Open Round 1
Paul Inglis 0 – 1 Brandan Read
Stan Lovell 1 – 0 Paul Baldwin
Nene Clayton 1 – 0 Colin Fisher
Steve Bailey 1 – 0 Malcolm Jones
Mark Hague 1/2 – 1/2 Eamonn Casey
Norman Andrews 1/2 – 1/2 Gary Hogan
Ben Fletcher-Harris 1 – 0 Olivier Deville
Neda Koohnavard 0 – 1 Voldi Gailans
Joseph D’Mello 1 – 0 Anthony Borg
Norman Wragg 1 – 0 Tony Elbourn
Gary Wickett took a half-point bye.
Open Round 2
Brandan Read 1 – 0 Norman Wragg
Nene Clayton 0 – 1 Stan Lovell
Ben Fletcher-Harris 1 – 0 Steve Bailey
Voldi Gailans 0 – 1 Joseph D’Mello
Eamonn Casey 1/2 – 1/2 Gary Hogan
Gary Wickett 1/2 – 1/2 Norman Andrews
Colin Fisher 1 – 0 Mark Hague
Olivier Deville 1 – 0 Paul Baldwin
Malcolm Jones 0 – 1 Neda Koohnavard
Anthony Borg 0 – 1 Paul Inglis
Tony Elbourn received a full point bye.
Open Round 3
Stan Lovell 0 – 1 Brandan Read
Joseph D’Mello 1 – 0 Ben Fletcher-Harris
Norman Wragg 1/2 – 1/2 Colin Fisher
Steve Bailey 1 – 0 Paul Inglis
Tony Elbourn 0 – 1 Eamonn Casey
Norman Andrews 1 – 0 Nene Clayton
Gary Hogan 0 – 1 Olivier Deville
Neda Koohnavard 1 – 0 Gary Wickett
Mark Hague 1/2 – 1/2 Voldi Gailans
Paul Baldwin 0 – 1 Anthony Borg
Malcolm Jones received a full point bye.
Open Round 4
Brandan Read 1 – 0 Joseph D’Mello
Ben Fletcher-Harris 1 – 0 Stan Lovell
Olivier Deville 1 – 0 Stephen Bailey
Eamonn Casey 1 – 0 Norman Andrews
Colin Fisher 1/2 – 1/2 Neda Koohnavard
Voldi Gailans 0 – 1 Norman Wragg
Anthony Borg 1 – 0 Malcolm Jones
Paul Inglis 1/2 – 1/2 Mark Hague
Gary Hogan 1 – 0 Nene Clayton
Gary Wickett 1 – 0 Tony Elbourn
Paul Baldwin received a full point bye.
Open Round 5
Eamonn Casey 1/2 – 1/2 Brandan Read
Joseph D’Mello 1 – 0 Olivier Deville
Neda Koohnavard 1/2 – 1/2 Ben Fletcher-Harris
Norman Wragg 1 – 0 Anthony Borg
Stan Lovell 1 – 0 Gary Wickett
Norman Andrews 0 – 1 Colin Fisher
Steve Bailey 0 – 1 Gary Hogan
Paul Inglis 1/2 – 1/2 Voldi Gailans
Paul Baldwin 0 – 1 Mark Hague
Malcolm Jones 1/2 – 1/2 Tony Elbourn
Nene Clayton received a full point bye.
Open Final Scores
Congratulations to the Inaugural New Year Cup Open section champion, Brandan Read who triumphed without losing a game, winning 4 and drawing 1. Well done, also to Joseph D’Mello for second place, only losing to the champion and to Ben Fletcher-Harris who secured 3rd with a superior tie-break. The other scores are written below:
Challengers Round 1
Marilyn Bland 0 – 1 Tony Lawton
Gill Smith 0 – 1 Mark Noble
Martin Sullivan 0 – 1 Irene Hampton
Richard Hayward 0 – 1 Ashar Smith
Donna Jodhan 0 – 1 John Ramm
Lea Ryan 1 – 0 Catherine Turner
Jennifer D’Mello 1 – 0 Abi Baker
Jyoti D’Mello received a full-point bye.
Challengers Round 2
Tony Lawton 0 – 1 Jennifer D’Mello
Irene Hampton 0 – 1 Ashar Smith
John Ramm 0 – 1 Jyoti D’Mello
Mark Noble 1 – 0 Lea Ryan
Martin Sullivan 0 – 1 Gill Smith
Catherine Turner 0 – 1 Richard Hayward
Abi Baker 0 – 1 Marilyn Bland
Donna Jodhan received a full-point bye.
Challengers Round 3
Ashar Smith 1 – 0 Mark Noble
Jyoti D’Mello 1/2 – 1/2 Jennifer D’Mello
Lea Ryan 1/2 – 1/2 Tony Lawton
Gill Smith 1 – 0 John Ramm
Marilyn Bland 1 – 0 Irene Hampton
Richard Hayward 1 – 0 Donna Jodhan
Abi Baker 1 – 0 Martin Sullivan
Catherine Turner received a full point bye.
Challengers Round 4
Ashar Smith 0 – 1 Jyoti D’Mello
Jennifer D’Mello 1 – 0 Gill Smith
Mark Noble 1 – 0 Marilyn Bland
Tony Lawton 1 – 0 Richard Hayward
Irene Hampton 1/2 – 1/2 Lea Ryan
John Ramm 1 – 0 Catherine Turner
Donna Jodhan 0 – 1 Abi Baker
Martin Sullivan received a full point bye.
Challengers Round 5
Jennifer D’Mello 1 – 0 Ashar Smith
Jyoti D’Mello 1 – 0 Mark Noble
Abi Baker 1/2 – 1/2 Tony Lawton
Richard Hayward 0 – 1 Marilyn Bland
Lea Ryan 1/2 – 1/2 John Ramm
Gill Smith 1 – 0 Irene Hampton
Catherine Turner 0 – 1 Martin Sullivan
Donna Jodhan has withdrawn and was not paired.
Challengers Final Scores
It was extremely close at the top of the challengers with it going to sum of opponents scores to separate the top 2 and Jennifer narrowly outscored her mum Jyoti there by 16 points to Jyoti’s 15.5. Well done to Jennifer for being our first NY Cup Challengers Section champion! Ashar Smith secured 3rd place on tie-break over a number of other players who also scored 3 points. The other scores are written below:
2.5 points- John Ramm, Lea Ryan, Abi Baker
2 points- Richard Hayward, Martin Sullivan