THE 2001 GAUTENG ROUND ROBIN SCRABBLE® TOURNAMENT
Held in Johannesburg on 9, 11 & 12 August 2001
23 Games, round-robin
* Two players pulled out after day one. It was decided that all players should get two BYES (a win 400-350) against these two players. If they had already played one or both of these players, the result would be changed to 400-350.
Rank |
Name |
Surname |
Wins |
Spread |
1 |
Trevor |
Hovelmeier |
21 |
3137 |
2 |
Steven |
Gruzd |
20 |
2423 |
3 |
Ros |
Finn |
17 |
1445 |
4 |
Lynn |
Roff |
15.5 |
385 |
5 |
Gerry |
Moore |
15 |
664 |
6 |
Margie |
Hamel |
14 |
460 |
7 |
Barbara |
Joffe |
14 |
236 |
8 |
Trevor |
Duke |
13 |
438 |
9 |
Esme |
Kopelowitz |
13 |
265 |
10 |
Aurora |
Levy |
13 |
212 |
11 |
Urwin |
Savage-reid |
13 |
198 |
12 |
Mildred |
Wolpe |
13 |
116 |
13 |
Diana |
Mason |
12 |
-231 |
14 |
Marion |
Miller |
11 |
-401 |
15 |
Ross |
Landy |
11 |
-461 |
16 |
Venus |
Feldman |
11 |
-633 |
17 |
Arlene |
Fine |
10.5 |
383 |
18 |
Helen |
Sevell |
9 |
-645 |
19 |
Hymie |
Jocum |
9 |
-1205 |
20 |
Kathy |
Cameron |
8 |
-503 |
21 |
Ursula |
Fernandes |
6 |
-1959 |
22 |
Anastasia |
Demertzis |
6 |
-2124 |
HIGH GAME: Ross Landy 587
HIGH NON-BONUS: Diana Mason, CONVEX for 98
HIGH BONUS: Trevor Hovelmeier , SABOTIER for 140 - one who wears clogs.
BIGGEST SPREAD: Ross Landy beat Hymie Jocum by 379 points.
BIGGEST UPSET: Anastasia Demertzis beat Mildred Wolpe, a difference of 492 rating points
WEIRDEST WORD: Steven Gruzd, for RESEAUX
BIGGEST MOVER: Hymie Jocum went up