ICQ 2009 - Qualifying Group A
Teams
1. Queens B
2. St Peter's B
3. St John's B
4. Corpus Christi B
5. Balliol C
6. St John's D
Qualification rules: three tournaments, played by limited Swiss Pairs rules over three matches. Top three from each tournament (by wins, then head-to-head result, then points difference between tied teams only if all matches between tied teams have been played ), to qualify. Best fourth-place out of the three tournaments to qualify. Final two fourth-places to play-off for qualification.
Queen's B 275 – 125 St Peter's B
Queen's B: Ben Evans +5, Leila Hill +20, Roger Bramley +55, Philip Hitchings +40. Bonus conversion: 73.8%.
St Peter's B: Poppy Hodgson 0, Emily Bennett 0, Patrick Reihill +10, Alasdair Morgan +50. Bonus conversion: 54.2%.
St John's B 215 – 200 Corpus Christi B
St John's B: Loren Parry +10, Marina Lambrakis +40, Jason Keen +40, Jack Pitt-Brooke +20. Bonus conversion: 63.6%.
Corpus Christi B: Stuart Thomson +40, Caroline Knapp 0, James Betteridge +30, Guy Levin +30. Bonus conversion: 60.6%.
Balliol C 270 – 165 St John's D
Balliol C: Simon Wood +10, George Harnett +30, Kelsey Jackson-Williams +100. Bonus conversion: 57.8%.
St John's D: William Sweet +20, Ben Martindale +20, Chris Sykes +10, Alastair Irving +35. Bonus conversion: 59.3%.
St John's B 145 – 230 Queen's B
St John's B: Grace Wong +20, Loren Parry +15, Jason Keen +10, Marina Lambrakis +25. Bonus conversion: 71.4%.
Queen's B: Ben Evans +10, Leila Hill +10, Roger Bramley +25, Philip Hitchings +55. Bonus conversion: 78.8%.
Balliol C 185 – 190 Corpus Christi B
Balliol C: Simon Wood 0, George Harnett +30, Kelsey Jackson-Williams +55. Bonus conversion: 74.1%.
Corpus Christi B: Stuart Thomson +5, Caroline Knapp +20, James Betteridge +20, Guy Levin +40.
St Peter's B 230 – 75 St John's D
St Peter's B: Mohammed Al-Talib +40, Patrick Reihill +15, Alisdair Morgan +75. Bonus conversion: 47.6%.
St John's D: William Sweet +30, Ben Martindale 0, Chris Sykes 0, Alastair Irving 0.
Bonus conversion: 60%.
Balliol C 205 – 210 Queen's B
Balliol C: Simon Wan +15, Simon Wood +20, George Harnett +20, Kelsey Jackson-Williams +50. Bonus conversion: 55.6%.
Queen's B: Ben Evans 0, Leila Hill +20, Roger Bramley +30, Philip Hitchings +70. Bonus conversion: 55.6%.
St John's B 210 – 135 St Peter's B
St John's B: Loren Parry +30, Marina Lambrakis +40, Jason Keen +45, Jack Pitt-Brooke +5. Bonus conversion: 46.2%.
St Peter's B: Poppy Hodgson +10, Mohammed Al-Talib 0, Patrick Reihill -5, Alisdair Morgan +70. Bonus conversion: 44.4%.
Corpus Christi B 185 – 200 St John's D
Corpus Christi B: Stuart Thomson +35, Caroline Knapp +15, James Betteridge +25, Guy Levin +15. Bonus conversion: 57.6%.
St John's D: William Sweet +60, Ben Martindale 0, Chris Sykes +35, Alastair Irving +10. Bonus conversion: 57.6%.
Standings
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | For | Against | Points Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 715 | 475 | 240 |
| SJC B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 570 | 565 | 5 |
| Balliol C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 660 | 565 | 95 |
| CCC B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 575 | 600 | -25 |
| SPC B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 490 | 560 | -70 |
| SJC D | 3 | 1 | 2 | 440 | 585 | -245 |
Queen's B and St John's B qualify virtue of number of wins. Third and fourth places must be defined – they are not separable on the basis of head-to-head results, or points difference, as not all relevant matches have been played.
We consider now the simulated tournament between the remaining teams, according to tournament rules:
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPC B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 230 | 75 | 155 |
| Balliol C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 455 | 355 | 100 |
| CCC B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 375 | 385 | -10 |
| SJC D | 3 | 1 | 2 | 440 | 685 | -245 |
If this tournament were to be completed, SJC D could only finish in the top two (third or fourth out of six in the full tournament) if St Peter's B defeated both Balliol C and CCC B, thus leaving all the latter three teams on one win and two losses. By tournament rules the tie would be resolved by considering only matches between these three teams, for which the group would be:
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balliol C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 455 | 355 | 100 |
| CCC B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 375 | 385 | -10 |
| SJC D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 365 | 455 | -90 |
This group is complete and so may be resolved by recourse to points difference, eliminating SJC D as there is then no possibility of them qualifying. Removing SJC D from the four-team group above would leave:
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCC B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 185 | 5 |
| SPC B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balliol C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 190 | -5 |
Only one game of a three-game tournament has been played. It is therefore impossible to distinguish these teams on the basis of results so far. Therefore, we propose entering all three teams to wildcard play-offs, which would include the worst-placed fourth place team in the other qualifying tournaments.
Summary:
- Queen's B qualify as group winners
- SJC B qualify as group runners-up
- Balliol C, CCC B and SPC B go into playoffs
- SJC D are eliminated.