2nd La Union Scrabble Open Governor’s Cup 2006 Report

(Report from Gerwin Carbonell, the President of Metro La Union Scrabble Club - MLUSC dated March 1, 2006)

In celebration with the 156^th foundation anniversary of La Union, the Metro La Union Scrabble Club (MLUSC), in close cooperation with the Provincial Government of La Union, organized the 2^nd La Union Scrabble Open: Governor’s Cup on February 25-26, 2006 at the Lobby of the Provincial Capitol Building. The tournament is sanctioned by the National Association for Scrabble in the Philippines (NASCAP).

Top seed Odette Carmina Rio of Iloilo live up to her pre-tournament billing, as she dominates the annual scrabble event. She topped the 42-player, 15-round rated tournament assuring her the title in the penultimate round after defeating defending champion Ronald Credo of Quezon City. In the final round, Antonio “TJ” de Jesus of Laguna surprised Rio to finish at second spot.

There was a four-way logjam for third place; however, Credo had the superior tiebreak to settle for third over Pasig City’s Hyatt Basman, Quezon City’s Louie Mark de Guzman and La Union’s Lorenzo Bacani.

With the continuous support of the Provincial Government of La Union, our local players have developed into stronger players at par with the best in the country.

February 25-26, 2006

Final Results after 15 Rounds:

RANK	PLAYERS	WINS	SPR.
1	Odette Carmina Rio (Iloilo)	12	520
2	Antonio “TJ” de Jesus (Laguna)	11	642
3	Ronald Credo (Quezon City)	10	989
4	Hyatt Basman (Pasig City)	10	474
5	Mark Louie de Guzman (Quezon City)	10	278
6	Lorenzo Bacani (La Union)	10	81
7	Oscar Rivera, Jr. (Rizal)	9	388
8	Ramon Genato (Makati City)	9	271
9	Loy Rivera (Manila)	9	253
10	John Ver Concepcion (Quezon City)	9	130
11	Henry Pacifico (Manila)	9	-79
12	Roger Parchamento (La Union)	8	583
13	Abraham Gogoling (Baguio)	8	299
14	Rosario Lambino (Pangasinan)	8	184
15	Antonio Malonzo (Manila)	8	74
16	Robbie Onate (Laguna)	8	67
17	Francisco Dizon (Makati City)	8	-39
18	Andy Nuesca (La Union)	8	-107
19	Cirilo Nuesca Sr. (La Union)	7	296
20	Rodolfo Mandapat (Pasig City)	7	108
21	Gerwin Carbonell (La Union)	7	68
22	Eleizer Dayon (Quezon City)	7	54
23	Delio Dimaano (Laguna)	7	-103
24	Jessica Bacani (La Union)	7	-204
25	Vic Rebulado (Manila)	7	-299
26	Andronico Aquino (Laguna)	6	162
27	Vilma Vecino (La Union)	6	-86
28	Julio Busaing (Baguio)	6	-146
29	Rosemarie Ewing (La Union)	6	-242
30	Sammy Espiritu (Baguio)	6	-259
31	Marvin Quilates (La Union)	6	-466
32	Elenita Chan (La Union)	5	-242
33	Jocelyn Laranang (La Union)	5	-571
34	Allily Galapon (La Union)	5	-636
35	Marissa Acosta (La Union)	4	-1094
36	Vladimir Bacani (La Union)	withdraw
37	Nicerio Aromin (La Union)	default
38	Bonnie Dumaguin (La Union)	default
39	Anna Grace Pajarit (La Union)	default
40	Mario Recedes (Quezon City)	default
41	Franco Jubilo (La Union)	default
42	Venido Alcantara (La Union)	default

Top La Union Players:

DESCRIPTION	PLAYERS	PRIZE
1st	Lorenzo Bacani	P3,000.00
2nd	Roger Parchamento	P1,500.00
3rd	Andy Nuesca	P1,500.00
Top U-1800	Antonio de Jesus	P1,000.00
Top U-1600	Eleizer Dayon and Jessica Bacani	P1,000.00
Best Newcomer	John Ver Concepcion	P1,000.00
Best Student	Louie Mark de Guzman	P1,000.00
Hi-Bingo Scorer	Vic Rebulado (117 pts.)	P   500.00
Hi-Non Bingo Scorer	Loy Rivera (77 pts.)`	P   500.00
Hi-Winning Spread	Julio Busaing (229 pts.)	P   500.00