Scrabble Australia
Australian Masters and State Team Challenge 2020
Contenders

The event

Twenty of the top players will play the Australian Masters as a round robin in Sydney on September 12 - 13 2020.
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.

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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 10.01.2020 plus 3 reserves from each state.

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

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Masters or State	Contender	Q Stat 10.01.2020	Games	Peak (games) May-Aug	Peak (games) Sep-Dec	Peak (games) Jan-Apr
1 M	Chris May (NSW)	2046.00	61	2033 (18)	2059 (43)
2 M	Andrew Fisher (VIC)	2023.00	48	2040 (14)	2006 (34)
3 M	Cameron Farlow (QLD)	2005.00	83	1990 (32)	2020 (51)
4 M	Naween Fernando (VIC)	1996.00	67	1997 (28)	1995 (39)
5 M	Edward Okulicz (VIC)	1995.25	119	1950 (30)	1995 (80)	2018 (9)
6 M	Peter Kougi (VIC)	1936.00	76	1931 (18)	1941 (58)
7 M	Esther Perrins (NSW)	1903.75	76	1898 (24)	1929 (43)	1894 (9)
8 M	Anand Bharadwaj (VIC)	1900.00	46	1894 (30)	1888 (7)	1909? (9)
9 M	Joanne Craig (NSW)	1881.00	164	1865 (83)	1897 (81)
10 M	Michael Cameron (SA)	1877.00	94	1867 (42)	1887 (52)
11 M	Daniel Piechnick (SA)	1870.50	63	1875 (27)	1866 (36)
12 M	Trevor Halsall (VIC)	1837.50	56	1886 (37)	1789 (19)
13 M	Adam Kretschmer (SA)	1828.50	130	1844 (65)	1813 (65)
14 M	Russell Honeybun (WA)	1813.00	85	1798 (45)	1828 (40)
15 M	Mythili Rudra (VIC)	1781.50	100	1788 (32)	1775 (68)
16 M	Ryan Sutton (NSW)	1780.00	112	1770 (48)	1790 (64)
17 M	Victor Tung (NSW)	1778.50	72	1739 (33)	1818 (39)
18 M	Jakob Teitelbaum (ACT)	1766.50*	35	1636 (0)	1897 (35)
19 M	Graham Bell (WA)	1750.50	19	1763 (14)	1738 (5)
20 M	David Vanzyl (WA)	1750.00	64	1752 (19)	1748 (45)
1 NSW	Bob Jackman (NSW)	1745.50	176	1878 (82)	1802 (85)	1651 (9)
2 NSW	Rod Talbot (NSW)	1744.25	195	1807 (93)	1808 (93)	1681 (9)
3 NSW	Tony Hunt (NSW)	1730.25	162	1728 (60)	1741 (93)	1726 (9)
1 SA	Simon Walton (SA)	1696.50	24	1679 (5)	1714 (19)
	Wayne Jones (NSW4)	1693.00	46	1673 (22)	1713 (24)
1 QLD	Ron Baginski (QLD)	1693.00	24	1668 (8)	1718 (16)
2 SA	Trevor Tao (SA)	1686.50	46	1668 (11)	1705 (35)
2 QLD	Andrew Hamblin (QLD)	1685.00	63	1719 (48)	1651 (15)
1 VIC	Nick Ivanovski (VIC)	1670.50	49	1692 (25)	1649 (24)
3 SA	Carmel Dodd (SA)	1665.50	149	1688 (60)	1643 (89)
1 TAS	Stephen Mooney Purse(TAS)	1663.00	51	1653 (11)	1673 (40)
	John Holgate (NSW5)	1656.50	106	1712 (65)	1636 (32)	1639 (9)
2 VIC	Geoff Wright (VIC)	1654.50	106	1632 (63)	1677 (43)
1 ACT	John Spaan (ACT)	1650.00	83	1632 (35)	1668 (48)
2 ACT	John Hamilton (ACT)	1646.75	56	1655 (36)	1644 (15)	1644? (5)
3 QLD	Rael Hayman (QLD)	1644.00	15	1632 (7)	1656 (8)
	Barry Jordan (SA4)	1643.50	89	1641 (41)	1646 (48)
	Karen Richards (QLD4)	1641.50	165	1625 (70)	1658 (95)
3 VIC	Norma Fisher (VIC)	1620.00	107	1668 (66)	1572 (41)
	Jane Taylor (SA5)	1609.50	126	1627 (65)	1592 (61)
	Tony Miller (SA6)	1604.50	24	1606 (18)	1603 (6)
	Derek McKenzie (QLD5)	1603.00*	16	1703 (16)	1503 (0)
3 ACT	Noel Barrett (ACT)	1599.25	157	1633 (80)	1652 (68)	1556 (9)
	Jimmy Scarff (VIC4)	1599.00*	7	1699 (7)	1499 (0)
1 WA	Chris Hall (WA)	1587.50	60	1587 (32)	1588 (28)
	Natasha Podesser (VIC5)	1586.00	74	1639 (32)	1533 (42)
2 TAS	Dianne Brumby (TAS)	1557.50	94	1587 (76)	1528 (18)
	Rocky Sharma (NSW6)	1557.50*	25	1688 (25)	1427 (0)
2 WA	Tim Mason (WA)	1557.00*	7	1657 (7)	1457 (0)
3 WA	Ian Ting (WA)	1548.00	84	1543 (38)	1553 (46)
	Helen Hynes (QLD6)	1535.00*	2	1635 (2)	1435 (0)
	Heather Long (VIC6)	1524.50	51	1528 (31)	1521 (20)
	Edie Mueller (WA4)	1507.50	87	1475 (43)	1540 (44)
3 TAS	Martin Rose (TAS)	1491.50	67	1479 (32)	1504 (35)
	Alex Boiko (ACT4)	1476.75	113	1466 (65)	1535 (43)	1453 (5)
	Jegatheva Jegathesan(WA5)	1473.00	46	1480 (32)	1466 (14)
	Jon Ford-King (TAS4)	1447.50	21	1422 (4)	1473 (17)
	Khen Meerding (TAS5)	1426.50	26	1420 (18)	1433 (8)
	Dianne Ward (WA6)	1423.50*	21	1530 (21)	1317 (0)
	Margaret Webb (TAS6)	1401.00	12	1370 (4)	1432 (8)
	Ronnie Bennett (ACT5)	1361.50	97	1437 (43)	1321 (49)	1344 (5)
	Tony Williams (ACT6)	1348.50	58	1355 (34)	1342 (24)

Missed a peak
David Eldar (VIC) (currently rated 2101) Peak 1 = 2110−200 Peak 2 = 2110−200 , more than one peak lost
Jakob Teitelbaum (ACT) (currently rated 1897) Peak 1 = 1836−200
Derek McKenzie (QLD) (currently rated 1703) Peak 2 = 1703−200
Jimmy Scarff (VIC) (currently rated 1699) Peak 2 = 1699−200
Tim Mason (WA) (currently rated 1657) Peak 2 = 1657−200
Helen Hynes (QLD) (currently rated 1635) Peak 2 = 1635−200
Rocky Sharma (NSW) (currently rated 1627) Peak 2 = 1627−200
Dianne Ward (WA) (currently rated 1517) Peak 2 = 1517−200

Recently processed:
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14.12.2019 Seaford Tournament (SA) New peak for Trevor Tao
15.12.2019 Almost Last Chance (QLD) New peak for Ron Baginski
27.12.2019 SA Xmas Leftovers (SA) New peak for Jane Taylor
29.12.2019 Decathon (VIC) New peak for Edward Okulicz, Geoff Wright, Heather Long
01.01.2020 Canberra New Years (ACT) New peak for John Hamilton, Ronnie Bennett, Alex Boiko
04.01.2020 JanBoree (NSW) New peak for Edward Okulicz, Anand Bharadwaj, Esther Perrins, John Holgate, Tony Hunt, Bob Jackman, Rod Talbot, Noel Barrett