National Championships 2008 Qualifier

Paradox Comics presents National Championships 2008 Qualifier
for Hampshire & Dorset (Standard Constructed - including Shadowmoor)

DATE Sunday 15th June
TIME registration 9.00am - starts 10.00am
VENUE The Roundhouse Hotel, 1 Meyrick Road, Lansdowne, Bournemouth BH1
2PR
FORMAT swiss system - standard constructed decks - decklists required
ENTRY £5.00
PARKING Free hotel parking provided to entrants
PRE-REGISTRATION we request all customers pre-register for this event
by contacting Admin | Tel.07968283077
LOCATION MAP click here to view the detailed whereabouts of our event
ENTRY Winner receives 1x Display of boosters - additional prizes shall
be awarded based on attendance
INVITATIONS to the 2008 Great British National Championships are
awarded in accordance with attendance as follows.

Invitations // Players
01 --------- 8 - 15
02 -------- 16 - 23
03 -------- 24 - 31
04 -------- 32 - 39
05 -------- 40 - 47
06 -------- 48 - 55
07 -------- 56 - 63
08 -------- 64 - 71
09 -------- 72 - 79
10 -------- 80 - 87
11 -------- 88 - 95
12 -------- 96 - 103
13 ------- 104 - 111
14 ------- 112 - 119
15 ------- 120 - 127
16 ------- 128 - 135

TOURNAMENT LENGTH 50 minutes per round of Swiss based on attendance
according to the following chart.

Rounds // Players
4 -------- 9 - 16
5 ------- 17 - 32
6 ------- 33 - 64
7 ------- 65 - 128
8 ------ 129 - 226

ADMINISTRATION Philip Card
TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT Paradox Comics & Philip Card
EVENT PROMOTIONS Paradox Comics
TOURNAMENT HEAD OFFICIAL Graham Theobalds

PRE-REGISTRATION Please supply the full name and DCI number for all
players wishing to pre-register, as places cannot be guaranteed at
some events without this information. If a player doesn't have a DCI
number yet then one shall be issued when you arrive at the event.
Email. stuart@deadletterrecordings.com

PREMIER EVENT INFORMATION Philip Card Tel.07968283077

NEED MORE INFO Visit the myspace for bulletins and blogs, including
venue directions. Please check back soon for upcoming event info or
why not open your own myspace account to receive seasonal event
bulletins: www.myspace.com/bournemouthmagic

Thank you for supporting the Paradox comic store.

Man the DCI will let any utter scum bag run events. If someone else is
in fact running this I would suggest they find someone who isn't a
scum bag to post on the NG for them.

Stu wrote:
> National Championships 2008 Qualifier
>
> Paradox Comics presents National Championships 2008 Qualifier
> for Hampshire & Dorset (Standard Constructed - including Shadowmoor)
>
> DATE Sunday 15th June
> TIME registration 9.00am - starts 10.00am
> VENUE The Roundhouse Hotel, 1 Meyrick Road, Lansdowne, Bournemouth BH1
> 2PR
> FORMAT swiss system - standard constructed decks - decklists required
> ENTRY �5.00
> PARKING Free hotel parking provided to entrants
> PRE-REGISTRATION we request all customers pre-register for this event
> by contacting Admin | Tel.07968283077
> LOCATION MAP click here to view the detailed whereabouts of our event
> ENTRY Winner receives 1x Display of boosters - additional prizes shall
> be awarded based on attendance
> INVITATIONS to the 2008 Great British National Championships are
> awarded in accordance with attendance as follows.
>
> Invitations // Players
> 01 --------- 8 - 15
> 02 -------- 16 - 23
> 03 -------- 24 - 31
> 04 -------- 32 - 39
> 05 -------- 40 - 47
> 06 -------- 48 - 55
> 07 -------- 56 - 63
> 08 -------- 64 - 71
> 09 -------- 72 - 79
> 10 -------- 80 - 87
> 11 -------- 88 - 95
> 12 -------- 96 - 103
> 13 ------- 104 - 111
> 14 ------- 112 - 119
> 15 ------- 120 - 127
> 16 ------- 128 - 135
>
> TOURNAMENT LENGTH 50 minutes per round of Swiss based on attendance
> according to the following chart.
>
> Rounds // Players
> 4 -------- 9 - 16
> 5 ------- 17 - 32
> 6 ------- 33 - 64
> 7 ------- 65 - 128
> 8 ------ 129 - 226
>
> ADMINISTRATION Philip Card
> TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT Paradox Comics & Philip Card
> EVENT PROMOTIONS Paradox Comics
> TOURNAMENT HEAD OFFICIAL Graham Theobalds
>
> PRE-REGISTRATION Please supply the full name and DCI number for all
> players wishing to pre-register, as places cannot be guaranteed at
> some events without this information. If a player doesn't have a DCI
> number yet then one shall be issued when you arrive at the event.
> Email. stuart@deadletterrecordings.com
>
> PREMIER EVENT INFORMATION Philip Card Tel.07968283077
>
> NEED MORE INFO Visit the myspace for bulletins and blogs, including
> venue directions. Please check back soon for upcoming event info or
> why not open your own myspace account to receive seasonal event
> bulletins: www.myspace.com/bournemouthmagic
>
> Thank you for supporting the Paradox comic store.

Why is this the best chance to qualify exactly? Looks like any other 
qualifier to me. Just curious.

On Jun 12, 6:21 am, "Bryan Connolly" 
wrote:
> Why is this the best chance to qualify exactly? Looks like any other
> qualifier to me. Just curious.

Cause if Stu likes you he'll hook you up. Like the Poole ptq,
purportedly the most rigged tournament in English magic history.

Should we know what "The Poole PTQ" was?

On 13 Jun, 11:32, danjen  wrote:
> On Jun 12, 6:21 am, "Bryan Connolly" 
> wrote:
>
> > Why is this the best chance to qualify exactly? Looks like any other
> > qualifier to me. Just curious.
>
> Cause if Stu likes you he'll hook you up. Like the Poole ptq,
> purportedly the most rigged tournament in English magic history.

On Jun 13, 5:48 pm, Russ Davies  wrote:
> Should we know what "The Poole PTQ" was?
>
> On 13 Jun, 11:32, danjen  wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Jun 12, 6:21 am, "Bryan Connolly" 
> > wrote:
>
> > > Why is this the best chance to qualify exactly? Looks like any other
> > > qualifier to me. Just curious.
>
> > Cause if Stu likes you he'll hook you up. Like the Poole ptq,
> > purportedly the most rigged tournament in English magic history.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Something like the TO giving people he liked the best sealed decks. I
was just calling him a general scum bag had forgot that he did run all
kinds of dodgy events in the past.

On 13 Jun, 18:45, Sti  wrote:
> On Jun 13, 5:48 pm, Russ Davies  wrote:
>
>
>
> > Should we know what "The Poole PTQ" was?
>
> > On 13 Jun, 11:32, danjen  wrote:
>
> > > On Jun 12, 6:21 am, "Bryan Connolly" 
> > > wrote:
>
> > > > Why is this the best chance to qualify exactly? Looks like any other
> > > > qualifier to me. Just curious.
>
> > > Cause if Stu likes you he'll hook you up. Like the Poole ptq,
> > > purportedly the most rigged tournament in English magic history.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Something like the TO giving people he liked the best sealed decks. I
> was just calling him a general scum bag had forgot that he did run all
> kinds of dodgy events in the past.

I would just like to say that I was the Head Judge for this event and
I can assure everyone that I would never be involved in any funny
business nor allow anyone else to do so. Stuart C was actually not the
TO and actually played in the event. For the record he was penalised
by me for GPE and Tardiness, and another Judge received a Slow Play
warning. I know people`s criticism was not aimed at me but thought I
would clarify this.

On Jun 15, 8:05 pm, "boomerangg...@googlemail.com"
 wrote:
> On 13 Jun, 18:45, Sti  wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jun 13, 5:48 pm, Russ Davies  wrote:
>
> > > Should we know what "The Poole PTQ" was?
>
> > > On 13 Jun, 11:32, danjen  wrote:
>
> > > > On Jun 12, 6:21 am, "Bryan Connolly" 
> > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > Why is this the best chance to qualify exactly? Looks like any other
> > > > > qualifier to me. Just curious.
>
> > > > Cause if Stu likes you he'll hook you up. Like the Poole ptq,
> > > > purportedly the most rigged tournament in English magic history.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > - Show quoted text -
>
> > Something like the TO giving people he liked the best sealed decks. I
> > was just calling him a general scum bag had forgot that he did run all
> > kinds of dodgy events in the past.
>
> I would just like to say that I was the Head Judge for this event and
> I can assure everyone that I would never be involved in any funny
> business nor allow anyone else to do so. Stuart C was actually not the
> TO and actually played in the event. For the record he was penalised
> by me for GPE and Tardiness, and another Judge received a Slow Play
> warning. I know people`s criticism was not aimed at me but thought I
> would clarify this.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I would suggest that the TO gets someone else to post this sort of
thing on the NG. I'm sure if he wasn't involved in running the event
that everything was perfectly fair.

All the information about that event is available to anyone who digs
right here on the group. It was quite rediculous in hindsight and I'm
nowhere near as sure as Stu that everything was as fine as he is
assuming.