Junior Masters, 2010

Zac Clarkson has won the term 4 junior masters convincingly with a score of 6.5/7. He had one draw with Daniel Nowshadi.

This is a very fine result for Zac, who finishes grade 12 this term. It was great to see him winning the junior masters for the first time at his last opportunity, especially as he is dependent on the use of a braille board. Matthew Pyper finished second on 5 and Jake Pyper third on 4.5. There were 20 players.

The big improvers this year were Daniel Nowshadi, Ben Mason, Matthew Pyper and Kevin Song.

Junior Masters A

Junior Masters B

Lightning

Daniel Lapitan has dominated the term 3 junior masters. He won the A Grade with a score of 7/8, losing only to Zac Clarkson. Second was Matthew Pyper on 6.5, with Zac Clarkson third on 5.5.

In the B Grade competition, Ben Mason showed that he is one of the biggest improvers, scoring his first win with 6.5/8, from Joshua Chan second on 6 and Michael Bouchaud third on countback from Jack Luke-Paredi on 5.

Daniel Lapitan was easily the highest placed junior in the traditional lightning competition played on the last week of term. He scored 8.5/11, ahead of Matthew Pyper on 7 and Ben Taylor the head of a large bunch on 6.


A Grade	B Grade	Lightning
Alex Stahnke has won the term 2 Junior Masters to make it 5 wins in a row. This is the longest winning sequence in the history of the event. Gene Nakauchi previously won the event 4 times in a row. Second was Matthew Pyper and third Zac Clarkson. In B grade Joshua Russell put in an astonishing performance in his first effort. Despite being almost the lowest rated player, he won the event with 5.5/6, from Daniel Nowshadi in second place and Ben Mason third. As usual, the term finished with a Junior Masters Lightning event, which was won by Alex Stahnke from Matthew Pyper, and a four-way tie for third between Joshua Russell, Jason Dinh, Michael Bouchaud and Kevin Song. We are very grateful for the valuable support given by Alex Stahnke's dad Axel over the years that Alex has been playing in this event. Thanks so much Axel! Thanks too to our coaches Alex Jule and Sam Grigg for their great help.


A Grade	B Grade	Lightning

Alex Stahnke dominated A Grade in the term one junior masters, scoring a rare picket fence 7/7 in this event. He was followed with a triple tie on four points by Keith Chan (2nd), Kees Huband-Lint (3rd) and Alex Arase (4th).

In B Grade, James Kay had his first win in the competition, with a score of 6/7. He was followed with a triple tie on 4.5 points by Felix Tan (2nd, Zayne Clarkson (3rd) and Harrisen Leckenby (4th).

On the final night for the term the usual lightning comp was held. The leading junior was Matthew Pyper with 9/11, including a win against coach Sam Grigg. Second junior was Keith Chan on 8.5, with Alex Stahnke third on 8.

Unfortunately, not all winners were able to be present on the Lightning night when the Junior Masters awards were presented.

A Grade

B Grade

Lightning

Alex Stahnke has won the term 3 Junior Masters convincingly, dropping just two draws. He also won the junior masters lightning on the final night. This continues a stellar year for Alex, who is one of the strongest players in the nation for his age.

A Grade: 13 players

1st Alex Stahnke 7/8, 2nd Keith Chan 5.5, 3rd Alex Arase 5.

B Grade: 10 players

1st Jamie Burt 6.5/8, 2nd Isaac Deboer 6, 3rd Zayne Clarkson 5.5.

Lightning: 21 players

(Adults Phachara Wongwichit 11/11, Axel Stahnke 9, Alexandra Jule 8,)
Juniors 1st Alex Stahnke 8, 2nd Matthew Pyper 8, 3rd Isaac Deboer 5.5.

A Group	B Group	Lightning 15 June 09
Alex Stahnke has won the Term 2 Junior Masters with a picket fence 6/6. His win included victories against strong second, third and fourth placegetters Sam Grigg, Sebastian Jule and Caleb Eriksson. This was Alex's first win in the Junior Masters, and reflects his excellent recent form. Well done Alex! In B Grade, Alon Asaf confirmed his status as the fastest improving junior on the Gold Coast with a convincing win, scoring 5.5/6. He was followed by Alex Jack and Jamie Burt, who have both shown a very good attitude this term.

A group	B group	Lightning (Week 9)
Gene Nakauchi has won the Junior Masters for term one with a score of 7/8, losing only to Sebastian Jule, who finished second. In B Grade Jake Pyper finished first with 6.5/8. Alex Jack was a big improver with 6, and he was followed by Cooper Ladlow and Samuel Mainwood on 5. 28 juniors participated. As has become a tradition, a lightning event was held on the last week of term, with some adults joining in to add a bit of strength. IM Peter Froehlich finished first on 10/11, losing only to WIM Alex Jule. Jonas Muller, Alex Stahnke and Gene Nakauchi finished second on 8.