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Siri wins Calgary Spring in final round

We had an OPEN tournament for a change (no divisions) and it seemed players really liked the concept. Although George was leading for much of the tournament, Siri caught up and beat him in the final game to clinch 1st place. Well done!!

Wendy had an amazing tournament, winning 3rd overall in fact, and claiming the heftier 1st U1300 prize. For having played very few tournaments, another rising star was Hank Hees who finished in the money. Kudos to both of you.

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Some would prefer to get more variety in their opponents - we can address that with longer legs - instead of of doing 8-5-1, we could perhaps do 10-3-1 in a fourteen round event. We'll consider what went well and what didn't and make some changes for the next time round
We had a lot of last minute cancellations, some to Covid, some to Pneumonia, so we expect a well attended June event and an even better Fall tournament.
Thanks again to those who travelled great distance to play, like John from Vancouver, Zana from Utah, and George and Hank from Saskatoon. Noella had to drop out at the last minute, and donated her entry fee as a special category prize. $50 for anyone who plays COVID. Alas, no one got that combo, although I did hear a lot of fishing stories. It ended up as a prize for LOW WIN, which was a very pleasant surprise for Zana. Sue, everyone, including me, loved the food you brought. And finally, Estelle, thank you once again for hosting us and all the extra work that entails.

Round 14 Standings

Rnk Won-Lost Sprd Player                  Last Game
  1 11.0-3.0 +426 Tillekeratne, Siri (#4) W:439-325:#1    1st Open    $150
  2 10.0-4.0 +863 Macaulay, George (#1)   L:325-439:#4    2nd Open    $100                        
  3 9.5-4.5  +250 McGrath, Wendy (#7)     bye             1st   U1300 $140
  4 9.0-5.0  +965 Pivovarov, Juraj (#2)   W:522-340:#12   3rd Open     $60
  5 8.0-6.0  +401 Hees, Hank (#8)         W:359-312:#3    2nd   U1300  $90 
  6 8.0-6.0  +174 Barker, Danielle (#13)  W:425-383:#9    3rd   U1300  $60
  7 7.5-6.5   +22 Bergeron, Betty (#12)   L:340-522:#2
  8 7.0-7.0  +338 Rem, Emil (#3)          L:312-359:#8
  9 7.0-7.0   -85 Martin, Richard (#11)   W:380-337:#5
 10 7.0-7.0   -98 Brigliadori, Sue (#9)   L:383-425:#13
 11 7.0-7.0  -338 Anderson, Zana (#5)     L:337-380:#11
 12 6.0-8.0  -205 Aitken, John (#10)      W:309-297:#6
 13 6.0-8.0  -279 Morigeau, Terri (#6)    L:297-309:#10
 14 6.0-8.0  -822 McKay, Tom (#15)        W:374-323:#14
 15 3.0-11.0 -912 Matthews, Estelle (#14) L:323-374:#15

Categories

Division 1

High Game	596	George Macaulay vs Tom McKay
High Loss	418	Zana Anderson to George Macaulay
High Bingo	UNDERSTATE(140)	Danielle Barker
High Non Bingo	LONGLINES(99)	Juraj Pivovarov
Comeback Kid	119	Juraj Pivovarov vs George Macaulay
Low Win	301	Zana Anderson vs Hank Hees
Bingo Ace	25	Juraj Pivovarov

Division 2

High Game	510	Hank Hees vs Tom McKay
High Loss	383	Sue Brigliadori to Danielle Barker
High Bingo	REREPAIR(131)	Tom McKay
High Non Bingo	QUAGS(106)	Sue Brigliadori
Comeback Kid	132	Betty Bergeron vs Danielle Barker
Low Win	309	John Aitken vs Terri Morigeau
Bingo Ace	18	Danielle Barker

Other Categories

Most Outrageous Phoney	GOOSER	Emil Rem
Best Legitimate Word	WOOABLE	Siri Tillekeratne
Tough Luck (three closest losses)	-7 -19 -20 = -47	John Aitken
Living on the edge (three closest wins)	+3 +7 +18 = +28	Sue Brigliadori