Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
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Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
Hi all
It's that time of the year again when the online masters tournament occurs. Well, it's a few weeks before it occurs, strictly speaking, but there's an extra round this year so time to get cracking. With the advent of the Apterous tourney mechanism this year's Masters can be bigger and better than before without turning into the epic sprawling mess many pre-apterous tournaments became. As such there will be 24 invitees and a guarantee of at least 8 wildcard spaces in the best-of-3-games first round, leading up to the epic best-of-11 final in the Spring. As always, Standard 15 will be the format used for all games.
If you want in, simply say so in the thread below. Invitees get a bye straight into the first round- everyone else will enter a knock-out tournament for the remaining first round places.
The invitees (Names in green have accepted their place, names in red have declined it.)
Paul Howe
Innis Carson
Kai Laddiman
Jon O'Neill
Mark Tournoff
Jon Corby
David O'Donnell
Charlie Reams
Junaid Mubeen
Nick Wainwright
Steven Briers
Dan Vanniasingham
Kirk Bevins
Ryan Taylor
Chris Davies
Andrew Hulme
Martin May
Richard Priest
Dinos Sfyris
Oliver Garner
Jimmy Gough
Damian Eadie
Richard Brittain
Jack Hurst
Entries for the play in close on Sunday February 14th, round 1 of the tourney proper will be drawn live on apterous at 8pm on Wednesday February 24th and will kick off immediately thereafter.
Play-in entrants:
Lloyd Pettet
James Levison
Michael Wallace
Jim Bentley
Ian Dent
Julie Taylor
Henry Meier
Niall Seymour
Andrew Feist
Chris Philpot
Phil Makepeace
Edwin Mead
Karen Pearson
Matt Bayfield
James Robinson
Ian Volante
Simon Myers
Matt Morrison
Craig Chittenden
Peter Lee
Hugh Binnie
Tom Rowell
Matthew Tassier
Kevin Davis
James Leroux
Bob De Caux
Ross Allatt
Josh Overhill
Scott Gillies
Adam Gillard
Edward McCullagh
Dale Levell
Enjoy.
It's that time of the year again when the online masters tournament occurs. Well, it's a few weeks before it occurs, strictly speaking, but there's an extra round this year so time to get cracking. With the advent of the Apterous tourney mechanism this year's Masters can be bigger and better than before without turning into the epic sprawling mess many pre-apterous tournaments became. As such there will be 24 invitees and a guarantee of at least 8 wildcard spaces in the best-of-3-games first round, leading up to the epic best-of-11 final in the Spring. As always, Standard 15 will be the format used for all games.
If you want in, simply say so in the thread below. Invitees get a bye straight into the first round- everyone else will enter a knock-out tournament for the remaining first round places.
The invitees (Names in green have accepted their place, names in red have declined it.)
Paul Howe
Innis Carson
Kai Laddiman
Jon O'Neill
Mark Tournoff
Jon Corby
David O'Donnell
Charlie Reams
Junaid Mubeen
Nick Wainwright
Steven Briers
Dan Vanniasingham
Kirk Bevins
Ryan Taylor
Chris Davies
Andrew Hulme
Martin May
Richard Priest
Dinos Sfyris
Oliver Garner
Jimmy Gough
Damian Eadie
Richard Brittain
Jack Hurst
Entries for the play in close on Sunday February 14th, round 1 of the tourney proper will be drawn live on apterous at 8pm on Wednesday February 24th and will kick off immediately thereafter.
Play-in entrants:
Lloyd Pettet
James Levison
Michael Wallace
Jim Bentley
Ian Dent
Julie Taylor
Henry Meier
Niall Seymour
Andrew Feist
Chris Philpot
Phil Makepeace
Edwin Mead
Karen Pearson
Matt Bayfield
James Robinson
Ian Volante
Simon Myers
Matt Morrison
Craig Chittenden
Peter Lee
Hugh Binnie
Tom Rowell
Matthew Tassier
Kevin Davis
James Leroux
Bob De Caux
Ross Allatt
Josh Overhill
Scott Gillies
Adam Gillard
Edward McCullagh
Dale Levell
Enjoy.
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
Sounds great, I'm in.
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
Hi Ben,
Depending on places I would like to go forward for qualifying if that's ok?
Cheers
Depending on places I would like to go forward for qualifying if that's ok?
Cheers
Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I'd like to enter the knockout tournament please
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I would love to be considered for the qualifying phase please Ben ta.
Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I would like to try to play my way in please.
Should be epic.
Should be epic.
Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
If the tourney is open to such as me, then yes please!
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
Yes please. Paul Howe, I'm coming for you.
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
Please sign me up for the qualifier
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I would like to try and fluke my way in if poss.
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Oh I'll go for the "lucky" fresh meat tournament slot.
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Count me in.
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I'll have a go at qualifying, if I may.
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I'll very gladly enter. Shame there's no Conor to at least give me a challenge though.
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Yeah, go on then. Just out of interest, what were the criteria for the 24 invitees? I'm asking because if it's apterous ratings, Dale Levell, particularly, and Eoin Monaghan's omissions are glaring.
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I accept your kind invitation
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
Invitations were determined over a combination of a few things- performance on the show, performance at co-events and apterous rating. The first one takes higher precedence over the others, hence why Eoin and Dale were omitted, and Jack and Dan only got in by virtue of really impressive co-event performances (5th then 3rd and 3rd 1st 3rd respectively in their last few events).Phil Makepeace wrote:Yeah, go on then. Just out of interest, what were the criteria for the 24 invitees? I'm asking because if it's apterous ratings, Dale Levell, particularly, and Eoin Monaghan's omissions are glaring.
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May I enter the knockout stage please?
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I'd like to enter the knock-out stage too please Ben.
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I fancy a crack at becoming this year's Rory McLeod, please.
(For those who weren't watching the action on the green baize at Wembley last month, that means I'd like to enter the qualifying tourney.)
(For those who weren't watching the action on the green baize at Wembley last month, that means I'd like to enter the qualifying tourney.)
Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I kind of disappeared halfway through Feisty's last tournament(s) so I'd probably better say 'no'.
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I would like to be considered for a wildcard entry, please.
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You're all dead. I'm in.
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Love to play one game in the knock-out stage, but depends upon timing, as I'm away 11-22 Feb.
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Count me in please.
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In please!
meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles
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Great avatar, Dinos!
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
In where appropriate please.
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Yes please.
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I am skiing from March 22nd until March 31st. Would these dates clash with this tournament?
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Possibly the semis or the final. There should be some flexibility to the timeline though if everybody plays their games quickly.Ryan Taylor wrote:I am skiing from March 22nd until March 31st. Would these dates clash with this tournament?
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I will have exited the tournament by this stage, so thats ok!Ben Wilson wrote:Possibly the semis or the final. There should be some flexibility to the timeline though if everybody plays their games quickly.Ryan Taylor wrote:I am skiing from March 22nd until March 31st. Would these dates clash with this tournament?
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
Sounds fair to me. The two I cited will definitely make the knockout stages very heavyweight should they choose to enter.Ben Wilson wrote:Invitations were determined over a combination of a few things- performance on the show, performance at co-events and apterous rating. The first one takes higher precedence over the others, hence why Eoin and Dale were omitted, and Jack and Dan only got in by virtue of really impressive co-event performances (5th then 3rd and 3rd 1st 3rd respectively in their last few events).Phil Makepeace wrote:Yeah, go on then. Just out of interest, what were the criteria for the 24 invitees? I'm asking because if it's apterous ratings, Dale Levell, particularly, and Eoin Monaghan's omissions are glaring.
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
Harvey Freeman and Mark Nyman would have to qualify?Ben Wilson wrote:Invitations were determined over a combination of a few things- performance on the show, performance at co-events and apterous rating. The first one takes higher precedence over the others, hence why Eoin and Dale were omitted, and Jack and Dan only got in by virtue of really impressive co-event performances (5th then 3rd and 3rd 1st 3rd respectively in their last few events).Phil Makepeace wrote:Yeah, go on then. Just out of interest, what were the criteria for the 24 invitees? I'm asking because if it's apterous ratings, Dale Levell, particularly, and Eoin Monaghan's omissions are glaring.
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I believe in you Ryan.Ryan Taylor wrote:I will have exited the tournament by this stage, so thats ok!Ben Wilson wrote:Possibly the semis or the final. There should be some flexibility to the timeline though if everybody plays their games quickly.Ryan Taylor wrote:I am skiing from March 22nd until March 31st. Would these dates clash with this tournament?
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I'll put my name forward as someone to beat in the qualifier.
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A rather disturbing image is plaguing my mind since reading this post.Junaid Mubeen wrote:Yes please. Paul Howe, I'm coming for you.
Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I'd like to put myself forward for qualifying please.
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Go on then count me in.
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I don't wish to sidetrack this thread - just want to say I'm looking forward to your game on Monday craig.craig wrote:I'd like to put myself forward for qualifying please.
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
Likewise.Ralph Gillions wrote:I don't wish to sidetrack this thread - just want to say I'm looking forward to your game on Monday craig.craig wrote:I'd like to put myself forward for qualifying please.
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I'll do it.
Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I'd like to put myself forward for qualifying please
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I too would like a bash at the qualifier.
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
Go away Hugh. Just go away for a while.
Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
count me in as well please mr ben
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
Yes please, I'll play a qualifier.
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I'll decline my (very generous) invite - in my current state I'm aptofodder and I'd rather my space went to an enthusiastic qualifier. Good luck to all entering.
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As a Season 62 participant, I feel I must really put myself forward for the play-in.
Oh, cackwires!
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I suppose I might as well take a shot at the qualification round...
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
Sounds good, I'm in
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Hi, yeah, I'd like to enter the pre-qualifier please.
I have nothing to declare except my Guinness.
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I'll have a go at the qualifying round please mate
Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
Not for me this time, thanks.
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I'd like to take part, thanks
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Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
I suppose I should double-check the timing: is the first game on 2/21, or are the play-in games supposed to be done by 2/21? (I ask since I will be out of town and mostly away from a computer from 2/19 through 2/21, so if I can't get the play-in games in before that time then I need to vanish from the list.)