TheGrapevine Volume 15, No. 2 June 2003
The Official Newsletter of the Waldron Wins! by Jody Latham American Contract Bridge League SCOTT WALDRON JR. IS THE 2003 KING OF BRIDGE. Junior Players (age 25 and under) Scott Waldron him to teach me to play. We (Paul) Soloway, (Jeff) Jr. has been started out with some basic Meckstroth, (Eric) Rodwell and playing the books, moved on to using (Paul) Lewis. violin since bridge programs and began “My dad and I played against shortly playing duplicate at local Mr. Soloway, and we had some before his clubs. My first experience very interesting hands. Our team fourth playing with four people at the edged them out by 3 IMPs to birthday table was in my first duplicate win the match. While I was very In This and he’s event. excited, one of my teammates been “When I first started (Appel) could not control his Issue… playing playing, I was nearly the only excitement and went running bridge kid in our area playing. My down the hall, jumping up and Go Camping since dad’s friends — Allan and down and cheering. We went on in Hungary ...... 2 he was 9. Now 18, he has Ruthanne Mazer, Tom Appel to place third in the event.” juggled the two so successfully and Len Gutkoska — were He’s had equal — or greater Beginner’s Corner .. 2 that he’s won a music very supportive. I found the — success as a violinist. “I’ve scholarship and has been competition exciting and been playing the violin since just Lessons in Fun ...... 3 named the 2003 King of always played to win. I not before my fourth birthday. I Bridge. only enjoyed the sessions we entered the studio of Herbert World Youth Team The bridge award is played but also the gathering Greenberg at the age of 13,” Championship .... 4 presented to an ACBL member afterward for food and says Waldron. “Highlights of my who is a graduating high school discussions of hands and accomplishments include being Six USA Juniors to senior. The title originally went strategies.” named a Maryland Distinguished Attend Carrousel to the senior who had won the In the last few years, he’s Scholar in the Arts and winning a Cup ...... 4 most masterpoints. Recent begun playing “with some of $12,000 scholarship, being winners, however, have been the Junior players I have met selected to perform at an Junior Teams cited for outstanding through Internet bridge. My international music festival in tournament performances plus main Junior partner is Josh Graz, Austria — both as a soloist All Tied Up ...... 5 recreational, administrative and Donn. In addition to the time and in an ensemble with Eduard PLAY Contest ...... 6 promotional activities related to Josh and I play online, we Melkus — and being selected as bridge. have played together at recent the guest soloist for the 75th New Scholarship The award is presented by nationals (Houston and anniversary of the Baltimore the ACBL Educational Washington DC). Music Clubs. Opportunity ...... 6 Foundation, which administers “The Junior players I have “I have served as California the International Palace of met have similar interests and concertmaster of both Sports Foundation and I have been making many Baltimore’s F.A.M.E. orchestra Competition...... 6 includes the $1000 Homer friends through bridge.” and Dulaney’s high school Shoop/International Palace of Waldron has lots of bridge orchestra for many years and FYI ...... 7 Sports Scholarship. memories but one does stand was a frequent soloist. Other Waldron recalls his early out. “Playing at the Hunt ensembles I’ve played with interest in bridge. “Dad started Valley regional in the Open include County Honors playing when I was 9,” he says. Swiss Teams when I was Orchestra and All State “We have always been a team around 12, my team played Orchestra (every year since in everything we do, so I asked the top seed that included (Continued on page 4) Since we now have two different meanings for “double” in DOUBLES bridge, we must have agreements with our partners about One of the ways to enter what they should do. One way to make this agreement is to the auction after the oppo- decide that a double is for takeout if neither member of your nents have bid is by using a side has made any call other than pass, and the opponents double. A double can and are still in a partscore contract. Otherwise, it would be a often does have lots of penalty double. different meanings in In the following hands, decide what call you would make (Answers on page 7) bridge. Two of the most after the given auction: prevalent meanings are for 1) Your RHO opens the bidding 1 : “takeout” and for “penalty.” K Q J 2 Sometimes the opponents have opened the bidding and Q 10 7 2 we have a hand with which we would like to compete but do A Q J not know exactly where. In such a case we would like our 7 3 partner to decide. One way to do this is by making a double. In 2) Your RHO opens the bidding 1 : a case such as this, our double asks partner to bid his best suit K Q J 2 other than the one(s) the opponents have bid. We tell our A Q J 8 6 partner that we have good support for the other suits. This type 6 5 of double is called a “takeout” double. We do not say J 4 “takeout,” however. Partner must be able to tell that it is 3) Your LHO opens the bidding 1 and your RHO takeout on his or her own. The following example shows a responds 1 : hand with which you might make a “takeout” double: 4 2 Your RHO opens the bidding 1 . This is your hand: K Q J 6 K Q 8 6 A K 6 5 4 7 K 7 J 10 9 7 4) Your LHO opens the bidding 1 and your RHO A Q J 2 responds 3NT: Sometimes the opponents have bid to a contract K Q J 10 9 8 which you do not think they can make. In this case, you 5 may use the double to increase the penalty that the Q J 10 opponents will receive for not making the contract and A J 2 increase the bonuses they will receive for making the In the following hands, decide whether partner’s double is contract. When used in this manner, the double is for for penalty or takeout: “penalty.” The following example shows a hand with NORTH EAST (you) SOUTH WEST (partner) which you might make a “penalty” double: 1) Pass Pass 1 Double Your opponents have bid to 4 and this is your hand: 2) 1 Pass 1 Double 8 7 3) 1 1 1 Double Q J 10 9 8 4) Pass 1 1 Double A K 5) Pass Pass 1 Pass J 10 7 6 2 Pass 4 Double GO CAMPING! There’s still time Junior Pairs is scheduled July 4–6 in Tata, to make plans — Hungary, while the World Junior Bridge Camp is and receive an scheduled July 7–14 in Vargesztes, Hungary. ACBL subsidy — Juniors are responsible for their own transpor- for the 2003 World tation to Hungary. Transportation from the airport Junior Pairs and to the playing venue will be provided by the World Junior Bridge Camp, scheduled July 4–14 in organizers. Hungary. To apply, contact Charlotte Blaiss at The ACBL will subsidize tuition, rooms, meals 901–332–5586, Ext. 214 or e-mail and entries for the first 40 ACBL Junior players (ages [email protected]. 17–25) who apply and are accepted. The World
The Bridge Grapevine ♠ 2 ore than 600 players through- out North America com Mpeted in the eighth an- Lessons in Fun nual School Bridge Lesson thinking will give you the edge occasionally deal out hands and play. I will Series Instant Matchpoint over your opponents and one also deal hands out by myself and analyze what Game. trick can decide whether you would happen on each.” Ahmed Abdi and Tariq get game or go down several Garton enjoys bridge. “It is a game that makes Sattar, sixth-grade stu- tricks,” he said. “If you pay you think. It keeps you alert because if you dents at Pinecrest Public attention, you can almost miss something, you’ll get burned. If you think School in Ottawa ON, took know after the first couple of about what will happen if such-and-such hap- top honors North–South with tricks how the play will most pens and then come up with a way around a score of 845 instant match- likely go. It is a game that is like that, you’ll have an edge on your opponents. points — a 70.4% game. Their riding a bike: once you learn how “You always have to think ahead and think bridge teacher is Stan Marshall. to play, you of the big picture. Todd Trabue and James Garton of Colum- can do it forever. Something that is bia MO were first East–West with a score of “It is not like ath- good for you now 1003 instant matchpoints — an 83.6% game. letics where if you might not be good Their bridge teacher is Pam Spencer. don’t stay in for you later. You Average for the game was 600 instant match- shape the entire don’t have to be points. year, you won’t an expert or really All four students will receive $500 scholar- be able to make smart to play ships from the ACBL Educational Foundation. the team. It’s a bridge; it can be Abdi, 13, started playing bridge in the fall game that is not played by anyone of 2002. This year’s IMG was his first tourna- affected by ment. Abdi says his favorite subjects are art, weather — un- gym and math. His hobbies are riding his bike, less the hu- collecting pennies and playing basketball, midity makes ▲ Garton chess and checkers. your cards too and As for bridge: “It’s like when you open a soft to shuffle. Trabue present, it’s fun,” he said. “It’s interesting, it’s “Bridge is a chal- intriguing. It has lots of rules. It makes you feel lenge of both logic stronger. I like outwitting them (opponents).” and daring in which Sattar, 12, also began playing bridge in the one does not know fall of 2002 and the IMG was his first tourna- the probable out- ment. His favorite subjects are gym, art, math come until he looks and social sciences. His hobbies are comput- at his cards and has Abdi and er, Play Station, riding his bike, collecting and bid a couple of Sattar ▲ trading Yu-Gi-Oh cards and playing chess and rounds. There is a checkers. thrill in coming out of He enjoys bridge because “of the bidding, the dark and into a strategy that will win you who wants to and at a non-competitive level. making a contract that you bid. It’s challenging the game.” “But the main reason I like bridge is because — thinking of strategies. You get to control Trabue also enjoys sailing and music. “I it gives your brain a good workout.” your partner’s cards.” hope to go on to a technical college and receive Garton also enjoys chess, science fiction, Trabue, 16 and a sophomore at Rock Bridge a degree in engineering. I hope to one day bike riding and other sports. He’s looking ahead High School in Columbia, learned to play bridge combine engineering with my enjoyment of to high school and college. “I am thinking about in the fifth grade EEE class (a class for gifted history.” going to an engineering school such as Pur- students). He’s taken a few more bridge les- Garton, 14, is an eighth grade student at due, Missouri or Duke. I want to be an engineer sons through the Summer School and Gifted West Junior High in Columbia. He began learn- when I grow up and hopefully get a job at NASA, Programs of the Columbia Public Schools. ing bridge in third grade EEE class. “I taught as I have always wanted to know what else is “I enjoy bridge because it is a game in which my dad to play, along with my brother. We out there besides us.”
FINAL STANDINGS North–South East–West 1. Ahmed Abdi – Tariq Sattar 845 1. Todd Trabue – James Garton 1003 2. Daniel Ni – Alan Ni 731 2. Ira Gel – Jonathan Mendonca 985 3. Allan Jiang – Herman Wong 722 3. Michael Yohns – David McAllister 968 4. Joel Medore – Justin Tulloch 659 4. Yusuke Hayakawa – Isaac Spencer 958 5. Trevor Houston – Mickey Creech 656 5. James Heaphey – Tyler Deman 932 6. Laura Couillard – Robin Cairns 653 6. Nahielly Fernandez – Jenna Menzies 930 7. Matthew Corriveau – Nathan Levert 641 7. Danny Hamilton – Mathew Kaminski 920 8. Eric Voss – Nathan Fender 637 8. Chantelle Torelloto – Liz Rosenszain 914 9. Andrew Dzikiewicz – Kevin Bryant 635 9. Robert Goodberry – Jamie Buck 905 10. Paul Rolfe – Kevin Zhang 633 10. Estell DeOliveiro – Anthony Geldart 887
The Bridge Grapevine ♠ 3 World Youth Team Championship
USA Team 1: From left, Joon Pahk, Meredith Beck, USA Team 2: From left, Joel Wooldridge, Joe Grue, Robert Glickman, Lindsay Pearlman, Xing Yuan and John Kranyak, John Hurd, Kent Mignocchi and Kevin Lisa Burton Bathurst
Saint Cloud, a picturesque and historic captain. town on the western outskirts of Paris, will be Zone 2 (North America) will have three the setting Aug. 18–28 for the 9th World Youth The teams competing: USA Team 1, USA Team 2, Bridge Team Championship. Champs as well as Canada: David Grainger, Daniel The championship will consist of a qualifying Lavee, Vincent Demuy, Gavin Wolpert, Charles stage, semifinals, a final and a playoff for third Halasi and Ian Boyd, with Martin Hunter as npc. place. The winners of the final will be the new The Mignocchi squad (with Brad Campbell World Youth Team Champions and will receive instead of Bathurst) won the 8th championship, the Ortiz-Patiño Trophy. Silver replicas will be ???? played in Brazil in 2001, and are the reigning world presented to each player and the non-playing champions. SIX USA JUNIORS TO ATTEND CARROUSEL CUP USA Juniors Xing Yuan, Rob Glickman, Marc The format is slightly different in the Carrousel Glickman, Josh Donn, Kent Mignocchi, Kevin Cup with all six members of each team playing Bathurst and npc GS Jade Barrett will be travel- simultaneously. The anchor pair sits in one direc- ling to Den Bosch, Netherlands to attend the 6th tion while the other two pairs sit the other way. annual Carrousel Cup. The event will be held The anchor pair’s results will then be compared June 29– July 2, 2003. twice, once with each of the other two. In order to Last year’s USA Junior Team of Kent succeed, the anchor pair will need to play consis- Mignocchi, Brad Campbell, John Hurd, Joel tently well, since their results are essentially Wooldridge, Kevin Bathurst and Chris Davis won doubled. Each match has three segments and the event. each pair will anchor once.
WALDRON WINS! (Continued from page 1) seventh grade), All Eastern Orchestra in have to be limited; this has been a very computer engineering, but really I am a Rhode Island this year and the busy year for me. I fit tournaments in as bit undecided and will explore the other Baltimore Chamber Orchestra and the I can.” engineering disciplines as well. Since Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, side- He fit in ACBL’s Junior Bridge Camp the Peabody Conservatory is affiliated by-side groups where I had the last year and “my plans this summer are with Hopkins, I will have the opportunity opportunity to perform in concert with focused around bridge, with travel to to study music there as well.” professional musicians.” Europe for the World Junior Pairs and Waldron expressed his thanks for Violin lessons and practice plus the Junior Bridge Camp in Hungary. I the KOB award and promised, “I will do school work don’t leave much time for also plan to play in the Hunt Valley my best as an ambassador for bridge. I bridge during the school year. “The regional (Aug. 18–24) with Dad.” certainly plan to seek out others at JHU convenience of the Internet allows me After that, he’ll head for Johns with similar bridge interests.” to play consistently throughout the Hopkins University. “I am leaning year,” says Waldron. “Tournaments do toward a study of computer science or The Bridge Grapevine ♠ 4 OKBRIDGE JUNIOR TEAMS ALL TIED UP
West led the 8: king, ace, 7. A club was returned and declarer won his queen. Declarer led a low heart, ducked by West, and won by dummy’s queen members of last year’s winning team as East followed with the J. Declar- bilisi State University, last — plus Lasha Koplatadze and Kart- er cashed dummy’s K and exited year’s winner, and Stanford los Giorgadze. with a low diamond. T University, a previous winner, Stanford jumped out to a 41-IMP West won the Q and returned the finished in a 20–20 tie at the 2003 lead in the first 10-board segment but 7. Declarer won dummy’s ace and Junior Collegiate Team Champion- gave it all back in the second seg- ruffed a diamond. He led the J and ship. ment. The final sparked a bit of con- pitched dummy’s 8. This was the Since the conditions of contest troversy when a Stanford player, af- five-card ending: made no provision for a tie, the 20- ter going down in a 3NT contract, — board match was deemed a tie and requested an “undo” (or take-back). 9 6 4 the teams were declared co-cham- The undo was allowed by OKbridge K J pions. Chief Director Tony Reus but TSU ap- — The annual championship was pealed the ruling. — Q sponsored by ACBL, OKbridge and John R. Mayne, OKbridge Appeals K 7 3 N — the Fifth Chair Foundation, a non- Chair, announced the committee’s de- W E 6 S A 8 5 profit organization that fosters online cision to overrule the director. “It ap- 9 10 bridge education. pears that the undo was requested J 9 4 Thirteen teams from four continents untimely,” he said. “While the direc- A 10 entered this year’s contest, played tor’s ruling was a reasonable inter- — on OKbridge for the seventh year. pretation of the rules, given the un- — Competing were Cambridge Univer- familiarity of many with the software, Declarer led a low spade. West sity, Cambridge, England; Carnegie the undo (request) was still not timely pitched his last diamond as declarer Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA; Co- made.” ruffed with the 4 and East’s queen lumbia University, New York NY; Dart- That led to the tie and the co- dropped. mouth University, Hanover NH; Har- championship. Stanford’s Ieong “Now to make the contract,” noted vard University (two teams), Cam- termed the match “a very good one. Ieong, “declarer will have to ruff the bridge MA; Indian Institute of Man- TSU is a great team.” J with the A, then lead a spade agement, Madras, India; Istanbul Dlr: North A K 8 toward dummy. Regardless of what Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey; Vul: E–W Q 9 6 4 West plays, the contract is now se- Middle East Technical University, K J 9 7 cure.” (If West ruffs with the king, Turkey; North Carolina State Univer- K 5 declarer will make the 9 and 10 sity, Raleigh NC; National University 7 5 Q 10 6 separately; if West ruffs low, declarer of Singapore, Republic of Singapore; K 7 3 2 N J overruffs for trick number nine and Stanford University, Stanford CA, and W E Q 6 3 S A 8 5 4 2 can promote the 9 by ruffing a Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Repub- 9 8 6 2 A 10 4 3 diamond with the 10.) lic of Georgia. J 9 4 3 2 At the table, declarer misplayed at The teams played a 30-board IMP A 10 8 5 trick 10 and ruffed with the 10. West Pairs tournament with four teams 10 overruffed with the K and returned qualifying for the semifinal round. TSU Q J 7 a trump to sink the contract. defeated Carnegie Mellon while Stan- WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH At the other table: ford eliminated NC State. 1 Pass 2 (1) WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Playing for Stanford were Ho-lin Pass 3 Pass 4 1NT Pass 2 (1) Chen, Ari Greenberg, Samuel Ieong All Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 and Joon Pahk. TSU players were (1) Reverse Flannery, five or more Pass 4 All Pass Irakli Garishvili, Irakl Odisharia, Archil spades, four hearts, 6 to 9 high-card (1) Transfer to spades. Garishvili and Shota Meladze — all points. (Continued on page 6) The Bridge Grapevine ♠ 5 NEW SCHOLARSHIP College Students to Compete OPPORTUNITIES for $500 Scholarship The Education Foundation Junior Scholarship Fund is providing a $500 scholarship to each member of the FOR JUNIORS winning team. A new scholarship Six college teams have qualified to compete in the final program is available for of the North American College Bridge Team Championship, ACBL Juniors. The scheduled for the first weekend of the Summer NABC in program, which owes Long Beach CA. its funding to some A two-session round-robin is scheduled Friday, July 18, very generous external with semifinal and final sessions on Saturday, July 19. The donations, is available competition, reinstated last year, is sponsored by the ACBL Educational Foundation. to college and high Zonal qualifying sessions were held at ACBL’s online school bridge players under 26 who teach site earlier this year. Fourteen teams entered and six bridge in schools. $50,000 has already been qualified for an expense-paid trip. contributed to the foundation of this pro- Qualifying were the University of Chicago: Melissa gram. Chester, Victor Chubukov, Kevin Choi and Paul Johnson; The program will award $500 scholarships University of Michigan: Jeremy Vosko, Jonathon Zimbler, to those who teach the equivalent of the Ilya Podolyako and Jeremy Iskin; Ohio Wesleyan ACBL Bidding Series (Club Series) or an University: Thomas O’Reilly-Pol, Liz Dale, Matt Bernardina eight-week program (16 hours of lessons to a and Svetovar Plalankov; Stanford University: Joon Pahk, class of six to eight students who are under Ho-Lin Chen, Samuel Ieong and Eric Mayefsky; University 26 years of age). of Victoria: Chris Malcolm, Roy Sadd, John Naber and Mike In addition, the ACBL Educational Foun- Werener; Yale University: Marc Glickman, Christina Craige, David Stewart and Juan Ramirez. dation and the ACBL Education Department will provide books, tee-shirts and a stipend of $270 for teaching the courses. The $500 scholarship is payable to the PLAY Contest Test your school of choice for the Junior bridge in- Test your mettle with this ! structor. The scholarship will be paid to an bridge IQ double dummy problem. Win free accredited college, university or trade school entries to the NABC of your choice for high school graduates. (Long Beach, New Orleans, or Reno only) by correctly solving the Contacts for this program are Jayne problem and submitting your detailed response to Thomas
Okbridge (Continued from page 5) 6 4 3 — This West led the 2 to the 4, jack and 10 6 5 4 3 2 ace. Declarer played the 7 to dummy’s 8 4 3 2 king and East’s ace. A club came back — Q 10 8 7 and declarer won his jack. He cashed the K Q J 10 6 5 4 3 2 A 9 8 7 Q, pitching dummy’s 8, and cashed Q J 9 8 7 the A K. Now he played the 6 (East K Q 10 9 pitching a diamond) to his 8 and West’s A K J 9 5 2 king. A heart came back and declarer won — dummy’s 9. He played the 7, ducked A K around to West’s queen. West returned a heart, clearing the suit. A J 7 6 5 When declarer played the 9, East won his ace and cashed the Q and 10 for Contract is 6 . West leads the K. South must win 12 tricks down three and 3 IMPs for Stanford. against any defense. The Bridge Grapevine ♠ 6 and ACBL number on it. The coupon them do better in school and in life, the must be legible before it will be ACBL will give away many of the best accepted at the selling station. bridge-playing software programs as NORTH well as the acclaimed Bridge Master AMERICAN JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP 2000 to 150 young players from around A GREAT DEAL the world. To be eligible you must be BRIDGE under 26 years old and belong to a CHAMPIONSHIPS Students under the age of 26 who recognized bridge organization. Make plans to attend one of the three are currently enrolled and are 150 qualified entrants will receive… NABCs held each year. Meet bridge attending school may renew their FREE… one of the following software players from across the world! Play membership for $12.75 U.S. In addition programs: Blue Chip Bridge, Version 3, bridge or watch some of the best players the ACBL is now offering a special $5 Bridge Baron 13, JACK 2.01, Micro play! The first Saturday of each NABC is membership for Juniors under the age Bridge 10, Oxford Bridge 6, Q-Plus designated JUNIOR DAY. of 19 who are currently taking an ACBL Bridge 7.1. For more information please The United States Playing Card School Bridge Lesson Series course. go to:
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5) Penalty because the opponents have bid a game. a bid have opponents the because Penalty 5)
4) Penalty because you opened the bidding. the opened you because Penalty 4)
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The Bridge Grapevine ♠ 7 Rank Player, Location Points Rank Player, Location Points 1. Vincent Demuy, Thornhill ON 366 1. Joe Grue, Bronx NY 372 2. Brad Campbell, Smyrna GA 217 2. Vincent Demuy, Thornhill ON 366 3. Justin Lall, San Antonio TX 157 J 3. Gavin Wolpert, Thornhill ON 343 Y 4. Samantha Nystrom, Burnaby BC 143 4. Leo LaSota, College Park MD 343 5. John Kranyak, New York NY 134 U 5. John Hurd, Charleston SC 272 O 6. Jason Chiu, Cambridge MA 72 6. Brad Campbell, Smyrna GA 217 7. Jeremy Koegel, Los Angeles CA 65 N 7. Tim Crank, Wheaton MD 213 U 8. Jonathan Ohliger, Ridgewood NJ 56 8. Ian Boyd, Calgary AB 207 9. Mather Fisher, Ben Lomond CA 46 9. Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY 195 10. James Dulmage, Regina SK 40 I 10. Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON 161 T 11. Jared Fournier, Knoxville TN 39 11. Justin Lall, San Antonio TX 157 12. Meredith Beck, Riverton NJ 39 O 12. Samantha Nystrom, Burnaby BC 143 H 13. Jeremy Fournier, Knoxville TN 38 13. John Kranyak, New York NY 134 14. Lindsay Pearlman, Trumbull CT 38 R 14. John Gropp, New Orleans LA 108 15. George Mann III, Kinnelon NJ 37 15. Kevin Bathurst, Thousand Oaks CA 105 16. Daniel Hollingshead, Birmingham AL 36 16. Jacob Morgan, Madison WI 104 17. Lisa Burton, Austin TX 34 17. Jennifer Chalfan, South Pasadena CA 95 R 18. Prahalad Rajkumar, Arlington VA 33 18. Chris Moore, South Pasadena CA 94 19. Andrew Quinton, Moody ME 31 R 19. Jonathan Weinstein, Cambridge MA 87 A 20. Alex Phillips, North Little Rock AR 31 20. Daniel Neill, Lexington KY 85 21. Owen Lien, Hickory NC 29 A 21. Susan Harbour, Waterloo ON 81 C 22. Matthew Cavanaugh, Ripon CA 26 22. McKenzie Myers, Eugene OR 80 23. Marc Glickman, Woodland Hills CA 25 C 23. Matthew Mason, Kingston ON 75 E 24. Michael Gentry, Charleston SC 25 24. Henry Wong, Cambridge MA 73 25. Joshua Bailey, Burton OH 25 E 25. Noble Shore, Pittsburgh PA 72 26. Matt Meckstroth, Gainesville FL 24 26. Jay Helekar, Laguna Hills CA 72 S 27. Andrew Carver, Edwardsville IL 23 27. Joel Wooldridge, Buffalo NY 72 28. Patrick Beard, Metairie LA 20 S 28. Jason Chiu, Cambridge MA 72 29. Nicholas Flores, Portland OR 19 29. Joshua Donn, Chestnut Ridge NY 71
30. Christina Dinwoodie, Pittsburgh PA 18 30. Jennifer Lin, Pittsburgh PA 70
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