A slightly easier set this month perhaps, with an average score of 44.87, up from 41.1 last month. We also smashed the previous record for entries, set in May 2022, adding more than 50% to that record, with over 3,000 BBO members entering this month’s competition. Leading the way, we have a three-way tie for the win this month, with a score of 78/80 points:
Vincent Lui (Cheapcheap) from Hong Kong,
Ken Penton (Panorama) from Canada and,
Mehmet Ertinas (Ertinas) from Turkey
Vincent, originally from Hong Kong and currently a student in Munich, Germany, may be our youngest ever winner. He is 27 and started learning to play 11 years ago. He describes himself as “a casual player who likes playing with robots in my leisure time”.
Ken says, “I played fairly competitively in the 70's and early 80's, playing in the Canadian team finals and representing our district in the GNT finals in Nashville. However, I slowed to a crawl with family and career and now just play occasionally, but I do like these bidding contests just to see how I compare.” Fairly well, it would seem, Ken!
Also on the October 'Roll of Honour':
With a score of 77/80:
Filippo Cavallari (Filebb) from Italy,
Kursat Ozsahin (Vbman) from Turkey and,
Haiping Yan (Haiping) from the United States
You need to score 67/80 or more to make the October leader-board, and honourable mentions go to all of those who managed that:
Player | Score |
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Vincent Lui (Cheapcheap) From Hong Kong | 78 |
Ken Penton (Panorama) From Canada | 78 |
Mehmet Ertinas (Ertinas) From Turkey | 78 |
Filippo Cavallari (Filebb) From Italy | 77 |
Kursat Ozsahin (Vbman) From Turkey | 77 |
Haiping Yan (Haiping) From United States | 77 |
Martin Bootsma (Martb77) From Netherlands | 76 |
Jarek Langer (Jarek444) From United States | 76 |
Sarper Uslupehlivan (Sarpinsarp) From Turkey | 75 |
Franz Terraneo (Saurus53) From Austria | 75 |
Jim Streisand (Strei1) From United States | 75 |
Herstein Liu (Herstein) From Taiwan | 75 |
Tomas Pedro Pokorni (Topoko) From Argentina | 74 |
Gillian Paty (Caldeius) From France | 74 |
Jon Sorkin (Jsorkin) From United States | 74 |
Ian Findlay (Findles) From Canada | 74 |
Patrick Shields (Patr1Cks) From United Kingdom | 74 |
Andrew Markowitz (Chinacat52) From United States | 73 |
Daniel Delestre (Tkcpdd) From France | 73 |
Sherif Noshy (Chiccco) From Egypt | 73 |
Danan Cao (Caodanan) From China | 73 |
Dialynas Aledoubleios (Adial) From Greece | 73 |
David Williams (Dave251164) From United Kingdom | 73 |
Venkatesh Ramaratnam (Rv) From India | 73 |
Emre Akkaya (Emre221) From Netherlands | 72 |
Arda Kabaca (Ardaak47) From Turkey | 72 |
Srdjan Richter (Srdjan) From Croatia | 72 |
Antonio Kotsev (Asc) From Bulgaria | 72 |
Wen Liu (Bridge4Wz) From United States | 72 |
John Stell (Johnworf1) From United Kingdom | 72 |
Douglas Schmickrath (P0Stm0Rtem) From United States | 72 |
François Duffour (Toutmo) From France | 72 |
Luwen Koh (Doublereborned) From Singapore | 71 |
Alan Schwartz (Alansc) From United States | 71 |
Georgios Lousis (Lgeo) From Greece | 71 |
Diogenis Terzoglou (Dioter) From Greece | 71 |
Jian Zhou (Wincheer) From China | 71 |
Julian Wightwick (Juliancb) From United Kingdom | 71 |
Juliano Barbosa (Jbarbosa) From Portugal | 71 |
Örjan Törnblom (Unperfect) From Sweden | 71 |
Tommy Strindfors (Tommyst) From Sweden | 71 |
Luwen Koh (Xreborned) from Singapore | 71 |
Vikrant Mehta (Vicky888) From India | 70 |
Tracey Bauer (Marintlc) From United States | 70 |
Christian Vennerod (Rodvenn) From Norway | 70 |
Ivan Leung (Ivanleung) From United Kingdom | 70 |
Michele Cammarata (Camma) From Italy | 70 |
Gabby Kamil (Gab7Nt) From United States | 70 |
John Macgregor (Johnmacg) From Canada | 70 |
Bert Hackney (Toast1) From United States | 70 |
Ken Schutze (Schutze) From United States | 70 |
Alexander Cook (Spade7) From Australia | 70 |
Valeriu Gheorghe (Ppvv123) From Romania | 69 |
Beverley Lawler (Bubbles73) From Australia | 69 |
Mark Kinzer (Thekinz) From United States | 69 |
Michael Ruffin (Bakano) From New Zealand | 69 |
Phil Gordon (Pgordon) From United States | 69 |
Recai Saylik (Denizs) From Turkey | 69 |
Olivier Metzdorff (Meol) From France | 69 |
Alain Devigne (Adev) From Belgium | 69 |
Jim Mathers (Maddog1) From Canada | 69 |
Sedat Aluf (Monk99) From Turkey | 69 |
Robert Lavin (Bridgboy1) From United States | 69 |
Hans Van Der Heijde (001Hans) From Netherlands | 69 |
Igor Grzejdziak (Igorg) From Poland | 68 |
David Weinberg (Thymepuns) From United Kingdom | 68 |
Serkan Unal (Srknunal) From Turkey | 68 |
Dodo Georgevic (Heat2204) From United Kingdom | 68 |
Merih Dikbas (Merihdb) From Turkey | 68 |
Nikos Galaxy Drama (Fifilippos9) From Greece | 68 |
Daniel Wilderman (Daw28) From United States | 68 |
Kongo Kong (Kongo) From Hong Kong | 68 |
Md Alauddin (Alo107) From Bangladesh | 68 |
Jacek Pietrzycki (Blokier) From Poland | 68 |
Sayeed Ahmed (Sa001) From Bangladesh | 68 |
Darwin Afdahl (Darwin) From United States | 68 |
Alex Athanasiadis (Alati) From Greece | 68 |
Babs Giesbrecht (Babsg) From Canada | 68 |
John Murdoch (Murdo) From United Kingdom | 68 |
Bertrand Hardy (Bertrand) From France | 68 |
Laura Mancini (801Dna) From France | 68 |
Christopher Howard (Chriscq1) From United Kingdom | 68 |
Hamish Mccracken (Hamishmccr) From Australia | 68 |
Jordan Cohen (Jordymc) From Canada | 68 |
Irving Litvack (Jarrypark) From Canada | 68 |
Enrique García De Oteyza (Ego1946) From Spain | 68 |
John Leonard (Jl07702) From United States | 68 |
Enhao Du (Diandian23) From United States | 68 |
Leo Resk (Resker) From Canada | 68 |
0 (Petelaw) From 0 | 68 |
Thomas Terzian (Rmenian) From United States | 68 |
Luis Folque (Luis Carlo) From Portugal | 67 |
Kostiantyn Melnikov (Xlmel) From Ukraine | 67 |
Dave Simmons (Sunnydave) From United Kingdom | 67 |
Kristian Frimer (Kristianf) From Denmark | 67 |
Peter Winkler (Cryptopete) From United States | 67 |
Preben Schmidt (Prebenvm) From Denmark | 67 |
Verdu Serge (Tarzorro) From France | 67 |
Jaaon Chew (Pinochio) From Singapore | 67 |
David Bryder (Dageb) From Sweden | 67 |
Sanjit Dey (Sanjit Dey) From India | 67 |
Paul Boudreau (Pons_) From United States | 67 |
David Boxley (Dboxley) From United States | 67 |
Veljko Vujcic (Sambolino) From Serbia | 67 |
Ben Hendriks (Benhend) From Netherlands | 67 |
Bob Duval (Bobduv) From United States | 67 |
Zoran Sostaric (Kizo130_Te) From Croatia | 67 |
Anne Wilson (Anne8002) From United States | 67 |
Franco Telesforo (Frate42) From Italy | 67 |
J B (Jbennet) From Sweden | 67 |
Kelley Hwang (110804) From United States | 67 |
Joshua Stark (Redubl1) From United States | 67 |
Anthony Bates (Anthonyg) From United Kingdom | 67 |
Howard Stern (Hstern) From United States | 67 |
Val Ena (Fachiru) From United States | 67 |
Hanoi Rondon (Hanoi5) From Chile | 67 |
Péter Lovász (Zsofikrist) From Hungary | 67 |
Pär Ol-Mårs (Olmar) From Sweden | 67 |
Nick Roubeglis (Rglis) From Greece | 67 |
Veysel Toplaya (Tweety1) From Turkey | 67 |
Neil Cohen (Ncohen) From United States | 67 |
Mark Chen (Mark_Chen) From United States | 67 |
Rosaleen Glasheen (Remlagh) From Ireland | 67 |
You need a running total of 495 (an average of 55 or more) to make the annual competition leader-board with nine months played, which means that about 80 players make the list. Slightly lower scores from those at the top of the annual leader-board this month, Patrick and Ian leading those in the top 20 with 74/80.
Francois maintains his excellent form with 72/80, and retains his lead at the top. However, the chasing pack narrowed the gap as players began dropping their weakest scores. Ian and Alexander just edge Dave down into fourth place. With almost all of the chasers having dropped their scores in the 40s or 50s now, the weakest counting scores amongst the leaders are all very similar, around 65-67. Pete is the exception, with a 50 still to be dropped, so watch out for his late run.
After ten months we still have four players averaging 70/80 or higher. Congratulations to everyone near the top of the annual race for their amazing consistency over the year. The outcome of last year’s annual competition went right to the wire, and it is looking like the same will be true for the 2022 competition. All three of last year's medalists are in the top eight at the moment, and it is looking likely that the scores over the final two months will determine who makes it onto this year’s podium.
Player | Score |
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Francois Duffour (toutmo) from Paris, France | 659 |
Ian T Findlay (findles) from Banff AB Canada | 651 |
Alexander Cook (spade7) from Sydney, Australia | 650 |
David Williams (dave251164) from Llangollen, Wales | 647 |
Luwen Koh (Xreborned) from Singapore | 646 |
Venkatesh Ramaratnam (rv) from Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | 645 |
Hanoi A Rondon (hanoi5) from Providencia | 639 |
Peter Law (petelaw) from Broadstairs | 623 |
Pär Ol-Mårs (olmar) from Sweden | 613 |
Milko Slavov (milko_sl) from Varna, Bulgaria | 611 |
peter lakatos (nyul11) from Budapest | 608 |
Va Ena (fachiru) from Taos NM | 606 |
Dan Gheorghiu (DanG4503) from Victoria, BC, Canada | 603 |
Laura Mancini (801dna) from Paris France | 602 |
Babs Giesbrecht (bABsG) from Canada | 596 |
Jon Cooke (Mugsmate) from United Kingdom | 592 |
Patrick Shields (patr1cks) from Cheltenham | 589 |
Brad Theurer (batmanbrad) from Gaithersburg, MD USA | 587 |
John MacGregor (johnmacg) from Halifax, NS | 587 |
Shahar Zack (shaharz) from kiryat motzkin | 585 |
Claude Candillier (capri13) from Peyrolles en Provence, France | 582 |
Juliano Barbosa (JBarbosa) from Seixal Portugal | 582 |
Paul Dubois (pottsca) from El Cajon, CA USA | 581 |
John R Mayne (JRMayne) from Modesto, CA, USA | 580 |
Josh Sinnett (oshoj) from Bellingham, WA, United States | 579 |
Capri Bucci (atp13) from Rome Italy | 578 |
Michael van Gulik (Bananatree) from Belleville Canada | 575 |
Adrian Pang (MP7601) from Hong Kong, China | 574 |
John Stell (johnworf1) from United Kingdom | 570 |
Jarek Langer (jarek444) from Austin TX USA | 566 |
Manuel Oliveira (m oliveira) from Estoril - Portugal | 565 |
Adam Magyar (Sundiszno) from Budapest | 564 |
Enhao Du (diandian23) from Newbury Park, USA | 562 |
Douglas Schmickrath (P0STM0RTEM) from San Francisco CA, USA | 558 |
Athanasiadis Alex (alati) from Thessaloniki, Greece | 557 |
Chen-Dann Lu (CDLU) from Taiwan | 555 |
Lei Tsui (ltsui10) from United States | 548 |
Gianni Hsieh (wakanari) from Sammamish | 546 |
Mani Gupta (Manig) from USA | 545 |
Rasmus Maide (dst463) from Espoo, Finland | 542 |
Mostafa Mohamed (therudy) from Fort Lee | 542 |
David Johnson (davidmj) from Calgary Canada | 539 |
John C Osher (J5280) from Denver | 539 |
Stephen Kwan (sk1958) from Toronto/Canada | 537 |
Bert Hackney (toast1) from United States | 535 |
Daniel Klein (drdnmnk) from Victoria, B.C., Canada | 534 |
Andreas Persson (Rosengatan) from Mullsjö | 533 |
Alex Green (Galexy) from Sydney Australia | 532 |
Rishabh Singh (rishabh) from San Jose | 532 |
C Billiet (cbilliet) from Netherlands | 530 |
Raj Agarwal (badesh) from Cambridge, MA, USA | 527 |
Timothy Prior (brimstone) from United Kingdom | 524 |
Ioannis Exarchos (Jexa_) from Greece | 523 |
Gaston Mejane (decour) from France | 522 |
Marian Tomov (Marit) from Bulgaria | 520 |
Nikolaos (nikrek) from Papamichalopoulos | 520 |
Gregory LeBlanc (gnlblnc151) from United States | 517 |
Benjamin Bomber (soccertoo) from Portland | 515 |
Charles Nudelman (soxguy) from Northbrook,IIllinois | 511 |
Mark Chen (mark_chen) from United States | 511 |
Stephen Goldstein (sdvdg) from United States | 510 |
James Sampson (jtsamp1) from Lake Worth | 508 |
Leo Resk (resker) from Canada | 508 |
Jean-Luc Lachance (jllachan) from Canada | 506 |
Matt Weingarten (coolbeans) from United States | 506 |
Andrzej Stankiewicz (south66) from Poland | 506 |
Paul Sontag (pgs58) from Canada | 506 |
Karle Joys (kjoys) from Canada | 505 |
Tobias Bern (xtober) from Sweden | 505 |
Mark Bennett (upstate) from United States | 504 |
Dave Bugay (hikerdave1) from United States | 504 |
Earle Fergusson (Fergus) from Canada | 504 |
Thanassis Akylas (aakylas) from Greece | 503 |
John Leonard (jl07702) from United States | 503 |
Michael Fay (Mouse75) from United Kingdom | 502 |
peter hudson (p_t_red) from Coppell | 501 |
Ashot Harutunyan (ashoth_14) from Canada | 499 |
Erez Zadik (erezz) from Israel | 498 |
Arto Kosonen (Aarrttoo) from Finland | 498 |
Lee Weinberger (shoonrah) from United States | 498 |
Robert Lavin (bridgboy1) from United States | 496 |
Jim Norton (jimnorton) from United States | 495 |