Ra!
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Nov. 23, 2012
2012 WBC Report  |
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2013 Status: pending 2013
GM commitment |
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Steve Scott, CA |
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2012 Champion |
 
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| Event History |
| 2000 |
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John Reiners |
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95 |
| 2001 |
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Michelle Hymowitz |
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88 |
| 2002 |
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Tom Dunning |
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140 |
| 2003 |
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Tom Dunning |
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109 |
| 2004 |
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Steve Scott |
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116 |
| 2005 |
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Alex Bove |
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121 |
| 2006 |
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Chris Terrell |
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125 |
| 2007 |
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Bobbi Warczak |
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150 |
| 2008 |
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Alex Bove |
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145 |
| 2009 |
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Alex Bove |
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176 |
| 2010 |
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Alex Bove |
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162 |
| 2011 |
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Richard Meyer |
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170 |
| 2012 |
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Steve Scott |
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154 |
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Rank Name From Last Total
1. Alex Bove PA 12 240
2. Tom Dunning NY 09 178
3. Steve Scott CA 12 84
4. Joe Jaskiewicz MD 08 70
5. Winton LeMoine CA 08 64
6. Scott Fenn MD 12 52
7. Mike Kaltman PA 10 44
8. Henry Dove MD 12 42
9. Eric Freeman PA 12 40
10. Richard Meyer MA 11 40
11. David Buchholz MI 09 40
12. Bobbi Warczak CA 07 40
13. Chris Terrell VA 06 40
14. David Rohde MI 06 40
15. Michelle Hymowitz MD 03 38
16. John Reiners NY 00 30
17. Jeremy Oppenheim VA 11 28
18. Kenneth Horan PA 11 24
19. Dominic Blais qc 11 24
20. Ken Rothstein NY 07 24
21. Tom Browne PA 06 24
22. Arthur Field SC 06 24
23. Gordon Elgart CA 02 24
24. Doug Galullo FL 11 22
25. Cheryl Meek MD 09 22
26. Robert Kircher RI 12 20
27. Daniel Eppolito CA 11 20
28. Kirk Harris NJ 09 20
29. Ilan Tadmor NY 04 20
30. Tom Stokes NJ 05 18
31. Jamie Tang MD 01 18
32. Michael Johnson MA 00 18
33. Jean-Francois Gagneqc 08 16
34. Alex Lange ae 10 16
35. James Parauda NJ 05 16
36. Pat Mitchell DE 03 16
37. Dan Mathias MD 12 12
38. Harry Flawd PA 11 12
39. Curt Collins II PA 10 12
40. Greg Thatcher CA 08 12
41. Chris Burke MD 06 12
42. Jeff Meyer MA 06 12
43. Blair Morgen NJ 05 12
44. Lyman Moquin DC 04 12
45. Jim Fry MD 02 12
46. Steve Brooks FL 01 12
47. Dan Hoffman NC 00 12
48. Frank Arndt MD 01 9
49. David Earls PA 00 9
50. Mikko Raimi fn 12 8
51. Jennifer Gorman PA 11 8
52. Keith Levy MD 10 8
53. Jake Byrens CA 09 8
54. Brad Sherwood PA 08 8
55. Kevin Brown GA 07 8
56. Paul Haynes MD 04 8
57. Evan Tannheimer MA 04 8
58. John Adams MD 03 8
59. Sam Atabaki CA 09 6
60. Michael Fox IL 06 6
61. Robert Cranshaw RI 05 6
62. Kathy Stroh MD 04 6
63. Rich Shipley MD 03 6
64. John Ellsworth IL 00 6
65. Richard Irving CA 12 4
66. Mary Ellen Powers VA 11 4
67. Edward Fear NY 11 4
68. Carmen Petruzelli PA 09 4
69. Anne Chaplin NY 09 4
70. Bob Wicks CT 08 4
71. Luke Koleszar VA 10 4
72. Brian Reynolds MD 06 4
73. Steve Shambeda PA 05 4
74. Kevin Coombs GA 04 4
75. Dave Bohnenberger PA 03 4
76. Dudley Anderson PA 01 3
77. Keith MacFarland NJ 00 3
78. Steve LeWinter NC 12 2
79. Keith Boone MD 11 2
80. Andy Latto MA 10 2
81. Michael Brazinski MD 08 2
82. Greg Knoll MD 06 2
83. Bill Crenshaw VA 05 2
84. Holliday Jones MD 04 2
85. Phil Taylor NJ 03 2
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2012 Laurelists
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Alex Bove, PA
2nd
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Eric Freeman, PA
3rd
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Jean-Francois Gagne, qc
4th
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Mikko Raimi, fn
5th
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Richard Irving, CA
6th
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John Reiners, NY
2000
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Michelle Goldstein, NY
2001
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Tom Dunning, NY
2002-2003
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Steve Scott, CA
2004, 2012
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Alex Bove, PA
2005, 2008-10
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Chris Terrell, VA
2006
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Bobbi Warczak, CA
2007
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Richard Meyer, MA
2011
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Jennifer Gorman, James Freeman, Rachel
Long and Dave Gagne |
GM Steve Scott pulls a mini-Coussis
by winning his own event. |
Denying Alex Five!
Ra experienced a slight decline in attendance but still
managed to breach the 150 mark for the fourth straight year with
many pursuing the coveted scepter of power - commonly referred
to as the "wood". Well, that and the fabulous prizes
donated by the illustrious Roman John Jacoby of the Circus
Maximus.
Heats 1 through 4 drew 17-9-13-13 tables respectively for
a total of 52 preliminary games. I wasn't sure about the move
to Monday night - but it turned out to be a huge success. We'll
have to do something about Tuesday night though there are
just too many choices that night. The biggest improvement in
scheduling however, may have been moving the semi's to late Friday
night. There were only six no-shows among the top 25 seeded players.
The last alternate taken was 36th compared to 99th and 83rd during
the last two years that practically allowed anyone who dropped
by during the semis.
The first semifinal was an easy win for 19th ranked Eric Freeman
as he bested the 5th, 7th, and 8th seeds by 10 points or more.
Perennial favorite Alex Bove also had no trouble advancing with
a 51-35 win over Jeff Meyer. 67th ranked J.F.Gagne got by David
Rohde 38-30 and 6th ranked Steve Scott topped Eric Brosius 49-37
to advance. The closest game came in semifinal #5 as Mikka Raimi
topped Richard Irving 44-41 with Richard earning 6th place laurels.
The first words out of Richard's mouth were "do I get the
6th place plaque?" Nope ... not in Ra. Thanks to Dave Docktor
and his "Sandmen fez" some people feel that a 6th place
plaque is more prestigious than winning a tournament. Level 6
events better pay attention to the "Badminton Rule".
The Final was truly a World Championship as Canada, Finland and
the US were all represented. But when all was said and done GM
Steve Scott walked away with his second Ra! title in a
hard fought 41-38 victory over four-time champion Alex Bove.
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Jake Jacoby's donated Egyptian themed
prizes. |
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Steve Scott [9th Year]
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