Congratultions to Edward Harker, Jordan Hale, Tom Clarke, Patrick Stevens & Ben Phipps who all scored four or more points from 6, & qualified for the GigaFinal in Manchester later this year.
Congratulations to the six IJC players who took part in the Suffolk Junior Open at Woodbridge School on February 5th. Scores below are out of 6:
| Tom Clarke | U12 | 4 (2nd=) |
| Max Geater | U12 | 2 1/2 |
| Jordan Hale | U12 | 2 |
| Edward Harker | U10 | 2 |
| Ben Phipps | Open B | 2 |
| Jack Popay | Novices | 2 |
We held our annual tournament on Saturday 12th November at Copleston. Although entries were slightly lower than last year (I think the final total was 55), many good games were played, the weather was kind, and I think it's fair to say that players & parents enjoyed themselves, and the day went smoothly.
We ran the usual sections: Novices, Under 8, Under 10, Under 12, Challengers & Open. Trophies were awarded to the winner in each section, with a separate trophy for the best-performing Ipswich player in each section. Additional trophies were awarded to the Best Performance by a Suffolk Player, and for the Best Suffolk Newcomer. Cash prizes were awarded to the First & Second places in all sections, 3rd places in the U12, Challengers & Open section.
The Novices Section was won by Jonathan Keable, and the Ipswich Winner was Sam Oakley.
The Under 8 section was won by David Redman (there was no Ipswich winner in this section).
In the Under 10 section, Oliver Thornton took both the Overall and Ipswich player 1st place. Ben Gordon was 2nd.
The Under 12 section was won by Patrick Stevens, who also won the Ipswich section. Alex Gordon was 2nd, and Piers Shanahan was 3rd.
The Challengers section was won jointly by Luke Hill and Edward Venmore-Rowland, & they who also shared the Ipswich trophy. Alex Huband took 3rd place.
In the Open section, Stuart Tate came top, with Colin Roberts 2nd & David Donaghy taking 3rd place. David also took the trophy for best Ipswich player in the Open.
The best Suffolk Newcomer trophy was won by Jonathan Keable.
The trophy for the best performance by a Suffolk player was won by Edward Venmore-Rowland.
The Best School competition was won by the Woodbridge School team of Edward Venmore-Rowland, Tom Clarke, Jack Streat & Patrick Stevens.