♣ 2022 Ace of Clubs YTD standings

Congratulations to these active and successful players who are leading their categories in the Unit Ace of Clubs Race. Point totals are those won from January through May of this year.

0 to 5 points (on 1/1/2022)

Ryan Fu, Urbana  -- 34.91

Barbara Willis, Clinton  -- 4.56

Diane Schumacher, Champaign  -- 2.23

Barbara Elliott, Glenarm  -- 1.90

Brenda Croxton, Bloomington  -- 1.71

5 to 20

Han-Mo Ou, Urbana  -- 23.00

Mrs. M. E. Schuster, Peoria  -- 12.54

Cheris Larson, Bloomington  -- 8.33

Carl Curry, Decatur  -- 6.64

Janet Creek, Bloomington  -- 5.47

20 to 50

Jennifer Schwarz, Bloomington  -- 17.81

John Hsu, Urbana  -- 15.47

William Miles, Peoria Heights  -- 8.27

Sandra Hill, Champaign  -- 7.16

D. Robert Felts, Decatur  -- 7.09

50 to 100

Nancy Rader, Champaign  -- 65.58

Michael Bohn, Peoria  -- 19.81

Karon Fox, Jacksonville  -- 17.68

Jolynn Baldwin, Champaign  -- 13.79

Bill Albers, Dunlap  -- 12.18

100 to 200

Maggie Martino, Peoria  -- 31.45

Thomas Rauchfuss, Urbana  -- 30.31

Robert Shoop, Urbana  -- 29.56

Richard Kern, Peoria  -- 27.17

David Quigg, Germantown Hill  -- 25.48

200 to 300

Rob Husband, Savoy  -- 68.88

Vernon Knapp, Tolono  -- 38.82

Claudette Gonsiorowski, Champaign  -- 22.67

Kathryn Marvin, Bloomington  -- 22.48

Marilou Landes, Savoy  -- 19.10

300 to 500

E. R. Dalton, Bloomington  -- 65.53

Grant Brewen, Peoria  -- 28.62

Lynn Steffen, El Paso  -- 27.82

Chris Zogg, Bloomington  -- 26.84

Richard Hagenauer, Peoria  -- 22.63

500 to 1000

Ronald Sinn, Peoria  -- 43.24

Constance Tucker, Champaign  -- 41.41

Larry Seitzman, Peoria  -- 39.08

Ray Dostal, Bloomington  -- 31.29

Peter Ashbrook, Urbana  -- 30.74

1000 to 1500

Joan Butz, Kankakee  -- 50.44

Lawrence Thomas, Peoria  -- 47.98

Wesley Seitz, Champaign  -- 33.63

Irene Wen, Urbana  -- 31.02

Douglas Jonquet, Decatur  -- 27.83

1500 to 2500

Charles Young, Peoria  -- 53.89

Bill Bulfer, East Peoria  -- 47.93

Madhu Viswanathan, Champaign  -- 47.40

Lori Moore, Bloomington  -- 34.60

Gary Dell, Champaign  -- 29.05

2500 to 3500

Patrick Moos, Peoria  -- 56.64

Marciann O'Brien, Decatur  -- 41.59

Henry Hoffman, East Peoria  -- 41.05

Cindy Moore, Bloomington  -- 25.86

Edward Horton, Champaign  -- 25.08

3500 to 5000

Leonard Kaufman, Peoria  -- 79.32

Mary Allen, Peoria  -- 78.83

Stephen Babin, Normal  -- 51.21

Zach Freehill, Bloomington  -- 46.47

Carole Sholes, Springfield  -- 27.30

5000 to 7500

Robert Butz, Kankakee  -- 65.43

Michael Halvorsen, Champaign  -- 35.62

Ron Sholes, Springfield  -- 35.59

John Seng, Champaign  -- 26.76

Larry Rabideau, Saint Anne  -- 8.67

7500 to 10,000

Chris Benson, Leroy  -- 16.20

Karen Walker, Champaign  -- 10.87

James Melville, Springfield  -- 2.05

The top 15 point winners in each category are listed here.

Coming up:

♦ North American Pairs qualifying games are being held at local clubs in June, July and August. These special games offer more than double the points of regular club games. Qualifiers advance to the District 8 finals in November, where winners and runners-up will receive travel awards to attend the national finals in New Orleans LA in March 2023. Contact your local club manager for the dates of the qualifying games in your area.

♦ More opportunities for extra points are available in ACBL's “Back to the Clubs” promotion -- June 27-July 10 and November 7-20.  During these two two-week periods, all face-to-face club games can be run as upgraded club championships.

♦ ACBL's annual Longest Day charity weekend is June 18-19. Check with your local club for special games to benefit the Alzheimer's Association. For online play, your Central & Southern Illinois Virtual Bridge Club is hosting three special games, all offering double masterpoint awards:

      Saturday, June 18 -- Open Pairs at 12:10 pm

      Saturday, June 18 -- Open & 499er Swiss Teams (499er at 6:30 pm, Open at 6:50 pm)

      Sunday, June 19 -- Open Pairs at 6:50 pm 

♦ The next Central Illinois tournament is the Bloomington-Normal Summer Sectional -- July 8-9 at the First Christian Church in Bloomington. This is a Friday-Saturday schedule with single-session 299er Pairs and Open Combo Pair/Team events at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. both days. Masterpoint awards will be 20 percent higher than normal. A full schedule is here. 

♠ Congratulations to members who have advanced in rank: 

Junior Master
Barbara Elliott, Glenarm

Club Masters
Ryan Fu, Urbana
David Kirsch, Paris
Cheris Larson, Bloomington
Mrs. M. E. Schuster, Peoria

Sectional Master
Richard Dubroff, Normal

Gold Life Master
Ann Caparros, Springfield

♠ Welcome to new members: 
      Pamela Graves, Clinton
      Jeff McGill, Champaign
      Stephanie Van Ulft, Chatham

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