Top Ten Invitational
Tournament Bracket
Congratulations, Ed Paule!
Four-time PBEM World Champion

September 15^th, 2019 - August 1^st, 2021
Last Updated on September 17^th, 2021

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Seed	Fleet Admiral	AREA Rating	Current Record	Finish
1	Ed Paule	7444QMYH9	7-2	1st
2	Andy Gardner	7395YPZN9	5-4	5th
3	Jim Eliason	6817TKZO9	6-3	2nd
4	John Pack	6757ZUZO9	5-4	7th
5	Joe Dragan	6736RNTI9	5-4	4th
6	Ed Menzel	6686ZSZP9	5-3-1	3rd
7	Dennis Nicholson	6373MJVG9	3-6	9th
8	Daniel Blumentritt	6345RPTK9	3-5-1	8th
9	John Lindley	6339LMOF9	5-4	6th
10	Ong Meng Soon	6254JJSB9	0-9	10th

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

Ed P

Andy

Jim

John P

Joe

Ed M

Dennis

Daniel

John L

Meng

Start Date

Timer Date

End Date

1

Meng

John L

Daniel

Dennis

Ed M

Joe

John P

Jim

Andy

Ed P

Sept. 15, 2019

Jan. 15, 2020

May 12, 2020

2

John L

Daniel

Dennis

Ed M

Meng

John P

Jim

Andy

Ed P

Joe

Nov. 15, 2019

Mar. 15, 2020

July 12, 2020

3

Daniel

Dennis

Ed M

Joe

John P

Jim

Andy

Ed P

Meng

John L

Jan. 15, 2020

May 15, 2020

Sept. 12, 2020

4

Dennis

Ed M

Joe

Meng

Jim

Andy

Ed P

John L

Daniel

John P

Mar. 15, 2020

July 15, 2020

Nov. 12, 2020

5

Ed M

Joe

John P

Jim

Andy

Ed P

John L

Meng

Dennis

Daniel

May 15, 2020

Sept. 15, 2020

Jan. 12, 2021

6

Joe

John P

Meng

Andy

Ed P

John L

Daniel

Dennis

Ed M

Jim

July 15, 2020

Nov. 15, 2020

Mar. 12, 2021

7

John P

Jim

Andy

Ed P

John L

Daniel

Meng

Ed M

Joe

Dennis

Sept. 15, 2020

Jan. 15, 2021

May 12, 2021

8

Jim

Meng

Ed P

John L

Daniel

Dennis

Ed M

Joe

John P

Andy

Nov. 15, 2020

Mar. 15, 2021

July 12, 2021

9

Andy

Ed P

John L

Daniel

Dennis

Meng

Joe

John P

Jim

Ed M

Jan. 15, 2021

May 15, 2021

Sept. 12, 2021

Players may initiate games whenever they choose but should start games no later than the start date shown.
Players may play more than one opponent at a time (and, in fact, this is pretty much required baring super-human speed).
Italics indicate games in progress; Bold indicates completed games.

* * * Round Robin Match-ups * * *

IJN vs. USN	Ed P	Andy	Jim	John P	Joe	Ed M	Dennis	Daniel	John L	Meng	IJN vs. USN
Ed P	X	Turn 7 Wins! (-11½)	Turn 6 (#M) Wins! (-½)	Turn 5 (#3cMr) Wins! (-3½)	Turn 5 (#Mr) Wins! (-1)	Turn 8 (#M) By 2! (-3)	Turn 6 (#M) Locks!	X	Turn 8 (#M)* By 3.5! (-1.5)	Turn 7 (#1a,2b,3c) Locks! (-5½)	Ed P
Andy	X	X	Turn 6 Wins! (-7½)	X	Turn 4 Wins! (-8)	Turn 8 By 3! (-8)	Turn 8 By 6! (-9)	X	Turn 7 Wins! (-9½)	X	Andy
Jim	X	X	X	Turn 3 (#NT1,3c,4a) Wins! (-1)	X	X	Turn 6 (#M) Wins! (-0)	X	X	X	Jim
John P	X	Turn 4 Wins! (-10)	X	X	Turn 6 (#OT2) YNY Falls! (-½)	Turn 8 (#3cMr) Wins! (-2)	Turn 4 (#3cMr) Wins! (-2)	Turn 7 (#T2,3c,4a) Wins! (-½)	Turn 5 (#3cMr) Wins! (-2½)	X	John P
Joe	X	X	Turn 6 (#NT1,3b,4a) Wins!	X	X	Turn 6 (#M) Wins! (-1)	Turn 7 (#M) Locks! (-1½)	Turn 3 (#3cM) Wins!	X	Turn 8 (#1a,2b) By 2! (-6)	Joe
Ed M	X	X	Turn 7 (#M) Locks! (-1½)	X	X	X	Turn 7 (#M) Wins! (-1)	Turn 8 (#M) Ties! (-2)	X	X	Ed M
Dennis	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Dennis
Daniel	Turn 7 (#1a,2b,#3c,4a) Locks! (-7)	Turn 8 By 3 (-11)	Turn 5 (#NT1,3b,4a) Wins! (-0)	X	X	X	Turn 8 (#3cM) By 2½ (-½)	X	Turn 6 (#Mt2,1?,3c,4a) Wins! (-1)	X	Daniel
John L	X	X	Turn 8 (#?) By 1! (-?)	X	Turn 4 (#M) Wins! (-0)	Turn 7 (#?) Wins! (-?)	Turn 8 (#M) Wins!	X	X	X	John L
Meng	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Turn ? (#?) Resigns (-?)	X	Meng
IJN vs. USN	Ed P	Andy	Jim	John P	Joe	Ed M	Dennis	Daniel	John L	Meng	IJN vs. USN

Click on blue Turn headers to see more detail for the 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.

* * * Qualifiers * * *
2021-2023 Top 10 Invitational

Name	Qualification
Ted Drozd	2020 Midwest Open Champion 3rd Place in AREA (as of September 1st, 2021)
Alan Applebaum	2019-2021 BPA Single-Elimination Champion 9th Place in AREA (as of September 1st, 2021)
John Pack	2021 Midwest Open Champion 4th Place in AREA (as of September 1st, 2021)
Ed Paule	2019-2021 Top 10 Invitational World PBEM Champion AREA Champion (as of September 1st, 2021)
Jim Eliason	2nd Place in 2019-2021 Top 10 Invitational 2019 World Boardgaming Championships Winner 7th Place in AREA (as of September 1st, 2021)
Ed Menzel	3rd Place in 2019-2021 Top 10 Invitational 11th Place in AREA (as of September 1st, 2021)
Daniel Blumentritt	2019-2021 King-of-the-Hill Ladder Champion 2019-2021 King-of-the-Hill Ladder - Most Wins (5) 6th Place in AREA (as of September 1st, 2021)
Andy Gardner #	2nd Place in AREA (as of September 1st, 2021)
Charles Drozd &	5th Place in AREA (as of September 1st, 2021)
Joe Dragan #	8th Place in AREA (as of September 1st, 2021)

Alternate Qualifiers

Name	Qualification
Darren Kilfara #	10th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2021
Glenn McMaster #	12th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2021
John Lindley &	13th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2021
Mike Kaye	14th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2021
Nick Markevich #	15th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2021

# Declined Invitation
& Did not respond by Deadline

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