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Ron Jacobsen
United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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This thread is for maintaining and tracking of a continuous Ladder tournament for Twilight Struggle. Note that this thread now extends onto multiple pages. Information on later rounds is located on subsequent pages.
Please do not post comments, game results or after action reports to this thread. This thread is purely for the moderator to post and update current ladder standings and official rulings. This is intended as a one-way communication channel, from the Moderator out to the players.
Any comments by competitors may be posted to the associated forum within the ACTS Guild entitled "Twilight Struggle Ladder Commentary". However, this may only be occasionally read by the Moderator. Please send questions, game results or requests to join the Ladder directly to the Moderator at ronljacobsen@yahoo.com.
Thank you, and please enjoy.
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Ron Jacobsen
United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Twilight Struggle Ladder Rules and Procedures
SIGNIFICANCE OF LADDER STANDINGS
The TWS Ladder is a rank ordered listing of the Ladder's competitors. The person currently occupying the first position in the list (the top rung) is considered to be the current Ladder Champion.
CHANGE OF LADDER STANDINGS
Players move up/down the Ladder by winning/losing games against other competitors.
For the first two years of the Ladder, games were played in rounds in which each participant played a game of TWS against an assigned opponent. Upon the conclusion of the round, all winners moved toward the top of the Ladder while maintaining their relative order. Likewise, all losers dropped toward the bottom of the Ladder while maintaining their relative order. Any player choosing to skip a round (see below) retained his current rung on the Ladder, winners and losers moving past him, as necessary.) Any new member to the Ladder entered at the bottom of the Ladder, in order of entry. This system prevailed from Round 1 through Round 8.
The Ladder now uses a Flexible Launch (FL) system, rather than fixed rounds in which all players had to finish their round before any could begin the next round. Under the FL system a new set of games begins when at least half of the competitors have completed their current game and are available to start a new one. At the time of a new Launch, the Ladder is sorted as before, winners of their games rising toward the top and losers falling toward the bottom, but otherwise retaining their relative order. Those players who have not completed their game are in "continuing" status and retain their current rung (analogous to players skipping). Players in continuation will normally complete their game in time for the next launch. The exact criteria for the date of a new launch are as follows:
1. A least half the membership of the Ladder must be available to start. (I.e., completed previous game and not skipping.)
2. The top two games, between Rung #1-#2 and Rung #3-#4 must be complete.
3. The Ladder Moderator must have given a 1-week warning to members of the Ladder that a new launch is about to occur. (This warning is given when criteria 1 and 2 above appear to be satisfied.) This warning allows players near to finishing their games to conclude them or possible concede them if they wish to get into the next launch.
4. The Ladder Moderator must be available to start the games. (This last criterion is simply a recognition that the Moderator has a real life and cannot guarantee a date certain to set up the new games. It also gives the Moderator some discretion on the start date to accomodate players close to finishing their games.)
Under this FL system, it is expected that new games will launch approximately every 6-8 weeks, rather than every three months as was the case under the fixed round system. Faster players (lucky enough to get fast partners) will likely finish 7 games per year rather than 4. Faster players will tend to rise to the top and fall to the bottom faster than before, as if they are playing on a somewhat shorter ladder. Slow players will still have the same experience as before, as they do not lose rung position during continuations.
Under the FL system, new entrants to the Ladder at added at the bottom. However, provided an opponent can be found, they can begin their first game immediately without waiting for the next official launch.
PAIRINGS
Pairings for each round are made by the Ladder Moderator. An opponent is normally someone adjacent in the standings (i.e., Rung 1 plays Rung 2, Rung 3 plays Rung 4, etc.). However, there may be occasional exceptions made, at the discretion of the Moderator, to accomodate players skipping rounds, facilitate the playing schedules of players, or to initiate a round prior to the completion of a previous round. (In making these exceptions, the Moderator seeks to balance competitive fairness with the goal of timely progress of the Ladder from one round to the next.) Any player in an odd Rung at the end of the Ladder, or any player joining the Ladder in mid-round, may be paired against a volunteer "eliminator". If an eliminator is a Ladder member, his service as eliminator has no bearing on his Ladder position. His game counts as a normal Ladder game for his opponent, but only as a Quick Round game for himself.
ASSIGNMENT OF SIDES
The side each competitor plays in a regular Ladder game is assigned by the Moderator. Assignments will be made using the following guidelines.
1. The current Ladder Champion must always switch sides relative to his previous Ladder game, and his opponent must play the opposite side.
2. For all other normal Ladder games: The Moderator tracks the number of times a player has played each side in all Ladder games. When two players meet, the player with the most excess plays as the US will be assigned to play USSR. If the two players are tied in this respect, then the higher rung player switches sides relative to his previous Ladder game.
3. In Quick Round games, a similar algorithm is followed, except there is no higher rung to break ties. In the event of a tie, side assignment will be at the Moderator's discretion, normally decided by players' expressed preferences or a coin flip.
VARIANTS
Beginning with the Quick Rounds of Round 7, players may play the Chinese Civil War (CCW) variant for any regular Ladder or Quick Round game. Side assignments are made before this option can be invoked. CCW can only be used if both players agree before the start of play. The Ladder Moderator must be notified that CCW is being used, as the statistics for this variant will be maintained separately from regular play. See below for play balance implications.
PLAY BALANCE
The default for all games on the Ladder (including any Quick Rounds) is the 2nd Edition. However, if both players agree, they may play the variants of Deluxe with optional cards, Chinese Civil War (CCW), or both in combination. For games with 2nd Edition rules, an automatic bid of influence to ensure uniformity of play balance (both for competitive equity and statistical purposes) while avoiding the time spent on bid negotiation. The current automatic bid is 3 influence, given to the US player, to be played after initial influence placement but before the first headline phase. (See below for statistical justification) Bid influence can be placed only in countries where the US already has influence, and cannot be placed to achieve "overcontrol" of a country. [Note: It is possible and legal to partially circumvent this restriction on overcontrol by placing your normal initial influence in Western Europe to achieve overcontrol of a country, as those placements are not so restricted. Thus, in a normal game, placement of influence to overcontrol Italy is a common US tactic, while overcontrol of Iran is not possible under the placement rules.]
If players agree to play one of the three variant options, then the players must agree on a fair bid, but play the sides assigned. (There is no bidding for sides. If the players cannot agree on a fair bid then they must play 2nd Edition rules.) At some point in the future, standard bids for the variants may be employed, but there are currently insufficient statistics to determine the fair bid.
In addition to any bid, the US is considered to win all tied games for purposes of determining Ladder advancement. However such games will still be considered as ties for AREA rating purposes.
The mandatory 3 IP bid for the 2nd Edition games is based on best currently available statistics of TwS game outcomes. An analysis of 205 games played in the 2007 BPA tournament (the most recent data prior to initiation of the Ladder) showed the following (bid is IP payed by USSR to be placed by US in countries already containing influence without overcontrol.)
Bid ... US record
6 ........1-0
5 ........3-2
4 ........10-3
3 .......38-46
2 .......21-39
1 ........7-9
0 ........5-19
-2 .......1-1
To summarize
Bid > 3 US wins 73.7% (19 cases)
Bid = 3 US wins 45.2% (84 cases)
Bid < 3 US wins 33.3% (102 cases)
So a bid of 3 appeared to be the most balancing bid at the time the Ladder began play in April 2008.
Since the initiation of the Ladder, 744 games have been played on the Ladder and its Quick Rounds (the vast majority as 2nd Edition with a few approximatly 5-10% of games as Deluxe or CCW.) In these games, US winning percentage has been 49.3%.
If play balance changes substantially in the future, then changes to the automatic bid may be made at the discrection of the Moderator in order to maintain a fair Ladder. Any such adjustment must be announced prior to the commencement of a round in order to apply to that round. At this time it appears extremely unlikely that any adjustment will be necessary.
CONDUCT OF GAMES
Notifications of assignments for each round will generally be made by e-mail, and posted on this thread.
Ladder games should be contested on ACTS. All normal Ladder games will be moderated, usually by the Ladder Moderator or the Assistant Ladder Moderator. No participant in a game may moderate his own game. Games should be named according to the following format:
Ladder Launch N SUPlayer SU# v USPlayer US#
where "N" is the number of the launch in which the game was begun, "SUPlayer" is the last name of the person playing the USSR and "USPlayer" is the last name of the person playing the US and SU#/US# are the ladder positions that the respective players occupy at the start of the game.
Ladder games will have a typcial time limit of 3 months from the date the Round is announced. The limit for a given round can be more or less at the discretion of the Ladder Moderator but must be announced at the start of the round. Players are strongly encouraged to play without delay. The next round will start as soon as the current round is completed, so if all games finish early, then the next round can start right away. Most players prefer playing to waiting, so please keep your Ladder compatriots in mind, especially if you are in a game that looks like it is going to go the full 10 turns.
Players wishing to enter after the start of a round may do so, but must still adhere to the deadline for the current round's completion.
Any games that are not completed within the time limit will go through the following procedure:
- The players will be asked to agree on an outcome.
- If no agreement, then the players will be asked to submit a final game state (or the Moderator may deduce this from the ACTS log) and given an opportunity to make a statement regarding assessment of the position, and the timeliness of play by both sides. The game will then be adjudicated by the Moderator (generally seeking a third party opinion) taking all these factors into account. Decisions will be final. No one game is more important than the timely progress of the Ladder to the next round.
Players may track their game by any mechanism they find convenient. Most common are the TWS Excel Workbook developed by Russ Hewson, et al. (available at http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/51332/excel-spreadshee...), Cyberboard, Vassal and the tactile but tippable real board. Players are encouraged to use the Excel workbook utility as its built in functionality is good for spotting errors and it can greatly facilitate adjudication.
SKIPPING ROUNDS
A member of the Ladder may skip any round while maintaining his position on the ladder as long as he notifies the Ladder Moderator. The procedure for this is that the skipper is removed from the ladder, the round is contested, the competitors sorted based on wins/losses, and then the skipper is reinserted at his prior rung, dropping all equal and lower rungs down one. An exception occurs for the top rung. If the competitor at Rung 1 skips a round, he will be reinserted at Rung 2, and any streak of consecutive rounds at the top will be deemed to have been broken. (Thus, each round will always generate a Ladder Champion from the contestants active in that round.)
A competitor may skip 1 consecutive round without notifying the Ladder Moderator, and still keep his rung. However, any further skips without communication will be treated as losses, with the skipper repositioned on the ladder appropriately. Anyone who has missed at least 3 consecutive rounds without communication may, at the discretion of the Moderator, be removed from the ladder to a list of inactive players. Inactive players may be polled (also at the discretion of the Moderator) for participation in future rounds, but must re-enter at the bottom of the ladder.
QUICK ROUNDS
Quick Round games will normally be offered to players finishing a round early. Quick Round games play under the same automatic bid rules as regular ladder games. Quick Round games do not affect a player's standing on the ladder, but are recorded for statistical purposes. It is possible that some form of recognition will be given to successful Quick Round players. When a player serves as an eliminator, his performance counts as a Quick Round game for himself (and, of course, as a normal Ladder Game for his opponent.)
STATISTICS
The Ladder Moderator maintains statistics on Ladder and Quick Round outcomes and will, from time to time, make them available to those in the Twilight Struggle community that are interested in questions of play balance, frequency of different game outcomes, etc. A separate set of statistics will be maintained for games played under the CCW variant.
RATING OF GAMES
Most games (including Quick Round games) will be submitted to the AREA rating system at the conclusion of each round. Occasionally, exceptions will be made in the case of games conceded or dissolved before either side has established a clear advantage. Decisions on whether games will be submitted for rating are at the sole discretion of the Moderator (though any decision will normally be discussed with the players and possibly third parties to be sure it is equitable.)
HALL OF HONOR
Here is a list of competitors who have held the Ladder Championship. Names are listed chronologically, followed by the number of Championship games the player won, and the total number of consecutive games the player won before being deposed. (I.e., the wins he amassed in climbing the ladder and defending the crown.) Note that Stefan Mecay and Justin Kitt have each reached the top spot twice.
George Young 4/5
Stephen Pullan 1/5
Stefan Mecay 2/7
Randy Pippus 2/7
Justin Kitt 2/7
Paul Huntley 2/7
Stefan Mecay 3/7
Justin Kitt 1/5
JOINING THE LADDER
Those wishing to join the Ladder should contact the Moderator directly. Please put the words "TWS ladder" in the subject line.
The current Ladder Moderator is Ron Jacobsen:
ronljacobsen@yahoo.com
The Assistant Ladder Moderator is Kyle Smith: sprockt333@yahoo.com
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Scott Russell
United States
Clarkston
Michigan
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This post described the method for valuing games for the original seeding of the ladder.
Because it no longer will be used for the ladder, Ron requested that I remove it.
I put the information here:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2707454#2707454
for future reference and/or as an aid to tournament organizers in the future.
Edit: typo
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Ron Jacobsen
United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Round 1 Pairings
The pairings in Round 1 were arbitrary, with results determining the seeding of players in Round 2.
Winners are listed in bold.
The notation "(E)" indicates the player was acting as an eliminator.
Nick Avtges SU vs Mark Ballinger US
Marvin Birnbaum SU vs Dave Blizzard US
Scott Burns SU vs Steve Caler US
Mark Casiglio SU vs Alberto Ciampidhetti US
John Coussis SU vs Bill Edwards US
Jean-Louis Dirion SU vs Dan Leader US
Mauro Faina SU vs Andy Finkel US
Matt Goshen SU vs Patrick Havert US
Scott Henshaw SU vs Charlie Hickok US
Patrick Hildreth SU vs Paul Hubbard US
Ron Jacobsen SU vs Bob Jamelli US
Rob Hassard SU vs Nick Jost US
Mickel Knight SU vs Joel Langenfeld US
Gary Libby SU vs Tom McCorry US
Sean McCulloch SU vs Michael Mitchell US
Bruce Monnin SU vs Bill Morgal US
Eric Neff SU vs Dennis Nicholson US
Greg Palmer SU vs Alan Poulter US
Bill Romaniecki SU vs Scott Russell US
Gordon Stewart SU vs Jeff Taylor US
James Terry SU vs Philip Thomas US
Matt Thrower SU vs Keith Wixson US
Kevin Worth SU vs George Young US
Stephen Pullan SU vs Philip Thomas(E) US
John Clark SU vs Ron Jacobsen (E) US
Ron Jacobsen(E) SU vs Luis Gonzalez de Lena US
Bill Morgal(E) SU vs Russ Hewson US
Quick Round Results
Mark Ballinger SU vs James Terry US
Phiip Thomas SU vs Bruce Monnin US
Phiip Thomas SU vs Bruce Monnin US
Phiip Thomas SU vs Steve Pullan US
Scott Russell SU vs Bill Morgal US
Scott Russell SU vs Paul Hubbard US
Keith Wixson SU vs Bill Romaniecki US
Jeff Taylor SU vs Nick Avtges US
Eric Neff SU vs Jean-Louis Dirion US
Play Balance
Round 1: SU 15 - US 9
Quick Rounds 1: SU 6 - US 6
Total Round 1: SU 21 - US 15
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Ron Jacobsen
United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Ladder Standings After Round 1
1 George Young
2 Gordon Stewart
3 Paul Hubbard
4 Gregory Palmer
5 Keith Wixson
6 Bruce Monnin
7 Alberto Ciampichetti
8 James Terry
9 Dan Leader
10 Nick Avtges
11 Russ Hewson
12 Scott Burns
13 Dennis Nicholson
14 Marvin Birnbaum
15 Charlie Hickok
16 Ron Jacobsen
17 Tom McCorry
18 Matt Goshen
19 Bill Edwards
20 Rob Hassard
21 Joel Langenfeld
22 Bill Romaniecki
23 Michael Mitchell
24 Mauro Faina
25 Andy Finkel
26 Sean McCulloch
27 Scott Russell
28 Mickel Knight
29 Patrick Havert
30 Gary Libby
31 Luis Gonzalez de Lena
32 Stephen Pullan
33 Nick Jost
34 John Coussis
35 Bob Jamelli
36 Scott Henshaw
37 Dave Blizzard
38 Eric Neff
39 Steven Caler
40 Jean-Louis Dirion
41 Mark Ballinger
42 Mark Casiglio
43 Philip Thomas
44 Matt Thrower
45 Bill Morgal
46 John Clark
47 Alan Poulter
48 Patrick Hildreth
49 Jeff Taylor
50 Kevin Worth
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Ron Jacobsen
United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Round 2 Pairings
Winners shown in Bold
1 George Young SU vs. 2 Gordon Stewart US
3 Paul Hubbard SU vs. 4 Gregory Palmer US
5 Keith Wixson SU vs. 6 Bruce Monnin US
7 Alberto Ciampichetti SU vs. 8 James Terry US
9 Dan Leader SU vs. 10 Nick Avtges US
11 Russ Hewson SU vs. 12 Scott Burns US
13 Dennis Nicholson SU vs. 14 Marvin Birnbaum US
15 Charlie Hickok SU vs. 16 Ron Jacobsen US
17 Tom McCorry SU vs. 18 Matt Goshen US
19 Bill Edwards SU vs. 20 Rob Hassard US
21 Joel Langenfeld SU vs. 22 Bill Romaniecki US
23 Michael Mitchell SU vs. 24 Mauro Faina US
25 Andy Finkel SU vs. 26 Sean McCulloch US
27 Scott Russell SU vs. 28 Mickel Knight US
29 Patrick Havert SU vs. 30 Gary Libby US (note: Havert credited with skipped round due to technical difficulties.)
31 Luis Gonzalez de Lena SU vs. 32 Stephen Pullan US
33 Nick Jost SU vs. 34 John Coussis US
35 Bob Jamelli SU vs. 36 Scott Henshaw US
37 Dave Blizzard SU vs. 38 Eric Neff US
39 Steven Caler SU vs. 40 Jean-Louis Dirion US
41 Mark Ballinger SU vs. 42 Mark Casiglio US
43 Philip Thomas SU vs. 44 Matt Thrower US
45 Bill Morgal SU vs. 46 John Clark US
47 Alan Poulter SU vs. 48 Patrick Hildreth US
49 Jeff Taylor SU vs. 50 Kevin Worth US
51 Greg Geyer SU vs. 52 Stefan Mecay US
53 John Chan SU vs. 54 Paul Jarosz US
55 Randall Mac Innis SU vs. 56 Jeff Finkeldey US
57 Alban Ulrich SU vs. 58 William Peeck US
Quick Round Results
Scott Russell SU vs John Chan US
Scott Henshaw SU vs Philip Thomas US
Bruce Monnin SU vs Sean McColloch US
Matt Goshen SU vs Ron Jacobsen US
Bill Morgal SU vs Greg Geyer US
Marvin Birnbaum SU vs Stefan Mecay US
Russ Hewson SU vs Philip Thomas US
Philip Thomas SU vs Scott Russell US
Ron Jacobsen SU vs Gordon Stewart US
Play Balance
Ladder Round 2: SU 13 - US 16
Quick Round 2: SU 4 - US 5
Total Round 2: SU 17 - US 21
Total Ladder: SU 28 - 25
Total Q. Round: SU 10 - US 11
Grand Total: SU 38 - US 36
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Ron Jacobsen
United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Ladder Standings After Round 2
1 George Young (Inaugural Ladder Champion)
2 Paul Hubbard
3 Bruce Monnin
4 Alberto Ciampichetti
5 Dan Leader
6 Russ Hewson
7 Marvin Birnbaum
8 Ron Jacobsen
9 Tom McCorry
10 Rob Hassard
11 Bill Romaniecki
12 Michael Mitchell
13 Andy Finkel
14 Scott Russell
15 Gary Libby
16 Stephen Pullan
17 John Coussis
18 Scott Henshaw
19 Dave Blizzard
20 Jean-Louis Dirion
21 Mark Casiglio
22 Philip Thomas
23 John Clark
24 Alan Poulter
25 Kevin Worth
26 Stefan Mecay
27 John Chan
28 Jeff Finkeldey
29 Patrick Havert
30 William Peeck
31 Gordon Stewart
32 Greg Palmer
33 Keith Wixson
34 James Terry
35 Nick Avtges
36 Scott Burns
37 Dennis Nicholson
38 Charlie Hickok
39 Mat Goshen
40 Bill Edwards
41 Joel Langenfeld
42 Mauro Faina
43 Sean McCulloch
44 Mickel Knight
45 Luis Gonzalez de Lena
46 Nick Jost
47 Bob Jamelli
48 Eric Neff
49 Steven Caler
50 Mark Ballinger
51 Matt Thrower
52 Bill Morgal
53 Patrick Hildreth
54 Jeff Taylor
55 Greg Geyer
56 Paul Jarosz
57 Randall Mac Innis
58 Alban Ulrich
59 Andre Heller
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Ron Jacobsen
United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Round 3 Pairings
Winners shown in bold.
1 George Young US vs 2 Paul Hubbard SU
3 Bruce Monnin SU vs 4 Alberto Ciampichetti US
5 Dan Leader US vs 6 Russ Hewson SU
7 Marvin Birnbaum SU vs 8 Ron Jacobsen US
9 Tom McCorry US vs 10 Rob Hassard SU
12 Michael Mitchell US vs 44 Mickel Knight SU
13 Andy Finkel US vs 14 Scott Russell SU
15 Gary Libby SU vs 16 Stephen Pullan US
E Ron Jacobsen SU vs 18 Scott Henshaw US
19 Dave Blizzard US vs 20 Jean-Louis Dirion SU
21 Mark Casiglio SU vs 22 Philip Thomas US
23 John Clark SU vs 24 Alan Poulter US
26 Stefan Mecay SU vs 54 Jeff Taylor US
27 John Chan US vs 28 Jeff Finkeldey SU
29 Patrick Havert US vs 59 Andre Heller SU
30 William Peeck SU vs 31 Gordon Stewart US
32 Greg Palmer SU vs 33 Keith Wixson US
34 James Terry SU vs 35 Nick Avtges US
36 Scott Burns SU vs 37 Dennis Nicholson US
38 Charlie Hickok US vs 39 Mat Goshen SU
40 Bill Edwards US vs 41 Joel Langenfeld SU
42 Mauro Faina SU vs 43 Sean McCulloch US
45 Luis Gonzalez de Lena US vs E Bruce Monnin SU
46 Nick Jost US vs 51 Matt Thrower SU
47 Bob Jamelli US vs 49 Steven Caler SU
50 Mark Ballinger US vs 55 Greg Geyer SU
52 Bill Morgal US vs 53 Patrick Hildreth SU
57 Randall Mac Innis US vs 58 Alban Ulrich SU
Players Skipping the Round
11 Bill Romaniecki
17 John Coussis
25 Kevin Worth
56 Paul Jarosz
48 Eric Neff has withdrawn from the Ladder.
Quick Round Results
Bill Morgal SU v Mark Ballinger US
Mark Casiglio SU v Philip Thomas US
George Young SU v John Clark US
Garry Libby SU v Michael Mitchell US
Keith Wixson SU v Scott Russell US
Sean McCulloch SU v Jean-Louis Dirion US
Steve Caler SU v Bruce Monnin US
John Chan SU v Gordon Stewart US
Bob Jamelli SU v Greg Geyer US
Play Balance
Ladder Round 3: SU 13 - US 13
Quick Round 3: SU 7 - US 4
Total Round 3: SU 20 - US 17
Total Ladder: SU 41 - 38
Total Q. Round: SU 17 - US 15
Grand Total: SU 58 - US 53
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Ron Jacobsen
United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Ladder Standings after Round 3
(Bold = Winner in Round 3, Normal = Loser in Round 3, Italic = Skipped Round 3, Below dashed line = New Member. * = drawn game, awarded to US for Ladder advancement.)
1 George Young (1st successful defense)
2 Bruce Monnin
3 Dan Leader
4 Ron Jacobsen
5 Rob Hassard
6 Michael Mitchell
7 Scott Russell
8 Stephen Pullan
9 Dave Blizzard
10 Philip Thomas
11 Bill Romaniecki
12 John Clark
13 Stefan Mecay
14 Jeff Finkeldey
15 Gordon Stewart
16 Keith Wixson
17 John Coussis
18 Nick Avtges*
19 Scott Burns
20 Charlie Hickok
21 Joel Langenfeld
22 Mauro Faina
23 Nick Jost
24 Steve Caler
25 Kevin Worth
26 Bill Morgal
27 Greg Geyer
28 Alban Ulrich
29 Andre Heller
30 Paul Hubbard
31 Alberto Ciampichetti
32 Russ Hewson
33 Marvin Birnbaum
34 Tom McCorry
35 Andy Finkel
36 Gary Libby
37 Scott Henshaw
38 Jean-Louis Dirion
39 Mark Casiglio
40 Alan Poulter
41 John Chan
42 Patrick Havert
43 Bill Peeck
44 Greg Palmer
45 James Terry
46 Dennis Nicholson
47 Matt Goshen
48 Bill Edwards
49 Sean McCulloch
50 Mickel Knight
51 Luis Gonzalez de Lena
52 Bob Jamelli
53 Mark Ballinger
54 Matt Thrower
55 Patrick Hildreth
56 Paul Jarosz
57 Jeff Taylor
58 Randall Mac Innis
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59 Mike Kaye
60 Randy Pippus
61 Yannick Carriere
62 Roger Leroux
63 Chris Davis
64 Wayne Melnick
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Ron Jacobsen
United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Round 4 Pairings
Winners shown in bold.
1 George Young SU vs. 2 Bruce Monnin US
3 Dan Leader SU vs. 4 Ron Jacobsen US
5 Rob Hassard US vs. 6 Michael Mitchell SU
7 Scott Russell US vs. 8 Stephen Pullan SU
9 Dave Blizzard SU vs. 10 Philip Thomas US
11 Bill Romaniecki SU vs. 12 John Clark US
13 Stefan Mecay US vs. 14 Jeff Finkeldey SU
15 Gordon Stewart SU vs. 16 Keith Wixson US
17 John Coussis US vs. 18 Nick Avtges SU
19 Scott Burns US vs. 20 Charlie Hickok SU
21 Joel Langenfeld US vs. 22 Mauro Faina SU
23 Nick Jost SU vs, 24 Steve Caler US
25 Kevin Worth US vs. 26 Bill Morgal SU
27 Greg Geyer US vs. 28 Alban Ulrich SU
29 Andre Heller SU vs. 30 Paul Hubbard US
31 Alberto Ciampichetti SU vs. 32 Russ Hewson US
33 Marvin Birnbaum US vs. 34 Tom McCorry SU
35 Andy Finkel SU vs, 36 Gary Libby US
37 Scott Henshaw SU vs. 38 Jean-Louis Dirion US
39 Mark Casiglio US vs. 40 Alan Poulter SU
41 John Chan US vs. 42 Patrick Havert SU
43 Bill Peeck SU vs. 44 Greg Palmer US
45 James Terry US vs. 46 Dennis Nicholson SU
E Roger Leroux SU vs. 48 Bill Edwards US
49 Sean McCulloch SU vs. 50 Mickel Knight US
51 Luis Gonzalez de Lena SU vs. 52 Bob Jamelli US
53 Mark Ballinger SU vs. 54 Matt Thrower US
55 Patrick Hildreth US vs. 57 Jeff Taylor SU
58 Randall Mac Innis SU vs. 59 Mike Kaye US
60 Randy Pippus SU vs. 61 Yannick Carriere US
62 Roger Leroux US vs 63 Chris Davis SU
64 Wayne Melnick SU vs E Scott Henshaw US
Players skipping the round
47 Mat Goshen
56 Pawel Jarosz (credited with a loss)
Quick Round Results
Bruce Monnin SU v George Young US
Yannick Carriere SU v Randy Pippus US
Mat Goshen SU v Bill Edwards US
Bruce Monnin SU v Chris Davis US
George Young SU v Andy Finkel US
Gordon Stewart SU v Tom McCorry US
Scott Henshaw SU v Marvin Birnbaum US
Ron Jacobsen SU v Russ Hewson US
Joel Langenfeld SU v Patrick Havert US
Sean McCulloch SU v Bruce Monnin US
Play Balance
Ladder Round 4: SU 14 - US 18
Quick Round 4: SU 5 - US 5
Total Round 4: SU 19 - US 23
Total Ladder: SU 55 - 56
Total Q. Round: SU 22 - US 20
Grand Total: SU 77 - US 76
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Ron Jacobsen
United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Ladder Standings after Round 4
(Bold = Winner in Round 4, Normal = Loser in Round 4, Italic = Skipped Round 4, Below dashed line = New Member. * = drawn game, awarded to US for Ladder advancement.)
1 George Young (2nd successful defense)
2 Dan Leader
3 Rob Hassard
4 Stephen Pullan
5 Philip Thomas
6 Bill Romaniecki
7 Stefan Mecay
8 Keith Wixson
9 Nick Avtges
10 Scott Burns
11 Joel Langenfeld
12 Nick Jost
13 Kevin Worth
14 Alban Ulrich
15 Paul Hubbard
16 Russ Hewson
17 Tom McCorry
18 Gary Libby
19 Jean-Louis Dirion
20 Mark Casiglio
21 Patrick Havert
22 Bill Peeck
23 James Terry
24 Bill Edwards
25 Sean McCulloch
26 Luis Gonzalez de Lena
27 Matt Thrower
28 Patrick Hildreth
29 Mike Kaye
30 Randy Pippus
31 Chris Davis
32 Bruce Monnin
33 Ron Jacobsen
34 Michael Mitchell
35 Scott Russell
36 David Blizzard
37 John Clark
38 Jeff Finkeldey
39 Gordon Stewart
40 John Coussis
41 Charlie Hickok
42 Mauro Faina
43 Steve Caler
44 Bill Morgal
45 Greg Geyer
46 Andre Heller
47 Mat Goshen
48 Alberto Ciampichetti
49 Marvin Birnbaum
50 Andy Finkel
51 Scott Henshaw
52 Alan Poulter
53 John Chan
54 Greg Palmer
55 Dennis Nicholson
56 Mickel Knight
57 Bob Jamelli
58 Mark Ballinger
59 Pawel Jarosz (credited with loss)
60 Jeff Taylor
61 Randall Mac Innis
62 Yannick Carriere
63 Roger Leroux
64 Wayne Melnick
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65 Tom Drueding
66 Paul Huntley
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Ron Jacobsen
United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Round 5 Pairings
Winners shown in bold.
1 George Young US vs. 2 Dan Leader SU
3 Rob Hassard SU vs. 4 Stephen Pullan US
6 Bill Romaniecki US vs. 7 Stefan Mecay SU
8 Keith Wixson SU vs. 9 Nick Avtges US
10 Scott Burns SU vs. 11 Joel Langenfeld US
12 Nick Jost US vs. 13 Kevin Worth SU
14 Alban Ulrich US vs. 15 Paul Hubbard SU
16 Russ Hewson SU vs. 17 Tom McCorry US
18 Gary Libby SU vs. 19 Jean-Louis Dirion US
20 Mark Casiglio SU vs. 21 Patrick Havert US
22 Bill Peeck US vs. 23 James Terry SU
25 Sean McCulloch US vs. 26 Luis Gonzalez de Lena SU
27 Matt Thrower SU vs. 28 Patrick Hildreth US
29 Mike Kaye SU vs. 30 Randy Pippus US
31 Chris Davis US vs. 32 Bruce Monnin SU
33 Ron Jacobsen SU vs. 34 Michael Mitchell US
35 Scott Russell SU vs. 36 Dave Blizzard US
37 John Clark SU vs. 38 Jeff Finkeldey US
39 Gordon Stewart US vs. 40 John Coussis SU
41 Charlie Hickok SU vs. 42 Mauro Faina US
43 Steve Caler SU vs. 44 Bill Morgal US
45 Greg Geyer SU vs. 46 Andre Heller US
47 Mat Goshen US vs. 48 Alberto Ciampichetti SU
49 Marvin Birnbaum SU vs. 50 Andy Finkel US
51 Scott Henshaw US vs. 52 Alan Poulter SU
53 John Chan SU vs. 54 Greg Palmer US (this game adjudicated on time. Palmer advances. Chan credited with a skip.)
55 Dennis Nicholson US vs. 56 Mickel Knight SU
57 Bob Jamelli SU vs. 58 Mark Ballinger US
60 Jeff Taylor SU vs. 61 Randall Mac Innis US
62 Yannick Carriere SU vs. 63 Roger Leroux US
64 Wayne Melnick US vs. 65 Tom Drueding SU
66 Paul Huntley US vs. E Bill Morgal SU
Players skipping the round
5 Philip Thomas
24 Bill Edwards
59 Pawel Jarosz (credited with a loss)
Quick Round Results
Tom McCorry SU vs. James Terry US
Michael Mitchell SU vs. George Young US
Greg Geyer SU vs. Ron Jacobsen US
Jeff Finkeldey SU vs. Bruce Monnin US
Chris Davis SU vs. Michael Mitchell US
James Terry SU vs. Bruce Monnin US
Mark Ballinger SU vs. Jeff Finkeldey US
George Young SU vs. Steve Caler US
Michael Mitchell SU vs. Bruce Monnin US
Paul Hubbard SU vs. James Terry US
Bob Jamelli SU vs. Sean McCulloch US
Bruce Monnin SU vs. Michael Mitchell US
Tom McCorry SU vs. Roger Leroux US
John Chan SU vs. Greg Palmer US (by time adjudication, not counted in play balance stats)
Play Balance
Ladder Round 5: SU 18 - US 13 (1 adjudicated game not counted in total)
Quick Round 5: SU 5 - US 8
Total Round 5: SU 22 - US 21
Total Ladder: SU 73 - 69
Total Q. Round: SU 27 - US 28
Grand Total: SU 100 - US 97
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United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Ladder Standings after Round 5
(Bold = Winner in Round 5, Normal = Loser in Round 5, Italic = Skipped Round 5, Below dashed line = New Member. * = drawn game, awarded to US for Ladder advancement.)
1 George Young (3rd successful defense)
2 Stephan Pullan
3 Stefan Mecay
4 Keith Wixson
5 Philip Thomas
6 Scott Burns
7 Kevin Worth
8 Paul Hubbard
9 Tom McCorry
10 Jean-Louis Dirion
11 Patrick Havert
12 James Terry
13 Sean McColloch
14 Matt Thrower
15 Randy Pippus
16 Bruce Monnin
17 Ron Jacobsen
18 Scott Russell
19 John Clark
20 John Coussis
21 Maruo Faina
22 Steve Caler
23 Andre Heller
24 Bill Edwards
25 Alberto Ciampichetti
26 Marvin Birnbaum
27 Scott Henshaw
28 Gregory Palmer
29 Mickel Knight
30 Mark Ballinger
31 Jeff Taylor
32 Roger Leroux
33 Tom Drueding
34 Paul Huntley
35 Dan Leader
36 Rob Hassard
37 Bill Romaniecki
38 Nick Avtges
39 Joel Langenfeld
40 NIck Jost
41 Alban Ulrich
42 Russ Hewson
43 Garry Libby
44 Mark Casiglio
45 Bill Peeck
46 Luis Gonzalez de Lena
47 Patrick Hildreth
48 Mike Kaye
49 Chris Davis
50 Michael Mitchell
51 David Blizzard
52 Jeff Finkeldey
53 John Chan
54 Gordon Stewart
55 Charlie Hickok
56 Bill Morgal
57 Greg Geyer
58 Mat Goshen
59 Andy Finkel
60 Alan Poulter
61 Dennis Nicholson
62 Bob Jamelli
63 Pawel Jarosz
64 Randall Mac Innis
65 Yannick Carrier
66 Wayne Melnick
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67 Keith Schoose
68 Justin Kitt
69 Rod Coffey
70 Mark Elliott
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Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Round 6 Pairings
Winners shown in bold.
1 George Young SU vs 2 Stephen Pullan US
3 Stefan Mecay US vs 4 Keith Wixson SU
5 Philip Thomas SU vs 6 Scott Burns US
7 Kevin Worth SU vs 8 Paul Hubbard US
9 Tom McCorry SU vs 10 [/b]Jean-Louis Dirion US[/b]
12 James Terry US vs 13 Sean McCulloch SU
14 Matt Thrower US vs 15 Randy Pippus SU
16 Bruce Monnin US vs 17 Ron Jacobsen SU
18 Scott Russell US vs 19 John Clark SU
20 John Coussis SU vs 21 Mauro Faina US
22 Steve Caler US vs 23 Andre Heller SU
25 Alberto Ciampichetti US vs 26 Marvin Birnbaum SU
27 Scott Henshaw SU vs 28 Greg Palmer US
29 Mickel Knight US vs30 Mark Ballinger SU
31 Jeff Taylor US vs 32 Roger Leroux SU
33 Tom Drueding US vs 34 Paul Huntley SU
35 Dan Leader US vs 36 Rob Hassard SU
37 Bill Romaniecki US vs 38 Nick Avtges SU
39 Joel Langenfeld SU vs 40 Nick Jost US
41 Alban Ulrich US vs 42 Russ Hewson SU (by adjudication, position favors US but Lone Gunman and Ortega threats operative.)
E Keith Schoose SU vs 43 Gary Libby US
44 Mark Casiglio US vs 45 Bill Peeck SU
46 Luis Gonzalez de Lena US vs 47 Patrick Hildreth SU
48 Mike Kaye US vs 49 Chris Davis SU
50 Michael Mitchell SU vs 51 David Blizzard US
52 Jeff Finkeldey US vs 53 John Chan SU
54 Gordon Stewart SU vs 55 Charlie Hickok US
56 Bill Morgal SU vs 57 Greg Geyer US
59 Andy Finkel SU vs 60 Alan Poulter US
61 Dennis Nicholson SU vs 62 Bob Jamelli US
63 Randall Mac Innis SU vs 64 Yannick Carriere US
65 Wayne Melnick SU vs 66 Keith Schoose US
68 Justin Kitt US vs 69 Rod Coffey SU
70 Mark Elliot SU vs E Michael Mitchell US
Players skipping the round
11 Patrick Havert
24 Bill Edwards
57 Mat Goshen
Moving to Inactive Players List
63 Pawel Jarosz (3 skipped rounds without contact)
Quick Round Results
Justin Kitt SU v. Scott Henshaw US
Roger Leroux SU v. Justin Kitt US
Mark Elliott SU v. Scott Henshaw US
Randy Pippus SU v. Rod Coffey US
Sean McCulloch SU v. Kevin Worth US
Greg Palmer SU v. Greg Geyer US
Justin Kitt SU v. John Chan US
Greg Geyer SU v. Greg Palmer US
Justin Kitt SU v. Ron Jacobsen US
Play Balance
Ladder Round 6: SU 19 - US 13
Quick Round 6: SU 8 - US 3
Total Round 6: SU 27 - US 16
Total Ladder: SU 92 - 82
Total Q. Round: SU 35 - US 31
Grand Total: SU 127 - US 113
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United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Ladder Standings after Round 6
(Bold = Winner in Round 6, Normal = Loser in Round 6, Italic = Skipped Round 6, Below dashed line = New Member. * = drawn game, awarded to US for Ladder advancement.)
1 Stephen Pullan
2 Stefan Mecay
3 Philip Thomas
4 Kevin Worth
5 Jean-Louis Dirion
6 Sean McCulloch
7 Randy Pippus
8 Bruce Monnin
9 Scott Russell
10 John Coussis
11 Patrick Havert
12 Steve Caler
13 Alberto Ciampichetti
14 Scott Henshaw
15 Mark Ballinger
16 Jeff Taylor
17 Paul Huntley
18 Rob Hassard
19 Nick Avtges
20 Joel Langenfeld
21 Alban Ulrich
22 Mark Casiglio
23 Luis Gonzalez de Lena
24 Bill Edwards
25 Chris Davis
26 Michael Mitchell
27 John Chan
28 Gordon Stewart
29 Bill Morgal
30 Andy Finkel
31 Dennis Nicholson
32 Randall Mac Innis
33 Keith Schoose
34 Justin Kitt
35 George Young
36 Keith Wixson
37 Scott Burns
38 Paul Hubbard
39 Tom McCorry
40 James Terry
41 Matt Thrower
42 Ron Jacobsen
43 John Clark
44 Mauro Faina
45 Andre Heller
46 Marvin Birnbaum
47 Greg Palmer
48 Mickel Knight
49 Roger Leroux
50 Tom Drueding
51 Dan Leader
52 Bill Romaniedcki
53 Nick Jost
54 Russ Hewson
55 Gary Libby
56 Bill Peeck
57 Patrick Hildreth
58 Mat Goshen
59 Mike Kaye
60 Dave Blizzard
61 Jeff Finkeldey
62 Charlie Hickok
63 Greg Geyer
64 Alan Poulter
65 Bob Jamelli
66 Yannick Carriere
67 Wayne Melnick
68 Rod Coffey
69 Mark Elliott
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70 Ben Hosp
71 Paul O'Connor
Inactive Players
Pawel Jarosz
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United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Round 7 Pairings
Winners shown in bold.
1 Stephen Pullan SU vs 2 Stefan Mecay US
3 Philip Thomas SU vs 4 Kevin Worth US
5 Jean-Louis Dirion SU vs 6 Sean McCulloch US
7 Randy Pippus US vs 8 Bruce Monnin SU
9 Scott Russell SU vs 10 Coussis US
11 Patrick Havert SU vs 12 Steve Caler US
13 Alberto Ciampichetti SU vs 14 Scott Henshaw US
15 Mark Ballinger US vs 16 Jeff Taylor SU
17 Paul Huntley SU vs 18 Rob Hassard US
19 Nick Avtges US vs 20 Joel Langenfeld SU
21 Alban Ulrich US vs 22 Mark Casiglio SU
23 Luis Gonzalez de Lena SU vs 25 Chris Davis US
26 Michael Mitchell US vs 27 John Chan SU
28 Gordon Stewart US vs 29 Bill Morgal SU
30 Andy Finkel US vs 31 Dennis Nicholson SU
32 Randall Mac Innis US vs 33 Keith Schoose SU
34 Justin Kitt SU vs 35 George Young US
36 Keith Wixson US vs 37 Scott Burns SU
38 Paul Hubbard SU vs 39 Tom McCorry US
40 James Terry SU vs 41 Matt Thrower US
42 Ron Jacobsen SU vs 43 John Clark US
44 Mauro Faina SU vs 45 Andre Heller SU
46 Marvin Birnbaum US vs 47 Greg Palmer SU
48 Mickel Knight US vs 49 Roger Leroux SU
50 Tom Drueding SU vs 51 Dan Leader US
54 Russ Hewson US vs 55 Gary Libby SU
56 Bill Peeck US vs 57 Patrick Hildreth SU
71 Paul O'Connor US vs 59 Mike Kaye SU
60 Dave Blizzard SU vs 61 Jeff Finkeldey US
62 Charlie Hickok SU vs 63 Greg Geyer US
64 Alan Poulter US vs 65 Bob Jamelli SU
68 Rod Coffey US vs E Mark Elliott SU
69 Mark Elliott US vs 70 Ben Hosp SU
Skipping the round:
24 Bill Edwards
52 Bill Romaniecki
53 Nick Jost
58 Mat Goshen
66 Yannick Carriere
67 Wayne Melnick
Inactive Players
Pawel Jarosz
Quick Round Results
Joel Langenfeld SU v George Young US
Michael Mitchell SU v Nick Avtges US
Steve Caler SU v Bob Jamelli US
Ben Hosp SU v Justin Kitt US
Kevin Worth SU v Justin Kitt US
Bruce Monnin SU v Ben Hosp US
Justin Kitt SU v Michael Mitchell US
Play Balance
Ladder Round 7: SU 13 - US 19
Quick Round 7: SU 4 - US 4
Total Round 7: SU 18 - US 23
Total Ladder: SU 105 - 101
Total Q. Round: SU 39 - US 35
Grand Total: SU 144 - US 136
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Ron Jacobsen
United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Ladder Standings after Round 7
(Bold = Winner in Round 7, Normal = Loser in Round 7, Italic = Skipped Round 7, Below dashed line = New Member. * = drawn game, awarded to US for Ladder advancement.)
1 Stefan Mecay
2 Kevin Worth
3 Jean-Louis Dirion
4 Randy Pippus
5 Scott Russell
6 Steve Caler
7 Alberto Ciampichetti
8 Mark Ballinger
9 Rob Hassard
10 Joel Langenfeld
11 Alban Ulrich
12 Chris Davis
13 Michael Mitchell
14 Gordon Stewart
15 Andy Finkel
16 Keith Schoose
17 Justin Kitt
18 Scott Burns
19 Tom McCorry
20 James Terry
21 John Clark
22 Mauro Faina
23 Marvin Birnbaum
24 Bill Edwards
25 Roger Leroux
26 Dan Leader
27 Gary Libby
28 Bill Peeck
29 David Blizzard
30 Charlie Hickok
31 Alan Poulter
32 Mark Elliott
33 Paul O'Connor
34 Stephen Pullan
35 Philip Thomas
36 Sean McCulloch
37 Bruce Monnin
38 John Coussis
39 Patrick Havert
40 Scott Henshaw
41 Jeff Taylor
42 Paul Huntley
43 Nick Avtges
44 Mark Casiglio
45 Luis Gonzalez de Lena
46 John Chan
47 Bill Morgal
48 Dennis Nicholson
49 Randall Mac Innis
50 Geroge Young
51 Keith Wixson
52 Bill Romaniecki
53 Nick Jost
54 Paul Hubbard
55 Matt Thrower
56 Ron Jacobsen
57 Andre Heller
58 Mat Goshen
59 Greg Palmer
60 Mickel Knight
61 Tom Drueding
62 Russ Hewson
63 Patrick Hildreth
64 Mike Kaye
65 Jeff Finkeldey
66 Yannick Carriere
67 Wayne Melnick
68 Greg Geyer
69 Bob Jamelli
70 Rod Coffey
71 Ben Hosp
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72 John Pastor
73 Andrew Waddell
74 Ian Peters-Campbell
75 Conor Hickey
76 Ian Rose
77 Marvin Burke
78 Jay Sachs
Inactive Players
Pawel Jarosz
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Ron Jacobsen
United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Round 8 Pairings
Winners shown in bold.
1 Stefan Mecay SU vs 2 Kevin Worth US
3 Jean-Louis Dirion SU vs 4 Randy Pippus US
5 Scott Russell US vs 6 Steve Caler SU
7 Alberto Ciampichetti US vs 8 Mark Ballinger SU
9 Rob Hassard SU vs 10 Joel Langenfeld US
11 Alban Ulrich SU vs 12 Chris Davis US
13 Michael Mitchell SU vs 14 Gordon Stewart US
15 Andy Finkel SU vs 16 Keith Schoose US
17 Justin Kitt SU vs 18 Scott Burns US
19 Tom McCorry SU vs 20 James Terry US
21 John Clark SU vs 22 Mauro Faina US
23 Marvin Birnbaum US vs 25 Roger Leroux SU
26 Dan Leader SU vs 27 Gary Libby US
28 Bill Peeck US vs 29 David Blizzard SU
30 Charlie Hickok US vs 31 Alan Poulter SU
32 Mark Elliott US vs 33 Paul O'Connor SU
34 Stephen Pullan SU vs 35 Philip Thomas US
36 Sean McCulloch SU vs 37 Bruce Monnin US
38 John Coussis SU vs 39 Patrick Havert US
40 Scott Henshaw SU vs 42 Paul Huntley US
43 Nick Avtges SU vs 44 Mark Casiglio US
45 Luis Gonzalez de Lena US vs 46 John Chan SU
47 Bill Morgal US vs 48 Dennis Nicholson SU
49 Randall Mac Innis US vs 50 George Young SU
51 Keith Wixson SU vs 52 Bill Romaniecki US
53 Nick Jost SU vs 58 Andre Heller US
54 Paul Hubbard US vs 56 Ron Jacobsen SU
59 Greg Palmer US vs 60 Mickel Knight SU
62 Russ Hewson US vs 63 Patrick Hildreth SU
64 Mike Kaye US vs 65 Jeff Finkeldey SU
66 Yannick Carriere SU vs 67 Greg Geyer US
69 Bob Jamelli SU vs 70 Rod Coffey US
71 Ben Hosp US vs 72 John Pastor SU
73 Andrew Waddell SU vs 74 Ian Peters-Campbell US
75 Conor Hickey SU vs 76 Ian Rose US
77 Martin Burke SU vs E Bruce Monnin US
78 Jay Sachs US vs E Ron Jacobsen SU
79 Kyle Smith US vs E Ben Hosp SU
Skipping the round:
24 Bill Edwards
41 Jeff Taylor
58 Mat Goshen
67 Wayne Melnick (unexcused, counting as loss)
Withdrawing from the Ladder
55 Matt Thrower
61 Tom Drueding
Quick Round Results
Stephen Pullan SU v Ron Jacobsen US
James Terry SU v Mark Elliott US
Michael Mitchell SU v Scott Russell US
Nick Avtges SU v Justin Kitt US
Randy Pippus SU v Steve Caler US
Bruce Monnin SU v Scott Russell US
Michael Mitchell SU v Steve Caler US
Scott Russell SU v Randy Pippus US
Ron Jacobsen SU v Conor Hickey US
Conor Hickey SU v Mark Elliott US
Justin Kitt SU v Nick Avtges US
Greg Geyer SU v Bruce Monnin US
Rick Tang US vs Mark Elliott SU
Play Balance
Ladder Round 8: SU 18 - US 18
Quick Round 8: SU 9 - US 6
Total Round 8: SU 27 - US 24
Total Ladder: SU 123 - 119
Total Q. Round: SU 48 - US 41
Grand Total: SU 171 - US 160
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Ron Jacobsen
United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Ladder Standings prior to Launch 9
(Bold = Winner in Round 8, Normal = Loser in Round 8, Italic = Skipped Round 8, Below dashed line = New Member. * = drawn game, awarded to US for Ladder advancement.)
1 Stephan Mecay (first defense of title)
2 Randy Pippus
3 Steve Caler
4 Alberto Ciampichetti
5 Rob Hassard
6 Alban Ulrich
7 Gordon Stewart
8 Keith Schoose
9 Justin Kitt
10 James Terry
11 John Clark
12 Marvin Birnbaum
13 Dan Leader
14 Bill Peeck
15 Alan Poulter
16 Paul O'Connor
17 Stephen Pullan
18 Bruce Monnin
19 John Coussis
20 Paul Huntley
21 Nick Avtges
22 Luis Gonzalez de Lena
23 Bill Morgal
24 Bill Edwards
25 George Young
26 Keith Wixson
27 Andre Heller
28 Ron Jacobsen
29 Mickel Knight
30 Russ Hewson
31 Mike Kaye
32 Greg Geyer
33 Bob Jamelli
34 Ben Hosp
35 Ian Peters-Campbell
36 Conor Hickey
37 Kyle Smith
38 Kevin Worth
39 Jean-Louis Dirion
40 Scott Russell
41 Jeff Taylor
42 Mark Ballinger
43 Joel Langenfeld
44 Chris Davis
45 Michael Mitchell
46 Andy Finkel
47 Scott Burns
48 Tom McCorry
49 Mauro Faina
50 Roger Leroux
51 Gary Libby
52 Dave Blizzard
53 Charlie Hickok
54 Mark Elliott
55 Philip Thomas
56 Sean McCulloch
57 Mat Goshen
58 Patrick Havert
59 Scott Henshaw
60 Mark Casiglio
61 John Chan
62 Dennis Nicholson
63 Randall Mac Innis
64 Bill Romaniecki
65 Nick Jost
66 Paul Hubbard
67 Greg Palmer
68 Patrick Hildreth
69 Jeff Finkeldey
70 Yannick Carriere
71 Wayne Melnick
72 Rod Coffey
73 John Pastor
74 Andrew Waddell
75 Ian Rose
76 Martin Burke
77 Jay Sachs
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78 Rick Tang
79 Wes Fleming
80 Dan Baxter
81 Patrick Pence
82 Emil Conde
83 John Fairley
84 Michael Rensink
85 Aran Warsowski
86 Geoff Lundeen
87 Brad Koziey
88 Tom Wakeford
89 Matt Feldman
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United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Launch 9 Pairings
Winners shown in bold. Games without winners are continued. See Launch 10.
1 Stefan Mecay US v. 2 Randy Pippus SU
3 Steve Caler US v. 4 Alberto Ciampichetti SU
5 Rob Hassard US vs.6 Alban Ulrich SU
7 Gordon Stewart SU v. 8 Keith Schoose US
9 Justin Kitt US v. 10 James Terry SU
11 John Clark US v. 12 Marvin Birnbaum SU
13 Dan Leader US v. 14 Bill Peeck SU
15 Alan Poulter US v. 16 Paul O'Connor SU
17 Stephen Pullan US v. 18 Bruce Monnin SU
19 John Coussis US v. 20 Paul Huntley SU
21 Nick Avtges US v.22 Luis Gonzalez de Lena SU
23 Bill Morgal SU v. 25 George Young US
26 Keith Wixson US v. 27 Andre Heller SU
28 Ron Jacobsen US v. 29 Mickel Knight SU
30 Russ Hewson US v.31 Mike Kaye SU
32 Greg Geyer SU v. 33 Bob Jamelli US
34 Ben Hosp US v.35 Ian Peters-Campbell SU
36 Conor Hickey US v. 37 Kyle Smith SU
38 Kevin Worth SU v.39 Jean-Louis Dirion US
40 Scott Russell SU v. 41 Jeff Taylor US
44 Chris Davis SU v. 45 Michael Mitchell US
46 Andy Finkel US v. 47 Scott Burns SU
48 Tom McCorry US v.49 Mauro Faina SU
50 Roger Leroux US v.51 Gary Libby SU
52 David Blizzard US v.53 Charlie Hickok SU
54 Mark Elliott SU v. 55 Philip Thomas US
56 Sean McCulloch US v.57 Mat Goshen SU
60 Mark Casiglio SU v.61 John Chan US
62 Dennis Nicholson US v. 63 Randall Mac Innis SU
64 Bill Romaniecki SU v.67 Greg Palmer US
68 Patrick Hildreth US v.69 Joel Finkeldey SU
70 Yannick Carriere US v. 72 Rod Coffey SU
73 John Pastor US v.74 Andrew Waddell SU
76 Martin Burke US v.77 Jay Sachs SU
78 Rick Tang US v. 79 Wes Fleming SU
80 Dan Baxter US v. 81 Patrick Pence SU
82 Emil Conde SU v.87 Brad Koziey US
83 John Fairley US v. 84 Michael Rensink SU (Tie, awarded to US for ladder advancement.)
85 Aran Warszowski SU v. E Mark Elliott US
86 Geoff Lundeen SU v. E Kyle Smith US
88 Tom Wakeford US v. 89 Matt Feldman SU
Skipping the launch:
24 Bill Edwards
42 Mark Ballinger
43 Joel Langenfeld
59 Scott Henshaw
65 Nick Jost
75 Ian Rose
Becoming Inactive
71 Wayne Melnick
66 Paul Hubbard
Withdrawing from the Ladder
58 Patrick Havert
Quick Round Results
Geoff Lundeen SU v Kyle Smith US (CCW,0)
Paul O'Connor SU v Justin Kitt US (CCW,0)
Play Balance
Ladder Launch 9: SU 13 - US 12 (15 continued)
Quick Round 9: SU 1 - US 1
Total Launch 9: SU 14 - US 13
Total Ladder: SU 136 - 131
Total Q. Round: SU 49 - US 42
Grand Total: SU 185 - US 173
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United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Ladder Standings Prior to Launch 10
(Bold = Winner in Launch 9, Normal = Loser in Launch 9, Italic = In Continuation, or Skipped Launch 9, Below dashed line = New Member, * = drawn game, awarded to US for Ladder advancement.)
1 Randy Pippus (1st Ladder Championship and 4th to hold the crown)
2 Steve Caler
3 Keith Schoose
4 Justin Kitt
5 Rob Hassard
6 Albin Ulrich
7 Marvin Birnbaum
8 Dan Leader
9 Paul O'Connor
10 Bruce Monnin
11 Paul Huntley
12 Bill Morgal
13 Keith Wixson
14 Ron Jacobsen
15 Greg Geyer
16 Kyle Smith
17 Scott Russell
18 Michael Mitchell
19 Scott Burns
20 Philip Thomas
21 Nick Avtges
22 Luis Gonzalez de Lena
23 Randall Mac Innis
24 Bill Edwards
25 Rod Coffey
26 Rick Tang
27 Dan Baxter
28 John Fairley
29 Aran Warszawski
30 Russ Hewson
31 Mike Kaye
32 Tom Wakeford
33 Stefan Mecay
34 Ben Hosp
35 Ian Peters-Campbell
36 Alberto Ciampichetti
37 Gordon Stewart
38 Kevin Worth
39 Jean-Louis Dirion
40 James Terry
41 John Clark
42 Mark Ballinger
43 Joel Langenfeld
44 Bill Peeck
45 Alan Poulter
46 Stephen Pullan
47 John Coussis
48 Tom McCorry
49 Mauro Faina
50 Roger Leroux
51 Gary Libby
52 David Blizzard
53 Charlie Hickok
54 George Young
55 Andre Heller
56 Sean McCulloch
57 Mat Goshen
58 Scott Henshaw
59 Mark Casiglio
60 John Chan
61 Mickel Knight
62 Bob Jamelli
63 Bill Romaniecki
64 Nick Jost
65 Greg Palmer
66 Patrick Hildreth
67 Jeff Finkeldey
68 Conor Hicky
69 Jeff Taylor
70 John Pastor
71 Andrew Waddell
72 Ian Rose
73 Martin Burke
74 Jay Sachs
75 Chris Davis
76 Andy Finkel
77 Mark Elliot
78 Dennis Nicholson
79 Emil Conde
80 Yannick Carriere
81 Wes Fleming
82 Patrick Pence
83 Michael Rensink
84 Brad Koziey
85 Geoff Lundeen
86 Matt Feldman
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87 Vlad Portnoy
88 Dennis Menear
89 Jim Laws
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Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Launch 10 Pairings
Winners shown in bold. Games without winner continued to Launch 11. Continuations from Launch 9 shown in Italics.
1 Randy Pippus US v. 2 Steve Caler SU
3 Keith Schoose SU v. 4 Justin Kitt US
5 Rob Hassard US v. 6 Alban Ulrich SU
7 Marvin Birnbaum US v. 8 Dan Leader SU
9 Paul O'Connor US v. 10 Bruce Monnin SU
11 Paul Huntley US v. 12 Bill Morgal SU
13 Keith Wixson SU v. 14 Ron Jacobsen US
15 Greg Geyer US v. 16 Kyle Smith SU
17 Scott Russel US v. 18 Michael Mitchell SU
19 Scott Burns US v. 23 Randal Mac Innis SU
21 Nick Avtges US v. 22 Luis Gonzalez de Lena SU
27 Dan Baxter SU v. 28 John Fairley US
29 Aran Warszawski US v. 32 Tom Wakeford SU
30 Russ Hewson US v. 31 Mike Kaye SU
33 Stefan Mecay SU v. 36 Alberto Ciampichetti US
34 Ben Hosp US v. 35 Ian Peters-Campbell SU Position taken over by Davis. Peters-Campbell credited with skipped round.
37 Gordon Stewart SU v. 40 James Terry US
38 Kevin Worth SU v. 39 Jean-Louis Dirion US
41 John Clark US v. 43 Joel Langenfeld SU
44 Bill Peeck US v. 45 Alan Poulter SU
46 Stephen Pullan SU v. 54 George Young US
48 Tom McCorry US v. 49 Mauro Faina SU
50 Roger Leroux US v. 51 Gary Libby SU
52 David Blizzard US v. 53 Charlie Hickok SU
55 Andre Heller US v. 58 Scott Henshaw SU
56 Sean McCulloch US v. 57 Mat Goshen SU
59 Mark Casiglio SU v. 60 John Chan US
61 Mickel Knight US v. 62 Bob Jamelli SU
63 Bill Romaniecki SU v. 65 Greg Palmer US (adjudicated on time)
66 Patrick Hildreth US v. 67 Joel Finkeldey SU
68 Conor Hickey SU v. 69 Jeff Taylor US
70 John Pastor US v. 71 Andrew Waddell SU
73 Martin Burke US v. 74 Jay Sachs SU
75 Chris Davis US v. 76 Andy Finkel SU
77 Mark Elliott SU v. 78 Dennis Nicholson US
79 Emil Conde SU v. 84 Brad Koziey US
80 Yannick Carriere SU v. 81 Wes Fleming US
82 Patrick Pence US v. 83 Michael Rensink SU
85 Geoff Lundeen US v. 86 Matt Feldman SU
87 Vlad Portnoy SU v. 88 Dennis Menear US
89 Jim Laws SU v. E Sean McCulloch US
Skipping the launch:
20 Philip Thomas
24 Bill Edwards
42 Mark Ballinger
47 John Coussis
64 Nick Jost
72 Ian Rose
Quick Launch Results
Aran Warsawski SU v Andrew Waddell US
Matt Feldman SU v Scott Russell US
Jay Sachs SU v Michael Mitchell US
Michael Mitchell SU v Vlad Portnoy US
Kyle Smith SU v Justin Kitt US (D1)
Justin Kitt SU v Paul O'Connor US (D1)
Play Balance
Ladder Launch 10: SU 17 - US 17 (5 continued)
Quick Launch 10: SU 4 - US 2 (1 undecided)
Total Launch 10: SU 21 - US 19
Total Ladder: SU 153 - 148
Total Q. Round: SU 53 - US 44
Grand Total: SU 206 - US 192
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United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Ladder Standings Prior to Launch 11
(Bold = Winner during Launch 10, Normal = Loser during Launch 10, Italic = In Continuation, or Skipped Launch 10, Below dashed line = New Member, * = drawn game, awarded to US for Ladder advancement.)
1 Randy Pippus (1st defense)
2 Justin Kitt
3 Rob Hassard
4 Marvin Birnbaum
5 Bruce Monnin
6 [Paul Huntley
7 Keith Wixson
8 Kyle Smith
9 Michael Mitchell
10 Luis Gonzalez de Lena
11 Dan Baxter
12 Aran Warszawski
13 Russ Hewson
14 Stefan Mecay
15 Kevin Worth
16 John Clark
17 Bill Peeck
18 Tom McCorry
19 Scott Burns
20 Philip Thomas
21 Roger Leroux
22 David Blizzard
23 Randall Mac Innis
24 Bill Edwards
25 Rod Coffey
26 Rick Tang
27 Scott Henshaw
28 Sean McCulloch
29 John Chan
30 Bill Romaniecki
31 Jeff Finkeldey
32 Conor Hickey
33 Andrew Waddell
34 Jay Sachs
35 Ian Peters-Campbell
36 Chris Davis
37 Gordon Stewart
38 Dennis Nicholson
39 Emil Conde
40 James Terry
41 Michael Rensink
42 Mark Ballinger
43 Geoff Lundeen
44 Vlad Portnoy
45 Steve Caler
46 Stephen Pullan
47 John Coussis
48 Keith Schoose
49 Alban Ulrich
50 Dan Leader
51 Paul O'Connor
52 Bill Morgal
53 Ron Jacobsen
54 George Young
55 Greg Geyer
56 Scott Russell
57 Nick Avtges
58 John Fairley
59 Tom Wakeford
60 Mike Kaye
61 Mickel Knight
62 Bob Jamelli
63 Alberto Ciampichetti
64 Nick Jost
65 Ben Hosp
66 Jean-Louis Dirion
67 Joel Langenfeld
68 Alan Poulter
69 Mauro Faina
70 Gary Libby
71 Charles Hickok
72 Ian Rose
73 Andre Heller
74 Mat Goshen
75 Mark Casiglio
76 Greg Palmer
77 Patrick Hildreth
78 Jeff Taylor
79 John Pastor
80 Yannick Carriere
81 Wes Fleming
82 Martin Burke
83 Andy Finkel
84 Mark Elliott
85 Brad Koziey
86 Patrick Pence
87 Matt Feldman
88 Dennis Menear
89 Jim Laws
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90 David Rubin
91 James Torr
92 Neil Fedin
93 Andrew Fedin
94 James Zajicek
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Ron Jacobsen
United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Launch 11 Pairings
Winners shown in bold. Games without winner continued to Launch 12. Continuations from Launch 10 shown in Italics.
1 Randy Pippus SU v 2 Justin Kitt US
3 Rob Hassard US v 4 Marvin Birnbaum SU
5 Bruce Monnin US v 6 Paul Huntley SU
7 Keith Wixson SU v 8 Kyle Smith US
9 Michael Mitchell SU v 10 Luis Gonzalez de Lena US
11 Dan Baxter US v 12 Aran Warszawski SU
13 Russ Hewson SU v 15 Kevin Worth US
16 John Clark US v 17 Bill Peeck SU
18 Tom McCorry US v 20 Philip Thomas SU
19 Scott Burns US v 23 Randall Mac Innis SU
21 Roger Leroux US v 22 David Blizzard SU
25 Rod Coffey SU v 27 Scott Henshaw US
28 Sean McCulloch SU v 29 John Chan US
30 Bill Romaniecki SU v 31 Jeff Finkeldey US
32 Conor Hickey US v E Mark Elliott SU
36 Chris Davis SU v 38 Dennis Nicholson US
37 Gordon Stewart SU v 40 James Terry US
39 Emil Conde SU v 41 Michael Rensink US
42 Mark Ballinger SU v 44 Vlad Portnoy US
45 Steve Caler US v 48 Keith Schoose SU
46 Stephen Pullan SU v 54 George Young US
49 Alban Ulrich US v 50 Dan Leader SU
51 Paul O'Connor SU v 53 Ron Jacobsen US
55 Greg Geyer SU v 56 Scott Russell US
57 Nick Avtges US v 58 John Fairley SU
59 Tom Wakeford US v 60 Mike Kaye SU
61 Mickel Knight US v 62 Bob Jamelli SU
63 Alberto Ciampichetti US v 65 Ben Hosp SU
66 Jean-Louis Dirion SU v 67 Joel Langenfeld US
68 Alan Poulter SU v 69 Mauro Faina US
70 Gary Libby US v 71 Charles Hickok SU
73 Andre Heller SU v 74 Mat Goshen US
75 Mark Casiglio US v 76 Greg Palmer SU
77 Patrick Hildreth US v 78 Jeff Taylor SU
79 John Pastor SU v 82 Martin Burke US
83 Andy Finkel SU v 84 Mark Elliott US
85 Brad Koziey SU v 86 Patrick Pence US
87 Matt Feldman US v 88 Dennis Menear SU
89 Jim Laws US v 90 David Rubin SU
91 James Torr SU v 92 Neil Fedin US
93 Andrew Fedin SU v 94 James Zajicek US
Skipping the launch:
14 Stefan Mecay
24 Bill Edwards
26 Rick Tang
33 Andrew Waddell
34 Jay Sachs
35 Ian Peters-Campbell
43 Geoff Lundeen
47 John Coussis
52 Bill Morgal
64 Nick Jost
72 Ian Rose
80 Yannick Carriere
81 Wes Fleming
Quick Launch Results
Roger Leroux SU v Ben Hosp US
Mark Elliot SU v Andy Finkel US
Denis Leclair SU v Chris Davis US
Vlad Portnoy SU v Conor Hickey US
Kyle Smith SU v Ron Jacobsen US
Conor Hickey SU v Vlad Portnoy US
Play Balance
Ladder Launch 11: SU 17 - US 15 (8 continued)
Quick Launch 11: SU 5 - US 1 (1 remaining)
Total Launch 11: SU 22 - US 16
Total Ladder: SU 170 - 163
Total Q. Round: SU 58 - US 45
Grand Total: SU 228 - US 208
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Ron Jacobsen
United States
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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Ladder Standings Prior to Launch 12
(Bold = Winner during Launch 11, Normal = Loser during Launch 11, Italic = In Continuation, or Skipped Launch 11, Below dashed line = New Member, * = drawn game, awarded to US for Ladder advancement.)
1 Justin Kitt (1st Ladder Championship and 5th to hold the crown.)
2 Marvin Birnbaum
3 Paul Huntley
4 Kyle Smith
5 Aran Warszawski
6 Kevin Worth
7 Bill Peeck
8 Scott Burns
9 Michael Mitchell
10 Luis Gonzalez de Lena
11 Philip Thomas
12 David Blizzard
13 Scott Henshaw
14 Stefan Mecay
15 Sean McCulloch
16 Bill Romaniecki
17 Chris Davis
18 James Terry
19 Vlad Portnoy
20 Dan Leader
21 Paul O'Connor
22 George Young
23 Scott Russell
24 Bill Edwards
25 Mickel Knight
26 Rick Tang
27 Alberto Ciampichetti
28 Joel Langenfeld
29 Andre Heller
30 Jeff Taylor
31 Mark Elliott
32 Patrick Pence
33 Andrew Waddell
34 Jay Sachs
35 Ian Peters-Campbell
36 Dennis Menear
37 David Rubin
38 Neil Fedin
39 Emil Conde
40 Andrew Fedin
41 Michael Rensink
42 Randy Pippus
43 Geoff Lundeen
44 Rob Hassard
45 Bruce Monnin
46 Keith Wixson
47 John Coussis
48 Dan Baxter
49 Russ Hewson
50 John Clark
51 Bill Morgal
52 Tom McCorry
53 Roger LeRoux
54 Randall Mac Innis
55 Rod Coffey
56 Nick Avtges
57 John Fairley
58 Tom Wakeford
59 Mike Kaye
60 John Chan
61 Jeff Finkeldey
62 Conor Hickey
63 Nick Jost
64 Gordon Stewart
65 Dennis Nicholson
66 Mark Ballinger
67 Alan Poulter
68 Mauro Faina
69 Gary Libby
70 Charles Hickok
71 Steve Caler
72 Stephen Pullan
73 Mark Casiglio
74 Greg Palmer
75 Alban Ulrich
76 Ron Jacobsen
77 John Pastor
78 Yannick Carriere
79 Wes Fleming
80 Martin Burke
81 Greg Geyer
82 Bob Jamelli
83 Ben Hosp
84 Jean-Louis Dirion
85 Mat Goshen
86 Patrick Hildreth
87 Andy Finkel
88 Brad Koziey
89 Matt Feldman
90 Jim Laws
91 James Torr
92 James Zajicek
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93 Denis Leclair
94 Andrea Pagni
95 Chris Poulton
96 Steve Kasenda
97 Mike Pacheco
98 Jarek Moc
Withdrawing
Keith Schoose from rung 20
Ian Rose from rung 72
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Posted Wed Mar 5, 2008 6:33 pm
