WSTCC – final report

Team Results Rank Results Score / 18 Comments
England 1   50+ 2 7 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses 15 Silver, 1 loss, start rank 4
England 2   50+ 21   10  
England Women 50+ 34   9 Bronze
England 3   50+   39   8  
England 4   50+ 60   6 A big improvement at the end
         
England 1 65+   5   13 5th prize
England 2 65+ 22   10  
England 4 65+ 53   8  
England 3 65+ 38   7  
Individual results
Team Name Board Score Comments
England G 50+ Jon Speelman 1 4.5/7  
  John Emms, Capt. 2 5/7  
  James Plaskett 3 5.5/8  
  Mark Hebden 4 5/7  
  Keith Arkell 5 6.5/7 Gold
England 2 50+ Andrew Lewis 1 6/9  
  Mark Page 2 5  
  Clive Frostick 3 6  
  Chris Fegan, Capt. 4 3.5  
England Women 50+ Sheila Jackson 1 4.5/9 Bronze
  Ingrid Lauterbach 2 4.5  
  Helen Frostick 3 2.5  
  Petra Nunn 4 6,5 Silver
England 3 50+ Jeremy-Fraser Mitchell, Capt. 1 3/9 Competition is tougher on board 1
  Kevin Bowmer 2 4.5  
  Stephen Homer 3 6.5  
  Tim Thurstan 4 4.5  
England 4 50+ Keith Parker 1 2/8 After 0/4 he made a fine recovery
  Robert Stern 2 4/8  
  Bernard Rogers 3 3/8 Unrated
  Paul Lawrence 4 3.5/6 Unrated
  Ian Cross, Capt. 5 3/6  
 
England 1 65+ Robert Bellin 1 3.5/8 Morning play was very hard for him
  Steve Berry 2 4/7  
  Nigel Povah, Capt. 3 7/8 Gold
  Anthony Stebbings 4 5/7  
  Roger Emerson 5 2/6  
England 2 65+ John Quinn, Capt. 1 4.5/9  
  Geoff James 2 4.5  
  Andy Baruch 3 5  
  Julian Farrand 4 5.5  
England 4 65+ Stewart Reuben 1 2.5/8  
  Ian Reynolds 2 4/7  
  John Cooper 3 3/7  
  Roger Scowen, Capt. 4 3/6  
  Keith Emerton 5 4/8  
England 3 65+ Alan Crombleholme 1 4/9  
  Brian Ewart 2 3  
  Trefor Thynne, Capt. 3 6  
  Julie Denning 2/6 4 5.5  

Our thanks to the nine team captains, and to the ECF staff, who had to do a considerable amount of paper work. People are already talking about playing next year.

— Stewart Reuben