Scrabble Australia
Australian Masters and State Team Challenge 2020
Contenders

The event

It was planned that twenty of the top players would 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 would 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 02.05.2020 plus 3 reserves from each state.


Selection has now finished.

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Masters or State	Contender	Q Stat 02.05.2020	Games	Peak (games) May-Aug	Peak (games) Sep-Dec	Peak (games) Jan-Apr
1 M	David Eldar (VIC)	2064.75*	72	1910 (0)	2101 (8)	2124 (64)
2 M	Chris May (NSW)	2026.50	102	2033 (18)	2059 (43)	2007 (41)
3 M	Andrew Fisher (VIC)	2023.50	102	2040 (14)	2006 (34)	2024 (54)
4 M	Edward Okulicz (VIC)	1995.25	143	1950 (30)	1995 (80)	2018 (33)
5 M	Naween Fernando (VIC)	1988.00	145	1997 (28)	1995 (39)	1980 (78)
6 M	Cameron Farlow (QLD)	1979.50	99	1990 (32)	2020 (51)	1954 (16)
7 M	Peter Kougi (VIC)	1951.00	133	1931 (18)	1941 (58)	1966 (57)
8 M	Esther Perrins (NSW)	1916.25	112	1898 (24)	1929 (43)	1919 (45)
9 M	Anand Bharadwaj (VIC)	1914.00	67	1894 (30)	1888 (7)	1937 (30)
10 M	Michael Cameron (SA)	1886.00	139	1867 (42)	1887 (52)	1895 (45)
11 M	Trevor Halsall (VIC)	1869.25	79	1886 (37)	1789 (19)	1901 (23)
12 M	Joanne Craig (NSW)	1867.00	232	1865 (83)	1897 (81)	1853 (68)
13 M	Daniel Piechnick (SA)	1864.75	99	1875 (27)	1866 (36)	1859 (36)
14 M	Russell Honeybun (WA)	1794.00	111	1798 (45)	1828 (40)	1775 (26)
15 M	Bob Jackman (NSW)	1774.50	269	1878 (82)	1802 (85)	1709 (102)
16 M	Adam Kretschmer (SA)	1770.25	173	1844 (65)	1813 (65)	1712 (43)
17 M	Tony Hunt (NSW)	1768.25	242	1728 (60)	1741 (93)	1802 (89)
18 M	Victor Tung (NSW)	1757.25	124	1739 (33)	1818 (39)	1736 (52)
19 M	David Vanzyl (WA)	1755.00	90	1752 (19)	1748 (45)	1760 (26)
20 M	Mythili Rudra (VIC)	1748.25	157	1788 (32)	1775 (68)	1715 (57)
1 NSW	Rod Talbot (NSW)	1746.75	272	1807 (93)	1808 (93)	1686 (86)
1 QLD	Ron Baginski (QLD)	1708.50	69	1668 (8)	1718 (16)	1724 (45)
1 SA	Trevor Tao (SA)	1692.25	68	1668 (11)	1705 (35)	1698 (22)
2 NSW	John Holgate (NSW)	1686.00	160	1712 (65)	1636 (32)	1698 (63)
1 VIC	Geoff Wright (VIC)	1675.25	133	1632 (63)	1677 (43)	1696 (27)
3 NSW	Ryan Sutton (NSW)	1672.50*	112	1770 (48)	1790 (64)	1565 (0)
2 SA	Carmel Dodd (SA)	1666.25	177	1688 (60)	1643 (89)	1667 (28)
1 TAS	Stephen Mooney Purse(TAS)	1652.00	65	1653 (11)	1673 (40)	1641 (14)
1 ACT	John Hamilton (ACT)	1646.75	64	1655 (36)	1644 (15)	1644 (13)
2 QLD	Karen Richards (QLD)	1636.75	241	1625 (70)	1658 (95)	1632 (76)
2 ACT	Noel Barrett (ACT)	1627.75	174	1633 (80)	1652 (68)	1613 (26)
2 VIC	Norma Fisher (VIC)	1592.50	112	1668 (66)	1572 (41)	1565 (5)
3 SA	Barry Jordan (SA)	1592.25	105	1641 (41)	1646 (48)	1541 (16)
	Jane Taylor (SA4)	1587.25	216	1627 (65)	1592 (61)	1565 (90)
	Graeme Lock Lee (NSW4)	1585.50	173	1599 (72)	1561 (64)	1591 (37)
3 VIC	Natasha Podesser (VIC)	1576.00	88	1639 (32)	1533 (42)	1566 (14)
3 QLD	Andrew Hamblin (QLD)	1568.00*	63	1719 (48)	1651 (15)	1451 (0)
	Jyoti Chandna (NSW5)	1545.25	143	1535 (68)	1562 (25)	1542 (50)
1 WA	Edie Mueller (WA)	1531.75	97	1475 (43)	1540 (44)	1556 (10)
	Paul Richards (QLD4)	1527.50	258	1480 (89)	1522 (69)	1554 (100)
	Antony Kimber (SA5)	1522.50	168	1469 (71)	1515 (58)	1553 (39)
3 ACT	John Spaan (ACT)	1522.50*	83	1632 (35)	1668 (48)	1395 (0)
	Roberta Tait (QLD5)	1520.75	111	1482 (40)	1523 (55)	1539 (16)
2 TAS	Dianne Brumby (TAS)	1520.75	108	1587 (76)	1528 (18)	1484 (14)
	Michael Vnuk (SA6)	1495.75	133	1500 (43)	1493 (47)	1495 (43)
3 TAS	Martin Rose (TAS)	1491.25	95	1479 (32)	1504 (35)	1491 (28)
	Jane Brown (QLD6)	1487.75	146	1439 (80)	1516 (50)	1498 (16)
2 WA	Chris Hall (WA)	1487.75*	60	1587 (32)	1588 (28)	1388 (0)
	Carol Johnsen (VIC4)	1485.50	135	1494 (59)	1440 (46)	1504 (30)
	Chris Ostrowski (NSW6)	1484.75	244	1500 (76)	1463 (75)	1488 (93)
	Alex Boiko (ACT4)	1476.75	121	1466 (65)	1535 (43)	1453 (13)
	Kashi Thiris (VIC5)	1456.00	75	1444 (48)	1466 (15)	1457 (12)
	Dianne Davis (VIC6)	1455.25	90	1481 (73)	1440 (10)	1450 (7)
3 WA	Ian Ting (WA)	1442.50*	84	1543 (38)	1553 (46)	1337 (0)
	Ronnie Bennett (ACT5)	1406.00	150	1437 (43)	1321 (49)	1433 (58)
	Anne Zion (WA4)	1360.75	98	1411 (45)	1354 (33)	1339 (20)
	Tony Williams (ACT6)	1345.75	103	1355 (34)	1342 (24)	1343 (45)
	Faye Williams (WA5)	1341.25	94	1386 (45)	1337 (39)	1321 (10)
	Louise Love (WA6)	1334.25	63	1319 (32)	1318 (21)	1350 (10)
	Margaret Bishop (TAS4)	1277.25	70	1341 (21)	1326 (21)	1221 (28)
	Jan Hill (TAS5)	1269.25	69	1241 (28)	1250 (13)	1293 (28)

Too few games
Jakob Teitelbaum (ACT) 35 games, (currently rated 1897)
Rael Hayman (QLD) 38 games, (currently rated 1735)
Simon Walton (SA) 40 games, (currently rated 1673)
Graham Bell (WA) 19 games, (currently rated 1738)
Nick Ivanovski (VIC) 58 games, (currently rated 1605)
Tim Mason (WA) 17 games, (currently rated 1685)
Wayne Jones (NSW) 46 games, (currently rated 1713)
Tony Miller (SA) 47 games, (currently rated 1589)
Derek McKenzie (QLD) 16 games, (currently rated 1703)
Jimmy Scarff (VIC) 7 games, (currently rated 1699)
Rocky Sharma (NSW) 25 games, (currently rated 1627)
Helen Hynes (QLD) 2 games, (currently rated 1635)
Jon Ford-King (TAS) 35 games, (currently rated 1433)
Khen Meerding (TAS) 54 games, (currently rated 1448)
Jeremy Yip (VIC) 30 games, (currently rated 1476)
Mark Smith (NSW) 16 games, (currently rated 1464)
Heather Long (VIC) 51 games, (currently rated 1521)
Ray Alford (VIC) 35 games, (currently rated 1497)
Garth van Vliet (NSW) 9 games, (currently rated 1486)
Julie Brice (QLD) 28 games, (currently rated 1437)
Oliver Jenner-O'Shea (SA) 6 games, (currently rated 1526)
Dianne Ward (WA) 21 games, (currently rated 1517)
Jegatheva Jegathesan (WA) 46 games, (currently rated 1466)
Alan Burn (VIC) 32 games, (currently rated 1445)
Susan Rayner (WA) 48 games, (currently rated 1331)
Julie Belle (VIC) 27 games, (currently rated 1430)
Charles Quartey (SA) 16 games, (currently rated 1350)
Margaret Webb (TAS) 12 games, (currently rated 1395)
Penny Wells (TAS) 21 games, (currently rated 1317)
Margaret Griggs (TAS) 49 games, (currently rated 1331)
Ros Wilkinson (TAS) 38 games, (currently rated 1361)
Carolyn Watt (WA) 18 games, (currently rated 1394)
Robin Andersen (WA) 58 games, (currently rated 1251)

Missed a peak
David Eldar (VIC) (currently rated 2124) Peak 1 = 2110−200
Ryan Sutton (NSW) (currently rated 1765) Peak 3 = 1765−200
Andrew Hamblin (QLD) (currently rated 1651) Peak 3 = 1651−200
John Spaan (ACT) (currently rated 1595) Peak 3 = 1595−200
Chris Hall (WA) (currently rated 1588) Peak 3 = 1588−200
Ian Ting (WA) (currently rated 1537) Peak 3 = 1537−200