South Pacific Championship
The fight for "top state" this year was without doubt going to be close. Key players in the Vic team were absent leaving the field wide open. South Aust fell away early and Queensland struggled to stay with the lead pack. The race was lead early by Western Aust taking the lead for day 1. NSW temporarily pushed to the front early on day 2, then overtaken by the Victoria. On day 3, NSW resumed the lead again, holding on to take out first place with the ACT snapping at there heels in second.
Teams for the South Pacific Championship contain four competitors drawn from either the DBM or 7th Ed tournaments and members are required to be residents in states they represent (or country of origin.) Only three of the four best scores from each team member are totalled for the final result.
| Place | Team |
Score |
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1 |
NSW |
Adlington, Troy |
136 |
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2 |
ACT |
McGarty, Craig |
133 |
|
3 |
Vic |
Ossa-Bordes, Martin |
131 |
|
3 |
WA |
Card, Andrew Walsh, Mike Marshall, Geoffrey Mumford, John |
131 |
|
5 |
Qld |
Russell, Greg Baxendell, Ian Eichmann, Brett Duncan, Dugald |
117 |
|
6 |
SA |
Dawe, Ross Knowles, David Asquith, Norman Edgar, Paul |
93 |
|
Place |
Name |
Score |
1 |
3 CCC's |
126 |
2 |
League of Ancients |
126 |
3 |
Perth Glory |
125 |
4 |
NWA 'A' Team |
123 |
5 |
The team formerly known as.....(CGS A) |
118 |
6 |
The Bible Bashers (CGS B) |
117 |
7 |
Nunawading Levy Hd(I) |
106 |
8 |
Stormin' Norsemen |
102 |
9 |
Les Galuois Fous |
95 |
10 |
Where's my trophy? |
93 |
10 |
Sultans of Sin |
93 |
12 |
NWA 'Z' Team |
87 |
13 |
Big Boys |
86 |
14 |
Morris Major and the Two Minors |
82 |
15 |
Hawaiian State Team |
80 |
16 |
Group North 'B' |
75 |
17 |
Philistines 'R' Us |
69 |
17 |
Group North 'A' |
69 |
19 |
Natural Born Losers |
63 |
Most popular army in use this year was the Patrician Romans (5), followed closely by Anglo-Normans (4), then Beja (3), Ch'in (3), Early Carthage (3), Later Carthaginian (3) & New Kingdom Egyptian (3). Also up there were the Alexandrians with a pair of both Macedonian & Imperial armies. The split of armies across all 4 books was found to be; Book1 16%, Book2 44%, Book3 18% and Book4 21%. Medieval did show an increase in popularity with 28% of armies dated post-1072AD.
The level of "draws" was disappointingly high, 30% overall. Round 2 proved the lowest with 16%, while round 4 peaked at 40% drawn games. The umpire started imposing time-limits on movement (5min) from round 5 onwards in an attempt to force more results. The Drawmeister Award (if we had one) would have gone to Steven Thorpe 5,5,5,6,4,5 (ACT), closely followed by veteran drawmeister, Brett Eichmann with 10,5,5,5,5,5 (Qld).
Place |
Name |
State |
Army |
Year |
Scores |
Total |
CB |
# |
Opponents |
Teams |
1 |
Adlington, Troy |
NSW |
Beja |
833AD |
7,10,8,5,10,10 |
50 |
211 |
67 |
70,62,73,68,91,51 |
3 CCC's |
2 |
Card, Andrew |
WA |
Mtn Indian |
327BC |
10,9,6,6,9,10 |
50 |
196 |
23 |
24,34,10,14,11,96 |
Perth Glory |
3 |
McGarty, Craig |
ACT |
Mid Assyrian |
882BC |
0,10,9,10,10,10 |
49 |
184 |
12 |
14,15,5,20,6,25 |
The Bible Bashers (CGS B) |
4 |
Ossa-Bordes, Martin |
VIC |
Lithuanian |
1435AD |
9,10,4,10,4,10 |
47 |
221 |
95 |
94,77,96,10,92,66 |
League of Ancients |
5 |
Gray, Jason |
NSW |
Tulunid |
900AD |
10,10,5,5,10,6 |
46 |
200 |
68 |
72,71,91,67,73,65 |
|
6 |
Russell, Greg |
QLD |
Beja |
823AD |
10,10,6,5,10,4 |
45 |
214 |
65 |
63,59,51,11,44,68 |
|
7 |
Morgan, Martin |
VIC |
L Moslem India |
1388AD |
10,7,10,6,6,5 |
44 |
222 |
92 |
90,101,61,44,95,70 |
NWA 'A' Team |
8 |
Phillips, Michael |
ACT |
Patrician (E) |
446AD |
10,10,4,10,9,0 |
43 |
213 |
51 |
50,52,65,82,47,67 |
The team formerly known as..... |
9 |
Wade, Nick |
NSW |
Anglo-Norman |
1172AD |
10,3,3,6,10,10 |
42 |
179 |
80 |
81,87,70,61,38,101 |
Stormin' Norsemen |
10 |
Walsh, Mike |
WA |
Sea People |
1179BC |
9,3,10,8,5,6 |
41 |
213 |
9 |
5,11,42,4,55,47 |
|
11 |
Phillips, David |
ACT |
Seleucid |
220BC |
5,10,10,1,5,10 |
41 |
202 |
32 |
30,37,3,47,27,18 |
The team formerly known as... |
12 |
Sharp, Ian |
VIC |
Feudal Spanish |
1270AD |
10,1,10,10,0,10 |
41 |
197 |
88 |
89,91,94,90,96,73 |
Nunawading Levy Hd(I) |
13 |
Stubbs, Richard |
VIC |
Patrician (E) |
467AD |
10,5,5,10,5,6 |
41 |
196 |
55 |
54,57,40,52,9,69 |
League of Ancients |
14 |
Nicholas, Scott |
VIC |
Buyid |
965AD |
3,10,7,5,10,5 |
40 |
227 |
70 |
67,60,80,57,87,92 |
NWA 'A' Team |
15 |
Zeleny, Radek |
NSW |
L Hungarian |
1444AD |
9,10,6,5,10,0 |
40 |
223 |
96 |
98,99,95,91,88,23 |
3 CCC's |
16 |
Marshall, Geoffrey |
WA |
Philistine |
1150BC |
10,9,4,0,10,7 |
40 |
220 |
10 |
7,4,23,95,36,35 |
Perth Glory |
17 |
Williams, Jason |
NSW |
Bosporan |
222AD |
7,10,10,4,0,9 |
40 |
203 |
44 |
43,1,87,92,65,26 |
Les Galuois Fous |
18 |
Buckby, Nick |
NZ |
Palmyran |
273AD |
10,10,5,9,1,4 |
39 |
191 |
47 |
45,49,14,32,51,9 |
|
19 |
Waldon, Geoff |
NSW |
Kyrenean Greek |
310BC |
5,10,5,7,5,7 |
39 |
182 |
27 |
28,2,26,36,32,11 |
|
20 |
Stone, Peter |
VIC |
Ugaritic |
1270BC |
3,10,6,10,0,10 |
39 |
180 |
6 |
1,43,35,8,12,54 |
NWA 'A' Team |
21 |
Punton, Robert |
NSW |
Alex Imperial |
323BC |
4,10,5,10,10,0 |
39 |
177 |
25 |
26,21,20,24,14,12 |
Where's my trophy? |
22 |
Hamlyn, Karl |
NSW |
L Carthage |
235BC |
5,1,5,10,7,10 |
38 |
186 |
30 |
32,35,28,16,41,20 |
|
23 |
Daymond, Lyle |
VIC |
Med Portuguese |
1391AD |
0,0,9,10,9,10 |
38 |
170 |
93 |
91,90,58,76,72,50 |
League of Ancients |
24 |
Baxendell, Ian |
QLD |
Khitan-Liao |
907AD |
6,8,5,5,9,4 |
37 |
195 |
69 |
66,76,57,54,40,55 |
Big Boys |
25 |
Ritchie, Robert |
NSW |
Ch'in |
209BC |
5,9,4,5,10,3 |
36 |
193 |
35 |
37,30,6,38,4,10 |
3 CCC's |
26 |
Sommerville, Rodney |
QLD |
Palailogian Byz. |
1261AD |
10,7,0,9,0,10 |
36 |
185 |
87 |
85,80,44,99,70,28 |
Big Boys |
27 |
Mumford, John |
WA |
Ottoman |
1386AD |
10,9,5,5,0,6 |
35 |
247 |
91 |
93,88,68,96,67,82 |
Perth Glory |
28 |
Fallon, Gerry |
NSW |
Mid Assyrian |
900BC |
9,7,10,5,1,3 |
35 |
238 |
11 |
13,9,18,65,23,27 |
Les Galuois Fous |
29 |
Eichmann, Brett |
QLD |
Turfan |
500AD |
10,5,5,5,5,5 |
35 |
201 |
57 |
56,55,69,70,54,61 |
|
30 |
Smith, Russell |
NSW |
Beja |
832AD |
4,8,9,5,9,0 |
35 |
195 |
66 |
69,64,97,26,50,95 |
Sultans of Sin |
31 |
Williams (Joel), Joel |
NSW |
LPI Arabs |
600AD |
6,10,0,4,10,5 |
35 |
191 |
61 |
64,29,92,80,49,57 |
Sultans of Sin |
32 |
Montgomery, Tim |
ACT |
Ugaritic |
1270BC |
1,9,1,9,5,9 |
34 |
208 |
5 |
9,13,12,7,1,2 |
The team formerly known as.... |
33 |
Duncan, Dugald |
QLD |
Kushan |
80BC |
8,7,5,4,1,9 |
34 |
194 |
40 |
39,41,55,50,69,90 |
|
34 |
Bedlington, Dean |
ACT |
Lusitanii |
77BC |
8,3,4,6,3,10 |
34 |
182 |
41 |
42,40,38,3,30,36 |
The Bible Bashers (CGS B) |
35 |
Quilty, David |
ACT |
NK Egyptian |
1450BC |
5,10,0,4,9,6 |
34 |
178 |
3 |
2,28,32,41,8,13 |
The Bible Bashers (CGS B) |
36 |
Pinder, Greg |
ACT |
NK Egypt |
1449BC |
10,1,10,2,0,10 |
33 |
182 |
4 |
8,10,34,9,35,74 |
Natural Born Losers |
37 |
Silk, Andrew |
VIC |
Ottoman |
1471AD |
10,3,0,10,10,0 |
33 |
182 |
101 |
100,92,82,74,97,80 |
Nunawading Levy Hd(I) |
38 |
Breadner, Shaun |
NSW |
L Hungarian |
1306AD |
0,5,9,0,9,10 |
33 |
126 |
89 |
88,85,21,77,98,84 |
Where's my trophy? |
39 |
Frost, Geoffrey |
VIC |
E Carthage |
310BC |
6,10,5,5,5,1 |
32 |
205 |
26 |
25,22,27,66,18,44 |
Nunawading Levy Hd(I) |
40 |
Dawe, Ross |
SA |
Ghurid |
1192AD |
5,8,10,0,5,4 |
32 |
193 |
82 |
83,84,101,51,77,91 |
Group North 'B' |
41 |
Merlo, Mario |
NSW |
Navarrese |
1400AD |
1,10,0,5,6,10 |
32 |
183 |
94 |
95,79,88,34,99,97 |
|
42 |
Cooper, Scott |
NSW |
Neo-Assyrian |
669BC |
1,1,7,9,10,4 |
32 |
179 |
13 |
11,5,39,48,56,3 |
|
43 |
Searle, Brenton |
ACT |
Albanian |
1451AD |
8,0,9,1,4,10 |
32 |
171 |
99 |
97,96,98,87,94,38 |
|
44 |
Lowke, Alastair |
NSW |
E Carthage |
340BC |
10,6,0,10,5,0 |
31 |
171 |
18 |
15,20,11,22,26,32 |
|
45 |
Morris, Shaun |
NSW |
E Armenian |
70BC |
2,10,0,0,9,10 |
31 |
163 |
42 |
41,39,9,97,43,22 |
Morris Major & Two Minors |
46 |
Burg, Chris |
ACT |
Early Hebrew |
1250BC |
0,1,10,1,9,10 |
31 |
146 |
7 |
10,8,45,5,15,16 |
Hawaiian State Team |
47 |
Driscoll, Scott |
NSW |
Anglo-Norman |
1073AD |
9,9,2,10,0,0 |
30 |
211 |
73 |
75,36,67,72,68,88 |
Stormin' Norsemen |
48 |
Young, David |
NSW |
Umayyad |
715AD |
0,10,0,10,1,9 |
30 |
193 |
63 |
65,58,72,83,64,77 |
|
49 |
Pinto-Lopez, Hernan |
NSW |
Swedish Leidang |
1134AD |
9,0,5,10,5,1 |
30 |
190 |
77 |
79,95,86,89,82,63 |
Stormin' Norsemen |
50 |
Kohn, Alan |
ACT |
Anglo-Norman |
1072AD |
0,10,10,0,1,9 |
30 |
186 |
72 |
68,81,63,73,93,64 |
Hawaiian State Team |
51 |
Bolt, Duncan |
ACT |
Minoan |
1600BC |
7,0,8,5,5,5 |
30 |
185 |
1 |
6,44,62,2,5,86 |
|
52 |
Osborne, David |
ACT |
Classical Indian |
325BC |
0,10,9,0,1,10 |
30 |
168 |
24 |
23,31,16,25,20,8 |
|
53 |
Thorpe, Steven |
ACT |
E Hungarian |
1239AD |
5,5,5,6,4,5 |
30 |
168 |
86 |
84,83,77,64,90,1 |
|
54 |
Shaw, John |
VIC |
Turfan |
500AD |
0,0,1,10,10,9 |
30 |
145 |
58 |
59,63,93,100,62,34 |
NWA 'Z' Team |
55 |
Zamykal, Robert |
Tas |
Sargonid |
628BC |
10,10,5,4,0,f |
29 |
198 |
14 |
12,16,47,23,25,f |
|
56 |
Hills, Darryl |
NSW |
Patrician (E) |
455AD |
0,9,10,5,5,0 |
29 |
192 |
54 |
55,56,76,69,57,6 |
|
57 |
Harvey, Glenn |
VIC |
Carolingian |
775AD |
4,2,9,4,9,1 |
29 |
183 |
64 |
61,66,84,86,63,72 |
NWA 'Z' Team |
58 |
McArthur, Tony |
NSW |
Feudal Spain |
1200AD |
5,5,0,0,10,9 |
29 |
160 |
83 |
82,86,90,63,59,49 |
|
59 |
Walsh, Doug |
ACT |
Mid Imp Roman |
296AD |
0,9,0,1,10,9 |
29 |
130 |
48 |
20,45,8,13,53,37 |
Philistines 'R' Us |
60 |
Elaurant, Scott |
QLD |
Sparta |
396BC |
10,4,5,0,9,0 |
28 |
216 |
20 |
48,18,25,12,24,30 |
Morris Major & Two Minors |
61 |
Metcalf, John |
Vic |
Tamil Indian |
140BC |
2,0,3,9,5,9 |
28 |
151 |
39 |
40,42,13,17,37,56 |
NWA 'Z' Team |
62 |
Pagano, Carlo |
NSW |
Med French |
1360AD |
0,10,10,0,6,1 |
27 |
216 |
90 |
92,93,83,88,86,40 |
Philistines 'R' Us |
63 |
Knowles, David |
SA |
Patrician (E) |
425AD |
0,10,10,6,1,0 |
27 |
184 |
50 |
51,53,49,40,66,93 |
Group North 'A' |
64 |
Bennets, Andrew |
NZ |
E Carthage |
300BC |
5,0,5,10,6,0 |
26 |
193 |
28 |
27,3,30,19,2,87 |
|
65 |
Kvisle, Brett |
NSW |
Minoan |
1600BC |
5,0,10,5,4,1 |
25 |
184 |
2 |
3,27,37,1,28,5 |
|
66 |
Morris, Dean |
NSW |
Celtiberian |
205BC |
9,1,10,3,0,0 |
23 |
186 |
36 |
38,73,19,27,10,41 |
Morris Major & Two Minors |
67 |
Bismire, Peter |
NSW |
Med French |
1445AD |
2,10,1,10,0,0 |
23 |
186 |
97 |
99,74,66,42,101,94 |
|
68 |
Peake, Selwyn |
NSW |
Christian Nubian |
1200AD |
5,2,1,5,10,0 |
23 |
160 |
84 |
86,82,64,98,79,89 |
Sultans of Sin |
69 |
Mclean, Jim |
NSW |
Georgian |
1090AD |
3,0,10,0,10,0 |
23 |
149 |
74 |
76,97,100,101,75,4 |
|
70 |
Asquith, Norman |
SA |
Seleucid |
166BC |
1,10,6,5,0,0 |
22 |
188 |
38 |
36,75,41,35,80,99 |
Group North 'A' |
71 |
Edgar, Paul |
SA |
Ch'in |
209BC |
10,1,0,5,5,1 |
22 |
176 |
34 |
31,23,4,94,22,58 |
Group North 'B' |
72 |
Grant, Michael |
SA |
Polybian |
201BC |
5,0,0,10,5,1 |
21 |
168 |
37 |
35,32,2,21,39,48 |
Group North 'B' |
73 |
Willacy, Jon |
ACT |
EA Persia |
490BC |
10,0,1,0,10,0 |
21 |
165 |
16 |
19,14,24,30,45,7 |
|
74 |
Morris, Glen |
NSW |
L Roman |
330AD |
10,0,0,10,0,1 |
21 |
157 |
49 |
17,47,50,53,61,83 |
|
75 |
Collins, Bruce |
ACT |
Anglo-Norman |
1101AD |
7,2,0,0,6,6 |