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#21 User is offline   billw55 

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Posted 2010-April-06, 09:23

So what is the format of this event? Does each side split up into two teams of three pairs, or three teams of two pairs, or what?
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Posted 2010-April-06, 09:31

billw55, on Apr 6 2010, 09:23 AM, said:

So what is the format of this event? Does each side split up into two teams of three pairs, or three teams of two pairs, or what?

follow the link from (say) Hrothgar's post, and the event details are another link on the left side.
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Posted 2010-April-07, 14:41

Looks pretty awesome. I'm excited.

Always nice to have an event where there's definitely a team I want to win...

GO USA!!! :D
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Posted 2010-April-07, 14:48

kfay, on Apr 7 2010, 08:41 PM, said:

Looks pretty awesome. I'm excited.

Always nice to have an event where there's definitely a team I want to win...

GO USA!!! :D

shut up!!! EUROPE is the best! :D GO EUROPE!!!
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Posted 2010-April-09, 10:47

I want Europe to win but fear they won't. No Bulgarians or Dutch on it...
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Posted 2010-April-09, 12:08

Looking back to the results of the both past editions it seems the deciding gains were made always in individuels.
Could it be that the participants in this special event are choosen not only in regard of the competitive performance but entertainment and public relations too?

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Posted 2010-April-09, 13:09

Aberlour10, on Apr 9 2010, 01:08 PM, said:

Could it be that the participants in this special event are choosen not only in regard of the competitive performance but entertainment and public relations too?

Robert

This is definitely the case, not that theres anything wrong with that heh.
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Posted 2012-July-01, 23:04

View PostJlall, on 2010-April-09, 13:09, said:

This is definitely the case, not that theres anything wrong with that heh.


Never thought 2 years after this post I'd be playing for USA!


Europe

Fulvio Fantoni- Claudio Nunes
Sally Brock- Nicola Smith
Michel Bessis-Thomas Bessis
Ricco van Prooijen-Luke Verhees
Kalin Karaivanov-Rumen Trendafilov
+ 1 pair to be announced


USA

Bob Hamman-Justin Lall
Joe Grue-Curtis Cheek
Alan Sontag-David Berkowitz
Jill Levin-Jenni Wolpert
Joel Wooldridge-John Hurd
Fred Gitelman-Brad Moss


/shameless plug but I'm excited
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Posted 2012-July-01, 23:04

View PostGerben42, on 2010-April-09, 10:47, said:

I want Europe to win but fear they won't. No Bulgarians or Dutch on it...


Dutch and Bulgarians now on!
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Posted 2012-July-01, 23:09

Of course with no Hampson or Nickell team players the US team is weaker than last time. Oh well still gonna ship imo :P
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Posted 2012-July-02, 01:43

That's a really good USA team. Congrats on making it, imo as long as Sonkowitz and Woolhurd don't disappoint, I declare a USA victory!
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Posted 2012-July-02, 11:07

View Postchasetb, on 2012-July-02, 01:43, said:

That's a really good USA team. Congrats on making it, imo as long as Sonkowitz and Woolhurd don't disappoint, I declare a USA victory!


WOW good luck Justin (but not too much that your team wins, of course). I'm all for young people in the teams. Since it's probably right to have the Euro team from 6 countries and I still have Fantunes as Italians, my vote for #6 is Smirnov - Piekarek.
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Posted 2012-July-02, 12:34

View PostJLOGIC, on 2012-July-01, 23:04, said:

Never thought 2 years after this post I'd be playing for USA!


Europe

Fulvio Fantoni- Claudio Nunes
Sally Brock- Nicola Smith
Michel Bessis-Thomas Bessis
Ricco van Prooijen-Luke Verhees
Kalin Karaivanov-Rumen Trendafilov
+ 1 pair to be announced


USA

Bob Hamman-Justin Lall
Joe Grue-Curtis Cheek
Alan Sontag-David Berkowitz
Jill Levin-Jenni Wolpert
Joel Wooldridge-John Hurd
Fred Gitelman-Brad Moss


/shameless plug but I'm excited


Congratulations.

I can understand why you are excited. You'll get to play against the "#1 PLAYER ON THE PLANET"!
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Posted 2012-July-02, 13:09

View PostJLOGIC, on 2012-July-01, 23:09, said:

Of course with no Hampson or Nickell team players the US team is weaker than last time. Oh well still gonna ship imo :P


Buffett called me yesterday and said he was putting Willenken-Rosenberg in to replace you and Hamman.

Something about the way you played in the BBF match. dunno
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Posted 2012-July-02, 14:17

Half my GNT team!
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Posted 2012-July-02, 15:47

Great team :) good luck to all.
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Posted 2012-July-02, 16:48

View PostGerben42, on 2012-July-02, 11:07, said:

WOW good luck Justin (but not too much that your team wins, of course). I'm all for young people in the teams. Since it's probably right to have the Euro team from 6 countries and I still have Fantunes as Italians, my vote for #6 is Smirnov - Piekarek.


At one point they were thinking of putting in a junior pair since they also had a womens pair. I think 4 or 6 years ago. I was like "So I'm in?" and Bob was like "No it would be Grue-Kranyak and Bessis-??? for Europe." Lol.
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Posted 2012-July-03, 00:12

Congratulations. The USA team is strong, but surely the European Team could be much stronger.
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Posted 2012-July-03, 02:53

View Postthe hog, on 2012-July-03, 00:12, said:

Congratulations. The USA team is strong, but surely the European Team could be much stronger.

Yes but Buffet is American...
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Posted 2012-July-03, 06:22

I thought it was pronounced 'boofay' which would surely make it french ?
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