We are pleased to announce the results from the 7th Mind Sports Olympiad, which took place in the Manchester Conference Centre at UMIST, between Saturday 16th August 2003 and Monday 25th August 2003.
ABALONE
(Prize fund £100)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Friday 22, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| ABALONE - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Stephane Nicolet (France) |
5½/6 |
| Silver |
Jan Stastna (Czech Republic) |
5/6 |
| Bronze |
Nico Habraken (Belgium) |
4½/6 |
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| ABALONE - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Kenneth Ho (Hong Kong) |
3/6 |
| Silver |
Josiah Lutton (England) |
3/6 |
| Junior Bronze not awarded. |
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ACQUIRE
(Prize fund £125)
- Beginners' Introduction
- Monday 25, 9:30am-10:30am
- No tournament, no medals
- No results recorded
- Olympiad Championship
- Monday 25, 11am-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prizes: 1st place £70, 2nd place £35, 3rd place £20
- Increased prize fund! Sponsored by Church Street Antiques
| ACQUIRE - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Dario de Toffoli (Italy) |
133.16 |
| Silver |
Martin Burroughs (England) |
112.40 |
| Bronze |
George Hall (England) |
111.13 |
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AGE OF STEAM
(Prize fund £100)
- Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 16, 9:30am-10pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| AGE OF STEAM - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Martin Hair (England) |
135 |
| Silver |
Timo Aspelmeier (Germany) |
1232/3 |
| Bronze |
David Pearce (England) |
1051/3 |
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BOKU
(Prize fund £100)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Friday 22, 10am-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event.
| BOKU - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
David M. Pearce (England) |
10/12 |
| Silver |
Josef V. Kollar (England) |
9/12 |
| Bronze |
Matthew J. Cordell (England) |
8/12 |
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| BOKU - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Ben Haytack (England) |
7/12
+ play-off |
| Silver |
Joey Ho (Hong Kong) |
7/12
- play-off |
| Bronze |
Kenneth Ho (Hong Kong) |
3/12 |
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CONTINUO
(Prize fund £100)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Monday 18, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| CONTINUO - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Matthew Cordell (England) |
4/4 |
| Silver |
Jan Stastna (Czech Republic) |
4/4 |
| Bronze |
David Pearce (England) |
4/4 |
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| CONTINUO - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Josiah Lutton (England) |
3½/4 |
| Junior Silver not awarded. |
| Junior Bronze not awarded. |
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DIPLOMACY
(Prize fund £100)
- Beginners' Introduction
- Sunday 24, 10am-11am
- No tournament, no medals
- Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 24, 11am-10pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| DIPLOMACY - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
George Hassabis (England) |
Winner,
Top Board |
| Silver |
Demis Hassabis (England) |
1.8500 |
| Bronze |
Dario de Toffoli (Italy) |
1.1483 |
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| DIPLOMACY - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Gregory Mostyn (France) |
0.9309 |
| Silver |
Joey Ho (Hong Kong) |
0.0808 |
| Bronze |
Jonathan Miller (England) |
0.0753 |
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ENTROPY
(Prize fund £100)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Wednesday 20, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| ENTROPY - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Demis Hassabis (England) |
6/6 |
| Silver |
David Pearce (England) |
5/6 |
| Bronze |
Matthew Cordell (England) |
5/6 |
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| ENTROPY - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Josiah Lutton (England) |
3½/6 |
| Silver |
Ben Haytack (England) |
3/6 |
| Bronze |
Stephen Ho (Hong Kong) |
2/6 |
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LINES OF ACTION
(Prize fund £100)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Thursday 21, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| LINES OF ACTION - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Koichi Nicholas (England) |
5/6 |
| Silver |
Bijan Mehdinejad (England) |
5/6 |
| Bronze |
Jan Stastna (Czech Republic) |
4/6 |
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| LINES OF ACTION - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Josiah Lutton (England) |
First |
| Junior Silver not awarded. |
| Junior Bronze not awarded. |
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LOST CITIES
(Prize fund £100)
- Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 17, 9:30am-1pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| LOST CITIES - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Michael Haytack (England) |
7½/12 |
| Silver |
Matthew Cordell (England) |
7/12 (+175) |
| Bronze |
Ben Player (England) |
7/12 (+26) |
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| LOST CITIES - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Ben Haytack (England) |
6/12 |
| Junior Silver not awarded. |
| Junior Bronze not awarded. |
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MASTERMIND
(Prize fund £100)
- Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 17, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| MASTERMIND - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
David Pearce (England) |
3/4 |
| Silver |
Jan Stastna (Czech Republic) |
3/4 |
| Bronze |
Tim Hebbes (England) |
2½/4 |
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OTHELLO
(Prize fund £1125)
- 10x10 Quickplay World Championship
- Saturday 16 - Sunday 17, 9:30am-1pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Each player will have 25 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £75 for this event
- Increased prize fund! One third of the prize fund is sponsored by Character Games
| OTHELLO - 10x10 QUICKPLAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Jan Haugland (Norway) |
2/2 |
| Silver |
Jeremy Dyer (England) |
1/2 |
| Bronze |
Ben Pridmore (England) |
0/2 |
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- 8x8 Teaching Session and Beginners Tournament A
- Saturday 16, 2pm-6pm
- No medals, no prizes
- No results recorded
- 8x8 Blitz World Championship
- Sunday 17, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Each player will have 5 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £150 for this event
- Increased prize fund! One third of the prize fund is sponsored by Character Games
| OTHELLO - 8x8 BLITZ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Stephane Nicolet (France) |
9/10 |
| Silver |
Jan K. Haugland (Norway) |
9/10 |
| Bronze |
Jeremy Dyer (England) |
6/10 |
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- 10x10 World Championship
- Monday 18 - Wednesday 20, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Each player will have 50 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £225 for this event
- Increased prize fund! One third of the prize fund is sponsored by Character Games
| OTHELLO - 10x10 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Stephane Nicolet (France) |
7/7 |
| Silver |
Jan K. Haugland (Norway) |
6/7 |
| Bronze |
Solrun Stokke (Norway) |
5/7 |
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- 8x8 Teaching Session and Beginners Tournament B
- Wednesday 20, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- No experience necessary - suitable for complete novices
- No medals, no prizes
| OTHELLO - BEGINNERS' TOURNAMENT B |
| Gold |
Jeff Barber (England) |
3/4 |
| Silver |
Jonathan Miller (England) |
2/4 |
| Bronze |
Judith Miller (England) |
1/4 |
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- 8x8 Olympiad Quickplay Championship
- Thursday 21 - Friday 22, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Each player will have 15 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £75 for this event
- Increased prize fund! One third of the prize fund is sponsored by Character Games
| OTHELLO - 8x8 OLYMPIAD QUICKPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Marc Tastet (France) |
9/10 |
| Silver |
Geoff Hubbard (Australia) |
6/10 |
| Bronze |
Solrun Stokke (Norway) |
6/10 |
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- 8x8 European Championship
- Saturday 23 - Sunday 24, 9:30am-6:30pm
and Monday 25, 9:30am-1:30pm
- Entry fee: £30 (£15)
- Each player will have 30 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £600 for this event
- Increased prize fund! One third of the prize fund is sponsored by Character Games
| OTHELLO - 8x8 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Marc Tastet (France) |
10/10 |
| Silver |
Graham Brightwell (England) |
8/10 |
| Bronze |
Geoff Hubbard (Australia) |
6/10 |
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- 8x8 Teaching Session and Beginners Tournament C
- Saturday 23, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- No experience necessary - suitable for complete novices
- No medals, no prizes
- No results recorded
- 8x8 Teaching Session and Beginners Tournament D
- Monday 25, 9:30am-1:30pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- No experience necessary - suitable for complete novices
- No medals, no prizes
- No results recorded
| PACRU - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Alain Dekker (South Africa) |
9/12 |
| Silver |
Josiah Lutton (England) |
9/12 |
| Bronze |
Ben Haytack (England) |
9/12 |
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| PACRU - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Josiah Lutton (England) |
9/12 |
| Silver |
Ben Haytack (England) |
9/12 |
| Bronze |
Sam Hardy (England) |
6/12 |
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PUERTO RICO
(Prize fund £100)
- Olympiad Championship
- Monday 25, 10am-2pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| PUERTO RICO - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Piers Shepperson (England) |
89.48 |
| Silver |
Ben Haytack (England) |
79.08 |
| Bronze |
Colin Jones (England) |
76.65 |
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| PUERTO RICO - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Ben Haytack (England) |
79.08 |
| Silver |
Benedict Sharrock (England) |
71.99 |
| Bronze |
Josiah Lutton (England) |
68.86 |
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RUMMIKUB
(sponsored by Tomy UK)
(Prize fund £300 plus a trip for two)
- UK Championship
- Monday 18, 10:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prizes: 1st place is a trip for two to St Moritz, Switzerland between 19-22nd September and entry in the World Rummikub Championship, 2nd place £300
| RUMMIKUB - UK CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Harri Bungay (England) |
+368 |
| Silver |
Jenny Corfe (England) |
+215 |
| Bronze |
Dario de Toffoli (Italy) |
+176 |
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| RUMMIKUB - UK CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Harri Bungay (England) |
+368 |
| Silver |
Jilly Rothwell (England) |
+164 |
| Bronze |
Peter Hargreaves (England) |
+159 |
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SCRABBLE
(Prize fund £750)
- These tournaments will be rated by the BSPA.
- Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 17, 10am-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prizes: 1st place £250, 2nd place £125, 3rd place £75
| SCRABBLE - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Femi Awowade (Nigeria) |
6/6 |
| Silver |
Wayne Kelly (England) |
5/6 (+663) |
| Bronze |
Robert Pells (England) |
5/6 (+189) |
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| SCRABBLE - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Austin Shin (England) |
4/6 |
| Silver |
Alastair Richards (Australia) |
2/6 |
| Junior Bronze not awarded. |
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- Evening Olympiad Championship
- Monday 18 - Wednesday 20, 6:30pm-10pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prizes: 1st place £150, 2nd place £100, 3rd place £50
| SCRABBLE - EVENING OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Tim Hebbes (England) |
9/9 |
| Silver |
Paul Allan (Scotland) |
8/9 |
| Bronze |
Martin Thompson (England) |
7/9 |
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SETTLERS OF CATAN
(Prize fund £100)
- Beginners' Introduction
- Saturday 23, 2pm-3pm
- No tournament, no medals
- Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 23, 3pm-10:30pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| SETTLERS OF CATAN - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Demis Hassabis (England) |
52 TPs
(top board) |
| Silver |
Colin McKenna (England) |
49 TPs
(top board) |
| Bronze |
Martin Hair (England) |
50 TPs |
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| SETTLERS OF CATAN - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Kenneth Ho (Hong Kong) |
40 TPs |
| Silver |
Ben Haytack (England) |
28 TPs |
| Bronze |
Benedict Sharrock (England) |
27 TPs |
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SNATCH
(Prize fund £200)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Monday 18, 9:30am-1:30pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £200 for this event
- More information about Snatch is available at the manufacturer's site
| SNATCH - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Michael Aziz (Wales) |
14/15 |
| Silver |
Demis Hassabis (England) |
12/15 |
| Bronze |
Ben Pridmore (England) |
11/15 |
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TWIXT
(Prize fund £100)
- Olympiad Championship
- Thursday 21, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| TWIXT - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Klaus Hussmans (Germany) |
6/6 |
| Silver |
Peter Henke (Germany) |
5/6 |
| Bronze |
Jan Haugland (Norway) |
4/6 |
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| TWIXT - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior |
| Gold |
Joey Ho (Hong Kong) |
3/6 |
| Junior Silver not awarded. |
| Junior Bronze not awarded. |
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