Newcastle Open 2002

by organiser Rob Disney

On September 1, 2002, the Newcastle Open was held at the Kotara Bowling Club using a Swiss Tournament format.
32 players lined up with locals being joined by players from as far afield as Melbourne (Larry Mastro), Canberra (David Berry) and Queensland (Leo Morris) as well as the usual suspects from Sydney aboard the "Mill Hill Express".

Under the true Swiss format for 7 rounds the first clear leader was Robert Disney as the only player to win 5/5. A loss in the 6th however opened the field up again with Newcastle debutante Paul Barnett (victor over RD)leading after the 6th.
Alas, the leader fell again and after 7 rounds going into the King of the Hill last round, Ian Dunstan and Robert Disney were the only two players on 6 wins. This match would therefore decide the winner as only one could end up on 7 wins. Half a dozen other players were in line for place postions.

Final victory ($650) to Ian Dunstan winning the last game 5-2 to finish with 7 wins with a 20 point margin from Paul Barnett ($200) who battled back in the last to finish with 6 wins +16 and Peter Brown ($95) taking 3rd on 6 wins +10. Michael Mills and Robert Disney tied for 4th with 6 wins +5.

The Bonus pool which pays on results between rounds 1-4, 4-7 and on the final result resulted in $100 wins to Peter Brown who won his first 4 / +11 and Michael Mills, who after a poor start, was the only player to win rounds 4 thru 7.
Ian Dunstan picked up the overall portion (an extra $300) as the top player from the Bonus pool.

Thanks go to the Kotara Bowling Club for the venue, Dave Bower for use of his laptop to run the draw and the Newcastle club members for their assistance throughout the day.

All in all a good day - Rob Disney

Indeed it was - thanks to Rob for his usual efficient and smooth organisation!

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