Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Players of the Month - May: Winston Chin You & Audley Astwood

Session 7 - Mon., 31/5/2010 - Winston Chin You and Audley Astwood left nothing to chance, winning the month's final session to share the Jamaica Bridge Blog's 'Player of the Month' for the second consecutive month. Rex James, who had led for most of the month was pipped on the wire and pushed into third place.

Congratulations to the top performers and indeed to all who participated.
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# ... PLAYERS ............... POINTS ... BONUS ... TOTAL
1. Winston Chin You ............ 42 ........ 8 ......... 50
1. Audley Astwood .............. 42 ........ 8 ......... 50
3. Rex James .................... 38 ........ 8 ......... 46
4. Monica Cools-Lartigue ...... 30 ........ 4 ......... 34
4. Judith Ziadie ................. 28 ........ 6 ......... 34
6. Marlene Fulford .............. 29 ........ 4 ......... 33
7. Herbert Gauntlett ........... 28 .........1 ......... 29
8. Calvin Wong ................. 20 ........ 5 ......... 25
8. Charles Williams ............ 20 ........ 5 ......... 25
10. Norma Tavares ............ 20 ........ 2 ......... 22
10. Walter Brown .............. 19 ........ 3 ......... 22
12. Michicko Asonuma ......... 16 ........ 4 ......... 20
12. Brodsy White ............... 16 ........ 4 ......... 20
14. Carmen Levy ............... 17.5 ...... 1 ......... 18.5
14. Lynette James ............. 17.5 ...... 1 ......... 18.5
14. Balmain Brown ............. 15.5 ...... 3 ......... 18.5
17. Zia Mian .................... 18 ........ 0 ......... 18
18. Carol Coore ................ 16 ........ 1 ......... 17
18. Winston Boyne ............. 15 ........ 2 ......... 17
20. Ulla Dahl .................... 14 ........ 2 ......... 16
20. Richard Phillips ............ 13 ........ 3 ......... 16
22. Rosie Mahfood ............. 12 ........ 2 ......... 14
22. Ripton Savin ............... 11 ........ 3 ......... 14
24. Trevor Jones ............... 10 ........ 2 ......... 12
25. Betty Williams ............. 10 ........ 0 ......... 10
26. Michael Coore ............... 8 ........ 1 .......... 9
27. Michael Marshall ............ 7.5 ...... 0 .......... 7.5
28. Raymond Knight ............ 6 ........ 0 .......... 6
28. Maurice Clarke ..............5 ........ 1 .......... 6
30. Granville Gayle ............. 3.5 ...... 0 .......... 3.5
30. Winston Smith ............. 3.5 ...... 0 .......... 3.5
32. Shirley Tavares ............ 3 ........ 0 .......... 3
33. Michael Chuck .............. 2 ........ 0 .......... 2
33. Elizabeth Hall .............. 2 ........ 0 .......... 2
33. Rennie Phillips ............. 2 ........ 0 .......... 2
36. Richard Whitelocke ....... 1 ........ 0 .......... 1
36. Olga DuQuesnay ........... 1 ........ 0 .......... 1

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Session 6 - Sat., 29/5/2010 - With just one session left in the month, it will be difficult for anyone to topple all three of the players locked at the top of the Jamaica Bridge Blog's 'Player of the Month' rankings. The three, Rex James, Winston Chin You and Audley Astwood are on 37 points, 9 points clear of the rest of the field.
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This week's Monday and Wednesday sessions, 24 & 26/5/2010, were cancelled due to an outbreak of violence in the capital city (Coke extradition issue).
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Session 5 - Wed., 19/5/2010 - Rex James did just enough to hold on to the top spot as Monica Cools-Lartigue and Marlene Fulford made a major move to motor into second place. A four point spread now covers the top eight players in the Jamaica Bridge Blog's 'Player of the Month'.
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Session 4 - Wed., 12/5/2010 - Rex James and Judy Ziadie see their lead cut to two points as Winston Chin You and Audley Astwood move into a challenging position in the Jamaica Bridge Blog's 'Player of the Month' standings.
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Session 3 - Mon., 10/5/2010 - Despite their absence from this session, Rex James and Judy Ziadie hold on to their comfortable 7 point lead at the top of the Jamaica Bridge Blog's 'Player of the Month' standings.
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Session 2 - Wed., 5/5/2010 - Rex and Judy's second place finish on the night stretches their lead over Ulla and Rosie in the JBB Player/Month ranking.
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Session 1 - Mon., 3/5/2010 - Rex James and Judy Ziadie are first out of the blocks in the May race for Jamaica Bridge Blog's 'Player of the Month'.
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N.B. - In the Jamaica Bridge Blog's 'Player of the Month' ranking, players are awarded points for each game (session) played inclusive of the audited results of 'Last Saturday' games. The winning pair each gets points equal to the number of pairs entered and each following pair gets 1 point less. E.g., if 7 pairs play, pair 1 gets 7 points, pair 2 gets 6, pair 3 gets 5, ..... pair 7 gets 1. Additionally, 3 bonus points are awarded to the winner of each session, 2 to second place and 1 to third. (In the case of a tie the points for the spots are totalled and then divided between the tied players.)

In two session championships, full points will be awarded for each session. There will be no additional points awarded to the overall winners of these 2-session championships.

There will be no points awarded for team matches. There will probably be no award for December (to be decided). The above table of the points earned to date will be updated after each eligible session.

May 2010 - Duplicate Results

The Audley Astwood - Winston Chin You pair had a fight on their hands but earned three outright tops on late-play boards to relegate Brodsy White and Michiko Asonuma to second place and the Judy Ziadie - Rex James team to third.

NCB/Horace Payne - Monday Eve Session - May 31, 2010
Leaders after 27 boards Average: 54.0
Place .. Pct ... Score ... Pair
1 ... 61.11 ... 66.00 ... A-4 Audley Astwood - Winston Chin You
2 ... 58.80 ... 63.50 ... A-1 Bradsie White - Michiko Asonuma
3 ... 58.33 ... 63.00 ... A-3 Judy Ziadie - Rex James
4 ... 53.70 ... 58.00 ... A-5 Herbert Gauntlett - Zia Mian
5 ... 50.93 ... 55.00 ... A-2 Monica Cools-Lartigue - Marlene Fulford
5 ... 50.93 ... 55.00 ... A-10 Carmen Levy - Lynette James
7 ... 50.46 ... 54.50 ... A-9 Michael Marshall - Walter Brown
8 ... 44.44 ... 48.00 ... A-7 Balmain Brown - Shirley Tavares
9 ... 40.28 ... 43.50 ... A-8 Michael Coore - Rennie Phillips
10 .. 31.02 ... 33.50 ... A-6 Richard Whitelocke - Olga DuQuesnay
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In a session where the winner was probably decided in the head-to-head between two pairs, Audley Astwood and Winston Chin You out-scored Trevor Jones and Rex James to take the top spot while the Lynette James - Carmen Levy duo took third.

'Last Saturday' Afternoon Pairs - Saturday Aft Session - May 29, 2010
Leaders after 21 boards Average: 31.5
Place .. Pct ... Score ... Pair
1 ... 66.67 ... 42.00 ... A-1 Audley Astwood - Winston Chin You
2 ... 57.94 ... 36.50 ... A-2 Trevor Jones - Rex James
3 ... 50.00 ... 31.50 ... A-4 Lynette James - Carmen Levy
4 ... 47.62 ... 30.00 ... A-7 Richard Phillips - Herbert Gauntlett
5 ... 46.03 ... 29.00 ... A-3 Granville Gayle - Balmain Brown
5 ... 46.03 ... 29.00 ... A-8 Walter Brown - Winston Smith
7 ... 43.65 ... 27.50 ... A-5 Ulla Dahl - Elizabeth Hall
8 ... 42.06 ... 26.50 ... A-6 Winston Boyne - Monica Cools-Lartigue
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - No bridge due to criminal activity resulting in a 'State of Emergency' emanating from the Dudus / Tivoli Gardens extradition issue.

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Monday, May 24, 2010 - No bridge due to criminal activity resulting in a 'State of Emergency' emanating from the Dudus / Tivoli Gardens extradition issue.

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Monica Cools-Lartigue and Marlene Fulford topped the field at this Liguanea Club session with Calvin Wong and Charles Williams in second place and the Winston Boyne - Norma Tavares pair in third.

Dr. David Levy Wednesday Eve Session May 19, 2010
Leaders after 27 boards Average: 36.0
Place Pct Score Pair
1 57.64 41.50 A-8 Monica Cools-Lartigue - Marlene Fulford
2 55.56 40.00 A-4 Calvin Wong - Charles Williams
3 52.78 38.00 A-10 Winston Boyne - Norma Tavares
4 52.08 37.50 A-9 Zia Mian - Herbert Gauntlett
5 50.00 36.00 A-5 Carol Coore - Betty Williams
6 48.61 35.00 A-2 Rex James - Trevor Jones
6 48.61 35.00 A-3 Lynette James - Carmen Levy
6 48.61 35.00 A-7 Winston Chin You - Audley Astwood
9 36.11 26.00 A-1 Michael Chuck - Ripton Savin
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Monday, May 17, 2010 - No bridge due to tensions re extradition issue. (Planned team tournament postponed.)

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Richard Phillips and Walter Brown show their class as the Winston Chin You - Audley Astwood pair take second with Marlene Fulford and Monica Cools-Lartigue finishing third.

Dr. David Levy Wednesday Eve Session May 12, 2010
Leaders after 21 boards Average: 31.5
Place Pct Score Pair
1 58.73 37.00 A-1 Richard Phillips - Walter Brown
2 57.14 36.00 A-2 Winston Chin You - Audley Astwood
3 54.76 34.50 A-4 Marlene Fulford - Monica Cools-Lartigue
4 53.17 33.50 A-8 Herbert Gauntlett - Zia Mian
5 50.00 31.50 A-6 Rex James - Judy Ziadie
6 43.65 27.50 A-3 Calvin Wong - Charles Williams
7 42.86 27.00 A-5 Carmen Levy - Lynette James
8 39.68 25.00 A-7 Carol Coore - Betty Williams
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This session saw the Balmain Brown - Ripton Savin pair edging out Brodsy White and Michiko Asonuma by a half point! Herbert Gauntlett and Maurice Clarke took third place. The two leading pairs were both over 60%.

NCB/Horace Payne - Monday Eve Session - May 10, 2010
Leaders after 21 boards Average: 18.0
Place Pct Score Pair
1 63.89 23.00 A-8 Balmain Brown - Ripton Savin
2 62.50 22.50 A-6 Bradsie White - Michiko Asonuma
3 54.17 19.50 A-7 Herbert Gauntlett - Maurice Clarke
4 51.39 18.50 A-4 Audley Astwood - Winston Chin You
5 45.83 16.50 A-1 Michael Marshall - Walter Brown
6 38.89 14.00 A-5 Marlene Fulford - Monica Cools-Lartigue
7 33.33 12.00 A-3 Raymond Knight - Norma Tavares
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Calvin Wong and Charles Williams with a 60%+ game, come out on top of Rex James and Judy Ziadie with Winston Boyne and Norma Tavares in third.

Dr. David Levy Wednesday Eve Session May 5, 2010
Leaders after 27 boards Average: 36.0
Place Pct Score Pair
1 61.11 44.00 A-7 Calvin Wong - Charles Williams
2 59.72 43.00 A-3 Rex James - Judy Ziadie
3 58.33 42.00 A-1 Winston Boyne - Norma Tavares
4 56.25 40.50 A-8 Audley Astwood - Winston Chin You
5 50.00 36.00 A-2 Rosie Mahfood - Ulla Dahl
6 46.53 33.50 A-9 Betty Williams - Carol Coore
7 45.83 33.00 A-5 Monica Cools-Lartigue - Marlene Fulford
8 39.58 28.50 A-10 Lynette James - Carmen Levy
9 32.64 23.50 A-4 Ripton Savin - Michael Chuck
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Rex James and Judy Ziadie fly out of the blocks ahead of Ulla Dahl and Rosie Mahfood with the Coores, Carol and Michael, in third position as the April duplicate campaign gets underway.

NCB/Horace Payne Monday Eve Session May 3, 2010
Leaders after 28 boards Average: 42.0
Place Pct Score Pair
1 57.54 48.33 A-6 Rex James - Judy Ziadie
2 53.77 45.17 A-2 Ulla Dahl - Rosie Mahfood
3 52.77 44.33 A-8 Carol Coore - Michael Coore
4 50.99 42.83 A-3 Norma Tavares - Raymond Knight
5 50.80 42.67 A-5 Audley Astwood - Winston Chin You
6 49.01 41.17 A-7 Marlene Fulford - Monica Cools-Lartigue
7 44.29 37.20 A-4 Balmain Brown - Ripton Savin
8 40.83 34.30 A-1 Michiko Asonuma - Bradsie White