2007 Nationals

2007 "Derek Oldbury Memorial" GAYP National Tournament

July 23^rd through 27^th in Las Vegas at the Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada

Nationals 43 Total Entrants competed Monday thru Friday.

13 rounds of 2 games each, scored by game - 2rds Monday, 3 Tuesday, 3 Wednesday, 3 Thursday, 2 Friday

Masters:

Rank

Name    -      City, State

Points-H Pt

Cash        Comments

1 Lubabalo Kondlo - Soweto, South Africa 31-346
$2,160         Wins GAYP Nationals

2 (IM) John Webster - Stoneville, NC 31-344
$1,830         US Nat'l GAYP Champion

3 (IM) Shane McCosker - Northern Ireland 30-347
$1,350

4 (IM) Gene Lindsay - Morristown, TN   30-330
$   915

5 (IM) Richard Beckwith - Willoughby, OH 29
$   545

6 (GM) Jim Morrison - Glasgow, KY   28-349
$   180

7 (IM) Clayton Nash - Aberdeen, MS 28-330
$   150

8 (IM) Joe Schwartz - Hallandale, FL 28-323
$   120

9 (GM) Richard Hallett - St. Petersburg, FL 28-319
$     90

10 (GM) Jack Francis - Barbados 28-315
$     60

11 (GM) Ron King - Barbados 28-190
Late Entry / Started 5th Rd

12 Paul Bryan - Marengo, OH   27

13 (IM) Michael Holmes - Fort Knox, KY 26

14 (IM) Anthony Bishop - Nashville, TN 25

15 Alan Millhone - Belpre, OH 20

16 Keith Weaver - Rexburg, ID 15

17 Anatoly Rayevsky - Huntersville, NC 9

TOTAL CASH
$7,730

Congratulations to Lubabalo Kondlo and John Webster for winning 1st and 2nd place. Just 2 honor points separating 1st and 2nd place.
Lubabalo Kondlo is a 35 yrs old and originally from Port Elizabeth of Eastern Province, now living in Soweto who only lost one game, but didn't lose a round, and his first time in USA and his 1st US National Tournament.
John Webster was the leader of the pack all rounds until the last round, there was a 5-way tie with 28 points (Webster, McCosker, Kondlo, Lindsay, & Beckwith) going into the final 13th round.
Ron King predicted he would come from behind and win it w/~32, but hit draw wall with the top contenders late in tournament (Kondlo, Morrison, Nash). Ron missed his flight and arrived in Vegas Tuesday, starting his late entry in the 5th round.
Total Masters Prize Fund $7,640.00
News coverage during week and a spot on local newscast. Prize fund was $7,640 Masters, $2,305 Majors, $1,600 Minors = Total Cash Prize $11,545.00 (Webster got $2,160 thus Masters $7,730 + Majors $2,305 + Minors $1,600 = $11,635.00)


John Webster	Shane McCosker	Kevin Burks

Eric Strange

Lubabalo Kondlo

Wilma Wolverton

Majors:

Rank

Name    -      City, State

Points-H Pt

Cash      Comments

1 Kevin Burks - Hurt, VA 39
$645     US Nat'l Majors GAYP Champion

2 Jimmy O'Grady - Yonkers, NY 36
$460

3 Bob Murr - Colorado Springs, CO 31
$325

4 Paul Lyons - Atascadero, CA        27-324
$230 Split $415

4 Ken Schultz - Cosby, TN   27-324
$185 Split $415

6 Tommy Canning - Ireland   26-325
$140 Split $255

6 Al Darrow - Vernon, CT   26-325
$115 Split $255

8 Wade Holder - Fayetteville, NC 25-326
$ 90 Split $160

8 Warren Meacham - Santa Monica, CA 25-326
$ 70 Split $160

10 Billy Runge - York, PA 24
$ 45

11 Robert Ferguson - Orem, UT 22-329

11 John Gibson - Westlake Village, CA 22-329

13 Hollis McClard - Lafayette, TN 21

TOTAL CASH
$2,305

Congratulations to Kevin Burks on winning 1st Place and US National GAYP Championship. This is his first National Tournament.

Congratulations to Jimmy O'Grady for winning 2nd Place, and Bob Murr taking 3rd Place.

Total Majors Prize Fund $2,305.00

Minors:

Rank

Name    -      City, State

Points-H Pt

Cash    Comments

1 Eric Strange - CA (US Army stationed in Texas) 44
$450    US Nat'l Minors GAYP Champion

2 Gilberto Cisneros - Sun Valley, CA 41
$320

3 Francesco La Rocca - Brooklyn, NY 38
$225

4 Nico Pradenas - San Diego, CA 34
$160

5 (WIM) Wilma Wolverton - Grain Valley, MO 30
$125    US Nat'l Women GAYP Champion

6 Alexander Weaver - Hackensack, NJ   29
$ 95

7 Steve Blackshear - Redondo Beach, CA 28
$ 80

8 Paul Stein - San Diego, CA 21-324
$ 65 Split $115

8 Saul Fenster - San Francisco, CA 21-324
$ 50 Split $115

10 Kim Willis - Eldon, MO 20
$ 30

11 Raymond Shelly - Cambridge, MD 17

12 Sol Kaplan - North Las Vegas, NV   13

13 John Cardie - Westminster, CO 2
Withdrew after 3rd Round

TOTAL CASH
$1,600

Congratulations to Eric Strange on winning 1st Place Minors and Gilberto Cisneros 2nd Place and both their first tournaments.

Congratulations to (WIM) Wilma Wolverton as our US National Women's GAYP Champion.

Total Minors Prize Fund $1,600.00

Las Vegas Sun

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