Victorian Team Playoff Finals
On the 13th & 14th April, the top four qualifying teams competed in the Victorian Open Team playoffs. The two teams that qualified for the final were:
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- The Ewart Team – David Beckett/Neil Ewart, Chris Hughes/Dee Harley, and
- The Ozenir team – Kevin Chan/Serhat Ozenir, Ming Zhang/Jack Huang/Chen Ding.
In an exciting final, fought out over 64 boards, the Ozenir team came from behind in the last stanza to win a close match, 134 imps to 127. T
The Seniors and Womens Playoffs are run as a Butler Pairs with the top 3 pairs making up the State Representative Team.
Results were
Seniors
1st John Yang & Stephen Weisz
2nd Dee Harley & Phill Fent
3rd Robert Gallus and George Lovrecz
Womens
1st Kae French & Alison Farthing
2nd Diana Smart & Jenny Thompson
3rd Maryanne Bird & Lisa Yoffa
These teams have now qualified to represent Victoria in the Australian National Championships in Orange in July. We wish them well at the nationals.