WELCOME TO COCONUTS EVIL SPADES: I'm loree_oh, I am your hostess for Tournament X :o)
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COCONUT EVIL SPADES TOURNAMENT X: COCONUTS EVIL SPADES: SINGLE ELIMINATION

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DATE:  Saturday April 29, 2000
TIME:  5PM PST, 6PM MST, 7PM CST, 8PM EST
MEETING PLACE:  Zone > Spades > Social Picnic > Last Tables Open (60's & 70's)
SIGN-UP: OPEN, teams, singles,and subs sign-up's allowed until 12 NOON, EST APRIL 29, 2000
	                   subject line:  tourney X signup
		           message body:  nicnames and email addresses

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SHORT EXPLANATION OF PLACEMENT RULES FOR THIS TOURNAMENT:

This week's tournament will be single elimination. It will take alot of skill, and the cards 
falling right for you. The object of this tourney is to not loose a game. One loss and you 
are out. 

Good Luck All

         Mike987709, cool_breeze5, loree_oh, and Fast_Cornet

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RANKING:
WELCOME TO THE  RANKING FOR THE COCONUTS_EVIL_SPADES TOURNAMENT. 
PLAYERS. NEXT IS A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE RANKINGS, THE FORMULA AND WHAT 
IT MEANS TO THE PLAYERS.

(1) TOTAL UP THE RANKING'S GIVEN TO A PLAYER
(2) DIVIDE THAT TOTAL BY THE # OF VOTES, TO GET AN AVERAGE
(3) SUBTRACT THE AVERAGE BY THE # OF VOTES
(4) THE RESULTS OF STEP (3) EQUALS THE RANKING FOR THAT PLAYER

THE PLAYER WITH THE LOWEST NUMBER IS THE TOP RANKED PLAYER OR THE #1 SEED, 
AND SO ON DOWN THE LINE. THE HIGHER THE SEED (#1 IS THE HIGHEST) THE MORE 
BYES GIVEN TO THEM. A BYE IS AN AUTOMATIC WIN IN THE 1ST ROUND OF PLAY FOR 
THE NEXT TOURNEY.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE AND KEEP ON EVILING.-----------------------
Rank players based on 1) tourney results, 2) knowing their play, 3) showing
up and not quitting .

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       Player                         Ranking
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#1 Fast_Cornet                         -3.5 
#2 fae9                                -3.428
#3 pollypocket2                        -1.83
#4 dopeykh                             -1.71
#5 loree_oh                            -1.66
#6 maleman2                            -1.14
#7 THE_ONLY_TIGGER                      +.6
#8 bunnymo                              +2
#9 cool_breeze5                         +2.5
#10 MIKE987709                          +2.66
#11 Cool_Giorgio                        +4
#12 Oklamom                             +4.5
#13 Ms_Ere                              +4.66
#14 teacher46                           +5
#15 can_man                             +5.25
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