Victorian Teams Championship Division 2

Update 22/11/2011

There will definitely be a grandstand finish to the second division as Noble Park won their outstanding game, bringing them level on match points with Box Hill. Box Hill retain a narrow lead in game points, but it is a mere half a point that separates the two teams

Division 2

Place

Team

Played

Points

Games

1	BHCC	6	14	17
2	NPCC	6	14	16.5
3	Croydon	6	11	13
4	Geelong	6	10	6.5??
5	Ballarat	6	8	12
6	MCC	6	5	10
7	Dandenong	6	3	9.5
8	Yarra	6	0	5.5??

Noble Park-Yarra 3-0 (GP 3-1)
M. Dizdarevic-C Radovanovic 1-0
B. Mijatovic-M. Brkljac 1-0
Z. Loh-M. Rikalo 1-0
E. Espejo-D. Zorada 0-1

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Update 19/11/2011

The second division of the Victorian Teams Championship has been the success story of the event. The teams have organised themselves with ease, played matches with great competition, but in a friendly manner, and worked together to accommodate the needs of other teams. For instance, teams have met other teams half way at a different club, to avoid ease with long travelling distances. And allowances were made for the previous years winners, Geelong, who were originally not going to play, but who were finally convinced by the CV President, Leonid Sandler. Although Geelong entered the competition late, they have caught up their matches, which is credit to them as they are no doubt busy with organising the 2012 Australian Championships.

The division has been very competitive, with Box Hill being the most consistent team and going through so far undefeated. However, there is still plenty to play for, and the strong Noble Park team are close behind, with a game unaccounted for. Both of the leaders have tough final rounds against regional teams, Box Hill against Geelong and Noble Park against Croydon.

Most of the results for this division are already posted on CV's website, so I will just update a few.Those remaining I will chase up this week.

Round 1
MCC3-Geelong (GP 2.5-1.5)
I. Stone-M. Sugrue 1-0
I have none of the other individual board results

NPCC2-Yarra I have not got this result

Round 5
Croydon-Yarra actually, this is reported under round 6 on the CV website

Round 6
MCC3-Croydon 1-1 (GP 2-2)
E. Beranjia (1747)-I. Birchall (1938) 0-1
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T. Tosevski (1657)-K. Gibson (1598) 0-1
E. Warren (650)-S. Scott (1004) 1-0

Geelong-Yarra I have not got this result

Victorian Teams Division 3

Division 3 of the Victorian Teams Championship was a bit of an experiment, and a format that I really liked. There are 4 teams who all play each other twice during the season. Then, after the 6 regular season games, the teams were to come together at the final round to play divisional play off's. This would be a great format for all divisions in my opinion with one team promoted, and one team relegated from each division. And another strong case for 4 team divisions is that the teams are likely to be quite competitive with each other, with no outstanding favourites, and no stragglers.

As it is, the third division suffered a little from lack of management, especially from the Girls Team. This team had no clear venue, and a lack of cohesion, partly caused by myself as I took on the role of manager of the team until someone else could be found. Well, no one else was found and I struggled to effectively coordinate the team. However, the players themselves have enjoyed the games they've played and have generally been positive about the experience as they all feel that they've improved from the games they've played.

Place	Team	Played	Points	Games
1	CJCC	6	14	17.5
2	NPCC	6	12	17
3	MCC	5	4	7.5
4	Girls	5	0	0

Results:

There is one game outstanding, but it has no effect on the final standings. Canterbury Junior's have won the division and are promoted to the 2nd division for 2012.

Round 3:

CJCC2-MCC4 3-0 (GP 3-1)

M. Chew Lee-A. Hain 1-0

J. Ni-R. Nowak 1-0

M. Cheah-J. Hughes 1/2-1/2

S. Chen-T. Kolak 1/2-1/2

NPCC3-Girls 3-0 (GP 4-0)

E. Fan-C. Dilnutt 1-0

R. Chong 1-0F

J. Krysiak-A Chew Lee 1-0

M. Stojic 1-0F

Round 4:

MCC4-Girls not played

NPCC3-CJCC2 1-1 (GP 2-2)

E. Fan-M. Chew Lee 0-1

R. Chong-T. Qin 1-0

J. Krysiak 1-0F

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Round 5:

NPCC3-MCC4 1-1 (GP 2-2)

E. Fan-A. Hain 1-0

R. Chong-P. Cavezza 0-1

J. Krysiak-J. Hughes 0-1

???-T. Kolak 1-0

CJCC2-Girls 3-0 (GP 4-0)

Max Chew Lee-S. Anton 1-0

J. Ying 1-0F

J. Ni-A. Chew Lee 1-0

D. Lee 1-0F

Round 6:

MCC4-CJCC2 0-3 (GP 1.5-2.5)

G. Bekker-M. Chew Lee 0-1

A. Hain-M. Cheah 1-0

J. Hughes-J. Ying 1/2-1/2

B. Frayle-D. Lee 0-1

Girls-NPCC3 0-3 (GP 0-4)

S. Anton-E. Fan 0-1

A. Chew Lee-R. Chong 0-1

M. Salazar-J. Krysiak 0-1

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