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British Pair Go 1998: Results
The British Pair Go Tournament was held in the village of Weedon, Northamptonshire, on Sunday May 17th. It was divided into two sections. The strongest eight pairs played in a tournament for which British World Amateur Pair Go Qualification Points were allocated; the other seven pairs played in a handicap tournament.
Main Tournament Results
| No. | Players | round 1 | round 2 | round 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirsty Healey Matthew Macfadyen | 7+ | 6+ | 2+ | 3 |
| 2 | Sue Paterson Des Cann | 4+ | 3+ | 1- | 2 |
| 3 | Alison Jones Tony Atkins | 5+ | 2- | 6+ | 2 |
| 4 | Jackie Chai Francis Roads | 2- | 5+ | 7+ | 2 |
| 5 | Helen Harvey Martin Harvey | 3- | 4- | 8+ | 1 |
| 6 | Elinor Brooks France Ellul | 8+ | 1- | 3- | 1 |
| 7 | Yvonne Margetts Paul Margetts | 1- | 8+ | 4- | 1 |
| 8 | Alison Ewers Dave Woodnutt | 6- | 7- | 5- | 0 |
The result leaves a three-way tie, with pairs 2, 3, and 4 each having 16 Pair Go WAQ points.This has been resolved in favour of pair 2.
Handicap Tournament Results
| No. | Players | round 1 | round 2 | round 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pauline Bailey Steve Bailey | (5 stones) 3+ (5 stones) 5+ | (8 stones) 2+ | 3/3 | |
| 2 | Natasha Boddy Paul Smith | (9 stones+24 komi) 7+ | (5 stones) 4+ * | (8 stones) 1- | 2/3 |
| 3 | Andrea Smith Ben Morris | (9 stones+12 komi) 6+ | (5 stones) 1- | (6 komi) 5+ | 2/3 |
| 4 | Emma-Jane Fairbrother Paul Hyman | (8 stones) 5- | (5 stones) 2- | (6 stones) 7+ (2 stones) 6+ | 2/4 |
| 5 | Laura Coe Graham Brooks | (8 stones) 4+ | (5 stones) 1- | (6 komi) 3- | 1/3 |
| 6 | Samantha Hughes Shawn Hearn | (9 stones+12 komi) 3- | (4 stones) 7+ | (2 stones) 4- | 1/3 |
| 7 | Hayley Williams Alistair Brooks | (9 stones+24 komi) 2- | (4 stones) 6- | (6 stones) 4- | 0/3 |
Pauline and Steve Bailey did not play in the first round because they arrived late.
In the second and third rounds, three games were allocated by the draw. The first pair to win a game then played another game, against the pair who had not yet played in that round.
*: This was only game won by a side receiving a handicap.