Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Players of the Month - June: Rex James & Audley Astwood

Session 9 - Wednesday, 30/06/2010 - Rex James' third place finish was enough to ensure for him a share of the Jamaica Bridge Blog's June 'Player of the Month'. Audley Astwood who trailed James by two points going into the final monthly session, shares the top position for the third consecutive month. Astwood's late partner, Winston Chin You was co-winner in the previous two months. Third place goes to James' regular partner, Judy Ziadie. James was unfortunate to miss Sunday's Lionel Hall Memorial, where just participation would have given him enough points for an outright victory.
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# ... PLAYERS ................ POINTS ... BONUS ... TOTAL
1. Rex James ................... 47 ........ 11 ......... 58
1. Audley Astwood .............. 51 ......... 7 ......... 58
3. Judith Ziadie ................. 42 ......... 8 ......... 50
4. Nicholas Robinson ........... 36 ......... 7 ......... 43
5. Richard Phillips .............. 36.5 ....... 4.5 ...... 41
6. Walter Brown ................ 36.5 ....... 3 ......... 39.5
7. Gordon Robinson ............ 32 ......... 5 ......... 37
8. Marlene Fulford ............. 35.5 ....... 1 ......... 36.5
9. Michael Marshall ............. 30.5 ....... 3 ......... 33.5
9. Monica Cools-Lartigue ....... 32.5 ....... 1 ......... 33.5
11. Shirley Tavares ............. 27 ......... 5 ......... 32
11. Douglas Robinson ........... 28 ......... 4 ......... 32
13. Carol Coore .................. 26.5 ....... 5 ......... 31.5
14. Valerie Marshall ............. 26 ......... 5 ......... 31
15. Lynette James .............. 27 ......... 3 .......... 30
16. Herbert Gauntlett ........... 25 ......... 4 ......... 29
17. Carmen Levy ................ 24 ......... 3 .......... 27
18. Balmain Brown .............. 24.5 ....... 1.5 ........ 26
19. Ripton Savin ................. 20.5 ....... 3.5 ........ 24
20. Betty Williams ............... 19.5 ....... 3 ......... 22.5
21. Victor Ziadie ................. 17 ......... 3 ......... 20
22. Peter Mais ................... 13.5 ....... 2.5 ....... 16
23. Maurice Clarke .............. 13 ......... 2 ......... 15
24. Michael Chuck ............... 11 ......... 3 ......... 14
25. Ulla Dahl ...................... 10 ......... 3 ......... 13
25. Rosie Mahfood ............... 10 ......... 3 ......... 13
27. Calvin Wong ................... 9 ......... 2 ......... 11
27. Charles Williams .............. 9 ......... 2 ......... 11
29. Michael Coore ................ 10.5 ....... 0 ......... 10.5
30. Norma Tavares ............... 10 ......... 0 ......... 10
31. Raymond Knight ............... 9 ......... 1 .......... 9
32. Brodsy White .................. 7.5 ....... 0 .......... 7.5
33. Winston Chin You ............. 7 ......... 0 .......... 7
33. Winston Smith ................ 7 ......... 0 .......... 7
35. Lynford Tai Hugh ............. 6 ......... 0 .......... 6
35. Richard Whitelocke ........... 6 ......... 0 .......... 6
37. Henry Williams ................ 5 ......... 0 .......... 5
38. Winston Boyne ................ 4 ......... 0 .......... 4
38. Wayne Chai Chong ........... 4 ......... 0 .......... 4
40. Olga DuQuesnay .............. 3 ......... 0 .......... 3
41. Michicko Asonuma ........... 1 ......... 0 .......... 1

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Sessions 8 - Monday, 28/06/2010 - Rex James is rejoined by regular partner, Judy Ziadie and the two take the Monday night session to propel James to the lead in the JBB 'Player of the Month' listing and place her in third position. Audley Astwood who led after Sunday's two sessions is second. Wednesday's session (30/06) is the last for the month.
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Sessions 6 & 7 - Sunday, 27/06/2010 - With Rex James and Judy Ziadie, two of the JBB 'Player of the Month' front runners, absent from the Lionel Hall Memorial, a few players seized the opportunity to improve their position. Audley Astwood now leads with Nicholas Robinson 2nd and Rex James 3rd. There are two sessions left for this month, Monday (tonight) and Wednesday.
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Session 5 - Sat., 26/06/2010 - Rex James has stepped clear of the field in the JBB player of the month rankings. His regular partner, Judy Ziadie is second while Audley Astwood has retaken third from Richard Phillips.
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Session 4 - Wed., 23/06/2010 - Rex James and Judy Ziadie continue to top the June JBB 'Player of the Month' rankings. A shared win by Richard Phillips in this session pushes him up to third place.
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Monday, 21/06/2010 - Bridge session cancelled as a mark of respect to deceased player Winston Chin You whose funeral took place that morning.
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Session 3 - Wed., 16/06/2010 - Rex James and Judy Ziadie are joined at the top of the table by Audley Astwood in the race for the June JBB 'Player of the Month'.
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Session 2 - Mon., 14/06/2010 - A win by Rex James and Judy Ziadie rockets the two to the top of the JBB 'Player of the Month' rankings for June. Richard Phillips is close on their heels, just a half point behind, in third position.
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Monday & Wednesday - 7 & 9/06/2010 - Manchester Cup. (Team events do not count towards Player of the Month.)
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Session 1 - Wed., 2/06/2010 - Rosie Mahfood and Ulla Dahl got the best possible start in the JBB 'Player of the Month' for June as they clipped the Charles Williams - Calvin Wong pair to take the top spot in this first session. Herbert Gauntlett and Richard Phillips took third in a close game where a 3-point spread covered the top four pairs.
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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. Each player of the winning pair 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 (each player), 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 bridge session.

June 2010 - Duplicate Results

Carmen Levy & Lynette James could do little wrong on Monday night as they racked up a 60% + score for first place. Audley Astwood & Carol Coore were second while Rex James & Judy Ziadie took third.

Dr. David Levy - Wednesday Evening Session - June 30, 2010Leaders after 28 boards Average: 42.0
Place Pct Score Pair
1 61.31 51.50 A-4 Carmen Levy - Lynette James
2 55.36 46.50 A-5 Audley Astwood - Carol Coore
3 50.00 42.00 A-7 Rex James - Judy Ziadie
4 48.21 40.50 A-6 Monica Cools-Lartigue - Marlene Fulford
5 47.62 40.00 A-8 Winston Smith - Walter Brown
6 46.43 39.00 A-1 Nicholas Robinson - Gordon Robinson
7 45.83 38.50 A-2 Richard Phillips - Valerie Marshall
8 45.24 38.00 A-3 Richard Whitelocke - Olga DuQuesnay

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Victor Ziadie & Nicholas Robinson took the top spot in the Lionel Hall Memorial yesterday with Betty Williams & Carol Coore second and Audley Astwood - Shirley Tavares third. Coore and Williams were also the top ladies pair while the award for top junior went to Nicholas Robinson with Douglas Robinson second. The Robinsons had threatened to monopolise the tournament even more than they ended up doing as at the end of session 1 they occupied the top three spots.

Lionel Hall Memorial - Consolidated - Sunday Afternoon - June 27, 2010
Scores after 18 boards Average: 36.0 Section A

Pair Pct Ses 2 Rank .. Ses 1 . FINAL .O/A . MPs
4 57.64 41.50 3 ... 41.50 .. 83.00 1 Victor Ziadie - Nicholas Robinson
1 61.11 44.00 1 ... 36.50 .. 80.50 2 Betty Williams - Carol Coore
2 59.72 43.00 2 ... 36.50 .. 79.50 3 Shirley Tavares - Audley Astwood
10 54.86 39.50 4 ... 38.50 .. 78.00 4 Gordon Robinson - Balmain Brown
6 43.06 31.00 ... 46.50 .. 77.50 5 Valerie Marshall - Douglas Robinson
7 45.14 32.50 ... 35.00 .. 67.50 6 Richard Phillips - Peter Mais
9 53.47 38.50 ... 26.50 .. 65.00 Carmen Levy - Lynette James
5 38.19 27.50 ... 36.50 .. 64.00 8 Marlene Fulford - Monica Cools-Lartigue
8 36.11 26.00 ... 36.50 .. 62.50 9 Michael Coore - Bradsie White
3 50.69 36.50 ... 26.00 .. 62.50 9 Walter Brown - Michael Marshall

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Peter Mais once again came out of retirement, this time partnering Richard Phillips to a first place tie with the youth pair of Michael Marshall and Walter Brown. The Rex James - Judy Ziadie duo were three boards off the pace in third.

Dr. David Levy - Wednesday Eve Session - June 23, 2010Leaders after 28 boards Average: 24.0
Place .. Pct .. Score .. Pair
1 ... 64.58 ... 31.00 ... A-1 Richard Phillips - Peter Mais
1 ... 64.58 ... 31.00 ... A-8 Michael Marshall - Walter Brown
3 ... 52.08 ... 25.00 ... A-2 Rex James - Judy Ziadie
4 ... 47.92 ... 23.00 ... A-3 Lynette James - Carmen Levy
4 ... 47.92 ... 23.00 ... A-6 Marlene Fulford - Monica Cools-Lartigue
6 ... 39.58 ... 19.00 ... A-4 Ripton Savin - Michael Chuck
7 ... 33.33 ... 16.00 ... A-7 Valerie Marshall - Audley Astwood

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Monday, June 21, 2010 - Bridge session cancelled as a mark of respect to deceased player Winston Chin You, whose funeral was earlier in the day.

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The Ripton Savin - Michael Chuck pair had a great day as witnessed by their 68.75% average. Valerie Marshall & Audley Astwood were well off the pace in second while Monica Cools-Lartigue & Marlene Fulford took third. Only the top three got past 50%.

Dr. David Levy - Wednesday Eve Session - June 16, 2010
Leaders after 27 boards Average: 36.0
Place Pct Score Pair
1 68.75 49.50 A-9 Ripton Savin - Michael Chuck
2 59.72 43.00 A-3 Valerie Marshall - Audley Astwood
3 54.17 39.00 A-5 Monica Cools-Lartigue - Marlene Fulford
4 49.31 35.50 A-2 Herbert Gauntlett - Lynford Tai Hue
5 47.92 34.50 A-1 Judy Ziadie - Rex James
6 46.53 33.50 A-6 Michael Coore - Wayne Chai Chong
7 43.06 31.00 A-7 Lynette James - Winston Boyne
8 41.67 30.00 A-8 Nicholas Robinson - Walter Brown
9 38.89 28.00 A-10 Winston Smith - Richard Whitelocke

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It was Rex James & Judy Ziadie on top with the father - son pair, Gordon & Nicholas Robinson, in second while another Robinson son, Douglas, partnered Richard Phillips to take third place on Monday night.

NCB/Horace Payne - Monday Eve Session - June 14, 2010
Leaders after 22 boards Average: 40.0
Place Pct Score Pair
1 60.00 48.00 A-5 Rex James - Judy Ziadie
2 58.13 46.50 A-11 Gordon Robinson - Nicholas Robinson
3 56.88 45.50 A-4 Douglas Robinson - Richard Phillips
4 54.38 43.50 A-6 Shirley Tavares - Audley Astwood
4 54.38 43.50 A-9 Marlene Fulford - Monica Cools-Lartigue
6 53.13 42.50 A-2 Michael Marshall - Walter Brown
7 48.13 38.50 A-10 Maurice Clarke - Henry Williams
8 46.25 37.00 A-7 Norma Tavares - Raymond Knight
9 41.88 33.50 A-1 Balmain Brown - Ripton Savin
10 40.63 32.50 A-12 Winston Smith - Richard Whitelocke
11 36.25 29.00 A-3 Bradsie White - Michiko Asonuma

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Manchester Cup - Final - Saturday June 12, 2010
The Rex James - Judy Ziadie, Charles Williams - Michael Coore (Ulla Dahl) team had a convincing win over the Betty Williams - Carol Coore, Trevor Jones - Rosie Mahfood foursome by 74 - 21 to capture this year's Manchester Cup at the Police Officers Club. This was inclusive of the four imps that the winners carried forward to the final. The runners-up had topped the preliminary rounds.

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Manchester Cup - 2nd Session - Wednesday June 9, 2010
The Betty Williams - Carol Coore, Trevor Jones - Rosie Mahfood team moved up from third place after Session 1 to top the Manchester Cup preliminary rounds, scoring 90 points to the Rex James - Judy Ziadie, Charles Williams - Ulla Dahl (Michael Coore) quintet's 88. Both teams go through to the final on Saturday 12/06/2010 at the Police Officers Club. The Rex James aggregation will start the final with 4 imps as they had defeated the Betty Williams team by 13 imps in their head-to-head match.

Before the start of the session, there were a few moments of silence observed for bridge stalwart Winston Chin You who passed away minutes after twelve on the same Wednesday morning.

Manchester Cup - Combined Results - 2 Sessions

1 Betty Williams - Carol Coore .............. 90
Trevor Jones - Rosie Mahfood

2 Rex James - Judy Ziadie ................... 88
Charles Williams - Ulla Dahl (Michael Coore)

3 Winston Smith - Richard Whitelocke ..... 69
Lynford Tai Hue - Herbie Gauntlett

4 Richard Phillips - Douglas Robinson ...... 68
Walter Brown - Michael Marshall
(Balmain Brown, Valerie Marshall)

5 Carmen Levy - Lynette James ............ 66
Winston Boyne - Norma Tavares

6 Audley Astwood - Shirley Tavares ......... 65
Marlene Fulford - Monica Cools-Lartigue

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Manchester Cup - 1st Session - Monday June 7, 2010
After the first session of the Manchester Cup where two rounds were played, the team of Carmen Levy - Lynette James, Winston Boyne - Norma Tavares hold a relatively small three point lead. Session 2 on Wednesday 9/6/2010 will see the other three preliminary rounds being played. The top two teams will advance to the finals.

With the first four teams all in the 30s and one team in the mid 20s, only the sixth placed team would appear to be out of contention for a place in the finals at this time.

Manchester Cup - Session 1 Results

1 Carmen Levy - Lynette James ............ 37
Winston Boyne - Norma Tavares

2 Balmain Brown - Valerie Marshall ......... 35
Walter Brown - Michael Marshall
(Richard Phillips, Douglas Robinson)

3 Betty Williams - Carol Coore .............. 34
Trevor Jones - Rosie Mahfood

4 Rex James - Judy Ziadie ................... 30
Charles Williams - Ulla Dahl (Michael Coore)

5 Winston Smith - Richard Whitelocke ..... 26
Lynford Tai Hue - Herbie Gauntlett

6 Audley Astwood - Shirley Tavares ......... 16
Marlene Fulford - Monica Cools-Lartigue

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Rosie Mahfood and Ulla Dahl got off to the best possible start for June as they clipped the Charles Williams - Calvin Wong pair to take the top spot. Herbert Gauntlett and Richard Phillips took third in a close game where a 3-point spread covered the top four pairs.

Dr. David Levy - Wednesday Eve Session - June 2, 2010

Leaders after 27 boards Average: 54.0
Place .. Pct ... Score ... Pair
1 ... 57.87 ... 62.50 ... A-5 Rosie Mahfood - Ulla Dahl
2 ... 56.94 ... 61.50 ... A-8 Charles Williams - Calvin Wong
3 ... 55.56 ... 60.00 ... A-2 Herbert Gauntlett - Richard Phillips
4 ... 55.09 ... 59.50 ... A-3 Winston Chin You - Audley Astwood
5 ... 51.39 ... 55.50 ... A-4 Rex James - Judy Ziadie
6 ... 50.93 ... 55.00 ... A-6 Michael Marshall - Walter Brown
7 ... 50.46 ... 54.50 ... A-7 Carol Coore - Betty Williams
8 ... 43.52 ... 47.00 ... A-1 Carmen Levy - Lynette James
9 ... 40.74 ... 44.00 ... A-9 Marlene Fulford - Monica Cools-Lartigue
10 .. 37.50 ... 40.50 ... A-10 Winston Boyne - Norma Tavares