Top Ten Invitational
Tournament Bracket

September 15th, 2001 - September 12th, 2003
Last Updated on September 22nd, 2003.

Congratulations, Alfred Wong!
PBEM World Champion

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Seed
Name
AREA Rating
Record
Finish
1

Mike Kaye

6752MJPF1

3-6

8th

2

Alan Applebaum

6586ONIJ1

3-6

9th

3

Ray Freeman

6472KLIG1

1-8

10th

4

Alfred Wong

6467IJIF1

7-2

1st

5

John Pack

6429NMMH1

6-3

4th

6

Dan Henry

6379POIJ1

5-4

5th

7

Tom Gregorio

6373ILLF1

4-5

6th

8

Andy Gardner

6296LKKF1

7-2

2nd

9

Nick Markevich

5658JJIE1

6-3

3rd

10

Darren Kilfara

5157ACD-1

3-6

7th


The current record shows wins and losses in each of the player matches rather than individual game results (since players can optionally play a pair of games, one as each side, as their match). The top three get an automatic invitation to the next Top 10 Invitational!

* * * Pairings * * *

Round
Mike
Alan
Ray
Alfred
John
Dan
Tom
Andy
Nick
Darren
1

Darren

Nick

Andy

Tom

Dan

John

Alfred

Ray

Alan

Mike

2

Nick

Andy

Tom

Dan

Darren

Alfred

Ray

Alan

Mike

John

3

Andy

Tom

Dan

John

Alfred

Ray

Alan

Mike

Darren

Nick

4

Tom

Dan

John

Darren

Ray

Alan

Mike

Nick

Andy

Alfred

5

Dan

John

Alfred

Ray

Alan

Mike

Nick

Darren

Tom

Andy

6

John

Alfred

Darren

Alan

Mike

Nick

Andy

Tom

Dan

Ray

7

Alfred

Ray

Alan

Mike

Nick

Andy

Darren

Dan

John

Tom

8

Ray

Darren

Mike

Nick

Andy

Tom

Dan

John

Alfred

Alan

9

Alan

Mike

Nick

Andy

Tom

Darren

John

Alfred

Ray

Dan


Players may initiate games whenever they choose but are requested to
ask opponents in the designated order (moving on if an opponent is too busy at the time).
Players may play more than one opponent at a time (and, in fact, this is recommended).

* * * Round Robin Match-ups * * *

IJN vs.
USN

Darren

Nick

Andy

Tom

Dan

John

Alfred

Ray

Alan

Mike

Mike

Turn 7 (1,2)
USN wins! (-4)

Turn 8 (1,2,3a)
USN wins! (-3)

X

Turn 7 (1,2)
IJN wins! (-3)

Turn 8 (1,2,3a,5)
IJN by 15! (-3)

Turn 4 (1,2a,3a,5)
USN wins! (-3)

Turn 5 (1,2,3a,5)
USN wins! (-3.5)

Turn 8 (1,2,3a)
IJN by 2.5! (-3.5)

X

X

Alan

Turn 8 (1,2)
USN by 6! (-4)

Turn 8 (1,2)
IJN by 5! (-4)

X

Turn 6 (1,2)
USN wins! (-4)

Turn 7 (1,2)
USN wins! (-4)

X

X

X

X

Turn 6 (1,2,3a,5)
USN wins! (-3.5)

Ray

X

Turn 5 (1,2)
USN wins! (-4)

X

Turn 6 (1,2,3a)
USN wins! (-3)

X

Turn 4 (1,2)
USN wins! (-4)

Turn 5 (1,2)
USN wins! (-4)

X

Turn 5 (1,2)
USN wins! (-4.5)

X

Alfred

X

Turn 7 (1,2)
IJN wins! (-4)

X

Turn 8 (1,2)
USN by 1! (-4)

Turn 8 (1,2)
USN by 4! (-4)

X

X

X

Turn 8 (1,2)
IJN by 1! (-4)

X

John

Turn 7 (1,2)
IJN wins! (-4)

Turn 7 (1,2a,3a,5)
USN wins! (-3.5)

X

Turn 5 (1,2a)
IJN wins! (-3.5)

Turn 5 (1,2)
IJN wins! (-2.5)

X

Turn 7 (1,2)
USN wins! (-4.5)

X

Turn 4 (1,2,3)
USN wins! (-3)

Turn 8 (1,2a,3a,5)
IJN by 6! (-3)

Dan

Turn 3
IJN wins! (-4.5)

Turn 3 (1,2)
USN wins! (-3.5)

Turn 6
USN wins! (-4.5)

Turn 5
USN wins! (-4)

X

X

X

Turn 5 (1,2)
IJN wins! (-4)

X

Turn 8 (1,2,3a,5)
IJN by 17! (-3)

Tom

X

Turn 3 (1,2)
USN wins! (-3.5)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Andy

Turn 8 (1,2)
IJN by 1! (-4)

X

X

Turn 8 (1,2)
IJN by 1! (-3.5)

X

Turn 5 (1,2a,3)
USN wins! (-3)

Turn 5 (1,2)
USN wins! (-4)

Turn 6 (1,2,3a)
IJN wins! (-3.5)

Turn 7 (1,2,3)
IJN wins! (-3)

Turn 6 (1,2)
IJN wins! (-3.5)

Nick

Turn 8 (1,2)
IJN by 5! (-4)

X

Turn 6 (1,2)
USN wins! (-4)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Darren
X

X

X

Turn 8 (1,2)
IJN by 1.5! (-3.5)

X

X

Turn 3 (1,2)
USN wins! (-4)

Turn 8 (1,2)
USN by 6! (-4)

X

X

Click on the Turn header/link to see more detail for each game!
Grey Background = Game in Progress
Light Blue or Light Red Background = Recently Completed
X = This game will not (or cannot) be played [i.e., single game match played].
Numbers after the turn number show the optional adjustments in use.
Number in parenthesis after the current score shows the bid.
The player on the left is playing the IJN; the player at the top, the USN.

* * * Qualifiers * * *

2003-2005 Top 10 Invitational

Name

Qualification

Dan Henry

2002 World Boardgaming Championships Winner
4th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2003

Ed Menzel

2002 Midwest Open Champion
2001-2003 BPA Single-Elimination Champion
2003 Midwest Open Champion
2001-2003 King-of-the-Hill Ladder Champion
2003 World Boardgaming Championships Winner
2003 Conquest Champion
AREA Champion (as of September 1st, 2003)

Anders Egneus

2nd Place in 2001-2003 King-of-the-Hill Ladder

Alfred Wong

2001-2003 Top 10 Invitational World PBEM Champion
3rd Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2003

Andy Gardner

2nd Place in 2001-2003 Top 10 Invitational
2nd Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2003

Nick Markevich

3rd Place in 2001-2003 Top 10 Invitational

Mike Kaye

6th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2003

John Pack

7th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2003

Michael Day

8th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2003

Jim Eliason

10th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2003

Top 10 Invitational Format
Universal PBEM Format, Rules, and Guidelines
PBEM Rules Clarifications
Official VITP Rules Clarifications
PBEM Reporting Guidelines

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