Thursday, November 17, 2011

Round 4: November 17, 2011

Uni High took down Danville (1-7) 58-0 in both matches, though there were some close matches. This means Uni improves to 8-0. LaSalette was too much for Mattoon (3-5) while Bismarck easily handled Georgetown (0-8). This means that Bismarck and LaSalette are still both 7-1 for the year, but Bismarck still edges LaSalette out by 1 point on tie breaks. Tie breaks are determined by individual points. Players should always realize that every game matters. Urbana (3-5) meanwhile split its matches with Charleston (3-5).

The top 8 players are currently: 1. Penny Xu, Urbana; 2. Ken Albin, Bismarck; 3. Nathan Beauchamp, Uni; 4. George Ruan, Uni; 5. Anthony Bloch, LaSalette; 6. Troy Xu, Uni; 7. Jaedan Jerue, Bismarck; 8. Love Shah, Danville and Shawn Xu, Uni.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Round 3: November 3, 2011

Uni beat Charleston easily in two matches. LaSalette and Bismarck split their matches. Danville got its first win against Mattoon tonight. Urbana won by forfeiture over Georgetown. After 3 rounds, here are the standings:

1. Uni
2. Bismarck
3. LaSalette
4. Mattoon
5. Urbana
6. Charleston
7. Danville
8. Georgetown

Bismarck and LaSalette are tied at 5-1, but the tie breakers are individual points. Currently Bismarck has 235 to LaSalette's 234. In this league, every point and match matters, from board 6 to board 1.

After two rounds, the top eight players are 1. Penny Xu, Urbana; 2. Ken Albin, Bismarck; 3. Jaeden JaRue, Bismarck; 3. Nathan Beauchamp, Uni; 3. Anthony Bloch, LaSalette; 6. George Ruan, Uni; 7. Troy Xu, Uni; 8. Jonah Hiltebietel, Charleston.