Aptobash II: Live News

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:25 am

If people want to finish this off any time, the outstanding games from Round 7 were

CF vs Sid
Lee Simmonds vs Dinos/Stitcher (whichever)

If those get played then I can do the draw for Round 8 and we can polish it all off

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:42 am

Aye I'll get onto Lee about this pronto.

Simon Myers · Post by **Simon Myers** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 3:49 pm

Charlie Reams wrote:If people want to finish this off any time, the outstanding games from Round 7 were

CF vs Sid
Lee Simmonds vs Dinos/Stitcher (whichever)

If those get played then I can do the draw for Round 8 and we can polish it all off

CF and I finished our game. He was leading by around 31-20 and then I started getting the white screens of death. Apterous went down and we lost the game, which we resumed from round 6 here.

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:57 pm

Lee and I just played. 106-57 to me http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=27437

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:23 pm

Cool. I'll post the draw for Round 8 on Sunday night.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:47 am

As promised, here's the draw for Round 8.

Here are the current standings.

Please post your games in here as you play them.

Junaid Mubeen · Post by **Junaid Mubeen** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:29 am

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:57 am

It is a bit mean that Junaid and Kirk have to play each other for a third time - probably a consequence of too many rounds. I think in future I'll do roughly (number of players)/3 rounds. Still early days for Aptobash, and I'm trying to learn from the mistakes each time.

Junaid Mubeen · Post by **Junaid Mubeen** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:19 pm

Yeah fair enough, to be the best you gotta beat the best.

Is it still the case that the overall top 2 will contest a best of 3 final? Or will the title go to the overall leader after round 8? Please say the latter!

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:23 pm

Junaid Mubeen wrote:Yeah fair enough, to be the best you gotta beat the best.

Is it still the case that the overall top 2 will contest a best of 3 final? Or will the title go to the overall leader after round 8? Please say the latter!

It's the former. But it's quite unlikely to be a Bevins/Mubeen final, so we're spared that particular farce.

Junaid Mubeen · Post by **Junaid Mubeen** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:26 pm

Charlie Reams wrote:
Junaid Mubeen wrote:Yeah fair enough, to be the best you gotta beat the best.

Is it still the case that the overall top 2 will contest a best of 3 final? Or will the title go to the overall leader after round 8? Please say the latter!
It's the former. But it's quite unlikely to be a Bevins/Mubeen final, so we're spared that particular farce.

Indeed, but if I do somehow beat Kirk again then my reward is...a best of 3 against Kirk. Lovely! Anyway, thanks for sorting it all out, I'm glad the tournament will be properly completed.

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:34 pm

Junaid Mubeen wrote:Yeah fair enough, to be the best you gotta beat the best.

Surely if you beat the best, that makes you better than the best? As the late Roy Castle would have it, if you wanna be the best, if you wanna beat the rest, dedication's what you need. (Or was it medication? Whatever.)

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:51 pm

Volante 78, Garner 67.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=28074

Paul Howe · Post by **Paul Howe** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:26 pm

Just to clarify, I don't have to do anything here, right? All I knew was that I took over from someone, and got told to play Jono and Junaid, but am totally confused as to what actually happened.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:31 pm

Paul Howe wrote:Just to clarify, I don't have to do anything here, right? All I knew was that I took over from someone, and got told to play Jono and Junaid, but am totally confused as to what actually happened.

Right. Some people were drafted in and out but, for the purposes of simplicity, I'm taking the current draw as fixed. I realise it makes a bit of a mess of some people's scores but I did what I had to do under the circumstances.

Innis Carson · Post by **Innis Carson** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:06 pm

Me and Kai have played, he won 132-112.

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:07 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=28169

Laddiman 132 - Carsonmaestro 112

Ben Wilson · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:03 pm

Me 80-74 Stitcher

Stitcher claims a moral victory as he only just missed out typing in VERONICA but bollocks to him.

Paul Howe · Post by **Paul Howe** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:08 pm

Kai Laddiman wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=28169

Laddiman 135 - Carsonmaestro 115

Quality game, shame it came too late for the best of the bash poll. Should be featuring next week though.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:31 pm

Game of the tournmanet. I think it was downhill from round 1, really.

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:28 pm

JB 103 - 32 SM

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=28695

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:17 pm

James Hurrell and I have finally played I won 105 - 72. Quality match despite my poor conundrumming and Richard Brittainism when I thought it was gonna go tits up.

Jimmy Gough · Post by **Jimmy Gough** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 2:41 am

DV 81 - JG 100

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=29386

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:00 am

Jimmy Gough wrote:DV 81 - JG 100

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=29386

Awesome spurt at round 14

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:59 pm

Dinos Sfyris wrote:
Jimmy Gough wrote:DV 81 - JG 100

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=29386
Awesome spurt at round 14

Okay, it was good, but was it that good?

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:00 pm

Ian Volante wrote:
Dinos Sfyris wrote:
Jimmy Gough wrote:DV 81 - JG 100

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=29386
Awesome spurt at round 14
Okay, it was good, but was it that good?

No. Dinos was just trying to make you feel good about yourself.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:41 pm

Kirk Bevins vs Junaid Mubeen. Enjoy.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=30200

Lee Simmonds · Post by **Lee Simmonds** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:46 pm

Played my last game against CF, score was 80 - 24 to me.

Lee Simmonds · Post by **Lee Simmonds** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:49 pm

Ian Volante wrote:
Dinos Sfyris wrote:
Jimmy Gough wrote:DV 81 - JG 100

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=29386
Awesome spurt at round 14
Okay, it was good, but was it that good?

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:33 am

How many games left to go now?

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:16 pm

Just waiting for Jono vs Tom Rowell and Jeremy Miles vs Jack Hurst. However the top 2 is now settled, so I'm proud to announce the...

Aptobash II Grand Final: Kirk Bevins vs Dinos Sfyris

Kirk has 7 wins and +272 spread to Dinos' 6 wins and +247, but these are by far the highest spreads of anyone in the tournament so it should be a cracking best-of-3 final. Congrats also to Junaid and Ben who made it to 6 wins and were only denied a place in the final on spread.

Would be most grateful if the two of you could arrange a date and let us know.

Allan Harmer · Post by **Allan Harmer** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:29 pm

Charlie Reams wrote:

Aptobash II Grand Final: Kirk Bevins vs Dinos Sfyris

Kirk has 7 wins and +272 spread to Dinos' 6 wins and +247, but these are by far the highest spreads of anyone in the tournament so it should be a cracking best-of-3 final. Congrats also to Junaid and Ben who made it to 6 wins and were only denied a place in the final on spread.

Would be most grateful if the two of you could arrange a date and let us know.

So that everyone can log in to watch and participate in stress test at the same time.

Seriously, it promises to be a great final between the two men at the top of their game.

Looking forward to it.

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:49 pm

When do you want it Bevins?

Junaid Mubeen · Post by **Junaid Mubeen** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:09 pm

Charlie Reams wrote:Would be most grateful if the two of you could arrange a date and let us know.

Oh, my. I always thought Kirk and Dinos were made for each other.

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:18 pm

Is there a final table at all? I wish my smugness at finishing 5-3 to be widely known.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:24 pm

Dinos Sfyris wrote:When do you want it Bevins?

Sunday evening if that's OK, like 8pm?

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:28 pm

Sure if I'm not working. I'll probably find out my shifts tomorrow for the cinema week which commences on Friday. Do you want to get it all over and done with in one night, or shall I win my first game one night, then leave the crowd wanting more?

Julie T · Post by **Julie T** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:53 pm

Dinos Sfyris wrote:Sure if I'm not working. I'll probably find out my shifts tomorrow for the cinema week which commences on Friday. Do you want to get it all over and done with in one night, or shall I win my first game one night, then leave the crowd wanting more?

My daughter works in a cinema too, and has a similar shift arrangement.
How do you manage to organise a social life when you can't plan a day off more than a week in advance unless you take a leave day?
Blooming awful system if you ask me. Claire likes working there though, and we get free tickets and 40% off popcorn etc.

Dinos and I are PMing, in case anyone thought he'd ignored my thread drift!

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:58 pm

A result:

Jono 87-32 Tom Rowell

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=31423

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:59 am

Jon what happened in rd 6? You had the M left over

or have you never heard of these?

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 1:46 pm

Just a reminder: Dinos vs Kirk - final, best of 3, tonight (Sunday) at 8pm. Enjoy!!

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:15 pm

Kirk Bevins wrote:Just a reminder: Dinos vs Kirk - final, best of 3, tonight (Sunday) at 8pm. Enjoy!!

Make that 9:30pm. Dinos is busy elsewhere now.

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:20 pm

For those who missed it here is the Aptobash II grand final best of 3. Man of the moment Kirk Bevins takes on my humble self. Highlight below each game for commentary.

Game 1

An epic fail from me here. 4 disallowed words! I got to put a couple of 8s and a conundrum past Kirk but it seems there can be only one winner in this... (I'm implying Kirk. This is an example of building suspense)

Game 2

I definitely got lucky here. Kirk's spanged (wtf?) seemed to put me back on the track. I was disappointed by unrealist not being there but then perked up with GUARANA (advert for Boost definitely in there) Couldn't shake Kirk off for the rest of the game but luckily the crucial went in my favour

Game 3

Kirk didnt risk POURERS and straight after wished he had! However with HORTENSIA, SEICENTO, UNITARDS and the conundrum straight after it was clear it hadn't knocked his form. 19 down

Luckily I managed INFIDEL and the 2nd conundrum to pull me back within striking distance. Uh-oh DEISTIC extends Kirk's lead to 9. I can't let anything else past me now. 3 easy 8s follow which we both get. 86-95. This is it. A crucial deciding conundrum. We both instantly recognise KIRKMANGE = KINGMAKER. Kirk buzzes!... with the wrong letter, leaving me to steal the conundrum and the title by a single point! Needless to say Kirk was gutted, but hey he's on telly again tomorrow, and bound to be fully awesome. And I am supreme winner of this tinpot competition! Bow down before me!

Jimmy Gough · Post by **Jimmy Gough** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:23 pm

I never lost faith. Well played Dinos and Kirk, great fun watching and a great description of the games

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Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:42 pm

Jimmy Gough wrote:I never lost faith. Well played Dinos and Kirk, great fun watching and a great description of the games .

Yes, thanks for the games, the review and the commentary. As gracious as ever, I'm mortally annoyed to lose and it only hits home how little I've been practising recently. Roll on half term.