CIBA
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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 OlympicsWednesday, September 14 -- Springfield ILA strong 66.85% game earned Dariel Richardson of Springfield and Barry Badgett of Chatham the gold medal in the 2011 Illinois Senior Olympics Bridge Tournament. This eighth annual contest drew 28 tables of players ages 50 and over. The recap sheet with full results is here. Congratulations to all the winners and runners-up: A1/B1 - Dariel Richardson - Barry Badgett A2 - Gary Kessler - Sheldon Margulis A3/B2 - Steve Hawthorne - Camilla Rabjohns A4/B3 - Susan Pensoneau - Eric Thompson A5 - Eunice Patton - Steve Babin B4 - Joan Green - Chuck Langley B5 - Ann Schuyler - Floyd Sherry C1 - Shirley Moore - Sidney Moore C2 - Wayne Caldwell - Jim Alred C3 - Wes Seitz - Clyde Smith C4 - Dorothy Berg - Vi Kothe C5 - Marilyn Winter - Meg O'Leary |
Gold Medal winners within age groups: Women: Camilla Rabjohns Liz
Zalar Men: Barry Badgett Dariel
Richardson |
Mini--McKenney & Ace of Clubs Leaders (through
9/6/2011)
Here are year-to-date leaders from Central Illinois Unit 208 in the annual ACBL masterpoint races.
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Category |
Ace of Clubs (# pts. won) |
Mini-McKenney (# pts. won) |
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Rookie (0-5) |
Cindy Moore, Bloomington -- 22 |
Cindy Moore, Bloomington -- 6 |
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Jr. Master (5-20) |
Lori Moore, Bloomington -- 33 |
Lori Moore, Bloomington -- 76 |
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Club Master (20-50) |
Meg O'Leary, Decatur -- 30 |
Lane O'Connor, Normal -- 42 |
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Sectional Master (50-100) |
Jane Crawford, Springfield -- 33 |
Milt Epstein, Urbana -- 83 |
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Regional Master (100-200) |
Shirley Coville, Springfield -- 51 |
Joann Schroeder, Bloomington -- 67 |
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NABC Master (200-300) |
Becky Groeninger, Springfield -- 55 |
Becky Groeninger, Springfield -- 74 |
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Life Master (300-500) |
Shirley Logan, Springfield -- 56 |
Shirley Logan, Springfield -- 70 |
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Bronze LM (500-1000) |
Linda Wilkening, Springfield -- 55 |
Mike Ring, Urbana -- 114 |
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Silver LM (1000-2500) |
Larry Wilcox, Springfield -- 102 |
Paul Lindauer, Varna -- 229 |
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Gold LM (2500-5000) |
Steve Babin, Normal -- 73 |
Nate Ward, Champaign -- 236 |
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Diamond LM (5000-7500) |
Mark Kessler, Springfield -- 3 |
Jim Melville, Springfield -- 446 |
| Emerald LM (7500-10,000) | Karen Walker, Champaign -- 8 | Karen Walker, Champaign -- 204 |
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Platinum LM (10,000+) |
Chris Benson, LeRoy -- 17 |
Colby Vernay, Lacon -- 421 |
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.
Silver
Point Sectional-at-Clubs
(STAC) -- Monday through Sunday, Oct. 31 - Nov. 7
Loads of silver points will be available for a full week beginning October 31, 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 District 8 Silverpoint Sectional website for updated results during and after STAC week.
Movin' Up
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