2003 WORLD TEAM TANTRIX CHAMPIONSHIP - AT-A-GLANCE

MAIN GROUP TABLES AND THE DRAW FOR THE KO PHASE ONLY

The group DEADLINE is TODAY, Mon. - so far we have had

900

out of

900

games, 100%

NEW - THE KNOCKOUT PHASE - DRAW & RESULTS

NEW - see the HUN A team doing its very best to look scary and enter the caption competition :-)

The Wairarapa Times-Age article on Tantrix & the WTTC is back by popular demand

Player N (N = 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5) in any given team plays 3 games against player N in every other team

and the top two teams in each group on tournament points (TPs) will qualify for the QFs

CONGRATULATIONS TO NZL A (seeded 1), HUN A (3), NZL B (5) & AUS B (10) WHO HAVE ALL WON GROUPS.

… also to GBR A (2), GER A (6), GBR B (9), & GBR C (12), all now sure to qualify for the QFs too.

No of games before the top two qualifying places were decided: Grp A - 219, B - 221, C - 224, D - 223.

Biggest 15-game match win: NZL A beat GER B by 211.9-88.1 TPs or 13-1 in games with 1 drawn.

Closest 15-game match: GER B beat GBR B by just 151.8-148.2 TPs or 7-7 in games with 1 drawn.

CLICK ON THE HEADING FOR ANY GROUP BELOW TO VIEW THE FULL RESULTS FOR THAT GROUP

They include team and player-by-player cross-tables and links to detailed game-by-game results

WORLD TEAM TANTRIX 2003

GROUP A

after

225

games, 100%

Pos.

QUAL.

Team

Nat

Indiv. Games

TOTALS

15-game Matches

Pld

TPs

WBQ

Code

1st

-> QF1

NEW ZEALAND A

(1)

979.8

65%

-20.5

NZL A

2nd

-> QF3

GREAT BRITAIN & NI B

(9)

775.4

52%

0.0

GBR B

3rd

AUSTRALIA A

(7)

741.9

49%

+3.5

AUS A

4th

GERMANY B

(15)

692.6

46%

+8.5

GER B

5th

REST OF EUROPE A

(18)

670.1

45%

+10.5

RoE A

6th

SWEDEN A

(22)

640.2

43%

+13.5

SWE A

Reigning champions NZL A won this group by more than 200 TPs, almost breaking the 1000 TPs barrier.

Their no. 2, Shaun, won an astonishing 14/15 games, two more than any of the other 119 players in the WTTC.

GBR B won a Titanic battle for 2nd place with no. 7 seeds AUS A (3rd last year), but only by about 2%.

In an intriguing twist of fate, NZL A will meet GBR C in the QFs while GBR B will face no. 5 seeds NZL B.

All teams in the group won at least 26 games & at least one match, with SWE's win v AUS the biggest 'shock'.

WORLD TEAM TANTRIX 2003

GROUP B

after

225

games, 100%

Pos.

QUAL.

Team

Nat

Indiv. Games

TOTALS

15-game Matches

Pld

TPs

WBQ

Code

1st

-> QF2

HUNGARY A

(3)

929.3

62%

-17.0

HUN A

2nd

-> QF4

GERMANY A

(6)

760.7

51%

0.0

GER A

3rd

FINLAND A

(11)

749.3

50%

+1.0

FIN A

4th

GREAT BRITAIN & NI D

(14)

747.3

50%

+1.5

GBR D

5th

GUADELOUPE A

(20)

682.6

46%

+8.0

GDL A

6th

GREAT BRITAIN & NI E

(24)

630.8

42%

+13.0

GBR E

No. 3 seeds HUN A ran away with this group but may now be regretting it because they have to play no. 2

seeds GBR A in the QFs in a half of the draw that also contains no. 1 seeds NZL A. No. 6 seeds GER A, the 2002

runners-up, made it into the QFs by just 11.4 TPs from FIN A with GBR D only another 2 TPs further back.

All teams in the group won at least one match, with HUN A winning all 5 and GER A beating all but HUN A.

WORLD TEAM TANTRIX 2003

GROUP C

after

225

games, 100%

Pos.

QUAL.

Team

Nat

Indiv. Games

TOTALS

15-game Matches

Pld

TPs

WBQ

Code

1st

-> QF3

NEW ZEALAND B

(5)

901.6

60%

-8.5

NZL B

2nd

-> QF1

GREAT BRITAIN & NI C

(12)

816.0

54%

0.0

GBR C

3rd

FRANCE A

(4)

796.1

53%

+2.0

FRA A

4th

NETHERLANDS A

(17)

705.2

47%

+11.0

NED A

5th

HUNGARY B

(13)

676.6

45%

+14.0

HUN B

6th

FINLAND B

(21)

604.5

40%

+21.0

FIN B

No. 5 seeds NZL B won this group very convincingly with just over 900 TPs but GBR C caused a big

shock by knocking out no. 4 seeds FRA A after a fantastic contest that was decided in the end by less than

20 TPs. NZL C's QF opponents are GBR B while GBR C will face reigning champions & no. 1 seeds NZL A.

it is GBR C who will face reigning champions & no. 1 seeds NZL A in the QFs, with NZL B playing GBR B.

Every team won at least one match with GBR C's narrow 154.4-145.5 match win v FRA A being a crucial result.

WORLD TEAM TANTRIX 2003

GROUP D

after

225

games, 100%

Pos.

QUAL.

Team

Nat

Indiv. Games

TOTALS

15-game Matches

Pld

TPs

WBQ

Code

1st

-> QF4

AUSTRALIA B

(10)

863.8

58%

-2.5

AUS B

2nd

-> QF2

GREAT BRITAIN & NI A

(2)

839.8

56%

0.0

GBR A

3rd

UNITED STATES A

(8)

762.9

51%

+7.5

USA A

4th

FRANCE B

(16)

752.9

50%

+8.5

FRA B

5th

HUNGARY C

(23)

678.2

45%

+16.0

HUN C

6th

REST O/T AMERICAS A

(19)

602.4

40%

+23.5

RoA A

AUS B put in a very strong performance to win this group by just 24 TPs from no. 2 seeds GBR A, enabling

them to enter the less daunting half of the KO draw with a QF v no. 6 seeds GER A. GBR A face HUN A.

AUS B & GBR A both won 4 matches but AUS B's big win in the match between these teams was crucial.

KEY: Indiv. Games = stats for individual player games; Sd = seeding number; Pld = games played

W = wins; D = draws; L = losses; P = no-show credits & penalties; TPs = tournament points

% = % of possible TPs; WBQ = approx. no. of game wins ahead of or behind the 2nd qualifying place

Technical note: To find WBQ, the TP% is multiplied the average number of games played by teams in the

group to give comparable TP scores and it is then assumed that a game win is on average worth 15.0-5.0 TPs.

Matches = stats for 15-game matches, recorded as a win when a team gets over 150 TPs

… but play ALL games, because total TPs over all matches decides who qualifies, NOT match wins

WBQ COLUMN: It is not that easy to judge from the %s how near qualification your team is, so "WBQ" shows approximately

how many game wins each team is away from the 2nd qualifying place, assuming that an average game win is by 5 tiles.

eg. if your team is 1.0 WBQ and you win a game v someone in the 2nd placed team by 5 tiles, your teams will be approx.

equal in % terms afterwards. NB. If you win a game v a different team without the team in 2nd place playing at the same

time, the WBQ will only change by about 0.5, not by 1. WBQ is quite similar to "games behind" as used in US sports tables.

KNOCKOUT PHASE (25 games per match, 5 per player)

NEW - THE KNOCKOUT PHASE - DRAW & RESULTS

QF1

Winner Group A - NZL A

GBR C - Runner-up Group C

QF2

Winner Group B - HUN A

GBR A - Runner-up Group D

QF3

Winner Group C - NZL B

GBR B - Runner-up Group A

QF4

Winner Group D - AUS B

GER A - Runner-up Group B

SF1

Winner of QF1

Winner of QF2

SF2

Winner of QF3

Winner of QF4

3PPO

Loser of SF1

Loser of SF2

FINAL

Winner of SF1

Winner of SF2

NEW - THE KNOCKOUT PHASE - DRAW & RESULTS

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