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Co-winners of the NABC 0-10,000 Swiss Teams: Can Berktas,
team captain Timucin Erkoc, Eddie Bass and Yusuf Sohtorik
Co-winners of the NABC 0-10,000 Swiss Teams: Team captain
Robert Epstein, Carl Wolinsky, Martin Nathan and William
Rittenberg
10K Swiss co-winners
In the 0-10,000 Swiss Teams, a tie was declared between the squads captained by Timucin Erkoc and Robert Epstein,
due to a qualification oversight by ACBL staff. The Erkoc and Epstein teams are co-winners, and the Claire Alpert team is
the second-place squad. All other teams in the overall standings advanced one place.
NABC 0-10,000 Swiss Teams - 30 teams
1. Timucin Erkoc - Can Berktas, Katy TX; Eddie Bass, Brookeland TX;
Yusuf Sohtorik, Turkey
1. Robert Epstein - William Rittenberg - Martin Nathan, Atlanta GA;
Carl Wolinsky, Long Beach CA
2. Claire Alpert, Miami FL; Omer Ekinci, Stamford CT; Barbara Dessi, Italy;
Carlos Hoyos, Colombia
3. Richard Lash - Thomas Dale - Roy Perry, St. Johns NL;
Barbara Rhoades, Wilmington DE
4. Ray Fink, Jackson WY; Randal Gentillon, Idaho Falls ID;
Renae White - Tim White, Mercer Island WA
5. Margaret Malaspina - Derrick Niederman -
Thomas Musso, Charleston SC; Kathrine Loh, Walnut Creek CA
6. Steve Callaham, Alpharetta GA; Bob Fisk, Cincinnati OH;
Lisa Mita, Berwyn PA; John Dickenson, North Wales PA
7. Carolyn Bitetti, Belmont MA; Kacper Kopka - Krzysztof Cichy, Poland;
Juan Felipe Cuervo, Colombia
8. Michael Botwin, Rockville Center NY; Barry Plotkin, Baldwin NY;
Jonathan Cohn, Elkhorn NE; Jeffrey Buckwalter, Omaha NE
9. Ethan Derman, Baltimore MD; Daniel Balof, Walla Walla WA;
Avery Silverstein, Ridgefield CT; Jack Boge, New York NY
10. Jeff Dater, Dallas TX; Denny Cahan, Atlanta GA;
Roy Martin, Vestavia Hills AL; Tomi Storey, Frisco TX
Gerli wins Goren Trophy
Aldo Gerli of Italy won the Goren
120.85
106.49
104.44
100.01
99.72
94.69
93.31
91.92
89.30
87.14
85.49
Trophy with 456.99 masterpoints in
Atlanta. He won the Reisinger (200)
and the Blue Ribbon Pairs (190), placed
fourth in the Mitchell (62.22) and got a
match award in the Soloway (4.77).
The Goren Trophy is awarded to the
player who earns the most masterpoints
at the Fall NABC. Gerli led by more than 130 points
over the members of the Zimmermann team, who tied
for second.
1. Aldo Gerli, Italy
2. Sebastiaan Drijver, Switzerland
Michal Klukowski, Switzerland
Jacek Kalita, Switzerland
Sjoert Brink, Switzerland
Michal Nowosadzki, Switzerland
Pierre Zimmermann, Switzerland
8. Leonardo Fruscoloni, Brooklyn NY
9. Norberto Bocchi, Spain
10. Andrea Boldrini, Italy
11. Kevin Dwyer, Jacksonville FL
12. Ola Rimstedt, Sweden
13. Mikael Rimstedt, Sweden
14. Shan Huang, Jacksonville FL
15. Nicolas L'Ecuyer, Montreal QC
Andrea Manno, Italy
Massimiliano Di Franco, Italy
Ron Pachtmann, Israel
Second in the NABC 0-10,000 Swiss Teams: Omer Ekinci, Claire
Alpert, Carlos Hoyos and Barbara Dessi
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Piotr Pawel Zatorski, Poland
456.99
325.00
325.00
325.00
325.00
325.00
325.00
267.74
266.99
256.99
255.22
243.31
239.63
233.23
223.64
223.64
223.64
223.64
223.64
223.64

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