Toronto Crokinole Tournament

The Toronto Crokinole Club hosted the first-ever Toronto Crokinole Tournament on Saturday, May 23rd. Twenty players took part in the one-day event, including crokinole enthusiasts from Belleville, Hamilton, London, and Peterborough. After competing in a random rotation, the top-scoring players advanced to Pool A and the bottom-scoring players advanced to Pool B. The top three players in each pool advanced to the finals, where they competed in a round-robin format to determine the winner.

The results:

POOL A:

(RANK - NAME - POINTS - TWENTIES)

1 - Brian Cook - 65 - 103

2 - Joe Fulop - 61 - 82

3 - Marlin Lichti - 50 - 91

4 - Fred Slater - 45 - 98

5 - Kent Robinson - 44 - 85

6 - Justin Slater - 41 - 102

7 - Jason Hogan - 38 - 71

8 - Jake Ruggi - 37 - 75

9 - Paul Crowley - 36 - 65

10 -Dave Brown - 36 - 60

POOL A FINAL:

(RANK - NAME - POINTS - TWENTIES)

1- Brian Cook - 12 - 18

2 - Marlin Lichti - 6 - 16

3 - Joe Fulop - 6 - 13

POOL B:

(RANK - NAME - POINTS - TWENTIES)

1 - Eric Miltenburg - 54 - 75

2 - Jason Carter - 52 - 62

3 - Brian Miltenburg - 51 - 82

4 - George Cook - 48 - 52

5 - Clare Kuepfer - 47 - 63

6 - Louis Gauthier - 46 - 66

7 - Matt Brown - 38 - 72

8 - Greg Matthison - 38 - 48

9 - Tom Doucette - 37 - 41

10 - Chris Gorsline - 29 - 49

POOL B FINAL:

(RANK - NAME - POINTS - TWENTIES)

1 - Brian Miltenburg - 11 - 27

2 - Jason Carter - 8 - 16

3 - Eric Miltenburg - 5 - 12

Congratulations to all of our winners! And thanks to everybody who came out and participated in a great afternoon of crokinole. Cheers!

Final Rankings

After 12 matches, we've reached the end of the 2008/2009 season. Congratulations to Brian Cook, Fred Slater, and Eric Miltenburg for taking the top three spots on the leaderboard.

FINAL RANKINGS:

1 - Brian Cook

2 - Fred Slater

3 - Eric Miltenburg

4 - Derek Hale

5 - Justin Slater

6 - George Cook

7 - Warren Dowhaniuk

8 - Ted Nunan

9 - Rob Hale

10 - Stephanie Banks

11 - Tom Doucette

12 - Paul Crowley

Thanks to everybody who came out to support our new club and participate in some great games of crokinole. Keep reading this blog for news about our upcoming 2009/2010 season starting in the fall.

May points

Our final match of the 2008/2009 season took place on Tuesday, May 12th at the Ferret and Firkin. The race for second place came down to a three-point difference between Eric Miltenburg and Fred Slater.

The results:

(NAME - POINTS - TWENTIES)

Fred Slater - 38 - 80

Eric Miltenburg - 35 - 82

Brian Cook - 34 - 107

Justin Slater - 31 - 77

Derek Hale - 26 - 80

George Cook - 26 - 60

Tom Doucette - 19 - 63

Stephanie Banks - 15 - 64

This marks the end of our regular season. We'll be posting the club rankings in the near future. Check back to see where you finished!

April points

Thanks to everybody who skipped the first day of patio season to attend our April 25th match at the Ferret and Firkin. The race for second place is heating up (no pun intended) as we near the end of the season.

The results:

(NAME - POINTS - TWENTIES)

Eric Miltenburg - 38 - 61

Brian Cook - 36 - 73

Justin Slater - 35 - 56

Fred Slater - 30 - 60

Derek Hale - 29 - 55

Ted Nunan - 23 - 43

Tom Doucette - 21 - 44

George Cook - 14 - 50

Our last match of the season takes place on Tuesday, May 12th, at the Ferret and Firkin. Hope to see you there!

Happy Easter!

Thanks to everybody who came out to our April 14th match at the Ferret and Firkin. The results:

(NAME - POINTS - TWENTIES)

Brian Cook - 39 - 81

Eric Miltenburg - 37 - 77

Warren Dowhaniuk - 29 - 69

Joe Fulop - 26 - 37

Paul Crowley - 24 - 63

Fred Slater - 23 - 58

George Cook - 22 - 62

Tom Doucette - 18 - 52

Congratulations!

Congratulations to TCC members Fred Slater and Eric Miltenburg for winning top prizes at the London Crokinole Tournament! Fred won second place in the A division and Eric won first place in the B division. In total, six players from the TCC made the trip to London for the all-day flick-fest. Many people commented on the quality of players from our first-year club, giving us a strong start to the WCL season.

The full results can be viewed on the WCL website: http://www.worldcrokinoleleague.com/ranking.php

Our next regular club match takes place on April 14th at the Ferret and Firkin. Hope to See you there!

World Crokinole League

The World Crokinole League Tour will run from March to June and include existing and new tournaments. Points will be awarded based on tournament performance, with a league champion crowned at the end of the season.

To qualify for a year-end ranking, players will have to participate in at least three tournaments. Players who participate in more than three tournaments may select their top three scores towards their overall ranking.

Tournaments are considered Regular or Major events on the tour. The points awarded at a Major event will be worth more than the points awarded at a Regular event, to reflect the difficulty level of each tournament.

REGULAR TOURNAMENTS:

LONDON - MARCH 28

WATERLOO - APRIL 18

EXETER - MAY 2

TORONTO - MAY 23

MAJOR TOURNAMENTS:

WORLD CROKINOLE CHAMPIONSHIP - JUNE 6

WORLD CROKINOLE LEAGUE FINALS - JUNE 20

Toronto Crokinole Club members can register for WCL tournaments at any of our regular club events. Also, the TCC will be hosting a WCL tournament at the Global Village English School on May 23rd.