Scrabble Australia
Australian Masters and State Team Challenge 2018
Contenders

The event

Twenty of the top players will play the Australian Masters as a round robin in Adelaide in September 2018.
At the same time, teams of three players from each of seven states or territories play the State Team Challenge as head-to-head matches. There will be separate side events for other players as well on both Saturday and Sunday.
The venue is the Bridge Association at 243 Young St, Unley.

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Rule variation

Masters section has 5 point penalty for each word challenged but correct.

Special Rule:

1. In the event of a player being absent for one game a forfeit will apply.
2. Where a player is absent for more than one game, that player cannot resume participation in the tournament and no standby player may be introduced into the tournament.
3. Where a player is absent for more than one game, any games already played by the no-show/evictee will be voided for the calculation of tournament placings.
4. Any games already played will be recognised for calculating ratings.
5. In exceptional circumstances the Tournament Director may consult with the competitors and vary the ruling regarding no-shows

The contenders

The table below shows the teams according to qualification criteria (click here for details) set by the Council of the Australian Scrabble Players Association. It shows the selected teams as at 04.06.2017 plus 3 reserves from each state.

More details revealed as you move your mouse over the table.

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Australian Masters	State Challenge	Contender	Q Stat 04.06.2017	Games	Peak (games) May-Aug	Peak (games) Sep-Dec	Peak (games) Jan-Apr
1 M		David Eldar (VIC)	2132.00	0
2 M		Alastair Richards (QLD)	2055.00	0
3 M		Edward Okulicz (NSW)	2011.00	0
4 M		Diyath Visidagamage (VIC)	2000.00	0
5 M		Andrew Fisher (VIC)	1998.00	0
6 M		Chris May (NSW)	1990.00	0
7 M		Peter Kougi (VIC)	1966.00	0
8 M		Naween Fernando (VIC)	1960.00	0
9 M		Richard Jeremy (ACT)	1946.00	0
10 M		Esther Perrins (NSW)	1916.00	0
11 M		Daniel Piechnick (SA)	1912.00	6	1912 (6)
12 M		Cameron Farlow (QLD)	1897.00	0
13 M		Russell Honeybun (WA)	1894.00	7	1894 (7)
14 M		Michael McKenna (ACT)	1865.00	0
15 M		Julian McKail (VIC)	1863.00	0
16 M		Trevor Halsall (VIC)	1858.00	0
17 M		Anand Bharadwaj (VIC)	1849.00	0
18 M		Rod Talbot (NSW)	1839.00	14	1839 (14)
19 M		Ryan Sutton (NSW)	1831.00	0
20 M		Kristian Saether (QLD)	1811.00	0
	1 VIC	Mythili Rudra (VIC)	1785.00	0
	1 NSW	Bob Jackman (NSW)	1781.00	10	1781 (10)
	2 VIC	Nick Ivanovski (VIC)	1761.00	7	1761 (7)
	2 NSW	Joanne Craig (NSW)	1754.00	10	1754 (10)
	3 VIC	Michael Hornung (VIC)	1754.00	0
	1 QLD	Ron Baginski (QLD)	1729.00	0
	1 SA	Michael Cameron (SA)	1722.00	5	1722 (5)
	2 SA	Simon Walton (SA)	1711.00	0
	3 NSW	Wayne Jones (NSW)	1711.00	0
	1 WA	David Vanzyl (WA)	1705.00	7	1705 (7)
	3 SA	Trevor Tao (SA)	1700.00	11	1700 (11)
	2 WA	Tim Mason (WA)	1688.00	0
		Adam Kretschmer (SA4)	1685.00	5	1685 (5)
	2 QLD	Ryan Anderson (QLD)	1683.00	0
	3 WA	Graham Bell (WA)	1670.00	7	1670 (7)
		Alistair Kane (VIC4)	1663.00	0
		Rocky Sharma (NSW4)	1662.00	10	1662 (10)
		John Holgate (NSW5)	1661.00	0
		Rael Hayman (NSW6)	1653.00	14	1653 (14)
		Chris Hall (WA4)	1653.00	7	1653 (7)
		Jimmy Scarff (VIC5)	1650.00	0
	1 TAS	Stephen Mooney Purse(TAS)	1644.00	0
		Jason Stockdale (VIC6)	1628.00	0
	1 ACT	John Spaan (ACT)	1612.00	10	1612 (10)
	2 TAS	Dianne Brumby (TAS)	1610.00	0
		Edie Mueller (WA5)	1597.00	7	1597 (7)
	3 QLD	Karen Richards (QLD)	1589.00	0
		Tony Miller (SA5)	1587.00	11	1587 (11)
		Helen Hynes (QLD4)	1581.00	0
		Carmel Dodd (SA6)	1579.00	11	1579 (11)
	3 TAS	Barry Argent (TAS)	1579.00	0
		Quentin Abbott (QLD5)	1577.00	0
		Jane Brown (QLD6)	1553.00	8	1553 (8)
		Dianne Ward (WA6)	1524.00	7	1524 (7)
		Martin Rose (TAS4)	1516.00	0
	2 ACT	Noel Barrett (ACT)	1476.00	10	1476 (10)
	3 ACT	John Hamilton (ACT)	1469.00	10	1469 (10)
		Khen Meerding (TAS5)	1465.00	0
		Alex Boiko (ACT4)	1406.00	0
		Marie London (TAS6)	1388.00	0
		Madeleine Emerson (ACT5)	1353.00	0
		Tim Reddan (ACT6)	1349.00	0

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13.05.2017 SA May (SA) New peak for Trevor Tao, Daniel Piechnick, Carmel Dodd, Tony Miller
14.05.2017 Tri-State (ACT) New peak for Bob Jackman, Joanne Craig, Rocky Sharma, John Spaan, Noel Barrett, John Hamilton
21.05.2017 Bundaberg & Bargara (QLD) New peak for Jane Brown
21.05.2017 Melville (WA) New peak for Russell Honeybun, Chris Hall, David Vanzyl, Graham Bell, Edie Mueller, Dianne Ward
21.05.2017 ULLADULLA (NSW) New peak for Rod Talbot, Rael Hayman
27.05.2017 May Pub Tourney (SA) New peak for Trevor Tao, Michael Cameron, Adam Kretschmer, Tony Miller
28.05.2017 CRANBOURNE (VIC) New peak for Nick Ivanovski