Holiday points

Thanks to everybody who came out to our last match of 2008. Due to the holidays, some of our regular members were unable to attend. However, this gave us the perfect number (11) to play a ten-game singles tournament. Once again, Brian Cook managed to take the top spot. We were also pleased to welcome a couple of new players into the club.

The results:

(NAME - POINTS - TWENTIES)

Brian Cook - 71 - 105

Fred Slater - 57 - 72

Eric Miltenburg - 48 - 80

Derek Hale - 46 - 50

Paul Crowley - 45 - 57

George Cook - 36 - 55

Stephanie Banks - 30 - 44

Ted Nunan - 29 - 43

Rob Hale - 28 - 32

Justin Slater - 24 - 43

Tom Doucette - 20 - 39

Happy Holidays! Keep reading this blog for information on our upcoming events for 2009.



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Catch our last Crokinole meeting before Christmas. The TCC will be holding our semi-monthly match this:

Saturday Dec 13
in the Global Village school, 3rd Floor Lounge
at 180 Bloor St. West (right across from the ROM)

easily accessible by TTC (Get off at St. George, Bay or Museum) or with GreenP parking just behind the building accessible from Bedford Street a block west of Avenue Rd.

Membership: Seasonal: (meets bi-monthly to June) $20 (10 meetings planned)
or Casual: (per meeting) $5

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Greetings TCC members. I'd like to welcome newcomers Mike, Kalle, Lorne and Fred, welcome to the club. I believe the general consensus is that Tuesday's match went a little smoother than the first one. We got closer to starting on time for one thing and the Ferret & Firkin appears to be a welcoming and comfortable venue.
We are working out of two virtual venues at the moment, but I managed to figure out how to port the Firkin pictures to this site without having to upload and label things twice; at least, I hope it works when I punch 'Publish.
If anyone discovers any glitches or has any suggestions about anything, not just the blogs, you can either add a comment below or send an email to toronto.crokinole.email@gmail.com.

Thank-you all for helping to make this possible so far and a special thanks to all on the steering committee who have put in time, effort and genius in helping nurture this peculiarly endearing and endearingly peculiar sport. And kudos to Greg Matthison down in the crokinole heartland for posing the question 'Why aren't even more people getting together in more places more often to get more enjoyment out of this game. It's not like Christmas, it doesn't have to happen just once a year.'

Our next visit with Santa Crok is Saturday December 13th in the Global Village 3rd floor lounge at 180 Bloor St W. across from the ROM. 1-4:00 PM
(check earlier posts if you need a map)

Please send an email to confirm you are coming.

Cheers,

Eric Miltenburg

Ferret and Firkin points

Thanks to everybody who came out to our second match at the Ferret and Firkin on Tuesday night. Based on statistics from our first match, we were able to use a new format that ranked players according to skill level. Players competed in groups of eight, and played both with and against every player in their category. Brian Cook fought off Fred Slater to maintain his position at the top of the leader board.

The current club standings are:

GROUP A:

(NAME - POINTS - TWENTIES)

Brian Cook - 40 - 57

Fred Slater - 39 - 50

George Cook - 31 - 54

Derek Hale - 31 - 46

Juan Jamie - 25 - 45

Tom Doucette - 22 - 36

Ted Nunan - 22 - 32

Rob Hale - 14 - 34

GROUP B:

(NAME - POINTS - TWENTIES)

Eric Miltenburg - 38 - 52

Greg Deschamps - 34 - 39

Filipe Adrian - 24 - 33

Stephanie Banks - 20 - 30

Lorne Giacomelli - 20 - 27

Mike Anderson - 18 - 29

Kalle Ounapou - 16 - 30

Congratulations to Eric Miltenburg, who dominated the B group with 38 points and 52 twenties! Eric will be promoted to the A group for our match on Saturday, December 13th. Keep watching this space for more information.

TCC at the Ferret & Firkin, Tuesday November 25, 6:30 PM

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 6:30 PM (Game starts at 7:00)
Ferret and Firkin Pub, 720 Spadina (just south of Bloor)

TTC: Get off at Spadina Sta. (on the Bloor line) and walk south on Spadina it's on west side just past the JCC which is at the corner. (If you exit Spadina Sta (Yonge/Spadina line) you'll have a longer walk. 5 mins. as opposed to 2 min.)

Membership: Seasonal: (meets bi-monthly to June) $20 (10 meetings planned)
or Casual: (per meeting) $5


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...more match

Rob and Kevin vs. Felipe and Ted

My first game: This was my high point
Sixteen 20's ! Thanks partner. :^)
After that I tanked.
Sorry partners :^(

High Score: Brian Cook
Second Place Tie: Tim Hosken and Jake Ruggi

Match points

Thanks to everybody who came out to our first match on Saturday. After a late start, we played eight games in a "scramble" format that allowed players of all skill levels to compete. Brian Cook - the reigning World Crokinole champion - managed a victory after fighting off some close competition. The current club standings are:

(NAME - POINTS - TWENTIES)

1. Brian Cook - 43 - 79

2. Tim Hosken - 41 - 76

3. Jake Ruggi - 41 - 64

4. Derek Hale - 38 - 61

5. Deanna Ruggi - 36 - 71

6. David Taylor - 36 - 58

7. Juan Jaime - 32 - 48

8. Ted Nunan - 30 - 44

9. Rob Hale - 29 - 43

10. George Cook - 27 - 47

11. Eric Miltenburg - 26 - 64

12. Dan Taylor - 26 - 56

13. Kevin Hedley - 24 - 49

14. Tom Doucette - 24 - 46

15. Filipe Adrian - 21 - 43

16. Takahiro Ono - 20 - 42

Our next match will take place on November 25th. Keep watching this space for more information.

Toronto Club's opening match

Wayne and Flo vs. Tom and Taka

Jake and Deanna vs. Jaime and ?

Score and Scramble.

Caption? :
"Stop doing that with your finger, you're freaking me out!
What is that? Some kind of Crokinole Voodoo?"

Stephanie and Brian vs. Tim and Dan

George and Derek vs. Eric and Dave

The inaugural games of The Toronto Crokinole Club will take place at the Global Village English School on the 3rd Floor on Saturday November 8th at 1 pm (till around 5 pm). Come one, come all!


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Crokinole on CBC Radio 1

click on the link above to hear how Jamie McDonald is agonising. Should he follow his passion to be a writer or follow in his father's footsteps and be a farmer. How will he decide? Simple. Compete at the World Crokinole Championships in Tavistock Ontario!

... and so it begins. Our first meeting and match of the Toronto Crokinole Club is scheduled to take place in two weeks, Saturday November 08, 2008 beginning at 1:00 pm sharp. We will be meeting at 180 Bloor St. W just across from the ROM, easily accessible by TTC or with GreenP parking just behind the building accessible from Bedford Street a block west of Avenue Rd.
Our aim is to provide the Toronto crokinole enthusiasts with an opportunity to meet with other players in the area. Whether you are a complete novice, a player of average skills or an expert sniper and tactician you will be able to find players on your level to share your enjoyment of playing crokinole, improve your skills and move on to tougher competition . We are planning on running events twice a month.
If you are interested in joining or finding out more about the club send an email to: toronto.crokinole.email@gmail.com for details. Keep an eye on this blog for updates.

Look forward to meeting you over a board

Eric Miltenburg
Toronto Crokinole Club Steering Committee