Monday, June 15, 2009

Homers Heros take out Winter Swiss

Congratulations to Homers Heros who extended the daylight between them and the rest of the Winter Swiss field with a 19-11 win over Breg tonight.

Drum Roll please for the full 2009 Winter Swiss awards:

Champions: Homers Heros
Plate: Tiger-Bees
Consolation: Ojays

In the plate Tiger-bees secureed their win with a 20-10 over Online Go Girls. They were chased hard though by the Musketeers who also had a good win but 22-8 was not quite enough and even a 25 would have seen them 1.4 VPs short.

The real excitement was in the Consolation. The Masters went into their match against Ojays 8 VPs ahead and their superior net imps meant that so long as they didn't lose by more than 11-19 they would be ok. Ojays went into the last board 8 imps ahead. That converts to only a 17-13 result. On Board 12 N/S were cold for a vulnerable 4h but there was no way to make 5. Ikanarat and judz1 found a good dive of 5c which pushed The Masters N/S to 5. They will be kicking themselves for not doubling. At the other table E/W were a little unlucky not to find their club fit and 4h were bid and made for 12 imps to the Ojays. That pushed the difference out to 20 imps which converts to (you guessed it) 20-10 and the Ojays were home by the narrowest of margins.

Final Standings

Full Results for 15/6

Program for Mondays for rest of 2009

Enter Lucky Lotto Ladder

Call for Entries - Lucky Lotto Ladder

Entries are called for for this event which will run on Monday nights for 4 weeks only commencing 22nd June. Entries close 5.00 pm 21st June. Entries can be by teams of 4,5 or 6. You must provide a team name and nominate a Captain who is capable of setting up matches (click here for instructions)

Enter by emailing tarakiwi (Russell Wilson) or by messaging him on BBO.

The Lotto Ladder event will be a fun experiment. It will be run on a challenge based ladder system. Teams will be seeded to start with. Team names will be drawn out of a hat each week and teams will get to choose their opponents amongst those teams left. Obviously this could work quite unfairly if you’re not lucky with the draw! There will be recognition for the top team as well as the team that improves the most places on its original seeding.The Lotto Ladder event will be a fun experiment. It will be run on a challenge based ladder system. Teams will be seeded to start with. Team names will be drawn out of a hat each week and teams will get to choose their opponents amongst those teams left. Obviously this could work quite unfairly if you’re not lucky with the draw! There will be recognition for the top team as well as the team that improves the most places on its original seeding.

Program for Rest of 2009

Here is the kiwi teams Monday night program for the rest of the year:

22 June to 13 July - Lucky Lotto Ladder

20 July to 21 September – Kiwi Teams Championships

28 September – NO KIWI TEAMS because of NZ National Congress

5 October to 26 October – Casual October – Casual matches only

2 November to 30 November – November Knockout

The Lotto Ladder event will be a fun experiment. It will be run on a challenge based ladder system. Teams will be seeded to start with. Team names will be drawn out of a hat each week and teams will get to choose their opponents amongst those teams left. Obviously this could work quite unfairly if you’re not lucky with the draw! There will be recognition for the top team as well as the team that improves the most places on its original seeding.

The Championships will have a much more serious and formal format designed to find the best Kiwi Teams Team for 2009. Depending on numbers and feedback it may be divided into open and restricted divisions.

Results of All Matches Played 15th June

8.00 pm Winter Swiss Matches:

Final:
Match 1: Homer's Heros: patricck/quikjanz & barry/jenm beat Breg: tarakiwi/sunline77 & diatribe/bruzo 19-11 (36-22 imps)
Match 2: Youthz & Oldz: susanjane/hda & 2smiths/crunch3nt lost to House: gypsy1308/lexitnz & bigbob/agt1 14-16 (18-23 imps)

Plate:
Match 3: Tiger-Bees: buzzybee/tigerboy1 & andrewnz/abeljan beat Online Go Girls: seychelles/egmont & sandrac/blinkers 20-10 (30-10 imps)
Match 4: Musketeers: janwhy/ken 436 & halfbach/steffbanan beat Hugh's BBC: best_minor/kiaora & crowie_11/whichname 22-8 (46-21 imps)

Consolation:
Match 5: The Masters: cyber/clientje & tuckaway/jenstar lost to Ojay's: jenter62/judyon & ikanarat/judz1 10-20 (15-35 imps)
Match 6: Oakura's Apprentices: manawa/hermman & glayva1/kinleith64 lost to Trudy's Treasures: trudy nz/bluelabel & maggies_s/nztipg8 2-25 (11-62 imps)

9.30 pm Casual Matches:
Match 7: Homer’s Mercenaries: patricck/barry & manawa/lexitnz lost to Gypsy Blues: gypsy1308/ major_blue & halfbach/best_minor 11-16
Match 8: Big Ben: bigbob/benmont & hda/dolbeldjd beat Tiger-bees: buzzybee/abeljan v kiwi_joker/tigerboy1 47-5

Winter Swiss - Final Standings


Monday, June 8, 2009

Winter Swiss - Standings after Round 2 Post Qualifying


Homers Heros tighten grip

Homer's Heros tightened their grip on the title of Winter Swiss Champions this week. They had a resounding 25-1 win over the House team. With one week to go they are well clear of the field. Second placed Breg can snatch the title but they will have to win by 25-5 or better!

In the plate its a three way race. Tiger-bees are on top after their 25-2 win this week. They need 19 VPs next week to stay there. However, their third placed opposition, Online Go Girls, can overtake them with a 22-8 win or better. In second place are the Musketeers who may sneak through if they have a win AND if the result of the other match is kind to them.

In the consolation it is a two way tussle between The Masters and Ojays. The Masters are in the box seat but if Ojays win by 20-10 or better it will be the latter who get the Consolation.

Winter Swiss - Draw for Round 3 of Final, Plate, Consolation

Final:

Match 1: Homer's Heros v Breg
Match 2: Youthz & Oldz v House



Plate:
Match 3: Tiger-bees v Online Go Girls
Match 4: Musketeers v Hugh's BBC



Consolation:
Match 5: The Masters v Ojays
Match 6: Oakura's Apprentices v Trudy's Treasures


Home teams are named first. A draw with team lines up will be published by 7.00pm next Monday. All games commence 8pm Monday 15th June.

Results of All Matches Played 8th June

8.00 pm:
Winter Swiss:

Final:
Match 1: House: gypsy1308/lexitnz & angel733/rhonddaswe lost to Homer's Heros: patricck/quikjanz & barry/jenm 1-25 (0-57 imps)
Match 2: Breg: gerry/tarakiwi & diatribe/sunline77 beat Youthz & Oldz: susanjane/ninja89 & hda/motbocaj 16-14 (29-25 imps)

Plate:
Match 3: Hugh's BBC: best_minor/glennis & betoven/whichname lost to Tiger-Bees: buzzybee/tigerboy1 & andrewnz/abeljan 2-25 (4-58 imps)
Match 4: Online Go Girls: seychelles/marokopa & lmu /blinkers lost to Musketeers: hoki/memell & ickool/halfbach 9-21 (12-35 imps)

Consolation:
Match 5: Trudy's Treasures: trudy nz/ maggies_s & nztipg8/bluelabel lost to The Masters: mastersg/toddnz & clientje/cyber 8-22 (18-46 imps)
Match 6: Ojays: jenter62/judyon & ikanarat/judz1 beat Oakura's Apprentices: manawa/wckedkadie & jinxii/mccullagh 18-12 (36-26 imps)

Casual Match:
Match 7: Wise Crows: ken 436/janwhy & crowie_11/galyva1 lost to Kiwi Souls: kiwi_joker/tony20 & hat/dsole 19-24

9.30 pm
Casual Matches
:
Match 8: Homer’s Mercenaries: patricck/barry & diatribe/sunline77 lost to Bob’s Soldiers bigbob/agt1 & hda/dolbeldjd 21-24
Match 9: Dandelions: hoki/memell & halfbach/ickool lost to Buzzy Tigers: tigerboy1/buzzybee & best_minor/Glennis 9-16
Match 10: manawa/wdavis & gypsy1308/angel733 beat sweetjane/timsch &lexitnz/dave27/nz 31-30

Winter Swiss - Full Draw for Post Qualifying Round 2

Final:
Match 1: House: gypsy1308/lexitnz & angel733/rhonddaswe v Homer's Heros: patricck/quikjanz & barry/jenm
Match 2: Breg: gerry/tarakiwi & diatribe/sunline77 v Youthz & Oldz: susanjane/ninja89 & hda/motbocaj

Plate:
Match 3: Hugh's BBC: best_minor/glennis & varange/whichname v Tiger-Bees: buzzybee/tigerboy1 & andrewnz/(abeljan/kiwi_joker)
Match 4: Online Go Girls: seychelles/egmont & lmu /blinkers v Musketeers: hoki/memell & ickool/halfbach

Consloation:
Match 5: Trudy's Treasures: trudy nz/ maggies_s & nztipg8/bluelabel v The Masters: mastersg/tuckaway & clientje/cyber
Match 6: Ojays: jenter62/judyon & ikanarat/judz1 v Oakura's Apprentices: manawa/wckedkadie & bewoulf100/mccullagh

All games start at 8pm.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Homer's Heros take handy lead

Homer's Heros had a big win tonight to give them an 11 VP lead in the Final of the Winter Swiss. Breg remain in second after a modest win.

Online Go Girls have shot to the lead in the the plate event which is very close. They had a 18-12 win whilst former leaders; Tiger-bees had the narrowest of losses to Musketeers (14-16). Tiger-bees remain in second but you could put a blanket over the whole plate field.

The Masters are dominating in the consolation after a 24-6 win tonight. Not far away in second are Ojays who won 20-10 tonight.

There is no play next week due to Queens Birthday weekend but after that there is just two rounds on the 8th and 15th June to complete the event.

Kiwi Teams to restart on Wednesdays

Starting this Wednesday the 27th May 2009 kiwi teams will restart on Wednesdays in addition to Mondays. Matt Geare (known in BBO land as "veryeavy") has very kindly offered to organise kiwi teams on Wednesdays.

An email will be sent to all players on tarakiwi's distribution list advising of Matt's email address. If you are not on the list you should message veryeavy on BBO giving him your email address so he can add you to his distribution list.

Winter Swiss - Draw for Round 2 of Final, Plate, Consolation

Final:
Match 1: House v Homer's Heros
Match 2: Breg v Youthz & Oldz

Plate:
Match 3: Hugh's BBC v Tiger-bees
Match 4: Online Go Girls v Musketeers

Consolation:
Match 5: Trudy's Treasures v The Masters
Match 6: Ojays v Oakura's Apprentices

Please Note that there is NO kiwi teams next Monday the 1st June.

This draw is for the 8th June 2009.

Home teams are named first. A draw with team lines up will be published by 7.00pm Monday the 8th. All games commence 8pm Monday 8th June 2009.

Winter Swiss - Standings after Round 1 Post Qualifying




Results of All Matches Played 25th May

8.00 pm:
Winter Swiss:

Final:
Match 1: Homer's Heros: patricck/quikjanz & barry/jenm beat Youthz & Oldz: susanjane/ninja89 & hda/motbocaj 25-3 (59-13 imps)
Match 2: Breg: gerry/tarakiwi & diatribe/bruzo beat House: gypsy1308/web70 & rhonddaswe /john_4nz 17-13 (25-17 imps)

Plate:
Match 3: Tiger-Bees: kiwi_joker/tigerboy1 & andrewnz/abeljan lost to Musketeers: hoki/memell & ickool/halfbach 14-16 (22-25 imps)
Match 4: Online Go Girls: seychelles/lmu & sandrac/blinkers beat Hugh's BBC: best_minor/glennis & varange/whichname 18-12 (53-43 imps)

Consolation:
Match 5: The Masters: mastersg/tuckaway & clientje/cyber beat Oakura's Apprentices: manawa/wckedkadie & bewoulf100/mccullagh 24-6 (35-2 imps)
Match 6: Ojay's: jenter62/judyon & ikanarat/judz1 beat Trudy's Treasures: trudy nz/ maggies_s & nztipg8/bluelabel 20-10 (27-10 imps)

Casual Match:
Match 7: Big Ben: bigbob/benmont & eeb/criseyde beat Catz n Crowz: _kittikat/ernie1 & crowie_11/janwhy 29-21 imps

9.30 pm
Casual Matches
:
Match 8: Homer’s Mercenaries: patricck/barry & diatribe/kermit beat Mothbells: hda/dolbeldjd & mothman/varange 27-23
Match 9: Dandelions: hoki/clavis & halfbach/ickool beat NZ Gypsies: trudy nz/nztipg8 & gypsy1308/web70 30-24
Match 10: manawa/suzieh & crowie_11/whichname lost to _kittikat/s o x & sweetjane/kiaora 10-48

Monday, May 18, 2009

Field Sorted for Winter Swiss Finals

The final round of qualifying tonight has sorted out the teams which will now slog out three rounds of round robin for the final, plate and consolation titles.

A top of the table draw saw Homer's Heros and Breg maintain their respective first and second places. They are joined in the top four by the House team who had a stunning 23-7 upset over the Musketeers to elevate themselves to third. Meanwhile Youthz & Oldz stung the Tiger-bees after illness to one of the "olds" (Tom Jacob) paved the way for wife (and mother), Steph, to come in and show them how it was done! Their 20-10 win took them to fourth.

Leading the plate (and favourites for it) are Tiger-bees. Online Go Girls had an 18-12 win over the Masters to slot in at 6th. Hugh's BBC and Musketeers will also compete for the plate.

The remaining four teams will fight it out for the Consolation. They all get a clear sheet with no carry over.

One interesting quirk is that after round 1 if you had swapped the Musketeers and the House team you would have the same teams filling top 4, middle 4 and bottom four as have done so after a further four rounds of swiss qualifying. Makes you wonder why we bothered playing all those rounds I guess! :-)

Winter Swiss - Draw for Round 1 of Final, Plate, Consolation

Final:
Match 1: Homer's Heros v Youthz & Oldz
Match 2: Breg v House

Plate:
Match 3: Tiger-bees v Musketeers
Match 4: Online Go Girls v Hugh's BBC

Consolation:
Match 5: The Masters v Oakura's Apprentices
Match 6: Ojays v Trudy's Treasures

Home teams are named first. A draw with team lines up will be published by 7.00pm next Monday. All games commence 8pm Monday 25th May.

Winter Swiss - Carry Overs

Winter Swiss - Standings after Round 5



Qualifying is now finished. The top 4 teams play a round robin final with 40% carry over. Teams 5 to 8 play a round robin plate with 40% carry over. The remaining teams play a consolation with no carry over.

Results of All Matches Played 18th May

8.00 pm:
Winter Swiss:


Match 1: Homer's Heros: patricck/quikjanz & barry/jenm drew with Breg: gerry/tarakiwi & diatribe/bruzo 15-15 (25-25imps)

Match 2: Tiger-Bees: kiwi_joker/tigerboy1 & andrewnz/abeljan lost to Youthz & Oldz: susanjane/ninja89 & hda/longlegs 10-20 (29-46 imps)

Match 3: Musketeers: ickool/halfbach & janwhy/ken 436 lost to House: gypsy1308/web70 & angel733/lexitnz 7-23 (20-50 imps)

Match 4: Online Go Girls: seychelles/lmu & sandrac/blinkers beat The Masters: mastersg/tuckaway & clientje/cyber 18-12 (30-19 imps)

Match 5: Trudy's Treasures: trudy nz/gogga & nztipg8/maggies_s beat Ojay's: jenter62/judyon & ikanarat/judz1 23-7 (32-2 imps)

Match 6: Hugh's BBC: best_minor/glennis & varange/whichname beat Oakura's Apprentices: oakura/manawa & bewoulf100/mccullagh 19-11 (52-38 imps)

Casual Match:
Match 7: Kiwi Jays: kiwibridge/blair20 & jaymac/jinxii lost to Home Crows: crowie_11/hermman & kiaora/ homelea 31-41

9.30 pm
Casual Matches:


Match 8: Humph Homers: patricck/barry/hda/dolbeldjd beat Musketeers: hoki/memell & ickool/halfbach 62-26

Match 9: Gypsies Angels: angel733/gypsy1308 & crowie_11/whichname lost to Blairs Web: blair20/web70 & maggies_s/ manawa 25-51