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The greatest gathering of Big Battle DBA ever? The spacious
New Song Community Church had room for the 28 players to spread out, and
more...
28 players (wow!) for 6th Annual HMGS Great Lakes Big Battle
DBA Tournament!!!
by John Loy
Here are the results of what should be properly called the "Championship
of the Universe"! We had 28 players, which is wonderful. Jack Sheriff
is the overall winner and crowned, "Queen of the Universe." I
thank everyone for participating. Next year, we're going for 36! We have
plenty of room...!
Here are the final listings:
Early Bracket
- Jim Kasper - Syracusan, 3-0, 254 points
- Mike Stelzer - Early Imperial Roman with Commagene Ally, 3-0, 234 points
- Tom Graves - Graeco-Bactrian, 2-1, 211 points
- Dave Zecchini - Ptolemaic, 2-1, 204 points
- Mike Porter - Macedonian Early Successor, 2-1, 173 points
- Brian Woolard - Late Imperial Roman East, 2-1, 165 points
- Keith Finn - Philistine with Syro-Canaanite Ally, 1-2, 147 points
- Bob Boggs - Late Imperial Roman East, 1-2, 119 points
- John Lawitzke - Numidian, 1-2, 115 points
- Dave Welch - Late Imperial Roman East ,1-2, 114 points
- Rich Kurman - Classical Indian, 1-2, 106 points
- Joe Merz - Han Chinese, 1-2, 96 points
- Dennis Lockhart - Late Imperial Roman East with Visigoth Ally, 0-3,
63 points
- Bruce Woodworth - Early Sumerian with Zagros Highland Ally, 0-3, 28
points
Dave Zecchini's bid for the Early Bracket crown fell short against
Jim Kasper's Syracusans, who won the bracket
Late Bracket
- Jack Sheriff - Konstantinian Byzantine with Georgian Ally, 3-0, 266
points
- Jenny Torbett - Teutonic Order, 3-0, 249 points
- Jim Chapin - Low Countries, 2-1, 212 points
- Tim Ryan - Norse-Irish with Anglo-Norman Ally, 2-1, 195 points
- Eric Luczaj - Later Polish ,1-2, 143 points
- Mike Demana - Pictish, 1-2, 133 points
- Will Michael - Pictish ,1-2, 132 points
- Andy Swingle - Early Hungarian, 1-2, 123 points
- Michael Lockhart - Sicilian, 1-2, 118 points
- Steven Verdoliva - Early Crusaders, 1-2, points
- Dave Langley - Teutonic Order, 1-2, 108 points
- Devin Kasper - Viking Leidang, 1-2, 104 points
- Allen Sams - Later Hungarian, 0-3, 46 points
- Alex Lockhart - Viking Leidang, 0-3, 26 points
The number of losses do not match number of wins as some of the "losses"
were draws and I do not have the cross reference to tell.
"You drove HOW far to play?" Jack Sheriff, left, and Tim
Ryan chat during their game which decided the winner of the Later Bracket
(Jack's Konstantinian Byzantines won).
John Lawitzke, left, and Mike Porter deploy in their
first round matchup
The Pride of Rome: Dennis Lockhart's Late Imperial Romans
Brian Woolard lets the dice fly in a matchup between
Late Imperial Roman armies
Joe Merz, right, hosts one of the five Cleveland players,
Bruce Woodworth, that drove down for the tourney
This is what happens when you finish last! Mike Stelzer,
left, and Keith Finn entertain a host of onlookers with their rollicking
final round match.