Far East Islay BC

As many of you know, I am leaving on the MS Yellow Sea for Tokyo and the Far East. I will be taking my Pointforte raquet ("power without control is nothing") and a couple of birdies with the hope of finding competetors and friends as excellent as those I will be leaving behind. I am abdicating my responsibilities for the EIBC for the foreseeable future. I would hope that the fun and comraderie of the EIBC can be carried on. I nominate the following to assume the duties of the EIBC: Matt will be the grounds and equipment manager, Gianni should be in charge of sheduling matches, I would hope Amy could take on the updating of this blog, Brendan can remain in charge of the wine and birdies, Jon should assume control of the lost and found, and Arun will remain as head instructor.
I recommend another tournament before the weather turns soggy. I know a lot of people missed the last one because of other engagements and would love to play. I leave it in the hands of my successors to work it out.
Love, Mark

PS I will be starting another blog: Far East Asia Review.

Tournament Results

1st place: Arun 6 wins 163 points
2nd place: Brendan 5 wins 157 points
3rd place: Amy 4 wins 138 points
4th place: everyone except Jon
5th place: Jon

The high point getter was Devin/Jonah with 166 ( a tally of all points scored that would have determined any ties).

The prizes:
The winner will have their name and the year enscribed on the EIBC Trophy, lovingly crafted by GIanni.
The winner also gets a DVD of "Queen Christina" .
2nd place recieves a DVD of the best downtempo mp3s in Mark's collection.
3rd place recieves a custom made audio CD.
Everyone will recieve EIBC iron-on transfers.
5th place recieves a "Guernica" key chain and a leopard print visor.

Tournament this Saturday

Tournament will begin at 1pm, all who want to play must let me know, especially if you think you will be late arriving.

Standings as of Monday

Arun: wins=6 losses=0
Brendan: wins=4; losses=4
Jon: wins=4; losses=2
Charlie: wins=2; losses=1
Gianni: wins=2; losses=0
Mark: wins=1; losses=6
Marc: wins=1; losses=2
Amy: wins=1; losses=1
Michael: wins=1; losses=1
Rose: wins=1; losses=1
Arnaud: wins=0; losses=2
Devin: wins= 0; losses=2
Jonah: wins=0; losses=1

Challenges

Amy challenged Jon
Game 1: Amy 4; Jon 11
Game 2: Amy 4; Jon 11
Jon wins the match.

Michael challenged Rose
Game 1: Michael 11; Rose 3
Game 2: Michael 11; Rose 8
Michael wins the match.

Mark challenged Jon
Game 1: Jon 11; Mark 6
Game 2: Jon 11; Mark 6
Jon wins the match.

Rose challenged Jonah
Game 1: Rose 11; Jonah ?
Game 2: Rose 11; Jonah ?
Rose wins the match.

Thursday Challenges

Devin challenged Mark
Game 1: Mark 11; Devin 7
Game 2: Mark 7; Devin 11
Game 3: Mark 11; Devin 5
Mark wins the match.

Marc challenged Devin
Game 1: Marc 11; Devin 8
Game 2: Marc 11; Devin 5
Marc wins the match.

Wednesday Challenges

Arun challenged Brendan
Game 1: Arun 11; Brendan 8
Game 2: Arun 11; Brendan 4
Arun wins the match, but losses $1.


Brendan challenged Mark
Game 1: Brendan 11; Mark 8
Game 2: Brendan 11; Mark 9
Brendan wins the match.

Marc vs Brendan

Game 1 Marc 11; Brendan 4
Game 2: Marc 9; Brendan 11
Game 3: Marc 3; Brendan 11
Brendan wins the match.

Marc vs Arun

Game 1: Marc 0; Arun 11
Game 2: Marc 5; Arun11
Arun wins the match.

Current Rankings

#1 Arun: wins=4; losses=0
#2 Brendan: wins=2; losses=3
#3 Jon: wins=2; losses=2
#4 Charlie: wins=2; losses=1
#5 Gianni: wins=2; losses=0
#6 Mark: wins=0; losses=4
#7 Arnaud: wins=0; losses=2

Gianni vs Jon

GIanni challenged Jon

Game 1: Jon 0, Gianni 11
Game 2: Jon 4, Gianni 11

Gianni wins the set.

Saturday Challenge Games

Third Game Jon vs. Mark

Game 3: Jon 11; Mark 7

Jon wins the set.

Wednesday Challenges

Jon challenged Mark

Game 1: Jon 10, Mark 12
Game 2: Jon 11, Mark 4

Game 3 was delayed due to sunset, will be played on Saturday the 6th