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News from Central Illinois Unit 208
Editor: Karen Walker, 2121 Lynwood Drive, Champaign 61821
(217) 359-0042 kwbridge@comcast.net
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News from Central Illinois Unit 208 Editor: Karen Walker, 2121 Lynwood Drive, Champaign 61821 (217) 359-0042 kwbridge@comcast.net |
Illinois Senior Olympics
Wednesday, September 16 -- Jerome Civic Center, Springfield IL
Congratulations to Chuck Zalar and Larry Wilcox of Springfield, who were the gold-medal winners in the 2009 Senior Olympics Bridge Tournament. Held in Jerome IL, near Springfield, this sixth-annual contest drew a record-breaking 22.5 tables. Chuck and Larry earned 4.40 masterpoints for their 66.01% score. Other top finishers were:
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North-South: A1 - Chuck Zalar - Larry Wilcox, Springfield A2 - Phyllis Rahn, Dunlap - Phyllis Collins, Springfield A3/B1 - Ann Farnsworth, Normal - Jean Barnett, Bloomington A4 - Liz Zalar - Leah Newell, Springfield A5 - Claire Krukenberg, Charleston - Rich Brummer, Effingham B2 - Ann Schuyler, Bloomington - Floyd Sherry, Eureka B3 - Julie Hubbard - Tim Cull, Springfield B4/C1 - Mary Cardwell - Margaret Geldens, Winnetka B5/C2 - Sidney & Shirley Moore, Chatham B6/C3 - Carol Sue McNaught, Auburn - Shirley Logan, Springfield C4 - Pamela White, Springfield - Leslie Garvey, Elkhart C5 - Sara Ratterree - Becky Groeninger, Springfield C6/7 - Ron & Judy Greek, Galesburg C6/7 - Chuck Langley, Mechanicsburg - Dan Punzak, Springfield |
Gold Medal winners within age groups: Women: Leah Newell Camilla
Rabjohns Men: Steve Hawthorne Chuck
Zalar & Larry Wilcox |
Mini-McKenney & Ace of Clubs Leaders (through
9/7/2009)
Here are year-to-date leaders from our Unit in the annual ACBL masterpoint races. A * denotes a Unit player who is also leading District 8 in that category.
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Category |
Ace of Clubs (# pts. won) |
Mini-McKenney (# pts. won) |
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Rookie (0-5) |
Mel Bibo, Paris -- 12 |
Peiyi Wang, Urbana -- 32 |
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Jr. Master (5-20) |
* Charles Langley, Edinburg -- 34 |
Charles Langley, Edinburg -- 56 |
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Club Master (20-50) |
* Shirley Coville, Springfield -- 41 |
Shirley Coville, Springfield -- 46 |
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Sectional Master (50-100) |
* Becky Groeninger, Springfield -- 53 |
Becky Groeninger, Springfield -- 68 |
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Regional Master (100-200) |
Jeff Ehrlich, Springfield -- 43 |
Judith Greek, Galesburg -- 126 |
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NABC Master (200-300) |
Linda Wilkening, Springfield -- 61 |
Linda Wilkening, Springfield -- 124 |
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Life Master (300-500) |
Fred Roese, Springfield -- 39 |
Ann Schuyler, Bloomington -- 94 |
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Bronze LM (500-1000) |
Cal Corbin, Champaign -- 52 |
Dan Bunde, Urbana -- 145 |
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Silver LM (1000-2500) |
* John Burdon, Washington -- 119 |
John Burdon, Washington -- 142 |
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Gold LM (2500-5000) |
Larry Rabideau, St. Anne -- 37 |
* Jim Melville, Springfield -- 426 |
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Diamond LM (5000-7500) |
Karen Walker, Champaign -- 4 |
Karen Walker, Champaign -- 285 |
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Platinum LM (10,000+) |
Chris Benson, LeRoy -- 13 |
Colby Vernay, Lacon -- 313 |
Visit the ACBL Unit Awards page to view lists of the top ten Unit 208 players in each category.
Club Appreciation Month -- October 1-31
ACBL designates October as Club Appreciation Month and offers all clubs the opportunity to host "extra" club championships, with no added fees. Each sanctioned session can can host one pairs championship and one Swiss Team championship anytime during October. The games offer extra masterpoints (black points, 85 percent of sectional rating). Team games also pay 5-percent gold points. Ask your club manager for the dates of the games in your area. More information is also available from specialevents@acbl.org.
Sectional-at-Clubs
(STAC) -- Monday through Sunday, Nov. 2-8
Loads of silver points will be available for a full week beginning November 2, when all clubs in District 8 can award sectional-rated silver points at all sessions. The event also offers District-wide overall awards, giving you the chance to win as many as 15 silver points in one session. See the STAC homepage for updated results during and after STAC week.
Movin' Up
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