:Result for open,

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 2780253546

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 3733934911

Scott Gillies 2-0 Phillip Jarvis

close game the first one with myself winning 98-96.
got off to a flier in the second and that thankfully sealed the victory.
Cheers Phillip, enjoyed it.

Cheers Scott. As I mentioned in private chat, I really enjoyed the first game. 12 maxes each but my failure to score in 2 of the numbers games did me in.

I never got started in the 2nd game after you began with a couple of words I've never heard of before. Despite this, the highlight for me was holding my own against a recently crowned Octochamp.

Posted: **Fri Jun 25, 2010 7:28 pm**

Open result : Innis Carson 2-1 Kai Laddiman

Innis 91-74 Kai

Innis 83-88 Kai

Innis 105-91 Kai

A very tightly contested match, with the first two games being decided on crucials and the decider remaining in crucial territory right up until R12. Cheers Kai, great games.

Posted: **Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:47 pm**

U1200 week 1 result:-

Lee Simmonds 73 - 51 Dave Mattinglyhttp://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=262712

Lee Simmonds 91 - 47 Dave Mattinglyhttp://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=262723

Posted: **Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:48 pm**

Just finished my games with Liam.

118-80

93-73

I got the impression he adopted a somewhat risky strategy.

Posted: **Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:51 pm**

Open R1- Kirk 2-0 Ben

Game 1: 109-74
Game 2: 112-91

A couple of agonising misses there from me- particularly the baffling omission of COEDIT*- and near-perfect play from Kirk in game 1 made the inevitable result an eventuality.

Posted: **Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:54 pm**

Nick Wainwright 2- Jordan F 0

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=262721
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=262733

Yeah. When your opponent gets sealstone and osmunda as part of their first two rounds in one game, you know you're in trouble.

Posted: **Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:58 pm**

Open: Phil Makepeace 2-0 Miriam Nussbaum

Nussbaum 72 - 96 Makepeace
Makepeace 103 - 83 Nussbaum

Posted: **Fri Jun 25, 2010 11:30 pm**

David O'Donnell wrote:Just finished my games with Liam.

118-80

93-73

I got the impression he adopted a somewhat risky strategy.

Yep, wouldn't have tried either of those dodgy nine-letters if I'd been less than 10 points behind. Brilliant first match performance btw, 1 off max. So, yeah, playing safe would have lost to that kind of form anyway.

Posted: **Sat Jun 26, 2010 6:20 pm**

The Open - EVERY time I play Karen Pearson it goes to the wire.This one was no different -

Karen Pearson 98-95 Richard Priest
Karen Pearson 71-111 Richard Priest
Karen Pearson 100-117 Richard Priest

I was typing the first conundrum in only to find, to my intense frustration, that Karen had beaten me to it (haunting memories of LATCHWARL at CoLei 08).Thus feeling very fired up, I stormed away to win game 2.In game 3, I only had a slender lead because Karen was unlucky on one of the numbers rounds - I think she had the same as me but misdeclared.I certainly felt the pressure when the conundrum came up, but luckily I recognised it from somewhere before (not on apterous).Unlucky Karen.

Posted: **Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:14 pm**

U1200:
Miriam Nussbaum 2, Chris Philpot 0 (96-82, 92-70)

Posted: **Sun Jun 27, 2010 1:48 am**

Oops, nearly forgot - U1400 R1 Jim Bentley 95 - 74 Niall Seymour

Posted: **Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:45 am**

Matt Morrison wrote:
Andrew Feist wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:u1200: Andy Wilson 74 - 80 Matt Morrison
And now when are you going to finish this match.
I think you meant "and now when are you going to read the fucking rules".

Oops, sorry Andrew! I'm around for the early today if you're alive Matt!

Posted: **Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:54 am**

U1200:

Niall Seymour 2-0 Peter Lee

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=262162
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=262172

U1400:

Niall Seymour 0-1 Jim Bentley

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=263322

Open:

Niall Seymour 0-2 Ryan Taylor

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=263330
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=263339

Posted: **Sun Jun 27, 2010 12:50 pm**

Jeff Clayton 71-67 Kevin Davis
Jeff Clayton 106-60 Kevin Davis

...and it lookes so evenly matched after the first one...ah well.

Posted: **Sun Jun 27, 2010 1:52 pm**

Open result:

Simon Myers 111 - 46 Andrew Herbertson
Andrew Herbertson 54 - 69 Simon Myers

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