Tuesday, March 13, 2007

3rd La Union Scrabble Open 2007

(Report from Lorenzo Bacani, the Vice President of Metro La Union Scrabble Club (MLUSC) dated March 13, 2007)


HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WINS 3RD LA UNION SCRABBLE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

After almost a near permanent postponement of the event because of some technicalities and despite the absence of 2005 La Union Scrabble Open Champion, Ronald Credo, and 2006 La Union Scrabble Open Champion, Odette Rio, the 2007 La Union Open Scrabble Championships was held with a resounding success with more than 30 rated and unrated players participated the event coming from Laguna, Manila, Bulacan, Baguio City and La Union. 

Jessica Bacani, a 14 year old, second year high school student of Bauang, La Union surprised the field of veteran players and dominated the 3rd La Union Scrabble Open which was held March 10-11, 2007 at the Diego Silang Hall, Provincial Capitol, San Fernando City La Union. She posted a near perfect score in the first round of competition scoring 7.5 wins out of possible 9 wins and has unbelievably maintained her lead up to the second day of competition. She grabbed the lead from Atty/Col. Antonio Malonzo in the sixth round and never vacated the board 1 position until the end. Jessica is a member of the Philippine team who has competed in the World Youth Scrabble Championship in Sydney, Australia last December 2006. 

Jessica posted 12 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses to dominate the event. Her two losses came from the hands of 2007 La Union Mayor's Cup champion Atty. Antonio Malonzo and the other loss came from Teejay de Jesus, the 1st runner-up of the 2006 La Union Open Scrabble Championships. Jessica faced Atty. Malonzo in the scrabble board six times with the former prevailing 4 times. Also, she defeated Teejay de Jesus three times in four games to capture the coveted champion's trophy and the allotted cash prize donated by the provincial government of La Union, headed by our Honorable Governor Victor F. Ortega. 


The winners in the event are as follows:

Champion - Jessica Bacani ( La Union) 12.5 wins

2nd place - Teejay de Jesus (Manila) 11 wins

3rd place - Delio Dimaano (Laguna) 11 wins 

4th place - Abe Gogoling (Baguio City) 11 wins

5th place - Mario Libiran (Laguna) 10 wins
6th place - Julio Busaing (Baguio City) 9.5 wins

7th place - Antonio Malonzo ( Manila) 9.5 wins

8th place - Frederick Bintudan (Baguio City) 9 wins

9th place - Robie Onate (Laguna) 9 wins

10th place - Clement Valledor (Manila) 9 wins



Consolation prizes:

Top La Union players 
1st place - Yvonne Peralta

2nd place - Lorenzo Bacani
3rd place - Cirilo Nuesca Sr.
Top Newcomer - Arnel Mamaril
Top Unrated Player - Perla Ulatan 
Top Student - Joseph Tilan (from La Union College of Nursing)


Tournament Records:

Highest Game Score - 544 points - Pablo Nuesca

Highest Game Spread - 323 points - John Carlo Peralta

Highest Bingo Score - 115 points - Mario Libiran

Highest Non-bingo Move - 93 points (QUIDS/EFS) - Lorenzo Bacani

Highest Total Spread - 700+ points - Lorenzo Bacani



Full Results:
Rank/Players/Wins/Recorded Spread
1          Bacani, Jessica 12.5      +592
2          de Jesus, Teejay            11         +610
3          Dimaano, Delio  11         +557
4          Gogoling, Abe    10         +644
5          Libiran, Mario     10         +65
6          Busaing, Julio    9.5        +655
7          Malonzo, Antonio           9.5        +224
8          Bintudan, Frederick        9          +378
9          Peralta, Yvonne 9          +221
10         Onate, Robbie   9          +6
11         Bacani, Lorenzo 8.5        +715
12         Valledor, Clement          8.5        +674
13         Nuesca, Cirilo Sr.           8          +185
14         Alba, Rudy        8          +78
15         Digap, Adelina   8          +72
16         Elorpe, Julius     8          -62
17         Chan, Ellen       8          -154
18         Patrimonio, Estrella        8          -240
19         Bernardino, Alberto        7.5        -308
20         Nuesca, Pablo   7          +9
21         Tilan, Joseph     7          -55
22         Nuesca, Andy Sr.          7          -138
23         Ulatan, Perla     7          -572
24         Peralta, John Carlo         6          +115
25         Mamaril, Arnel   6          -882
26         Ortega, Victor Antonio    5          -1000
27         Ortega, Gerard Francis   4          -1309
28         Moralde, Marco Jose      Withdrawn        
29         Rodriguez, Cherry May   Withdrawn        

30         Salazar, Reynaldo          Withdrawn        

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