Scrabble Australia
Australian Masters and State Team Challenge 2018
Contenders

The event

The location for 2018 is the Southport RSL Club, Southport, Queensland. Twenty of the top players will play the Australian Masters as a round robin on September 8/9 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. Nineteen rounds of play over two days.

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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 02.07.2018 plus 4 reserves from each state.


Selection has now finished. Martin Waterworth is contacting people to finalise acceptances. Players who declined are crossed out below. A tick indicates a reply of yes.
Furhter information has been sent to invitees on 8 July,
Updated by MW as at 9 July, based on replies from players. Note, reserves may still be required, and will be contacted if required.

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

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Australian Masters	State Challenge	Contender	Q Stat 02.07.2018	Games	Peak (games) May-Aug	Peak (games) Sep-Dec	Peak (games) Jan-Apr
		Edward Okulicz (NSW)	2031.00	179	2002 (34)	2072 (61)	2025 (84)
1 M		Chris May (NSW)✔	2016.00	116	2017 (16)	2057 (32)	1995 (68)
2 M		Andrew Fisher (VIC)✔	1996.00	127	2015 (13)	1999 (29)	1985 (85)
3 M		Trevor Halsall (VIC)✔	1946.00	98	1887 (37)	1913 (7)	1992 (54)
		Naween Fernando (VIC)	1939.50*	87	1760 (0)	1960 (16)	2019 (71)
4 M		Peter Kougi (VIC)✔	1935.00*	110	1766 (0)	1964 (29)	2005 (81)
5 M		Cameron Farlow (QLD)✔	1923.50	140	1923 (24)	1921 (41)	1925 (75)
		Daniel Piechnick (SA)	1918.75	179	1914 (38)	1925 (66)	1918 (75)
6 M		'Esther Perrins (NSW)✔	1895.25	130	1846 (18)	1859 (43)	1938 (69)
7 M		Russell Honeybun (WA)✔	1858.25	141	1914 (39)	1835 (47)	1842 (55)
8 M		Joanne Craig (NSW)✔	1826.75	244	1825 (62)	1872 (72)	1805 (110)
9 M		Jakob Teitelbaum (ACT)✔	1808.75*	60	1782 (0)	1805 (16)	1824 (44)
10 M		Bob Jackman (NSW)✔	1795.25	223	1782 (33)	1809 (81)	1795 (109)
		Mythili Rudra (VIC)	1765.75	111	1718 (31)	1773 (10)	1786 (70)
11 M		Rod Talbot (NSW)✔	1750.75	283	1839 (86)	1722 (89)	1721 (108)
12 M		Ryan Sutton (NSW)✔	1743.75	199	1820 (49)	1719 (63)	1718 (87)
13 M		Adam Kretschmer (SA)✔	1742.50	185	1698 (36)	1772 (64)	1750 (85)
		David Vanzyl (WA)	1741.25	157	1768 (46)	1723 (54)	1737 (57)
		Nick Ivanovski (VIC)	1738.75	123	1765 (44)	1746 (24)	1722 (55)
14 M		Wayne Jones (NSW)✔	1736.50	153	1733 (25)	1725 (51)	1744 (77)
		Michael Cameron (SA)	1735.25*	95	1761 (31)	1860 (64)	1660 (0)
15 M		Ron Baginski (QLD)✔	1707.75*	130	1529 (0)	1778 (35)	1762 (95)
		Trevor Tao (SA)	1703.50	140	1719 (41)	1775 (61)	1660 (38)
16 M		Victor Tung (NSW)✔	1702.00	147	1676 (26)	1708 (60)	1712 (61)
		Tim Mason (WA)	1699.50	77	1742 (32)	1690 (26)	1683 (19)
17 M		Rael Hayman (NSW)✔	1695.25	180	1703 (40)	1718 (78)	1680 (62)
		John Holgate (NSW)	1692.00	203	1639 (8)	1651 (87)	1739 (108)
		Rocky Sharma (NSW)	1690.00	87	1682 (35)	1670 (19)	1704 (33)
18 M		Karen Richards (QLD)✔	1666.25	164	1614 (32)	1681 (56)	1685 (76)
19 M		Tony Hunt (NSW)✔	1661.75	242	1660 (48)	1635 (88)	1676 (106)
20 M		Andrew Hamblin (QLD)✔	1635.25	79	1633 (16)	1588 (32)	1660 (31)
		Graeme Lock Lee (NSW)	1633.25	142	1609 (48)	1600 (21)	1662 (73)
	1 ACT	'John Spaan (ACT)✔	1623.25	136	1612 (18)	1625 (53)	1628 (65)
	1 SA	Carmel Dodd (SA)✔	1612.75	150	1579 (22)	1626 (60)	1623 (68)
	1 TAS	Dianne Brumby (TAS)✔	1612.00	79	1680 (40)	1590 (18)	1589 (21)
		Heather Long (VIC)	1610.25	104	1616 (47)	1645 (33)	1590 (24)
		Edie Mueller (WA)	1605.00	127	1597 (46)	1691 (53)	1566 (28)
		Natasha Podesser (VIC)	1601.00	79	1571 (20)	1603 (16)	1615 (43)
	2 SA	Jane Taylor (SA)✔	1596.50	217	1615 (82)	1557 (54)	1607 (81)
	1 QLD	Jane Brown (QLD)✔	1594.75	123	1629 (32)	1610 (59)	1570 (32)
		Geoff Wright (VIC)	1591.75	130	1605 (44)	1580 (33)	1591 (53)
		Alan Burn (VIC)	1589.25	173	1532 (60)	1589 (66)	1618 (47)
	2 ACT	Noel Barrett (ACT)✔	1584.25	217	1575 (68)	1554 (77)	1604 (72)
	1 WA	Chris Hall (WA)✔	1580.00	74	1653 (39)	1569 (28)	1549 (7)
	2 WA	Ian Ting (WA)✔	1576.75	109	1536 (46)	1563 (39)	1604 (24)
		Barry Jordan (SA)	1574.50*	124	1625 (54)	1425 (0)	1624 (70)
	1 VIC	Norma Fisher (VIC)✔	1566.00	201	1550 (60)	1600 (63)	1557 (78)
	2 VIC	Carol Johnsen (VIC)✔	1560.75	129	1550 (23)	1565 (46)	1564 (60)
	2 TAS	Martin Rose (TAS)✔	1556.75	115	1571 (21)	1574 (39)	1541 (55)
	2 QLD	Roberta Tait (QLD)✔	1549.75	108	1502 (39)	1599 (33)	1549 (36)
		Antonios Syrigos (SA)	1543.00	68	1549 (28)	1549 (34)	1537 (6)
		Tony Miller (SA)	1540.75	150	1587 (37)	1546 (65)	1515 (48)
		Dianne Davis (VIC)	1535.00	127	1486 (31)	1484 (23)	1585 (73)
	3 QLD	Liz Blanch (QLD)✔	1532.50	141	1491 (68)	1545 (33)	1547 (40)
	3 SA	Oliver Jenner-O'Shea(SA4)✔	1531.50	131	1568 (18)	1540 (38)	1509 (75)
		Julie Brice (QLD4)✔	1512.25	66	1481 (28)	1490 (9)	1539 (29)
	1 NSW	Jyoti Chandna (NSW)✔	1509.25	196	1481 (63)	1396 (46)	1580 (87)
	2 NSW	Ivor Zetler (NSW)✔	1508.00	137	1516 (33)	1512 (54)	1502 (50)
	3 ACT	John Hamilton (ACT)✔	1507.75	135	1469 (25)	1520 (103)	1521 (7)
		Greg Pinchbeck (NSW)	1499.25	267	1496 (49)	1493 (102)	1504 (116)
	3 VIC	Gwen Lampre (VIC)✔	1496.75	130	1578 (50)	1493 (48)	1458 (32)
	3 NSW	Therese Nichols (NSW4)✔	1478.75	86	1517 (14)	1458 (25)	1470 (47)
		John Barker (NSW5)	1477.75	291	1466 (79)	1477 (78)	1484 (134)
		Anne Zion (WA)	1466.50	127	1489 (46)	1479 (53)	1449 (28)
		Caroline Scowcroft (QLD5)	1462.25	159	1424 (24)	1443 (38)	1491 (97)
		Trish Brighton (QLD6)	1460.50	171	1510 (39)	1506 (67)	1413 (65)
		Adam Kauschke (SA5)✔	1460.00	85	1379 (34)	1499 (37)	1481 (14)
	3 WA	Dianne Ward (WA)✔	1454.50	67	1524 (39)	1474 (21)	1410 (7)
		Sheryl Davidson (QLD7)	1454.00	124	1469 (31)	1431 (43)	1458 (50)
		Antony Kimber (SA6)	1444.50	196	1439 (47)	1469 (73)	1435 (76)
		Julie Belle (VIC4)	1443.00	61	1449 (13)	1415 (10)	1454 (38)
		Alex Boiko (ACT)✔	1441.75	122	1463 (26)	1422 (56)	1441 (40)
		Khen Meerding (TAS)	1438.00	70	1457 (21)	1443 (14)	1426 (35)
		Peter Shaw (NSW6)	1434.75	168	1451 (52)	1438 (62)	1425 (54)
		Tony Loui (NSW7)	1433.50	93	1444 (24)	1428 (12)	1431 (57)
		John Rider (VIC5)	1424.75	178	1403 (44)	1438 (44)	1429 (90)
		Angie Pearse (VIC6)	1424.25	184	1507 (83)	1386 (52)	1402 (49)
		Barry Harridge (VIC7)	1421.50	127	1474 (36)	1430 (46)	1391 (45)
		Judy Jones (WA4)	1414.00	70	1414 (32)	1414 (14)	1414 (24)
		Tracey Kneebone (SA7)	1409.00	112	1369 (35)	1399 (51)	1434 (26)
		Louise Love (WA5)✔	1405.50	73	1373 (21)	1399 (21)	1425 (31)
		Ros Wilkinson (TAS)	1386.00	84	1291 (35)	1353 (21)	1450 (28)
		Tony Williams (ACT)	1382.50	136	1377 (58)	1421 (35)	1366 (43)
		Faye Williams (WA6)	1359.25	67	1319 (32)	1356 (14)	1381 (21)
		Margaret Griggs (TAS)	1348.50	62	1357 (21)	1323 (20)	1357 (21)
		Tim Reddan (ACT4)✔	1347.25	74	1337 (15)	1344 (26)	1354 (33)
		Jan Hill (TAS)	1323.00	101	1314 (35)	1322 (21)	1328 (45)
		Ronnie Bennett (ACT5)	1271.00	124	1221 (25)	1227 (40)	1318 (59)
		Anne Schick (ACT6)	1255.50	72	1234 (15)	1270 (25)	1259 (32)
		Owen Randall (ACT7)	1254.00	116	1303 (25)	1217 (26)	1248 (65)
		Benjamin Lee (WA7)	1236.25	105	1203 (39)	1182 (7)	1280 (59)
	3 TAS	John Hayes (TAS)	1214.00*	70	1011 (0)	1201 (14)	1322 (56)
		Frances Adams (TAS4)	1200.50	92	1220 (42)	1206 (15)	1188 (35)
		Lynne Jarvis (TAS5)	1157.25	67	1187 (7)	1160 (23)	1141 (37)
		Margaret Bishop (TAS6)	1105.00*	69	1161 (21)	937 (0)	1161 (48)
		Cindy Brunniche (TAS7)	1035.25	63	1007 (35)	1042 (21)	1046 (7)

Too few games
Helen Hynes (QLD) 52 games, (currently rated 1663)
Jimmy Scarff (VIC) 24 games, (currently rated 1671)
Kerry Constable (NSW) 35 games, (currently rated 1483)
Sue Kyatt (VIC) 6 games, (currently rated 1643)
Ray Alford (VIC) 46 games, (currently rated 1486)
Mark Smith (NSW) 32 games, (currently rated 1515)
Quentin Abbott (QLD) 25 games, (currently rated 1547)
Leif Cooper (WA) 23 games, (currently rated 1503)
Harry Malcolm (VIC) 7 games, (currently rated 1593)
Garth van Vliet (NSW) 27 games, (currently rated 1514)
Rod Casey (VIC) 47 games, (currently rated 1432)
Mary McMahon (VIC) 13 games, (currently rated 1454)
Lois Binnie (VIC) 24 games, (currently rated 1529)
Jegatheva Jegathesan (WA) 47 games, (currently rated 1391)
Carolyn Watt (WA) 25 games, (currently rated 1472)
Helen Metaxas (TAS) 48 games, (currently rated 1357)
Julie Gardiner (QLD) 8 games, (currently rated 1430)
Robin Andersen (WA) 52 games, (currently rated 1281)
Jane McDonnell (VIC) 6 games, (currently rated 1454)
Madeleine Emerson (ACT) 24 games, (currently rated 1363)
William Shakespeare (NSW) 14 games, (currently rated 1396)
Marie London (TAS) 13 games, (currently rated 1310)
Penny Wells (TAS) 28 games, (currently rated 1217)
Rhonda Reynish (WA) 53 games, (currently rated 1230)
Pam Thomas (TAS) 59 games, (currently rated 1183)
Sharon Bellette (TAS) 7 games, (currently rated 1250)
Gillian Street (WA) 7 games, (currently rated 1328)
Betty Smith (TAS) 55 games, (currently rated 1131)
Heather Rubock (TAS) 13 games, (currently rated 1208)
Vicki Prins (TAS) 21 games, (currently rated 1100)
Marion Merickel (TAS) 48 games, (currently rated 1099)
Leonie Balsley (TAS) 59 games, (currently rated 1005)
Peter Wilkins (TAS) 28 games, (currently rated 1159)
Ivy Nicholls (TAS) 40 games, (currently rated 1060)
Sandy McConnell (TAS) 58 games, (currently rated 1067)
Etty Meerding (TAS) 7 games, (currently rated 1017)
David Lawrence (TAS) 14 games, (currently rated 985)

Missed a peak
Naween Fernando (VIC) (currently rated 1950) Peak 1 = 1960−200
Peter Kougi (VIC) (currently rated 1870) Peak 1 = 1966−200
Michael Cameron (SA) (currently rated 1860) Peak 3 = 1860−200
Jakob Teitelbaum (ACT) (currently rated 1824) Peak 1 = 1982−200
Jimmy Scarff (VIC) (currently rated 1671) Peak 2 = 1671−200 Peak 3 = 1671−200 , more than one peak lost, Q = 1521
Sue Kyatt (VIC) (currently rated 1643) Peak 2 = 1643−200 Peak 3 = 1643−200 , more than one peak lost, Q = 1493
Ron Baginski (QLD) (currently rated 1621) Peak 1 = 1729−200
Barry Jordan (SA) (currently rated 1619) Peak 2 = 1625−200
Harry Malcolm (VIC) (currently rated 1593) Peak 1 = 1584−200 Peak 3 = 1593−200 , more than one peak lost, Q = 1440.75
Quentin Abbott (QLD) (currently rated 1547) Peak 3 = 1547−200 , off radar, Q =1449
Lois Binnie (VIC) (currently rated 1529) Peak 2 = 1529−200 Peak 3 = 1529−200 , more than one peak lost, Q = 1379
Mark Smith (NSW) (currently rated 1515) Peak 1 = 1517−200 , off radar, Q =1464.25
Garth van Vliet (NSW) (currently rated 1514) Peak 1 = 1514−200 Peak 2 = 1514−200 , more than one peak lost, Q = 1418.5
Leif Cooper (WA) (currently rated 1503) Peak 2 = 1482−200 , off radar, Q =1442.5
Carolyn Watt (WA) (currently rated 1472) Peak 3 = 1472−200 , off radar, Q =1365.25
Mary McMahon (VIC) (currently rated 1454) Peak 1 = 1425−200 , off radar, Q =1398
Frank Csarics (VIC) (currently rated 1445) Peak 1 = 1427−200 , off radar, Q =1403.75
Julie Gardiner (QLD) (currently rated 1430) Peak 1 = 1490−200 Peak 2 = 1490−200 , more than one peak lost, Q = 1360
John Hayes (TAS) (currently rated 1251) Peak 1 = 1211−200
Margaret Bishop (TAS) (currently rated 1156) Peak 2 = 1137−200

Wanderers
Keri Heart has played 114 games as a player from QLD and 28 games as a player from TAS.
At this stage, Keri Heart is regarded as representing QLD.