[mike777]

How is oz one doing? Did they win the NOT today? What is up with Marston and Klinger and not winning? Just asking

[the hog]

Final result:
Noble
B Noble, G Bilski, T Brown, P Gue, M Prescott, P Marston 150

Brogeland
B Brogeland, E Erichsen, P Gill, L Stern, R Grynberg, D Stern 178

Both teams contain a sponsor of questionable ability. Noble is poor and the Sterns a bit better, but nowhere near top rank. B Brogeland, E Erichsen, P Gill are all excellent players.

Result does not surprise as I think a number of players in Oz One are very flakey, so not unusual not to make the final.

[mike777]

ok why are not marston and klinger playing on stronger sponser teams?

I understand oz...one has several level of players but the goal is too win the world champ yes?


Did I miss Hans somewhere?



Are these players the best or very close to the best for Aust?



Just asking.

[the hog]

Sartaj Hans is in Oz one - ok, but nothing special. Nunn will be very good.

Z Nagy, I Del'Monte, V Demuy, T Nunn, are good
B Richman is very flakey.
rdk's (Klinger), current pd is very ordinary - I don't know why he is playing with him.

[mike777]

The_Hog, on Jan 29 2007, 05:00 AM, said:

Sartaj Hans is in Oz one - ok, but nothing special. Nunn will be very good.

Z Nagy,  I Del'Monte, V Demuy, T Nunn, are good
B Richman is very flakey.
rdk's (Klinger), current pd is very ordinary - I don't know why he is playing with him.

and marston?

and hmm a few players from canada..demuy(sp)?

[hrothgar]

Not sure what Klinger has to do with anything. He's not part of the OzOne project, nor was he on any of the teams in the finals. Indeed, only one of the pairs on "Noble" is part of the OzOne.

Still, nice to see that Noble managed a (partial) comeback. Things were looking quite grim when I went to bed.

[nickf]

hrothgar, on Jan 30 2007, 12:42 AM, said:

Not sure what Klinger has to do with anything.  He's not part of the OzOne project, nor was he on any of the teams in the finals.

Not entirely accurate. Klinger was in the semi-finals.

nickf
sydney

[KiwiBridge]

Quote

Z Nagy, I Del'Monte, V Demuy, T Nunn, are good
B Richman is very flakey.

This is the same Richman who is the top masterpoints winner of all time in Australia?

Watched Del'Monte - Demuy have a horror set on Vugraph in the quarter finals (24-62) in 16 boards - was a real shocker.

[Cascade]

I think Oz One is named because they have one member who is Australian ...

Ishmael del Monte - New Zealand
Vince Demuy - Canadian
Paul Marston - New Zealand
Michael Prescott - New Zealand
Bobby Richman - USA
Zoltan Nagy - Hungarian (My guess. I should have done better research)
Sartaj Hans - Indian (I think)
Tony Nunn - token Australian

[glen]

Cascade, on Jan 29 2007, 11:27 PM, said:

I think Oz One is named because they have one member who is Australian ...

Ishmael del Monte - New Zealand
Vince Demuy - Canadian
Paul Marston - New Zealand
Michael Prescott - New Zealand
Bobby Richman - USA
Zoltan Nagy - Hungarian (My guess. I should have done better research)
Sartaj Hans - Indian (I think)
Tony Nunn - token Australian

Shouldn't that be Oz None?

[the hog]

Yes Wayne, Zolly is originally Hungarian, and Hans is from India. Incidentally the Aust Bridge Fed may well be in a bit of strife over changed team line ups for the play offs for international trials. A little birdey told me that they may be sued.