Welcome to the page for our latest event, 40th Anniversary Victorian Championship.
This event is the premier event on our calendar.
Two Days. Sixteen Games. 25 mins pp. Australian Draw with resets after Game 8 and 14.
This page will outline standings after each game. Commentary for each game will appear above the draw and accumulate through the event.
41 players started out today at The Olympic in Preston. This is the 40th Anniversary of this event, with Lynne Butler having won in 1985. There are many representatives outside Victoria taking part, with one from Hong Kong (Euclid Hui), NZ (Lois Binnie), and Malaysia (Cecilia Khoo).
Early candidates for High Word include 106 for JOTTERS (Arnold), which was then beaten by Andrew's 131 for SERENATE in a score of 541.
Prizes for the event are paid 1st through 5th, three rating band prizes, High Word and High Game, and a prixe for best interstate player determined by rating gain. Two of the top players in contention have battled in Game 2, with David victorious over Andrew 509-412. Early minor upset with Geoff winning in his match against second seed Edward.
The word EGYPTIAN has been spotted on a board at Table 16. Apparently, it is a type of typeface. On another board, RITUENTO* went through unchallenged. Paul wins the battle of the Richardses 513-379. Judy scores a minor upset, toppling Gwen. Saidu defeats defending champion David Eldar 501-347. The last time Bobby played Jenny, he won by over 400. The end result this time was very different, with Jenny victorious 419-297. In close games, Jane toppled Euclid by 7 and Rob York won by 1 against Cecilia.
It's Michael Smitheram's 250th competitive Scrabble match-up this round. David scores 116 for ETHOXIES in his game agains John R. Lunch is after this game. We return at 2pm.
The big news from this round is Edward's 599 against Michael Smitheram. This round sees Fadlan notch up his 100th Competitive Australian Scrabble game. Jayanthi notches up a win by 6 against Peter G this round, bringing her to 3 wins on the day.
Update from last round with a new High Word: 141 for ZINGERS!! Edward's win over Andrew this round brings him back into the 5 (ish), and a potentially good launchpad for tomorrow. Saidu consolidates his lead with a tight win over Jane. Judy and Nat had a 1021 game (526-495 to Nat).
Oscar hits ZEBRINE for 111 in this game, to go with his SEXTAIN for 112 in the last game to get himself in the mid-top 10 as the day ends. David beats Carol and Edward beats Trevor. It is a bunched top 5 now as we head into the final game of the day. Jenny scores over 500 to secure her fourth win of the day. One game left for Day 1.
Final game of the day. Resets commence tomorrow with clocks expected to be started at 9am. We have an extra player joining us so no more byes :)
Here is how prizes would have looked after Game 7.
Julie starts day 2, meaning we should have no byes from here on. David hits a 597 in the opening round, just missing out on toppling Edward's High Score from yesterday. Euclid plays FLAPJACK for 116, earning an arguable play of the event in the process! Trevor and John play out a high scoring 562-417 win to close out the results.
Jane takes down Edward 469-450 in a near top table clash. Karen's victory over Geoff brings her into the top 10 again. Closer results of the round see Neil beat Gwen by 9, Paul beat Lois by 4, Euclid beat Andrew by 11.
Oscar's 7 point win over Paul sends him back into the top 10. Bobby's tight win against Arnold means he is just outside the top 10. David's 20 point win over Euclid keeps him on top over Saidu on spread. It is lunch after the next round so a tense hour awaits.
Jenny defeats Bobby for the second time this event. Oscar wins against Jane. Edwards topples his High Game record with the 2nd highest Victorian game score this year! Glen loses her second game in a row, which tightens up one of the rating band contests. Judy and Nat play out their second high combined of the event with Judy winning this one. Lunch has passed. Awaiting an unsubmitted score.
Peter G scores his second 500 game of the event against Rob York. Kris racks up win number 8, as John Holgate and Neil gain win number 7. David now leads by 1 game and spread.
Final reset after this game, which should ensure top table battles to determine the winner of our event. David misses out on 600 again in a convincing win over Geoff. Jenny's win versus Kris propels her around the top 5. Euclid's 3 point win over Oscar ensures Game 15 is a live game for determining the champion overall.
Last round of commentary in line with announcement conventions. Jenny beats Carol to go to 10 wins. David beats Euclid. Julie brings up 5 from 7 for her one day of matches, a strong effort!
| 1 | * | David Eldar | 13 | +1495 | table 1 | Edward Okulicz | |
| 2 | Euclid Hui | 11 | +759 | table 2 | * | Andrew Fisher | |
| 3 | Edward Okulicz | 10 | +1116 | table 1 | * | David Eldar | |
| 4 | * | Andrew Fisher | 10 | +911 | table 2 | Euclid Hui | |
| 5 | * | Ayorinde Saidu | 10 | +790 | table 3 | Jenny Brysha | |
| 6 | Jenny Brysha | 10 | +335 | table 3 | * | Ayorinde Saidu | |
| 7 | Paul Richards@8 | 9 | +400 | table 8 | * | Jane Taylor | |
| 8 | * | Jane Taylor | 9 | +239 | table 8 | Paul Richards@8 | |
| 9 | Fadlan Satria | 9 | +173 | table 7 | * | Karen Richards@7 | |
| 10 | * | Karen Richards@7 | 9 | +36 | table 7 | Fadlan Satria | |
| 11 | * | Bill Doherty | 8(+1) | -87(+1) | table 17 | Carol Johnsen@17 | |
| 12 | Carol Johnsen@17 | 9 | -356 | table 17 | * | Bill Doherty | |
| 13 | * | Trevor Halsall | 8 | +428 | table 16 | Lois Binnie@16 | |
| 14 | Lois Binnie@16 | 8 | +360 | table 16 | * | Trevor Halsall | |
| 15 | John Holgate | 8 | +327 | table 4 | * | Oscar Ivanovski | |
| 16 | * | Oscar Ivanovski | 8 | +143 | table 4 | John Holgate | |
| 17 | Neil McLean | 8 | +109 | table 5 | * | Geoff Wright | |
| 18 | * | Geoff Wright | 8 | -107 | table 5 | Neil McLean | |
| 19 | John Rider | 8 | -164 | table 6 | * | Kris Howat | |
| 20 | * | Kris Howat | 7(+1) | -313(+1) | table 6 | John Rider | |
| 21 | * | Bobby Malela Hutagal | 8 | -316 | table 9 | Jayanthi Viswanathan | |
| 22 | Jayanthi Viswanathan | 8 | -354 | table 9 | * | Bobby Malela Hutagal | |
| 23 | Dieter Jedamski | 6(+1) | +141(+1) | table 10 | * | Peter Griffiths | |
| 24 | * | Peter Griffiths | 7 | +85 | table 10 | Dieter Jedamski | |
| 25 | * | Rob York | 7 | -101 | table 11 | Nat Podesser | |
| 26 | Nat Podesser | 7 | -105 | table 11 | * | Rob York | |
| 27 | Rob Hutchinson | 7 | -117 | table 12 | * | Noel Coulter | |
| 28 | * | Noel Coulter | 7 | -153 | table 12 | Rob Hutchinson | |
| 29 | Khwanjai Thammaping | 6(+1) | -397(+1) | table 13 | * | Dianne Davis | |
| 30 | * | Dianne Davis | 6 | +265 | table 13 | Khwanjai Thammaping | |
| 31 | Arnold Appelhof | 6 | -58 | table 14 | * | Angie Winkler | |
| 32 | * | Angie Winkler | 5(+1) | -124(+1) | table 14 | Arnold Appelhof | |
| 33 | * | Gwen Lampre | 6 | -198 | table 15 | Diyath Visidagamage | |
| 34 | Diyath Visidagamage | 6 | -212 | table 15 | * | Gwen Lampre | |
| 35 | Judy Mansfield | 5(+1) | -260(+1) | table 18 | * | Glen Chandler | |
| 36 | * | Glen Chandler | 6 | -628 | table 18 | Judy Mansfield | |
| 37 | Julie Carr | 5(+0) | +233(+0) | table 19 | * | Cecilia Khoo | |
| 38 | * | Cecilia Khoo | 5 | -81 | table 19 | Julie Carr | |
| 39 | Jithuni Vidana | 4(+1) | -497(+1) | table 20 | * | Carol Rollmann | |
| 40 | * | Michael Smitheram | 5 | -621 | table 21 | Carolyn Miller | |
| 41 | * | Carol Rollmann | 5 | -645 | table 20 | Jithuni Vidana | |
| 42 | Carolyn Miller | 0(+1) | -2451(+1) | table 21 | * | Michael Smitheram |
Bye treatment explained in brackets
The player with the asterisk plays first.
| High game: | Edward Okulicz | 659 |
| High word: | David Eldar STAMPEDO | 185 |