WELCOME TO COCONUTS EVIL SPADES: I'm Fast_Cornet, I am your host for Tournament_XXXX :o)
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COCONUT EVIL SPADES TOURNAMENT_XXXX: COCONUTS EVIL SPADES: SINGLE ELIMINATION 

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DATE:  Saturday DECEMBER 16, 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 DECEMBER 16, 2000
	                   subject line:  tourney_XXXX 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 a lot of skill, and the cards 
falling right for you. The object of this tourney is to not lose a game. One loss and you 
are out. 


Good Luck All



         Mike987709, 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
WE HAVE A TIE FOR THE 4TH AND 8TH SPOT THIS WEEK.

Fast_Cornet                              #1
loree_oh                                 #2
maleman_2                                #3
Rose_65084                               #4
HotDi37                                  #4
SimplyDebbie                             #6
can_man                                  #7
dopeykh                                  #8
lsmoore                                  #8
Michel_330                               #10
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                      Players Signed Up Already


        Team                       Singles                Subs
maleman_2/loree_oh                 a1mom0
Karla_B/lsmoore                    HotDi37
fast_Cornet/SimplyDebbie
can_man/dopeykh
Michel_330/__chuckler
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                ROUND 1  ASSIGNMENTS
maleman_2/loree_oh        VS      BYE
can_man/dopeykh           VS      Karla_B/lsmoore                    
fast_Cornet/SimplyDebbie  VS      BYE
Rose_65084/HotDi37        VS      Michel_330/__chuckler

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                ROUND 2  ASSIGNMENTS
maleman_2/loree_oh        vs      Karla_B/lsmoore
fast_Cornet/SimplyDebbie  vs      Michel_330/__chuckler
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                CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
maleman_2/loree_oh        vs         Michel_330/__chuckler
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                RESULTS OF TOURNEY XXXX

1st         Michel_330/__chuckler
2nd         maleman_2/loree_oh
3rd         Karla_B/lsmoore
4th         fast_Cornet/SimplyDebbie