In February some MVTTC players travelled to Troy, NY to participate in an open tournament. Players were split into two groups -- class A above 1400 rating and class B below. Here are the MVTTC placings:
Dr. Ning Cheng Lee took 1st place in the class B event, and Joe Meyer was 3rd. In class A, Bruce Holck finished 2nd to 11 year old phenom Thomas Glozman. Thomas is ranked 12th in the US for boys under 12.
MVTTC hosted a local invitational round robin tournament on Saturday, January 26, 2008.
Play was split into two sets of round
robins.
In the first set of round robins the 20 players were scheduled into 4 round robins of 5 players each. After completing the rounds the players were separated into 5 groups of 4 based their placement. The groups played out their round robins for final results:
| Group | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st place | 2nd place | |
| A | Bruce Holck - MVTTC | Dr. Said Daoud - Sherburne TTC |
| B | Gary Stottlar - MVTTC | Bill Schlernitzauer - Sherburne TTC |
| C | Joe Mootz Sr. | Will Lombard |
| D | Joe Meyers | Drew Taylor |
| E | Joe Mootz Jr. | Joe Longo |
Many thanks to the guests and all the players. Congratulations to the winners!
MVTTC sponsored a Youth Tournament on Saturday, January 5, 2008.
There were 22 entrants, playing in four age groups.
Games
were to 11 points, winning by 2.
Matches were decided by winning 3 out of 5 games.
Many thanks to all the players and their parents for
participating, and congratulations to the winners!
| Age Division |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st place | 2nd place | |
| Under 18 | Felix Glozman* | Will Lombard |
| Under 16 | Thomas Glozman* | Casey MacClaren |
| Under 14 | Felix Glozman* | Casey MacClaren |
| Under 12 | Emily DeVenezia | Alex Filmer |
*Swept the division by winning every match.
| Faxton-St. Luke's Adult Healthcare Center for the use of the gym. Indium Corporation for offsetting club costs. |
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