World Domination 2001/02 LDL Marauders:
Finals

by Jens Kreutzer

Though ailed by various delays, the World Domination 2001/02 tournament, dubbed LDL Marauders, is finally coming to a head: The last match of Round 1 has been played, and out of the initial 44 qualificants (30 of which actually started Round 1), eight Finalists have emerged victorious. Here are the 44 qualificants again:

*1. Mark Applin (UK)
*2. Byron Bailey (prequalified) (USA)
*3. Remy Berenguer (prequalified) (FRA)
*4. Scott Berger (USA)
*5. Gabriel Burkhard (prequalified) (SWI)
*6. Frederic Chorein (FRA)
*7. Graham Coleman (USA)
*8. Richard Cripe (prequalified) (USA)
*9. Gilles Delcourt (BEL)
#10. Peter Dringautzky (prequalified) (GER)
*11. Jason Erdmann (prequalified) (USA)
*12. Olivier Flament (prequalified) (FRA)
*13. Dieter Geulen (GER)
*14. Rik Geysels (prequalified) (NL)
#15. Joe Godbehere (prequalified) (UK)
*16. Paul Grogan (prequalified) (UK)
*17. Patrice Gross (prequalified) (FRA)
#18. Philip Harvey (prequalified) (UK)
*19. Sean Harvey (CAN)
*20. Holger Janssen (prequalified) (GER)
*21. Florent Jeudon (prequalified) (FRA)
#22. Chris Johnson (prequalified) (USA)
*23. Sadato Kato (JAP)
*24. Lukas Kautzsch (prequalified) (GER)
*25. Rob Konitzer (prequalified) (USA)
*26. Thorsten Kootz (prequalified) (GER)
*27. Makoto Kouyama (JAP)
*28. Byron �eNeal�f Massey (USA)
*29. Yannick Mescam (prequalified) (FRA)
*30. Gabriel Nassif (FRA)
#31. Michael Nock (GER)
*32. Ian Port (USA)
*33. Wilfred Ranque (FRA)
*34. Ocke Roerden (prequalified) (GER)
#35. Yves Savonet (BEL)
*36. Roland Schediwy (prequalified) (GER)
*37. Daniel Schneider (prequalified) (GER)
*38. Muneki Tada (JAP)
*39. Masayasu Takano (JAP)
*40. Yukihiro Terada (JAP)
#41. Stephane Toupart (prequalified) (FRA)
*42. David �eYogi�f Ugorek (prequalified) (USA)
*43. Frederic Vasseur (prequalified) (FRA)
*44. Erwin Wagner (prequalified) (GER)

Note that there are some slight changes from the list in TRQ 4/01. All qualificants marked with * entered Round 1; qualificants marked # dropped out of the tournament before Round 1 began. Eight slots were available for the Finals. Three of them were given out to the best players of two meatspace tournaments:

Sunday, December 9, 2001 - Paris, France
Frederic Chorein (FRA) - advances to Finals
Wilfred Ranque (FRA) - advances to Finals


January 12, 2002 - Karlsruhe, Germany
Holger Janssen (GER) - advances to Finals

The other five slots were assigned to the winners of five mini-tournaments in Netspace, played out via IRC. Here are the results:

ARASAKA GROUP
1. Scott Berger (USA) GMP: 4 - advances to Finals
2. Ocke Rorden (GER) GMP: 3
3. Yukihiro Terada (JAP) GMP: 2
[4. Ian Port (USA): dropped]
[5. Philip Harvey (UK): dropped]

BARTMOSS GROUP
1. Richard Cripe (USA) GMP: 7 [AP difference: 25] - advances to Finals
2. Rob Konitzer (USA) GMP: 7 [AP difference: 17]
3. Gabriel Burkhard (SWI) GMP: 3
4. Sadato Kato (JAP) GMP: 1
[5. Byron �eNeal�f Massey (USA): dropped]

CHIBA GROUP
1. Mark Applin (UK) GMP: 5 - advances to Finals
2. Jason Erdmann (USA) GMP: 2.5
3. Masayasu Takano (JAP) GMP: 1.5
[4. Sean Harvey (CAN): dropped]

DIGICONDA GROUP
1. Byron Bailey (USA) GMP: 5 - advances to Finals
2. Erwin Wagner (GER) GMP: 1 (+0-3)
3. Makoto Kouyama (JAP) GMP: 0 (+0-3)
[4. Graham Coleman (USA): dropped]

EDGERUNNER GROUP
1. Daniel Schneider (GER) GMP: 7.5 [AP difference: 38] - advances to Finals
2. David �eYogi�f Ugorek (USA) GMP: 7.5 [AP difference: 33]
3. Muneki Tada (JAP) GMP: 2
4. Paul Grogan (UK) GMP: 1

Congratulations to Frederic, Wilfred, Holger, Scott, Richard, Mark, Byron, and Daniel! I'm looking forward to seeing your efforts in the Finals, and to finding the answer to the burning question: Who of these eight will become World Champion 2002?

Yours,
Jens Kreutzer
(TRQ Editor, WD 2001/02 Coordinator)