I
saw so little of the Buffalo Winter Sectional Tournament Jan. 23 to 25 – just two
morning pairs games – and earned so little in the way of points that it drifted
right out of my brain. But it’s worth noting for a couple reasons, high-scoring
reasons.
First
of all, the leading master point winner, Bud Seidenberg, took home more points
than I recall anyone doing at a recent Buffalo sectional – 32.32.
When
he won in the 32.5-table Friday morning pairs game, he collected 9.85 points.
When he came in second in the 25.5-table Friday afternoon pairs, he got another
6.19. He was second again in the 27.5-table Saturday morning pairs for 6.53
points. And on Sunday, in the 23-table Swiss team competition, he was part of
the winning team, collecting another 9.08.
At
the St. Catharines, Ont., sectional Friday, Feb. 6, Saleh Fetouh pointed out
that their winning Swiss team had won 92% of the possible International Match
Points – 193 out of 210 – but that the ACBL’s Bridge Bulletin magazine will not
recognize it the way it recognizes pairs that have games of 75% or better.
Unfair, he said. I agree.
Meanwhile,
back to Bud Seidenberg’s 32.32 points and a historical review of top point
winners in Buffalo sectionals.
At the fall sectional back in September, there
were more tables – 164 to 156 – but fewer overall points awarded – 552.12 vs.
646.48. The point winner, Kathy Pollock, had just 15.67. Seidenberg was second
with 12.79. In the spring sectional, point champ Chris Urbanek had only 16.17
(Seidenberg second again with 14.87). Point winner of last year’s winter
sectional, which had only 132 tables, was Davis Heussler with a mere 13.70
(Seidenberg was 28th with 4.66).
Fall
2013 – 173 tables, Jay Levy, 17.96.
Spring
2013 – 139 tables, Saleh Fetouh, 21.66.
Winter
2013 – 151 tables, Saleh Fetouh, 19.04.
Fall
2012 – 129 tables, Jay Levy, 17.90.
Spring
2012 – 137 tables, Chris Urbanek, 20.34.
Winter
2012 – 133 tables, Saleh Fetouh, 20.58.
Fall
2011 – 137 tables, Saleh Fetouh, 23.68.
Spring
2011 – 153 tables, Ranald Davidson (North York, Ont.), 18.05.
Winter
2011 – 117 tables, Jay Levy, 17.93.
Fall
2010 – 139 tables, Jim Mathis, 27.33.
Spring
2010 – 145 tables, Dan Gerstman, 18.89.
Winter
2010 – 122 tables, Bud Seidenberg and Jay Levy (tie), 17.79.
Fall
2009 – 159 tables. Chris Urbanek, 16.78.
Spring
2009 – 124 tables. Martin Hunter (Mississauga, Ont), 13.59.
Winter
2009 – 127 tables. Jim Mathis, 21.39.
Even
the guy with the second-most points this year, Jay Costello, outdistanced most
of the winners for the past six years. Partnered with Bud Seidenberg on Friday,
he wound up with 25.82. Third was Saleh Fetouh with 20.41, which is still better
than half the winners since 2009.
Me?
My measly 1.03 made me 120th out of the 162 players who got points.
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