4TH NEW ZEALAND TANTRIX CHAMPIONSHIP 2003
FINAL LIST OF ENTRANTS - in Seeding Point Order
NB. Participation of two players is still in doubt (I am awaiting assurances after previous defaults) so seeding bands may still change
If any info on this list is WRONG, please tell me (ttt@dial.pipex.com) - NB. I cannot make any changes to the seeding order after the draw
A key to the column headings can be found below the list, while time zones and preferences can be found on the:
Help with Arranging Games page
The 22 entrants come from 10 towns/cities - AKL 10, CHC 3, NPL 2, ELT 1, GIS 1, NSN 1, PAM 1, TAR 1, TAU 1, WEL 1
8 of last year's 18 entrants (44%) have returned this year, 7 of them plus 3 others played in the 2002 WTC, 5 are new to tournaments
Seed Nickname Name (click to email) Country Location Age C1 C2 Grp Elo SPs Lob. 2003 2002 02WC
The draw will take place in the first week of March and the group phase (3 groups) will run from 8-31 March with QFs, etc in April
SEEDING BAND 1 - Top 3 seeds, no. 1 goes in Group A, no. 2 in Group B, no. 3 in Group C
(arranged so that if top seeds win their groups, they will end up in the usual places in the QF draw : A1vC3/B3, B2vC2, C1vA2, B1vA3/C3)
1 Pekko Matt Peek (TGM) NZL
Auckland 20 Y R A 2035 2035 979 NZ-4th NZ-1st 1st
2 Mighty Bevan Chong NZL
Auckland 19 B R B 1897 1897 946 NZ-QF NZ-QF L32
3 Scarab Murray Pharaoh NZL
Wellington 42 Y R C 1866 1866 937 NZ-1st NZ-2nd L32
SEEDING BAND 2 - Seeds 4, 5 & 6, one was drawn into each group
4 nova Peter West NZL
Christchurch 28 B Y A 1820 1820 897 NZ-A4 NZ-QF L16
5 MonkeyBob Stacy Henwood NZL
Auckland 30 B Y B p1860 1797 896 NZ-QF NZ-B4 L64
6 Bastet Catherine Moxham NZL
Palmerston North 27 B R C p1899 1774 977 NZ-3rd - L32
SEEDING BAND 3 - one player from this band was drawn into each group
7 Chimaster Seb M [u] NZL
New Plymouth 13 R Y A p1754 1692 807 NZ-QF - L128
8 fear Chris Hill NZL
Gisborne 12 Y R B p1757 1660 955 NZ-2nd NZ-C7 -
daniel03 Daniel Martin NZL
withdrew  24 Mar 23 G R C p1740 1650 849 NZ-Cw NZ-C4 L128
SEEDING BAND 4 - one player from this band was drawn into each group
megan Sarah K [w] NZL
Nelson 35 R Y B p1684 1596 923 NZ-B4 - -
Kruger Graeme Adrian NZL
Eltham 14 R B A - 1546 898 NZ-A5 - -
Zorpolotta Jason O [u] NZL
New Plymouth 13 B N C p1648 1544 892 NZ-C4 - L128
SEEDING BAND 5 - one player from this band was drawn into each group
stratgirl Leanne Silver NZL
Auckland 38 B Y B v1693 1430 840 NZ-B6 - -
ET86 Eleanor T [u] NZL
Christchurch 16 B R C - 1364 807 NZ-C3 - -
paris Dallas White NZL
defaulted 28 Mar 37 B G A p1461 1357 609 NZ-Ad NZ-C6 L128
SEEDING BAND 6 - one player from this band was drawn into each group
zoki Zoran Tomovski NZL
Auckland 31 Y B C p1526 1345 630 NZ-C6 - L128
Gsebs Gary Sebalja NZL
Auckland 23 R B B p1482 1329 497 NZ-B7 - L128
Michie Michelle Millan NZL
Auckland 32 B R A - 1294 772 NZ-A6 - -
SEEDING BAND 7 - one player from this band was drawn into each group
Cynosure Greg Bennett NZL
Christchurch 16 B G A v1685 1209 685 NZ-QFd - -
Highlander Graeme Thorpe NZL
Auckland 33 R B B - 1172 711 NZ-B5 - -
windy Lisa Stowell NZL
Tauranga 40 Y G C v1575 1164 707 NZ-C5 - -
SEEDING BAND 8 - this player was drawn into one of the three groups which will have 8 players, the other groups have 7 players each
seni Ines Winz NZL
Auckland 25 R G A - 1024 637 NZ-A7 - -
Key:
Seed = seeding number
Nickname = nickname in the Tantrix lobby
Name = player's real name (click it to start an email with their address in the "To" field) plus their tournament master title if any
- to check the email address, please put your mouse cursor on the name and look at the bottom left of your screen
- [u/w] = full surname is not shown, [u] = "u18" or [w] = "o18 with good reason" - full surnames were supplied to us
Country = country and flag - NB. players can choose the country on their passport or their country of residence
Location = town/city (and state where applicable)
Age =  age on 20 February 2003
C1/C2 = first and second preference Tantrix colours
Grp = the qualifying group the player is playing in - click on the number to go to the results for that group
          Elo = pre-tournament Elo rating (click on the column heading for the pre-WTC rating list)
In bold if established T'>=3, G>=36, >=1 game in 2002, p & normal type if provisional, v & faint type if very provisional (G<8)
      SPs = seeding points = Elo rating if based on enough tournts/games, else adjusted downwards (click heading for list) sorted to 4 DP
seeding points are based on Elo ratings but are set to 2 x lobby ranking - 250 if this is higher or if you have no Elo rating yet
        Lob. = lobby ranking at the entry closing date (click on the column heading for current rankings)
Zone = the player's time zone
2003 = performance in this tournament - in bold if the player has been knocked out otherwise round reached so far - see below for key
2002 = performance in 2002 tournament, eg. Eu-A3 = 3rd in Euro Grp A, etc ; df/def = defaulted some/all games; see codes below too
02WC = performance in 2002 World Championship main draw  - 1st = champion, 2nd = runner-up, QF = quarter-finalist, L16 = last 16, etc
Help with Arranging Games
2003 New Zealand Tantrix Championship Home Page
TANTRIX TOURNAMENTS HOME PAGE