UCU October Rapidplay

QUB Staff Common Room, 20th October 2002

There was a very encouraging turnout of 42 for this Rapidplay, 50% up on the equivalent event last year. Stephen Scannell won the Open with 5.5 points out of his 6 games. Arlo White, Ian Davis and Michael Holmes came equal second with 4.0 points each. In the Challengers Joe Clarke and Chris Black were equal first with 5.5 points each and Damien Lavery and Calum Leitch finished equal third on 4.5.

Open Final Crosstable

No Name                 Rtg  Total  1    2    3    4    5    6  

1  SCANNELL, STEPHEN P. 2128 5.5   10:W  7:W 13:W  3:D  2:W  4:W
2  DAVIS, IAN           1798 4      9:W  4:W  3:D  7:W  1:L  5:D
3  WHITE, ARLO          1838 4     12:W  8:W  2:D  1:D  4:L  7:W
4  HOLMES, MICHAEL      2112 4     14:W  2:L  5:W  8:W  3:W  1:L
5  MORELAND, DESMOND    1743 3.5    8:L  6:W  4:L 12:W 11:W  2:D
6  MKRTCHYN, SEMYON     1861 3.5   13:D  5:L  8:L  9:W 12:W 10:W
7  PARKER, TONY         1825 3     11:W  1:L  9:W  2:L  8:W  3:L
8  Mc CANN, STEPHEN     1604 3      5:W  3:L  6:W  4:L  7:L 11:W
9  CUNNINGHAM, DAMIEN   1612 3      2:L 11:W  7:L  6:L  0:W 13:W
10 FISHER, NEIL         1736 2.5    1:L 14:D 12:L  0:W 13:W  6:L
11 HENDERSON, RON       1594 2      7:L  9:L  0:W 13:W  5:L  8:L
12 Mc LOUGHLIN, PAUL    1690 2      3:L 13:L 10:W  5:L  6:L  0:W
13 MALLAGHAN, DANNY     1710 1.5    6:D 12:W  1:L 11:L 10:L  9:L
14 TRIGGS, ROBIN        1694 .5     4:L 10:D  0:   0:   0:   0: 

Challengers Final Crosstable

No Name                  Rtg  Total  1    2    3    4    5    6  

1  CLARKE, JOE           1597 5.5    6:W  7:W  2:D  4:W 11:W  5:W
2  BLACK, CHRIS          1462 5.5   28:W 11:W  1:D 18:W  9:W  6:W
3  LAVERY, DAMIEN        1525 4.5   27:W 18:D 14:W  9:L 22:W 12:W
4  LEITCH, CALUM         1234 4.5   17:W 14:D 13:W  1:L 18:W  9:W
5  SAAD, MOHAMED              4      8:W 19:L 15:W 12:W  7:W  1:L
6  PEILE, ASHLEY         1350 4      1:L 24:W 17:W 23:W 13:W  2:L
7  ROOPE, TIMOTHY        1253 4     22:W  1:L 16:W 14:W  5:L 15:W
8  HOLMES, LOUIS         1410 4      5:L 27:W 22:L 17:W 25:W 11:W
9  MILLAR, CHRIS              3.5   10:W 15:W 12:D  3:W  2:L  4:L
10 TRUESDALE, DEREK      1450 3.5    9:L 23:L 24:W 25:D 21:W 18:W
11 MORROW, RICHARD            3     16:W  2:L 21:W 22:W  1:L  8:L
12 MARRON, CIARAN        1563 3     23:W 13:D  9:D  5:L 16:W  3:L
13 CANNING, JOHN         1400 3     25:W 12:D  4:L 19:W  6:L 14:D
14 HARKNESS, MICHAEL J.  1466 3     26:+  4:D  3:L  7:L 19:W 13:D
15 STOREY, WILLIAM       1463 3     24:W  9:L  5:L 27:W 23:W  7:L
16 LINTON, SEAN          1422 3     11:L 25:W  7:L 20:W 12:L 22:W
17 COLLINS, DAVID        1493 3      4:L 28:W  6:L  8:L 27:W 23:W
18 WALLS, EAMONN         1209 2.5   20:W  3:D 19:W  2:L  4:L 10:L
19 KANE, MICHAEL         1358 2.5   21:D  5:W 18:L 13:L 14:L 25:W
20 BECKETT, ALEXANDER    1469 2.5   18:L 21:W 23:L 16:L 24:D 28:W
21 ZULKIFLI, ZULHASRIZAL      2.5   19:D 20:L 11:L 26:W 10:L 27:W
22 BURNS, ALAN           1544 2      7:L 26:W  8:W 11:L  3:L 16:L
23 MORGAN, ED            1318 2     12:L 10:W 20:W  6:L 15:L 17:L
24 KEERS, SHANE               2     15:L  6:L 10:L 28:W 20:D 26:D
25 TODD, PHILLIP              1.5   13:L 16:L 26:W 10:D  8:L 19:L
26 HINDLEY, GEOFF        1124 1.5   14:- 22:L 25:L 21:L 28:W 24:D
27 CAHOON, JOHN          1234 1      3:L  8:L 28:W 15:L 17:L 21:L
28 Mc QUILLAN, WILLIAM        0      2:L 17:L 27:L 24:L 26:L 20:L
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