WHIPPING TOURNAMENT
RESULTS

by Adam Silverman

Thanks to everyone who came and made this year's Whipping Diplomacy Tournament a huge success. Without further ado, here is the full results report. It would be great to hear some reports/stories/highlights from the attendees. These results are also posted on the website, along with pictures.

Top Board:

  • 1st: Nathan Barnes
  • 2nd: Condy Creek
  • 3rd: Andy Hull
  • 4th: Brian Johnson
  • 5th: Chris Brand
  • 6th: Manus Hand
  • 7th: Josh Shank

Outstanding Play Awards

  • Austria: Nick Bendler 10 centers, 3-way
  • England: Chris Brand, 13 centers, 4-way
  • France: Josh Shank 13 centers, 3-way
  • Germany: Matt Shields, 16 centers, 5-way
  • Italy: Andy Hull, 13 centers, 4-way
  • Russia: Condy Creek, 11 centers, 3-way
  • Turkey: Louis Abronson, 17-centers, 5-way

Special Awards

  • Best Ninja: Jordan Abronson
  • Best Samurai: Andy Hull
  • Best stab/worst stab: Josh Shank
  • Turtle: Eric Lindberg
  • Hammered: Jordan Abronson, Matt Elstein
  • Pirate: Edi Birsan

Full scores and rankings:

  1. Nathan Barnes 760
  2. Condy Creek 710
  3. Andy Hull 705
  4. Brian Johnson 680
  5. Chris Brand 630
  6. Manus Hand 610
  7. Josh Shank 534
  8. Edi Birsan 520
  9. Tom Hilton 515
  10. Matt Shields 491
  11. Nick Bendler 490
  12. Laurent Joly 410
  13. Louis Abronson 342
  14. Don Williams 332
  15. Siobhan Granvold 190
  16. Darin Leviloff 175
  17. Carl Nelson 174
  18. Matt Elstein 165
  19. Eric Tillberg 160
  20. Mike Holy 114
  21. Eric Lindberg 78
  22. Jordan Abronson 21
  23. David Lagerson 14
  24. Chris Young 9
  25. Don del Grande 5
  26. Tim Julian 4
  27. TD Adam Silverman 340

Board-by-board summaries:

Round 1

Board 1 �Shank Gets Shanked (3-way EGR 1910)

  • Austria: Joshua Shank, eliminated 1904
  • England: Edi Birsan, 11 centers
  • France: Adam Silverman, eliminated 1906
  • Germany: Don Williams, 12 centers
  • Italy: Brian Johnson, eliminated 1910
  • Russia: Condy Creek, 11 centers
  • Turkey: Jordon Abronson, eliminated 1904

Board 2 � Nathan�s Revenge (3-way AGI 1908)

  • Austria: Nick Bendler, 10 centers
  • England: Matt Shields, eliminated 1906
  • France: Louis Abronson, eliminated 1904
  • Germany: Nathan Barnes, 15 centers
  • Italy: Adam Silverman, 9 centers
  • Russia: Tim Julian, eliminated 1904
  • Turkey: Eric Lindberg, eliminated 1908

Board 3 � Edi�s Love Fest (6-way AEFIRT 1905)

  • Austria: Manus Hand, 1 center
  • England: Edi Birsan, 9 centers
  • France: Laurent Joly, 9 centers
  • Germany: David Langerson, eliminated 1904
  • Italy: Chris Brand, 3 centers
  • Russia: Tom Hilton, 3 centers
  • Turkey: Andy Hull, 9 centers

Round 2

Board 1 � Thanksgiving Feast (5-way AEFRT 1906)

  • Austria: Nathan Barnes, 7 centers
  • England: Brian Johnson, 10 centers
  • France: Eric Tillberg, 4 centers
  • Germany: Don del Grande, eliminated 1905
  • Italy: Manus Hand, 6 centers
  • Russia: Darin Leviloff, 7 centers
  • Turkey: Laurent Joly, eliminated 1903

Board 2 � Almost… (5-way EGIRT 1909)

  • Austria: Chris Young, eliminated 1905
  • England: Andy Hull, 8 centers
  • France: David Lagerson, eliminated 1904
  • Germany: Condy Creek, 7 centers
  • Italy: Edi Birsan, 1 center
  • Russia: Matt Elstein, 1 center
  • Turkey: Louis Abronson, 17 centers

Board 3 � The Ups and Downs of Playing Turkey (4-way AFGT 1908)

  • Austria: Chris Brand, 2 centers
  • England: Nick Bendler, eliminated 1904
  • France: Tom Hilton, 11 centers
  • Germany: Matt Shields, 16 centers
  • Italy: Don Williams, eliminated 1907
  • Russia: Jordan Abronson, eliminated 1907
  • Turkey: Carl Nelson, 5 centers

Round 3

Board 1 � Shank�s Shanks (3-way FRT 1909)

  • Austria: Matt Elstein, eliminated 1905
  • England: Don Williams, eliminated 1905
  • France: Josh Shank, 13 centers
  • Germany: Darin Leviloff, eliminated 1905
  • Italy: Louis Abronson, eliminated 1908
  • Russia: Manus Hand, 10 centers
  • Turkey: Chris Brand, 11 centers

Board 2 � Don�t Let Turkey Out of the Box (3-way EFT 1910)

  • Austria: David Langerson, eliminated 1906
  • England: Nathan Barnes, 10 centers
  • France: Andy Hull, 10 centers
  • Germany: Jordan Abronson, eliminated 1910
  • Italy: Mike Druskin, eliminated 1905
  • Russia: Carl Nelson, eliminated 1909
  • Turkey: Brian Johnson, 14 centers

Board 3 � Unnamed (6-way AFGIRT 1907)

  • Austria: Siobhan Granvold, 7 centers
  • England: Chris Young, eliminated 1904
  • France: Condy Creek, 14 centers
  • Germany: Eric Tillberg, 1 center
  • Italy: Tom Hilton, 4 centers
  • Russia: Laurent Joly, 5 centers
  • Turkey: Nick Bendler, 3 centers

Round 4

Board 1 � The Smell of a Rat (6-way AEFGRT 1907)

  • Austria: Mike Holy, 4 centers
  • England: Condy Creek, 6 centers
  • France: Manus Hand, 10 centers
  • Germany: Adam Silverman, 6 centers
  • Russia: Jordan Abronson, eliminated 1904
  • Turkey: Tom Hilton, 7 centers

Board 2 � Do You Feel Dirty Yet? (4-way EFIT 1909)

  • Austria: Adam Silverman, eliminated 1904
  • England: Chris Brand, 13 centers
  • France: Nick Bendler, 5 centers
  • Germany: Edi Birsan, eliminated 1905
  • Italy: Andy Hull, 13 centers
  • Russia: Nathan Barnes, eliminated 1907
  • Turkey: Matt Elstein, 3 centers

Board 3 � We Didn�t Really Come to Play Diplomacy (6-way AEFGIT 1904)

  • Austria: Edi Birsan, 9 centers
  • England: Josh Shank, 9 centers
  • France: Mike Druskin, 5 centers
  • Germany: Brian Johnson, 2 centers
  • Italy: Laurent Joly, 3 centers
  • Russia: Louis Abronson, eliminated 1904
  • Turkey: Matt Shields, 6 centers


Adam Silverman
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