SF Whipping 2009 Results

Top-Board Awards

1st Nathan Barnes
2nd Condy Creek
3rd Andy Hull
4th Brian Johnson
5th Chris Brand
6th Manus Hand
7th Josh Shank

Outstanding Play Awards

Austria: Nick Bendler 10 centers, 3-way    -    England: Chris Brand, 13 centers, 4-way    -     France: Josh Shank 13 centers, 3-way
Germany: Matt Shields, 16 centers, 5-way    -     Italy: Andy Hull, 13 centers, 4-way    -     Russia: Condy Creek, 11 centers, 3-way
Turkey: Louis Abronson, 17-centers, 5-way


Special Awards

Best Ninja: Jordan Abronson    -     Best Samurai: Andy Hull    -     Best stab/worst stab: Josh Shank
Turtle: Eric Lindberg    -     Hammered: Jordan Abronson, Matt Elstein    -     Pirate: Edi Birsan


Rankings

1. Nathan Barnes
(760pts)

2. Condy Creek
(710pts)

3. Andy Hull
(705pts)

4. Brian Johnson
(680pts)

5. Chris Brand
(630pts)

6. Manus Hand
(610pts)

7. Josh Shank
(610pts)

8. Edi Birsan
(520pts)

9. Tom Hilton
(515pts)

10. Matt Shields
(491pts)

11. Nick Bendler
(490pts)

12. Laurent Joly
(410pts)

13. Louis Abronson
(342pts)

14. Don Williams
(332pts)

15. Siobhan Granvold
(190pts)

16. Darin Leviloff
(175pts)

17. Carl Nelson
(174pts)

18. Matt Elstein
(165pts)

19. Eric Tillberg
(160pts)

20. Mike Druskin
(105pts)

21. Mike Holy
(90pts)

22. Eric Lindberg
(78pts)

23. Jordan Abronson
(21pts)

24. David Lagerson
(14pts)

25. Chris Young
(9pts)

26. Don Del Grande
(5pts)

27. Tim Julian
(4pts)

TD. Adam Silverman
(340pts)

Round 1 Summary

Board 1 - Shank Gets Shanked (3-way EGR 1910)
Austria: Joshua Shank, eliminated 1904
England: Edi Birsan, 11 centers
France: Adam Silverman, eliminated 1906
Germany: Don Williams, 12 centers
Italy: Brian Johnson, eliminated 1910
Russia: Condy Creek, 11 centers
Turkey: Jordon Abronson, eliminated 1904

Board 2 - Nathan's Revenge (3-way AGI 1908)
Austria: Nick Bendler, 10 centers
England: Matt Shields, eliminated 1906
France: Louis Abronson, eliminated 1904
Germany: Nathan Barnes, 15 centers
Italy: Adam Silverman, 9 centers
Russia: Tim Julian, eliminated 1904
Turkey: Eric Lindberg, eliminated 1908

Board 3 - Edi's Love Fest (6-way AEFIRT 1905)
Austria: Manus Hand, 1 center
England: Edi Birsan, 9 centers
France: Laurent Joly, 9 centers
Germany: David Langerson, eliminated 1904
Italy: Chris Brand, 3 centers
Russia: Tom Hilton, 3 centers
Turkey: Andy Hull, 9 centers

Round 2 Summary

Board 1 - Thanksgiving Feast (5-way AEFRT 1906)
Austria: Nathan Barnes, 7 centers
England: Brian Johnson, 10 centers
France: Eric Tillberg, 4 centers
Germany: Don del Grande, eliminated 1905
Italy: Manus Hand, 6 centers
Russia: Darin Leviloff, 7 centers
Turkey: Laurent Joly, eliminated 1903

Board 2 - Almost...(5-way EGIRT 1909)
Austria: Chris Young, eliminated 1905
England: Andy Hull, 8 centers
France: David Lagerson, eliminated 1904
Germany: Condy Creek, 7 centers
Italy: Edi Birsan, 1 center
Russia: Matt Elstein, 1 center
Turkey: Louis Abronson, 17 centers

Board 3 - The Ups and Downs of Playing Turkey (4-way AFGT 1908)
Austria: Chris Brand, 2 centers
England: Nick Bendler, eliminated 1904
France: Tom Hilton, 11 centers
Germany: Matt Shields, 16 centers
Italy: Don Williams, eliminated 1907
Russia: Jordan Abronson, eliminated 1907
Turkey: Carl Nelson, 5 centers

Round 3 Summary

Board 1 - Shank's Shanks (3-way FRT 1909)
Austria: Matt Elstein, eliminated 1905
England: Don Williams, eliminated 1905
France: Josh Shank, 13 centers
Germany: Darin Leviloff, eliminated 1905
Italy: Louis Abronson, eliminated 1908
Russia: Manus Hand, 10 centers
Turkey: Chris Brand, 11 centers

Board 2 - Don't Let Turkey Out of the Box (3-way EFT 1910)
Austria: David Langerson, eliminated 1906
England: Nathan Barnes, 10 centers
France: Andy Hull, 10 centers
Germany: Jordan Abronson, eliminated 1910
Italy: Mike Druskin, eliminated 1905
Russia: Carl Nelson, eliminated 1909
Turkey: Brian Johnson, 14 centers

Board 3 - Unnamed (6-way AFGIRT 1907)
Austria: Siobhan Granvold, 7 centers
England: Chris Young, eliminated 1904
France: Condy Creek, 14 centers
Germany: Eric Tillberg, 1 center
Italy: Tom Hilton, 4 centers
Russia: Laurent Joly, 5 centers
Turkey: Nick Bendler, 3 centers

Round 4 Summary

Board 1 - The Smell of a Rat (6-way AEFGRT 1907)
Austria: Mike Holy, 4 centers
England: Condy Creek, 6 centers
France: Manus Hand, 10 centers
Germany: Adam Silverman, 6 centers
Italy: Jordan Abronson, eliminated 1904
Russia: Eric Lindberg, 1 center
Turkey: Tom Hilton, 7 centers

Board 2 - Do You Feel Dirty Yet? (4-way EFIT 1909)
Austria: Adam Silverman, eliminated 1904
England: Chris Brand, 13 centers
France: Nick Bendler, 5 centers
Germany: Edi Birsan, eliminated 1905
Italy: Andy Hull, 13 centers
Russia: Nathan Barnes, eliminated 1907
Turkey: Matt Elstein, 3 centers

Board 3 - We Didn't Really Come to Play Diplomacy (6-way AEFGIT 1904)
Austria: Edi Birsan, 9 centers
England: Josh Shank, 9 centers
France: Mike Druskin, 5 centers
Germany: Brian Johnson, 2 centers
Italy: Laurent Joly, 3 centers
Russia: Louis Abronson, eliminated 1904
Turkey: Matt Shields, 6 centers

Many thanks to all who came to play from near and far. Photos by Laurent Joly and Edi Birsan. See you next year!