Re: Chicago Science Masters 7/27

• From: allythin <no_reply_at_yahoogroups.com>
• Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 02:03:40 -0000
• Message-ID: <ainaps+2mdg_at_...>

I'll add my two cents.  As a moderator of the science mirror at U of 
Chicago, I'd like to thank the thoughtful q writers/editors who added 
VERY useful pronunciation guides to the packets.  For a non-science 
person like myself, it made it easier to relate key pieces of info. 
without stammering over a word for 20 secs:)

Sean Phillips
WUSTL
No animals were harmed in the making of that outfit.

--- In quizbowl_at_y..., tgallows <no_reply_at_y...> wrote:
> In the Chicago Science Masters mirror, the Bhan/Angel team was 3rd 
at
> 2-4, and the team of Wes Matthews and Selene Koo was 1-5.  All 4 
teams
> were very evenly matched -- all 6 of my matches went down to the 
last
> 2 or 3 questions.
> 
> My thanks to the folks on the west coast for writing an enjoyable
> tournament, which is no small feat when restricted to using only
> science questions.  Also, my thanks to Chris Borglum for serving as 
TD
> (with much less than an hour's notice -- in fact, was there any
> notice?), and to Chris, Sean, and Taz for moderating late into the
> night.
> 
> While I'm here, my thanks to Subash for another impeccable set of
> questions for the Chicago Open.  I agree with Eric Hilleman's
> assessment that the difficulty level was appropriate for a summer
> masters-level tournament.
> 
> Also, my compliments to De Jesus and friends for a solid set of SCAB
> singles questions on such short notice, and to Kelly McKenzie for
> winning again in undefeated fashion.
> 
> --Raj Dhuwalia
> 
> 
> --- In quizbowl_at_y..., valenciaqbowl <no_reply_at_y...> wrote:
> > Sorry for the late posting, but a small mirror of the Science
> Masters
> > was held Saturday night at U. Chicago following that day's Chicago
> > Open.  Seven people, composing four teams, competed in a double
> round
> > robin.  Andrew and Mike (Hairboy) from Illinois won outright with 
a
> > 5-1 record, the one loss coming to Raj Dhuwalia, playing solo, who
> > took second overall with a 4-2 record.  I apologize for my shoddy
> > record keeping, but the other two teams were Wesley Matthews 
playing
> > with Selene (whose last name I didn't get--sorry!) from U.Chicago
> and
> > Roger Bhan who teamed with Mike Angel for three rounds until Mike
> had
> > to go, after which he played solo, and dealt a loss to Dhuwalia.
> > Presumably one of those teams finished third and the other fourth.
> > 
> > Thanks go to the Berkely folks and others who wrote the packs, and
> to
> > Taz Zifos of Valencia and Sean with the cool, shiny, zebra-
patterned
> > shirt whose last name I didn't get, nor his school affiliation, 
for
> > their help in reading.  And before the individual stats, let me
> > justify this sloppiness by mentioning I was drafted as T.D. an 
hour
> > before the tournament.
> > 
> > Individual stats:
> > 
> > Raj      48-4   76.7 ppg
> > Andrew   38-7   57.5
> > Roger    39-14  53.3
> > Selene   28-3   44.2
> > Hairboy  20-1   32.3
> > Wesley   15-3   22.5
> > Mike A.  3-2    6.6  (three rounds)
> > 
> > --chris borglum, Valencia CC