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6TH WORLD TANTRIX CHAMPIONSHIP 2003
FINAL LIST OF ENTRANTS - in country CODE order then seeding point order within country
Youngest entrant was 8, oldest entrant was 59, average age was 31 --- 4 are u13, 23 teenagers, 41 in 20s, 69 in 30s, 25 in 40s, 5 in 50s
Most popular first choice colours: Red (54, i.e. 32%), Blue (43, i.e. 26%), Yellow (36, i.e. 22%), Green (27, i.e. 16%), None (7, i.e. 4%)
Best represented cities: Budapest (10), Auckland (7), Paris (5), London (4), Szeged (4), though this does not include suburbs of cities
After allowing for withdrawals & defaults, 155 of the 167 entrants played games in the main WTC (prelims or main draw) with 2 more playing only in the Plate
If a player's name is un-bolded, it means that they defaulted or withdrew without playing any games - other withdrawals/defaults played at least one game
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Sd Nickname Name (click to email) Country Location Age C1 C2 P G MdSn Elo SPs Lob. 03WC 03PL 2003 02WC 01WC
A R G E N T I N A … had 1 player in 2002 and 2 entrants of whom 2 (up 100%) actually played in the WTC this time
elzorro Marcelo Viton ARG
Buenos Aires 38 B G G4 dnq p1658 1512 651 L154 L64 WTTC - -
Argentino Walter Haselmann ARG
Buenos Aires 38 Y N G23 dnq 1459 1459 532 L152 - Am-A6 L128 -
A U S T R A L I A  … had 13 players in 2002 and 18 entrants of whom 16 (up 23%) actually played in the WTC (not just the Plate) this time
28 thylacine Graeme Jolliffe AUS
Hazelbrook NSW 30 N N Seed S2 1862 1862 844 L64 - Au-1st L64 L48
taita Garry Laishley AUS
Adelaide SA 40 B Y Plate n/a 1851 1851 931 n/a 3rd Au-QF L64 L16
Ariel Kathy Upton AUS
Brisbane QLD 38 Y N Auto S4 1848 1848 877 L128 - Au-QF L128 L48
phirst Paul Hirst AUS
Melbourne VIC 33 R B Auto S7 1838 1838 870 L128 QF Au-3rd L128 -
paintman Anthony Sanders AUS
Flaxton QLD 42 B Y Auto S8 1836 1836 952 L128 - Au-QF L64 -
buck Brett Randall AUS
Sydney NSW 30 Y R Auto S5 1838 1828 943 L128 - WTTC - L16
TedEBare Peter Clay AUS
Perth WA 18 Y R Auto S1 1804 1804 855 L64 L64 Au-QF - L64
yoshi Josh Button AUS
Penrith NSW 25 B Y Auto S8 1799 1799 821 L128 L64 Au-2nd L64 L64
Janette Janette MacKenzie AUS
Brisbane QLD 42 R B G1 S6 p1852 1763 878 L64 L16 Au-4th - -
Nige Nigel Ellis AUS
Brisbane QLD 28 R Y G24 S4 p1763 1679 858 L128 L64 w/d Au-C3 - -
brett Brett Laishley AUS
Adelaide SA 14 G R G30 S2 1671 1671 833 L128 2nd WJ-4th L128 -
WilHunting Peter Henderson AUS
Springwood NSW 18 Y R G20 S3 p1756 1604 845 L32 - - L128 -
duHomme Ned Cutcher AUS
Sydney NSW 25 R B G1 S3 p1743 1576 767 L128 PR def Au-D3 - -
samdarshi Sam Howard AUS
New Delhi (IND) 50 Y G G22 w/d p1622 1570 661 L130 then w/d Au-C5 - L64
kasty Brad K [u] AUS
Melbourne VIC 16 R G G9 S6 p1562 1472 786 L128 L64 def Au-B4 - -
scraprat Ashleigh MacLaughlin AUS
Sydney NSW 10 Y B G8 dnq p1454 1308 566 L152 - Au-B6 - -
macewindu David M [u] AUS
Caboolture QLD 14 Y R G2 def - 1134 692 default 18 Aug - - -
Osiris Simon Putral AUS
Brisbane QLD 26 G Y G2 dnq - 1000 625 L152 - - - -
B E L G I U M … had not had a player in the main draw since 2001, 1 played in the prelims this time
dragonico Nicolas Reginster BEL
Liège 25 B R G24 dnq - 1410 830 L152 PR def - - -
C A N A D A … had 1 player in 2002 and 2 entrants of whom 2 (up 100%) actually played in the WTC this time
22 bluedog James Preen CAN
Sydney NS 35 B G Seed S3 1881 1881 971 L16 - Am-1st L128 -
helmet Darryl Bartie CAN
Alberta 31 B G G26 dnq p1528 1382 579 L152 L64 WTTC - -
F I N L A N D … had 2 players in 2002 and 4 entrants of whom 4 (up 100%) actually played in the WTC this time
31 albicolon Markku Saarikoski FIN
Helsinki 42 B Y Seed S1 p1915 1853 920 L32 - Eu-L16 - -
ragnar Ragnar Wikman FIN
Åbo 55 R B Auto S2 1767 1767 850 L128 L16 Eu-G8 L64 L16
raigaard Riku Nykänen FIN
Jyväskylä 26 Y N G14 S1 p1820 1757 818 L64 L64 Eu-F3 - -
Mona Monika Kangas-Siira FIN
Oulu 31 B R G26 S6 p1809 1747 850 L128 - Eu-G3 - -
F R A N C E … had 12 players (plus 5 now classified as Guadeloupe) in 2002 and 18 entrants of whom 18 (up 50%) actually played in the WTC this time
5 papillon Jérôme Papillon FRA
Bordeaux 33 B R Seed S3 1942 1942 894 L64 L32 Eu-1st QF L16
blob Frank Heyer FRA
Perols 32 R B Auto S8 1841 1841 971 L16 - Eu-C4 L64 L48
pierre Pierre Sanchez FRA
Chenôve 29 B R Auto S3 1831 1831 887 L64 - Eu-A5 L64 L32
fany Fany Buisan FRA
Perols 29 R B Auto S1 1824 1824 973 L32 - Eu-C3 L64 -
looping Alex Heyer FRA
Carnon 21 B R Auto S5 1773 1773 954 L128 L64 WTTC L64 -
jacgir Jacques Giraud FRA
Paris 44 Y R Auto S4 p1833 1771 874 L128 L64 Eu-F6 L32 -
redrackam Marc Abramson FRA
Paris 36 G B G2 S3 1766 1766 816 L128 L32 Eu-L16 L64 L48
phildnarud Philippe Durand FRA
Massy 43 R B G18 S4 1753 1753 821 L128 PR w/d Eu-G6 L128 L48
ThB99 Thierry Berguin FRA
Paris 40 B Y G4 S8 1749 1749 900 L32 - Eu-A8 L32 L64
jmn34 Jean-Marc Nelken FRA
Paris 41 R B G10 S5 p1776 1741 909 L32 - Eu-B6 L128 -
francois Francois Pacull FRA
Grenoble 39 R G G31 S5 p1881 1735 868 L128 L64 WTTC - -
iznogoud Jean-Louis Potier FRA
Paris 33 B G G3 S6 p1833 1732 811 L128 - WTTC - -
Brunojoue Bruno Fillon FRA
Poitiers 35 R B G22 S1 p1778 1706 853 L64 L64 - L128 L83
acidnitrix Mathieu Le Gall FRA
Marseille 27 B N G9 w/d p1813 1688 854 L131 then w/d Eu-E4 - -
thomasonic Thomas Durand FRA
Massy 11 G B G25 S8 p1805 1680 949 L128 PR w/d Eu-C6 - -
N00b0dy Andreas N [u] FRA
Montauban 16 B R G7 d/q p1821 1647 792 L155 after d/q - L64 -
lorene Laurence Pacull FRA
Grenoble 40 G Y G17 S2 p1725 1638 944 L16 - WTTC - -
Shubi Benoit Jeaneau FRA
Champigny 28 R G G27 S6 - 1612 931 L128 L64 - - -
G R E A T   B R I T A I N   &   N O R T H E R N   I R E L A N D   ( U  K   O F ) … had 31 players in 2002 and 30 entrants of whom 27 (down 13%) played this time
9 LittleTom Tom McCoy GBR
London ENG 23 R G Seed S4 1916 1916 957 L64 - BO-3rd L16 -
13 cheekymbk Rob Morton GBR
Knaresborough ENG 23 G Y Seed S7 1910 1910 921 QF - BO-2nd L128