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Candidates 2020 day two results

Candidates day two was played on OGS today, April 19. This tournament selects four players to progress to Contenders later in the year. Paul Edwards, Paul Steyn, Ben Bredenkamp, and Lloyd Rubidge are the four who qualified. Congratulations especially to Paul Steyn who made it through for the first time this year, having come close the last few years.

Final standings:
1: Paul Edwards, 3 wins
2: Paul Steyn, 2 wins, 2nd by SOS
3: Ben Bredenkamp, 2 wins, 3rd by SOSOS
4: Lloyd Rubidge, 2 wins
5: Michael Rapson, 1 win, 5th by SOS
6: Christiaan Maasdorp, 1 win, 6th by SOS
7: James Nicolson, 1 win
8: David Gale, 0 wins

Congratulations also to the players who earned rank changes during the Candidates tournament. They are:
David Gale, 1k
Christiaan Maasdorp, 4k
James Gelant, 4k

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SAGA Tournaments

Candidates 2020 day one results

Candidates day one was held today, April 18, on OGS. Sam Scott, David Gale, and Paul Steyn progressed to day two without much incident. Christiaan Maasdorp nudged out the other 4-5k players to secure the final spot for day two tomorrow. They join Lloyd Rubidge, Ben Bredenkamp, James Nicolson, and Paul Edwards who prequalified for day two.

The games will be on OGS again tomorrow, with start times approximately 09h00, 11h30, and 14h30. Find us in the SA chat room, see sa-internet-go for more info.

Final standings:
1: David Gale, 3 wins
2: Sam Scott, 2 wins, 2nd by SOS
3: Christiaan Maasdorp, 2 wins, 3rd by SOSOS
4: Paul Steyn, 2 wins
5: James Gelant, 1 win, 5th by SOS
6: Michael Rapson, 1 win, 6th by SOS
7: Fred Strauss, 1 win
8: Gordon Wells, 0 wins

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Tournaments

1Q iNet Tournament 2020

The 1Q internet tournament was held on Sunday 29 March, on OGS. 10 players participated.

Andre Connell secured a good win against the number one seed, Andrew Davies, in round two. He unfortunately faltered against Chris Welsh in round three, leaving the way open for Chris to take the tournament. Congratulations to Chris on his win.

Final standings:
1: Chris Welsh, 3d
2: Andre Connell, 2d
3: Andrew Davies, 4d
4: Ben Bredenkamp, 1k
5: Lloyd Rubidge, 1d
6: Paul Edwards, 1d
7: David Gale, 2k
8: Michael Rapson, 4k
9: Vincent Varkevisser, 4k
10: Christiaan Maasdorp, 5k

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Tournaments Winter League

Winter League 2019

Winter league 2019 took place from May through September, with 19 players taking part.

Typically the winter league is a round robin tournament with players divided into groups according to their strength. This year, a five round McMahon style tournament was tested. Pairings were pre-drawn based on player rankings at the start of the tournament. This allowed games to be played in any order (as typical for the winter league), while allowing players to all compete in a single group.

The trial format seems to have worked well. In particular, it allowed for players who had previously been seeded at the top of bottom of their groups to play both stronger and weaker players.

Congratulations to Andrew Davies for winning the tournament. Lloyd Rubidge placed second, with Chris Welsh and Andre Connell sharing third place. Vincent Varkvisser, Stephen Martindale, and Calvin Brizzi all earned promotions during the tournament.

Final standings:
1: Andrew Davies, 4d
2: Lloyd Rubidge, 1d
3: Chris Welsh, 3d, and
Andre Connell, 2d
5: Paul Edwards, 1d
6: Vincent Varkvisser, 4k
7: David Gale, 2k
8: Christiaan Maasdorp, 5k
9: Michael Rapson, 4k
10: Stephen Martindale, 4k
11: James Gelant, 5k
12: Marc Loon, 5k
13: Pablo Casado, 5k
14: Gordon Wells, 7k
15: Alastair Sloan, 8k
16: Tinus Cloete, 9k
17: Neville Eisenberg, 9k
18: Calvin Brizzi, 13k
19: Cameron Davies, 15k

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Tournaments

2Q iNet Tournament 2019

The 2Q internet tournament was held on Saturday 26 October. The field divided into two main rating clusters, 4d-1d and 4k-7k. This made for competitive matches within the clusters, but also allowed the kyu players the opportunity to test their strength against dan-level players in a tournament game (without handicap). Super to have Magnus, visiting from Germany, in the field.

Final standings:
1: Chris Welsh, 3d
2: Andrew Davies, 4d
3: Magnus Lordan, 1d [Euro]
4: Andre Connell, 2d
5: Vincent Varkevisser, 4k
6: Michael Rapson, 4k
7: Christiaan Maasdorp, 5k
8: Gordon Wells, 7k