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2005 WBC Report  

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Andrew Cummins, UK

2005 Champion


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WBC Event History
1994    Jim Doughan      50
1995    Bill Edwards      48
1996    Hank Burkhalter      54
1997    Jim Doughan      53
1998    Don Greenwood      52
1999    Michael Rinella     48
2000    Phil Barcafer     32
2001    Jim Doughan     34
2002     Alan Applebaum     26
2003    Jim Eliason     28
2004    Nels Thompson     33
2005    Andrew Cummins     27

D-Day Mini-Con Event History
1998    Don Greenwood      17
1999    Alan Applebaum     19
2000    Bryan Esleman     18
2001    Andrew Cummins     17
2002     Marvin Birnbaum     23
2003    David Wong     15
2004    Andrew Cummins     15

PBeM Event History
1999    Jim Doughan      34
2001    John Crabtree      36
2003    Bruno Passacantando      48
2004          47

 Laurels

Rank  Name              From  Last  Total
  1.  Andrew Cummins     UK    05    244
  2.  Alan Applebaum     MA    02    180
  3.  Marvin Birnbaum    NY    02    151
  4.  Jim Doughan        PA    05    143
  5.  Don Greenwood      MD    04    138
  6.  Jim Eliason        IA    04    124
  7.  Nels Thompson      VA    05    122
  8.  Bryan Eshleman     NC    04    117
  9.  Mike Rinella       NY    05    116
 10.  Henry Jones        PA    04    114
 11.  Brun Passacantando CT    04     96
 12.  Phil Barcafer      PA    01     84
 13.  Mark Gutfreund     KY    05     80
 14.  Tom Dworschak      GA    04     76
 15.  Michael Kaye       MD    04     54
 16.  David Wong         NJ    03     50
 17.  Tom Pavy           OH    03     48
 18.  Bill Edwards       VA    99     36
 19.  Ken Nied           KS    04     33
 20.  Scott Fenn         MD    05     27
 21.  Bryan Stingley     NC    03     24
 22.  Steve Andriakos    TX    04     13
 23.  Anders Egneus     Swed   99     12
 24.  Ron Fedin          PA    04     11
 25.  John Crabtree      CA    01     10
 26.  Tom Drueding       MA    04     10
 27.  John Grant Jr      CT    99      6
 28.  Chris Roginsky     PA    04      5
 29.  Dennis Nicholson   NY    03      5
 30.  Hank Burkhalter    GA    99      2
 31.  Tom Gregorio       PA    01      1
           

2005 Laurelists

Nels Thompson, NY
2nd

Micheal Rinella, NY
3rd

Scott Fenn, MD
4th

Mark Gutfreund, KY
5th

Jim Doughan, PA
6th


Past Winners

Jim Doughan, PA
1994, 1997, 2001

Bill Edwards, VA
1995

Hank Burkhalter, TX
1996

Don Greenwood, MD
1998

Michael Rinella, NY
1999

Phil Barcafer, PA
2000

Alan Applebaum, MA
2002

Jim Eliason, IA
2003

Nels Thompson, NY
2004


Still hitting the beach 12 years later ...

Andrew Cummins basks in the glow of ending Mike Rinella's unbeaten streak in the semifinals as GM Ken Nied observes.


With the last reinforcement placed, the final assault completed, and the last die rolled, Andrew Cummins emerged as the 2005 WBC champion. Andrew now simultaneously holds both the WBC and D-Day crowns, proving that his success is no fluke.

Defending champion Nels Thompson also showed that he was no flash-in-the-pan by making it to the Final again this year and actually besting Andrew in the preliminary rounds, but this time the Brit had the better timing.

Competition was again tough. Going into Round 4, eight players had a chance at making the semifinals, but the honors went to:
Michael Rinella, 4-0
Nels Thompson, 3-1
Andrew Cummins, 3-1
Scott Fenn, 3-1.

For the second year in a row an undefeated player fell in the semifinals and the Final reversed an earlier loss. Mark Gutfreund edged Jim Doughan for fifth place by virtue of his higher opponents' winning percentage.

Half the field played in three or more rounds. The usual sharks were there along with a smattering of new faces. The father and son team of Todd and Nathaniel Bogan played for the first time and each came away with a win. Veterans Ron Fedin, Phil Barcafer, Tom Gregorio, and Bryan Eshleman each returned for a single round, whacked an unsuspecting opponent, then fell victim to the lure of other tournaments.

In a game where the Germans are perceived to have the edge -- Supply Points are usually bid to play the Germans -- the final victory total showed the Germans holding a razor-thin 19-18 advantage. Bids ranged from a high of 80 to a low of 0; the average bid was 33.78.

Random pairings in Round 1 produced a pair of "upsets" as two ex-champs fell early. Anthony Daw beat perennial contender Jim Eliason - at Jim's team game, no less. Paul Nied surprised former champ Alan Applebaum and sealed their match by sending the 346th infantry division (a trio of 2-3-3s usually reserved for cannon fodder) into Merville to eliminate a pair of British armor units.

Much to the GM's relief, no matches required adjudication this year. This may have been due to the format change of starting the tournament on Tuesday evening and expanding the match time to 5 hours.

 GM      Ken Nied  [3rd Year]  14924 W. 124th Terrace, Olathe, KS 66062 
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