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Selective events 2022


Twenty of the top players hope to play the Australian Masters as a round robin in Melbourne in September.
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.
The lexicon is Collins Scrabble Words 2019.

Rule variation

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

The contenders

The table below shows the teams according to qualification criteria set by the Council of the Australian Scrabble Players Association.

Australian Masters

The selection comprises the best twenty active players (those players who have played at least one game during the qualification period) ranked by Q statistic.

State Team Challenge

Each state team will comprise three eligible players who have not already been selected for the Masters event and are the next best three from their state, ranked by Q statistic.
If insufficient eligible players are available, the state will not be permitted to participate in the State Team Challenge for that year unless a maximum of one stand-in can be fielded before the tournament from any state (generally, but not necessarily, that state in which the tournament takes place). That stand-in must also meet the above criteria.
An eligible stand-in may also be fielded in the event of illness or other unforeseen circumstance during the tournament.

The two peaks Q statistic

This is a temporary fix, taking into account the late announcement.
The primary criterion for ranking candidates is the Q statistic calculated like this: Here are the indicative selected teams as at 03.05.2022 plus 3 reserves from each state. A tick ✓ shows that the games quota has been met.



Masters
or State

Contender
Q Stat
03.05.2022
Games Peak (games)
Apr-May
Peak (games)
Jun-Aug
1 MDavid Eldar (VIC) 696.0024   2088 (24)
2 MChris May (NSW) 681.3324   2044 (24)
3 MAndrew Fisher (VIC) 659.0024   1977 (24)
4 MCameron Farlow (QLD) 653.6724   1961 (24)
5 MPeter Kougi (VIC) 650.3324   1951 (24)
6 MEdward Okulicz (VIC) 631.0024   1893 (24)
7 MJoanne Craig (NSW) 625.3332✓ 1876 (32)
8 MDaniel Piechnick (SA) 604.3310   1813 (10)
9 MRod Talbot (NSW) 592.6732✓ 1778 (32)
10 MBob Jackman (NSW) 588.6732✓ 1766 (32)
11 MTrevor Halsall (VIC) 582.3324   1747 (24)
12 MVictor Tung (NSW) 579.6724   1739 (24)
13 MKaren Richards (QLD) 578.0024   1734 (24)
14 MMythili Rudra (VIC) 566.6724   1700 (24)
15 MTony Hunt (NSW) 566.0038✓ 1698 (38)
16 MJohn Holgate (NSW) 564.6724   1694 (24)
17 MAndrew Hamblin (QLD) 558.3324   1675 (24)
18 MJohn Spaan (ACT) 552.3324   1657 (24)
19 MRonnie Bennett (ACT) 544.3332✓ 1633 (32)
20 MNoel Barrett (ACT) 542.0032✓ 1626 (32)
1 QLDPaul Richards (QLD) 536.6722   1610 (22)
1 VICNorma Fisher (VIC) 535.6729   1607 (29)
2 QLDRael Hayman (QLD) 535.6724   1607 (24)
1 SACarmel Dodd (SA) 531.3330✓ 1594 (30)
2 VICGeoff Wright (VIC) 530.007   1590 (7)
2 SAAntony Kimber (SA) 529.6710   1589 (10)
3 QLDHelen Hynes (QLD) 529.005   1587 (5)
1 NSWRocky Sharma (NSW) 527.008   1581 (8)
3 VICNat Podesser (VIC) 526.6724   1580 (24)
3 SAJane Taylor (SA) 520.0030✓ 1560 (30)
1 ACTJohn Hamilton (ACT) 516.0024   1548 (24)
1 TASDianne Brumby (TAS) 511.3332✓ 1534 (32)
Dianne Davis (VIC4) 504.337   1513 (7)
Sheryl Davidson (QLD4) 498.6724   1496 (24)
2 NSWTherese Nichols (NSW) 498.3330✓ 1495 (30)
Jane Brown (QLD5) 498.0024   1494 (24)
Liz Blanch (QLD6) 497.0024   1491 (24)
Alan Burn (VIC5) 494.337   1483 (7)
2 ACTTony Williams (ACT) 491.3324   1474 (24)
Michael Vnuk (SA4) 489.006   1467 (6)
3 NSWJyoti Chandna (NSW) 480.6732✓ 1442 (32)
Heather Long (VIC6) 480.6724   1442 (24)
Colleen Birch (NSW4) 476.008   1428 (8)
Angie Pearse (SA5) 473.3324   1420 (24)
Ivor Zetler (NSW5) 471.338   1414 (8)
Adam Kauschke (SA6) 465.334   1396 (4)
Margaret Neal (NSW6) 455.0024   1365 (24)
3 ACTSusan MacGillivray (ACT) 450.3332✓ 1351 (32)
2 TASJan Hill (TAS) 423.3324   1270 (24)
Jakob Teitelbaum (ACT4) 0.000  
3 TASStephen Mooney Purse(TAS) 0.000  
Martin Rose (TAS4) 0.000  
Jon Ford-King (TAS5) 0.000  
Khen Meerding (TAS6) 0.000  
Alex Boiko (ACT5) 0.000  
Tim Reddan (ACT6) 0.000  

Recently processed:
09.04.2022 Nats Warmup (ACT) New peak for Ronnie Bennett, Noel Barrett, Tony Hunt, Susan MacGillivray
10.04.2022 Bayside 1 (VIC) New peak for Dianne Davis, Alan Burn, Geoff Wright
11.04.2022 OITOO IN SHIRE APRIL (NSW) New peak for Therese Nichols
16.04.2022 Australian Championship (QLD) New peak for Peter Kougi, Chris May, David Eldar, Andrew Fisher, Cameron Farlow, Karen Richards, Edward Okulicz, Victor Tung, Norma Fisher, Noel Barrett, Mythili Rudra, Jane Taylor, Trevor Halsall, John Holgate, John Spaan, Bob Jackman, Ronnie Bennett, Liz Blanch, Nat Podesser, Dianne Brumby, Jane Brown, Tony Williams, Andrew Hamblin, Therese Nichols, Angie Pearse, Sheryl Davidson, John Hamilton, Heather Long, Susan MacGillivray, Rael Hayman, Margaret Neal, Paul Richards, Jan Hill
23.04.2022 Saturday Sessions April (SA) New peak for Daniel Piechnick, Adam Kauschke
24.04.2022 April Round Robin (WA) New peak for Chris Hall, Dianne Ward, Sally Martin, Benjamin Lee, Ian Ting
24.04.2022 Nats After Party (VIC)