Matchplay Qualifier:   Note - because only 7 players rated under 1300 chose to continue to the unrated Matchplay eliminations, Olga Visser (current rating 1293) was added to Group B.

The quarter finals will be played as follows, prior to 30 April:
Over 1300:
Sheryl v Karen R
Carmel v Brenton
Paul v Ashwin
Julie v Ryan A - will play in Townsville, as wildcard qualifiers based on rating.
Under 1300:
Ruth v Megan
Anthony v Tracy
Jan v Kerry
Olga v Jeanette
(All these players will be contacted with more details)

Prize money (both sections):
 for those eliminated in the quarter finals $25
 for those eliminated in semi finals $50
 for the runners-up $75
 for overall winners $100

Novelty Word Prizes (MATCHPLAY)
MIDTERMS - 102 - Karen Richards
AIRIEST - 92 - Ruth Jones
TINWARES - 92 - Brenton Gray
CHATTING - 92 - Carmel Dodd
HASTENS - 81 - Ashwin Page
PLEADING - 74 - Megan Marks
LEGIONS - 79 - Jan Irwin
ZA - 66 - Anthony Yap
YAAR - 43 - Cameron Farlow

Other Prizes (Certificates)
High Rating Gain
A Section - First - Sheryl Davidson +36
A Section - Second - Ashwin Page +20
B Section - First - Rosemary Luyendyk +27
B Section - Second - Anthony Yap +26
Provisional Ratings - First - Divina Taschke +156
Provisional Ratings - Second - Cheryl Lockwood +66

Results and Ratings Group A :  8 games
       W     M                       Old  Chg  New
  1    7  +659 Cameron Farlow       1956   +0 1956
  2    5  +256 Sheryl Davidson      1372  +36 1408
  3    5  +205 Carmel Dodd          1693   -2 1691
  4    5   -38 Paul Richards        1488  +19 1507
  5    4  +267 Ashwin Page          1324  +20 1344
  6    4  -100 Brenton Gray         1346  +16 1362
  7    3   -73 Karen Richards       1480  -19 1461
  8    3   -84 Martin Waterworth    1313   -1 1312
  9    2  -495 Karrin Henderson     1417  -46 1371
 10    2  -597 Olga Visser          1316  -23 1293

High game: Carmel Dodd 543
High word: Sheryl Davidson WORMHOLE 104

Group B : Results from round 8
1 Ruth Jones 6 +450
2 Divina Taschke 5(+0) +521(+0)
3 Anthony Yap 5 +306
4 Jan Irwin 5 +254
5 Kerry Reimers 5 +95
6 Samuel Sedgman 5 -75
7 Bronya Todd 4 +105
8 Jeanette Hansen 4 +60
9 Tracey Michel 4 -12
10 Danira De Silva 3(+1) -74(+1)
11 Rosemary Luyendyk 4 -204
12 Elize Plaganyi  2(+1) +43(+1)
13 Megan Marks 3 -24
14 Cheryl Lockwood 2(+0) -46(+0)
15 Mischa Beecham 2(+0) -124(+0)
16 Irene Poh 1(+0) -189(+0)
17 Rendra Yap 0(+0) -342(+0)
18 Oriana Beecham 0(+0) -744(+0)
Bye treatment explained in brackets

Group B - Ratings
       8 games
       W     M                       Old  Chg  New
  1    6  +450 Ruth Jones           1081  +15 1096
  2    5  +306 Anthony Yap           823  +26  849
  3    5  +254 Jan Irwin            1125   +0 1125
  4    5   +95 Kerry Reimers        1227  -11 1216
  5    5   -75&Samuel Sedgman      ( 833)    ( 879)
  6    4  +105 Bronya Todd           895   +1  896
  7    4   +60 Jeanette Hansen       912   +2  914
  8    4   -12 Tracey Michel         955   -6  949
  9    4  -204 Rosemary Luyendyk     722  +27  749
 10    3   -24 Megan Marks           908  -21  887

       7 games
  1    3   -74 Danira De Silva       596  +23  619
  2    2   +43 Elize Plaganyi       1035  -45  990

       6 games
  1    5  +521&Divina Taschke      ( 946)    (1102)

       4 games
  1    2   -46&Cheryl Lockwood     ( 740)    ( 806)
  2    2  -124&Mischa Beecham      ( 970)    ( 805)
  3    1  -189 Irene Poh            1277  -40 1237
  4    0  -342&Rendra Yap          ( 624)    ( 551)
  5    0  -744*Oriana Beecham                ( 500)

High game: Anthony Yap 488
High word: Jeanette Hansen QUIRING 122

Other Prizes (Certificates)
High Rating Gain
A Section - First - Sheryl Davidson +36
A Section - Second - Ashwin Page +20
B Section - First - Rosemary Luyendyk +27
B Section - Second - Anthony Yap +26
Provisional Ratings - First - Divina Taschke +156
Provisional Ratings - Second - Cheryl Lockwood +66