OLYMPIAD NEWS
Issue 9 (Final Results) Sunday 29 August 1999
Fantastic Finale
The Mind Sports Olympiad wishes to thank all those, too numerous to
mention individually by name, who have worked so hard to make this event
such a success.
See you all next year!
Olympiad News Team
Editor: Jon Tisdall
Production: Byron Jacobs and Andrew Kinsman (First Rank Publishing)
Mind Sports Olympiad
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At 3:00 pm on the final day, MSO III set a new landmark with its 4,000th
entrant. Event coordinator Tony Corfe didn't really mind losing his bet
with optimist Tony Buzan, who of course never doubted the record total.
Planning for the Millennium edition of the MSO is well underway. Events
of record size in all disciplines are being organised, and not just tournaments.
Ron King, the undisputed master of 8x8 Draughts, wants to shatter his own
simultaneous record of 350 games for the occasion, a mark he set (on rollerblades!)
in Houston, Texas. Ron aims to take on 1,000 players to honour MSO IV.
The final day produced a media frenzy when eight-year-old David Howell
shocked top Grandmaster John Nunn in the Second Sunday 5-minute event,
an upset of world record proportions that had wire services ringing in
and photographers stampeding up the stairs.
The MSO Masters Chess tournament, an extremely strong event, replete
with many world-class grandmasters ended in a three-way tie between Alexander
Baburin of Ireland, Lev Psakhis of Israel and Jon Speelman of England,
with Baburin taking the gold medal on tie-break. Ten-year-old Murugan Thiruchelvam
achieved an excellent 50% score but this was slightly eclipsed by David's
world record.
So, it is time to say farewell. With new friends and familiar faces
from an ever-growing number of countries, the MSO is well on its way to
becoming the game players global reunion party that it was meant to be.
See you at MSO 2000!
Final Medals Table
| Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Title |
| England |
104 |
91 |
100 |
295 |
| Netherlands |
9 |
5 |
7 |
21 |
| USA |
6 |
5 |
0 |
11 |
| France |
5 |
8 |
5 |
18 |
| Japan |
4 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
| Israel |
3 |
5 |
2 |
10 |
| Czech Republic |
3 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
| Malaysia |
3 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
| Scotland |
3 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
| Korea |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
| Germany |
3 |
1 |
8 |
12 |
| Belgium |
2 |
6 |
2 |
10 |
| Ireland |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| China |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Norway |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Canada |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Austria |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
| Italy |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| Bahrain |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Grenada |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Puerto Rico |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Australia |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Jamaica |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Latvia |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Turkmenistan |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Antigua |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Barbados |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Cameroon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| India |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Sweden |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| Ukraine |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| Nigeria |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
| Russia |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Dominican Rep. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Bangladesh |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Ivory Coast |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Pakistan |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Poland |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Iran |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Lithuania |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Wales |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Ghana |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
This represents a correction to the announcement made in person
at the
MSO and as printed in Olympiad News Issue 9. We apologise for our
error.
MSO Roll of Honour 1999
Abalone World Championship
1 G. Schnider (Austria) gold
2 M. Tastet (France) silver
3 J. Stastna (Czech Rep) bronze
Backgammon for Beginners
1 J. Turner (England) gold
2 C. Connick (England) silver
3 W. Stephens (England) bronze
Backgammon First Weekend
1 D. Artt (N. Ireland) gold
2 J. Clark (England) silver
3 H. Helm-Sagar (England) bronze
Backgammon Weekend Gold Championship
1 C. Andrescu (England) gold
2 N. Gibbions (England) silver
3 K. Boniface (England) bronze
Backgammon Weekend Silver Championship
1 W. Pope (England) silver
2 J. Vogl (England) bronze
Backgammon Weekend Bronze Championship
1 J. Slattery (Scotland) bronze
Backgammon Olympiad Gold Championship
1 J. Clark (England) gold
2 G. Brittain (England) silver
3 C. Baker (England) bronze
Backgammon Olympiad Silver Championship
1 N. Thomas (England) silver
2 L. Powell (England) bronze
This represents a correction to the announcement made in person
at the
MSO and as printed in Olympiad News Issue 9. We apologise for our
error.
Backgammon Olympiad Bronze Championship
1 J. Slattery (Scotland) bronze
Bridge for Beginners (Tue)
1 D. Pearce (England) gold
2 P. Wood (England) silver
3 D. de Toffoli (Italy) bronze
Bridge for Beginners (Wed)
1 S. Moed (France) gold
2 E. Cali (France) silver
3 L. Broomfield (England) bronze
Bridge for Beginners Junior (Wed)
1 S. Moed (France) gold
2 R. Waddingham (England) silver
3 I. Waddingham (England) bronze
Bridge for Beginners (Thur)
1 J. Goldsmith (England) gold
2 J. Moed (France) silver
3 S. Moed (France) bronze
Bridge for Beginners Junior (Thur)
1 J. Goldsmith (England) gold
2 J. Moed (France) silver
3 S. Moed (France) bronze
Bridge Multiple Teams
1 A. Robson (England)
M. Courtney (Australia)
E. Erichsen (Norway)
D. Bakhshi (England) gold
2 N. Sandquist (Sweden)
R. Cliffe (England)
S. Solbrand (Sweden)
L. Albertsson (Sweden) silver
3 R. van Tol (Holland)
C. Muller (Holland)
T. Nnando (England)
Bharat (England) bronze
Bridge Swiss Teams of Four
1 D. Smerdon (England)
M. Hoffman (USA)
I. Miller (England)
J. Harouni (England) gold
2 Y. Holda (Ukraine)
A. Bolonniy (Ukraine)
V. Hulyk (Ukraine)
Y. Drozhzhay (Ukraine) silver
3 M. Courtney (Australia)
E. Caplan (England)
B. Jackson (England)
E. Erichsen (Norway) bronze
Bridge Pairs Championship
1 U. Durmus (England)
E. Erichsen (Norway) gold
2 Z. Mahmoud (Pakistan)
P. Chemla (France) silver
3 T. Townsend (England)
R. Sheehan (England) bronze
Bridge Pairs Open
1 T. To (England)
R. Rowlands (England) gold
2 J. Bochsler (England)
J. Durden (England) silver
3 M. Gold (England)
D. Gold (England) bronze
Bridge Pairs Mixed
1 A. Thompson (England)
S. Fenton (England) gold
2 S. Gross (England)
B. Senior (England) silver
3 R. Samani (England)
M. Samani (England) bronze
Bridge Pairs Ladies'
1 S. Sepahbodi (England)
H. Shapiro (England) gold
2 E. Caplan (England)
L. Phillips (England) silver
3 P. Leslie (England)
S. Cohen (England) bronze
Bridge Pairs Men's
1 D. Smerdon (England)
P. Tobias (England) gold
2 N. Sandquist (Sweden)
P. King (England) silver
3 T. To (England)
R. Rowlands (England) bronze
Bridge Pairs Novices'
1 T. Glover (England)
M. Syed (England) gold
2 S. Hands (England)
V. Crawford (England) silver
3 N. Dent (England)
T. Manser (England) bronze
Bridge Pairs Seniors'
1 T. Turnage (England)
J. Cruickshank (England) gold
2 R. Samani (England)
M. Samani (England) silver
3 D. Solomons (England)
E. Samuels (England) bronze
Bridge Pairs Swiss
1 A. Priday (England)
V. Priday (England) gold
2 R. Harper (England)
M. Hoffman (USA) silver
3 I. Pagan (England)
H. Anoyrkatis (England) bronze
Chess MSO Masters
1 A. Baburin (Ireland) gold
2 L. Psakhis (Israel) silver
3 J. Speelman (England) bronze
Chess MSO Masters Junior
1 M. Roiz (Israel) gold
2 A. Bigg (England) silver
3 H. Richards (England) bronze
Chess Olympiad Championship
1 L. Psakhis (Israel) gold
2 B. Lalic (England) silver
3 V. Golod (Israel) bronze
Chess Olympiad Junior Championship
1 M. Broomfield (England) gold
2 J. Mont-Reynaud (USA) silver
3 D. Tan (Malaysia) bronze
Chess First Saturday 10-minute
1 J. Nunn (England) gold
2 I. Smirin (Israel) silver
3 L. Psakhis (Israel) bronze
Chess First Saturday 10-minute Junior
1 J. Mont-Reynard (USA) gold
2 S. Buckley (England) silver
3 E. Leung (England) bronze
Chess First Saturday 5-minute
1 J. Hodgson (England) gold
2 J. Parker (England) silver
3 M. Turner (England) bronze
Chess First Saturday 5-minute Junior
1 R. Kaufman (USA) gold
2 D. Tan (Malaysia) silver
3 A. Ghasi (England) bronze
Chess First Sunday 10-minute
1 D. Norwood (England) gold
2 D. Moskovic (England) silver
3 J. Hodgson (England) bronze
Chess First Sunday 10-minute Junior
1 E. Leung (England) gold
2 A. Ghasi (England) silver
3 D. Tan (Malaysia) bronze
Chess First Sunday 5-minute
1 D. Norwood (England) gold
2 A. Adelaja (Nigeria) silver
3 N. Pert (England) bronze
Chess First Sunday 5-minute Junior
1 S. Buckley (England) gold
2 A. Ghasi (England) silver
3 N. Frost (England) bronze
Chess Second Saturday 10-Minute
1 B. Lalic (England) gold
2 J. Hodgson (England) silver
3 A. Summerscale (England) bronze
Chess Second Saturday 10-Minute Junior
1 D. Ruter (England) gold
2 C. Hanley (England) silver
3 D. Tan (Malaysia) bronze
Chess Second Saturday 5-Minute
1 J. Hodgson (England) gold
2 A. Chernaiev (Russia) silver
3 J. Emms (England) bronze
Chess Second Saturday 5-Minute Junior
1 D. Tan (Malaysia) gold
2 C. Harris (England) silver
3 R. Keiran (England) bronze
Chess Second Sunday 10-Minute
1 J. Hodgson (England) gold
2 J. Nunn (England) silver
3 J. Emms (England) bronze
Chess Second Sunday 10-Minute Junior
1 N. Frost (England) gold
2 M. Broomfield (England) silver
3 C. Hanley (England) bronze
Chess Second Sunday 5-Minute
1 A. Summerscale (England) gold
2 J. Hodgson (England) silver
3 J. Plaskett (England) bronze
Chess Second Sunday 5-Minute Junior
1 M. Roiz (Israel) gold
2 L. McShane (England) silver
3 M. Voracek (Czech Rep) bronze
Chess Evenings (Mon/Tue)
1= J. Hodgson (England) gold
1= J. Emms (England) gold
3 M. Hebden (England) bronze
Chess Evenings Junior (Mon/Tue)
1 D. Tan (Malaysia) gold
2 M. Voracek (Czech Rep) silver
3 M. Broomfield (England) bronze
Chess Evening (Wed/Thu)
1= M. Adams (England) gold
1= J. Hodgson (England) gold
3 S. Williams (England) bronze
Chess Evening Junior (Wed/Thu)
1 D. Tan (Malaysia) gold
2 A. Ghasi (England) silver
3 S. Ghasi (England) bronze
Chess Terafinal
1 T. Rendle (England) gold
2 A. Hunt (England) silver
3 T. Sharp (England) bronze
Chess Problem Solving
1 J. Nunn (England) gold
2 M. McDowell (England) silver
3 D. Tan (Malaysia) bronze
Chinese Chess 10-minute
1 S-T. Hua (France) gold
2 W-C. Woo (France) silver
3 S-L. Guo (England) bronze
Chinese Chess European Championship
1 W-C. Woo (France) gold
2 C. Li (Scotland) silver
3 S-T. Hua (France) bronze
Chinese Chess Olympiad Championship
1 W-C. Woo (France) gold
2 S-T. Hua (France) silver
3 C. Li (Scotland) bronze
Continuo World Championship
1 T. Niccoli (England) gold
2 D. Hassabis (England) silver
3 H. Lee (England) bronze
Continuo World Junior Championship
1 T. Niccoli (England) gold
2 V. Westnedge (England) silver
3 J. Lutton (England) bronze
Countdown
1 P. Pay (England) gold
2 N. McHale (England) silver
3 J. McLeod (England) bronze
Creative Thinking World Championship
1 D. Bodycombe (England) gold
2 B. Birchall (England) silver
3= M. Higgs (England) bronze
3= L. Broomfield (England) bronze
Cribbage British Open Individual Championship
1 P. Hayden (England) gold
2 M. Wakefield (England) silver
3 D. Edwards (England) bronze
Cribbage British Open Individual Junior Ch
1 J. Heppell (England) gold
2 C. Heppell (England) silver
Cribbage British Open Pairs Championship
1 K. Lloyd (England)
J. Collier (England) gold
2 D. Wade (England)
J. Wade (England) silver
3 D. Follows (England)
P. Hayden (England) bronze
Crossword Puzzles (The Times)
1 M. Goodliffe (England) gold
2 W. Pilkington (England) silver
3 A. Sutherland (Scotland) bronze
Dama
1 K. Essa (Bahrain) gold
2 M. Abdulla (Bahrain) silver
3 A. Mohd (Bahrain) bronze
Decamentathlon World Championship
1 P. Smith (England) gold
2 K. Loveys (England) silver
3 E. Cali (France) bronze
Diplomacy
1 P. Hawkins (England) gold
2 V. Hall (England) silver
3 D. Hassabis (England) bronze
Dominoes Fives and Threes Pairs Championship
1 R. Lloyd (Scotland)
G. Lloyd (Scotland) gold
2 D. Tan (Malaysia)
L. Broomfield (England) silver
3 D. Wood (England)
M. Orchard (England) bronze
Dominoes Fives and Threes Junior Pairs Ch
1 T. Niccoli (England)
G. Hassabis (England) gold
2 S. Higgins (England)
C. Harris (England) silver
Dominoes British Straight Pairs Championship
1 J. Tuzzio (England)
M. Jakeman (England) gold
2 A. Tan (Malaysia)
D. Tan (Malaysia) silver
3 T. Wood (England)
L. Hands (England) bronze
Draughts 8x8 Beginners
1 C. Bell (Cameroon) gold
2 A. Goss (England) silver
3 M. Durdyev (Turk'istan) bronze
Draughts 8x8 British and Irish Open Ch
1 R. King (Barbados) gold
2 P. McCarthy (Ireland) silver
3 C. McKenna (Ireland) bronze
Draughts 8x8 British and Irish Open Junior Ch
1 T. Niccoli (England) gold
Draughts 10x10 Blitz Tournament
1 R. Clerc (Holland) gold
2 Y. Shaus (Israel) silver
3 G. Valneris (Latvia) bronze
Draughts 10x10 Blitz Championship
1 M. Durdyev (Turk'istan) gold
2 W. van Beek (Holland) silver
3 R. Danilevicie (Lithuania) bronze
Draughts 10x10 World Blitz Championship
1 G. Valneris (Latvia) gold
2 E. Prosman (Holland) silver
3 A. Georgiev (Russia) bronze
Draughts 10x10 Rapid Play Championship
1 H. Wiersma (Holland) gold
2 A. Georgiev (Russia) silver
3 R. Clerc (Holland) bronze
Entropy World Championship
1 G. Hassabis (England) gold
2 D. Hassabis (England) silver
3 D. Pearce (England) bronze
Entropy World Junior Championship
1 G. Hassabis (England) gold
2 T. Hebbes (England) silver
3 C. Harris (England) bronze
GIPF Olympiad Championship
1 W. Dupont (Belgium) gold
2 K. Vandenbranden (Belgium) silver
3 P. van de Perre (Belgium) bronze
GIPF Problem Solving Championship
1 Y. Ikkai (Japan) gold
2 K. Vandenbranden (Belgium) silver
3 A. Demeester (Belgium) bronze
Go 9x9 Beginners
1 F. Prager (Germany) gold
2 T. Niccoli (England) silver
3 N. Regan (England) bronze
Go 9x9 Championship
1 S-J. Kim (Korea) gold
2 S. Zhang (China) silver
3 G. Schnider (Austria) bronze
Go 13x13 Championship
1 S. Zhang (China) gold
2 M. Macfadyen (England) silver
3 V. Danek (Czech Republic) bronze
Go 19x19 Olympiad Championship
1 S. Zhang (China) gold
2 S.Y. Jang (Korea) silver
3 J. Guo (Holland) bronze
Go 19x19 Rapid Play
1 S.Y. Jang (Korea) gold
2 J. Guo (Holland) silver
3= S. Zhang (China) bronze
3= S.R. Yoon (Korea) bronze
HexDame Olympiad Championship
1 G. Miller (England) gold
2 L. Springer (Holland) silver
3 R. Danilevicie (Lithuania) bronze
Intelligence
1 K. Loveys (England) gold
2 M. Isaac (England) silver
3 S. Gardiner (England) bronze
Intelligence Junior
1 J. Stastna (Czech Rep) gold
2 S. Plebanek (Poland) silver
3 N. Eskirazi (England) bronze
Intelligence World Championship
1 M. Isaac (England) gold
2 A. Walker (Scotland) silver
3 P. Smith (England) bronze
Intelligence World Junior Championship
1 Z. Hussain (England) gold
2 R. Bhatti (England) silver
Japanese Chess Pan-Atlantic Championship
1 L. Kaufman (USA) gold
2 S. Lamb (England) silver
3 H. Segers (Holland) bronze
Japanese Chess Pan-Atlantic Junior Ch
1 R. Kaufman (USA) gold
2 H. Tatsutomi (Japan) silver
Learn and Play New Games
1 D. Hassabis (England) gold
2 J. Lutton (England) silver
3 P. Horlock (England) bronze
Learn and Play New Games
1 J. Lutton (England) gold
2 E. Lutton (England) silver
3 L. Lysons (England) bronze
Lines of Action World Championship
1 F. Kok (Holland) gold
2 E. Cali (France) silver
3 G. Miller (England) bronze
Mastermind
1 K. Daelemans (Belgium) gold
2 R. Coull (England) silver
3 S. Rowe (England) bronze
Mastermind Junior
1 T. Niccoli (England) gold
2 R. Gholap (England) silver
Memory Skills World Championship
1 D. O'Brien (England) gold
2 Y. Zhang (USA) silver
3 A. Bell (England) bronze
Memory Skills World Junior Championship
1 Y. Zhang (USA) gold
2 C. Parmar (USA) silver
3 C. Stenger (Germany) bronze
Mental Calculations World Championship
1 G. Lane (England) gold
2 R. Fountain (England) silver
3 T. Groves (England) bronze
Mind Mapping World Championship
1 E. Colliar (Scotland) gold
2 J. Goldstein (USA) silver
3 D. Holloway (England) bronze
Othello Beginners
1 K.Y. Sep (Korea) gold
2 H.S. Pyo (Korea) silver
3 M. Voracek (Czech Rep) bronze
Othello Junior Beginners
1 M. Voracek (Czech Rep) gold
2 J. Stastna (Czech Rep) silver
3 M. Richards (England) bronze
Othello 5-Minute Championship
1 T. Miyaoka (Japan) gold
2 K. Tominaga (Japan) silver
3 S. Nicolet (France) bronze
Othello 5-Minute Junior Championship
1 T. Krzywonos (Canada) gold
2 B. Shifman (Israel) silver
3 H. Tatsutomi (Japan) bronze
Othello European Championship
1 M. Suekuni (Japan) gold
2 T. Miyaoka (Japan) silver
3 I. Leader (England) bronze
Othello Olympiad Championship
1 M. Suekuni (Japan) gold
2 K. Tominaga (Japan) silver
3 T. Miyaoka (Japan) bronze
Othello Olympiad Junior Championship
1 T. Krzywonos (Canada) gold
2 B. Shifman (Israel) silver
3 J. Lutton (England) bronze
Oware Beginners
1 D. de Toffoli (Italy) gold
2 R. Mazumder (Bangladesh) silver
3 T. Lemuel (Dom Rep) bronze
Oware Junior Under-11
1 F. Cooper (Jamaica) gold
2 A. Sobers (Grenada) silver
3 N. Garnett-Lewis (Jamaica) bronze
Oware Junior Under-18
1 E. Davis (Grenada) gold
2 K. Lemuel (Dom Rep) silver
3 W. Bonti (Ghana) bronze
Oware International Championship
1 T. Simon (Antigua) gold
2 J. Esse (Ivory Coast) silver
3 D. Hassabis (England) bronze
Pentamind World Championship
1 D. Hassabis (England) gold
2 D. de Toffoli (Italy) silver
3 P. Smith (England) bronze
This represents a correction to the announcement made in person
at the
MSO and as printed in Olympiad News Issue 9. We apologise for our
error.
Pentamind World Junior Championship
1 T. Niccoli (England) gold
2 M. Voracek (Czech Rep) silver
3 G. Hassabis (England) bronze
Poker World Amateur Championship
1 G. Lee (England) gold
2 I. Adams (England) silver
3 C. Vaz (England) bronze
Poker World Amateur Junior Championship
1 C. Harris (England) gold
2 G. Hassabis (England) silver
3 T. Niccoli (England) bronze
Poker Hold'Em Olympiad Championship
1 P. Birks (England) gold
2 C. Hope (England) silver
3 T. Cmiel (Germany) bronze
Poker Hold'Em Olympiad Junior Ch
1 G. Hassabis (England) gold
2 G. Niccoli (England) silver
3 T. Niccoli (England) bronze
Poker Canadian Stud
1 J. Clark (England) gold
2 C. Harris (England) silver
3 G. Hassabis (England) bronze
Poker Canadian Stud Junior
1 C. Harris (England) gold
2 G. Hassabis (England) silver
3 T. Niccoli (England) bronze
Poker Five-Card Draw
1 I. Adams (England) gold
2 D. Staples (England) silver
3 T. Niccoli (England) bronze
Poker Five-Card Draw Junior
1 T. Niccoli (England) gold
Poker Five-Card Draw Lowball
1 G. Lee (England) gold
2 M. Wellby (England) silver
3 C. Vaz (England) bronze
Poker Five-Card Draw Lowball Junior
1 G. Niccoli (England) gold
2 T. Niccoli (England) silver
3 C. Harris (England) bronze
Poker Hold 'Em
1 C. Vaz (England) gold
2 I. Adams (England) silver
3 G. Lee (England) bronze
Poker Hold 'Em Junior
1 G. Hassabis (England) gold
Poker Omaha
1 G. Hassabis (England) gold
2 J. Butler (Ireland) silver
3 D. de Toffoli (Italy) bronze
Poker Omaha Junior
1 G. Hassabis (England) gold
2 C. Harris (England) silver
3 G. Niccoli (England) bronze
Poker Razz
1 M. Haytack (England) gold
2 G. Lee (England) silver
3 C. Harris (England) bronze
Poker Razz Junior
1 C. Harris (England) gold
2 T. Niccoli (England) silver
3 G. Hassabis (England) bronze
Poker Seven-Card Stud
1 P. Shepperson (England) gold
2 A. Baron (England) silver
3 M. Haytack (England) bronze
Poker Seven-Card Stud Junior
1 G. Niccoli (England) gold
2 B. Haytack (England) silver
3 A. Haghshenas (Iran) bronze
Quiz British Championship
1 K. Ashman (England) gold
2= D. Fowler (England) silver
2= G. Thomas (England) silver
Rummikub
1 J. Heppell (England) gold
2 D. Hassabis (England) silver
3 A. Haghshenas (Iran) bronze
Scrabble Evening Beginners
1 D. White (England) gold
2 D. Holloway (England) silver
3 P. Kelly (Wales) bronze
Scrabble Evening Junior Beginners
1 T. Hebbes (England) gold
2 A. Dixson (England) silver
3 R. Gholap (England) bronze
Scrabble Evening (OSW)
1 A. Killilea (England) gold
2 J. McLeod (England) silver
3 P. Dean (England) bronze
Scrabble Evening (SOWPODS)
1 M. Nyman (England) gold
2 O. Awowade (Nigeria) silver
3 A. Saldanha (England) bronze
Scrabble Olympiad Championship (OSW)
1 S. Carter (England) gold
2 S. Simonis (England) silver
3 T. Killilea (England) bronze
Scrabble Olympiad Championship (SOWPODS)
1 P. Nelkon (England) gold
2 M. Nyman (England) silver
3 O. Awowade (Nigeria) bronze
Scrabble Weekday (OSW)
1 S. Simonis (England) gold
2 R. Dowse (England) silver
3 B. Grossman (Scotland) bronze
Scrabble Weekday (SOWPODS)
1 M. Nyman (England) gold
2 O. Awowade (Nigeria) silver
3 A. Ajose (Nigeria) bronze
Scrabble Weekday Junior (SOWPODS)
1 S. Menon (India) gold
Skat Olympiad Championship
1 J. McLeod (England) gold
2 A. Ghany (England) silver
3 J. Shepherd (England) bronze
Speed Reading World Championship
1 A. Jones (England) gold
2 A. Baron (England) silver
3 K. Wilshire (Wales) bronze
Speed Reading World Junior Championship
1 P. Rivera (Puerto Rico) gold
2 R. Cordero (Puerto Rico) silver
3 A. Kothari (England) bronze
Stratego World Championship
1 J. van Geffen (Holland) gold
2 R. Helmus (Holland) silver
3 G. Franka (Holland) bronze
Stratego World Junior Championship
1 F. Poppelaars (Holland) gold
2 M. Jungbluth (Germany) silver
3 T. Spierings (Holland) bronze
Stratego World Team Championship
1 J. van Geffen (Holland)
R. Helmus (Holland)
G. Franka (Holland)
A. Pols (Holland) gold
2 S. Meyer (Belgium)
D. Vekemans (Belgium)
K. Daelemans (Belgium)
K. de Jong (Belgium) silver
3 J. Winkler (Germany)
D. Krapp (Germany)
M. Blockhaus (Germany)
M. Ruch (Germany) bronze
Twixt World Championship
1 K. Hussmanns (Germany) gold
2 G. Schnider (Austria) silver
3 H. Thordsen (Germany) bronze
Zatre Olympiad Championship
1 P. Basedow (Germany) gold
2 B. Schick (Austria) silver
3 F. Schmidt (Germany) bronze
Zatre Olympiad Junior Championship
1 M. Voracek (Czech Rep) gold
2 J. Stastna (Czech Rep) silver
3 C. Haas (Austria) bronze
The 3rd Mind Sports Olympiad at Olympia Conference Centre
Olympiad News Sunday 29 August