What a fantastic morning! We had 18 young players join us for a high-energy, fast-paced Lightning Event featuring a buzzer time control of a move every 7 seconds.
A huge shout-out to Graham, our tech expert, for managing a nervy 30 minutes of setup before the games kicked off to make the buzzer technology work perfectly, and to Eric for keeping everything under control as tournament controller.
Meanwhile, Steve provided expert coaching on the side to Clark and Isaac, who are both doing brilliantly as beginners.
The event ran as an all-play-all competition across two distinct sessions. Everyone embraced the rapid time control with fantastic sportsmanship! While it was all-play-all, cash prizes were awarded to the top players across 6 different sections. Congratulations to all our winners: Nicolas, Ram, Kit, Omer, Emmanuel, and Manvik!
🏆 Tournament Results
🌅 1st Session
| Player | Pts | Section / Award |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas | 4.0 | 🥇 1st (Advanced) |
| Harvey | 3.5 | 🥈 2nd |
| Hektor | 3.5 | 🥈 2nd |
| Nathaniel | 3.0 | – |
| Peter | 2.0 | – |
| Kit | 2.0 | 🥇 1st (Intermediate) |
| Omer | 1.0 | 🥇 1st (Beginners) |
| Arini | 0.5 | – |
| Erin | 0.5 | – |
| Atlas | 0.5 | – |
| Jack | 0.0 | – |
☀️ 2nd Session
| Player | Pts | Section / Award |
|---|---|---|
| Ram | 4.5 | 🥇 1st (Advanced) |
| Manvik | 3.0 | 🥇 1st (Intermediate) |
| Emmanuel | 3.0 | 🥇 1st (Beginners) |
| Cooper | 2.5 | – |
| William | 2.5 | – |
| Nilay | 1.5 | – |
| Koko | 1.0 | – |
Photos of both sessions and the prize-giving.
🗓️ Next Week: Final Week of the Summer Term!
Next Saturday is our final session of the term, and it’s going to be a big one!
- 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM: An all-play-all event.
- 12:30 PM onwards: Our grand prize-giving ceremony for today’s competition, alongside the final results for the Ladder Board games played throughout both the winter and summer months!
A massive thank you to our incredible coaches—Graham, Tony, and Steve—for supporting the sessions and guiding our players today.
We look forward to seeing everyone sharp at 10:00 AM next Saturday!
Best regards,
Eric Sachs