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    Originally posted by San Bernardhinault View Post

    Oh! You have so much faith in my abilities. I, as others have done, properly Spursed it up and managed to lose the match with a 6. I didn’t even hit any particularly bad shots. Well played.
    Blimey, wasn't expecting that. Such a close match decided by one single putt on the ninth green. We were well matched opponents, thank for the game.

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      Originally posted by Artificial Hipster View Post

      So yesterday I deliberated long and hard over a 50/50 for my 3rd which ultimately made no difference to the outcome, today it was the same scenario for my 4th. Today's didn't drop. Great game Simon, a draw the right result.
      I agree - fantastic game.

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        Originally posted by WOM View Post

        The match is yours, good sir. A 5 for me today. Thank you kindly. And very happy to hear she's enjoying her stay.
        Thanks WOM. I just seem to be playing much better than usual at the moment. Good luck with your next match.

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          Today is the eighth hole in Harbinger of Hope v Balderdasha. Balders must beat a 4 to prolong the match.

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            Originally posted by irony towers View Post
            Today is the eighth hole in Harbinger of Hope v Balderdasha. Balders must beat a 4 to prolong the match.
            And it's a 4 from me so I think that means Harbinger of Hope wins. Well played.

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              Day 27 report:

              If you're of a certain age, today's solution - or, at least, the one that most of us saw - has an aptness when there's a stack of classified results to deliver:

              nmrfox beat Rogin the Armchair fan 2 & 1 - setting a new record low aggregate of 57 strokes, and Foxy matches Simon G's individual mark of 8 under par

              Artificial Hipster halved with Simon G - both preserving impressive unbeaten runs

              Auntie Beryl beat San Bernardhinault 1 UP - nothing, but nothing, can shake AB off an alternating W-L sequence that now extends to nine matches

              Logan Mountstuart beat WOM 2 UP - netting a tidy five-point gain to rise clear of the foot of the ladder

              Harbinger of Hope beat Balderdasha 2 & 1 - replicating ale's successful formula of dealing predominantly in par scores

              Discordant Resonance beat David Agnew 1 UP - conjuring a round of 4 under par having been 6 over for the first two rounds

              Owing to a technological glitch we are denied a synchronised, grandstand finish, as Sam and Uncle Ethan look to conclude business tomorrow. Although it's not for me to dictate when they play, if they maintain their usual routines there should be no obstacle to getting the Round 4 pairings out on Wednesday in time for the scheduled tee-off on Thursday.

              To judge by the stroke average (4.31) of those competing, this was the most fiendish hole of the round.

              Round 3 scoreboard:
              Grade Pts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Match
              nmrfox 221 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 Won 2 UP
              Rogin the Armchair fan 209 2 3 3 4 3 4 2 2 4 4
              Hot Orange 211 2 4 3 3 5 3 5
              Sean of the Shed 220 1.5 3 4 2 4 2 4 Won 4 & 3
              ad hoc 208 1.5 3 3 4 3 3 4 Won 4 & 3
              irony towers 203 1.5 4 5 5 5 2 5
              pebblethefish 207 1.5 4 4 4 3 2 5 3 3 Won 2 & 1
              Sits 196 1.5 6 4 4 3 3 4 4 3
              Artificial Hipster 203 1.5 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 5 Halved
              Simon G 201 1.5 5 3 4 5 3 4 3 5 3
              Sporting 203 1 5 3 4 4 4 5 5
              Various Artist 194 1 4 6 4 3 3 3 4 Won 4 & 2
              Auntie Beryl 202 1 3 4 5 6 3 3 3 3 5 Won 1 UP
              San Bernardhinault 191 1 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 6
              ale 201 1 4 4 4 3 4 4 Won 4 & 3
              Guy Profumo 191 1 5 4 5 F 4 5
              WOM 201 1 4 3 5 3 3 5 5 5 5
              Logan Mountstuart 186 1 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 2 4 Won 2 UP
              Harbinger of Hope 200 1 4 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 Won 2 & 1
              Balderdasha 202 0.5 3 6 4 5 6 3 4 4
              caja-dglh 200 0 3 4 3 4 3 6 3 Won 4 & 2
              Gregario 194 0 4 6 5 5 3 5 4
              Sam 195 0 5 3 5 3 3 4 4 3 1 UP
              Uncle Ethan 194 0 6 3 4 4 3 3 4 6
              David Agnew 194 0 6 6 3 5 3 3 3 2 4
              Discordant Resonance 185 0 3 5 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 Won 1 UP

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                Sam a 4 for me on the replayed hole.

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                  Originally posted by Uncle Ethan View Post
                  Sam a 4 for me on the replayed hole.
                  And the same for me to claim the point! Unlucky (in particular the way that last hole went), but good game.

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                    Round 3 has CEASED TO BE.

                    Day 28 result: Sam beat Uncle Ethan 1 UP - time for UE to get a new iPad

                    Completed Round 3 scoreboard:
                    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Match
                    nmrfox 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 Won 2 UP
                    Rogin the Armchair fan 3 3 4 3 4 2 2 4 4
                    Hot Orange 4 3 3 5 3 5
                    Sean of the Shed 3 4 2 4 2 4 Won 4 & 3
                    ad hoc 3 3 4 3 3 4 Won 4 & 3
                    irony towers 4 5 5 5 2 5
                    pebblethefish 4 4 4 3 2 5 3 3 Won 2 & 1
                    Sits 6 4 4 3 3 4 4 3
                    Artificial Hipster 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 5 Halved
                    Simon G 5 3 4 5 3 4 3 5 3
                    Sporting 5 3 4 4 4 5 5
                    Various Artist 4 6 4 3 3 3 4 Won 4 & 2
                    Auntie Beryl 3 4 5 6 3 3 3 3 5 Won 1 UP
                    San Bernardhinault 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 6
                    ale 4 4 4 3 4 4 Won 4 & 3
                    Guy Profumo 5 4 5 F 4 5
                    WOM 4 3 5 3 3 5 5 5 5
                    Logan Mountstuart 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 2 4 Won 2 UP
                    Harbinger of Hope 4 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 Won 2 & 1
                    Balderdasha 3 6 4 5 6 3 4 4
                    caja-dglh 3 4 3 4 3 6 3 Won 4 & 2
                    Gregario 4 6 5 5 3 5 4
                    Sam 5 3 5 3 3 4 4 3 4 Won 1 UP
                    Uncle Ethan 6 3 4 4 3 3 4 6 4
                    David Agnew 6 6 3 5 3 3 3 2 4
                    Discordant Resonance 3 5 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 Won 1 UP
                    Stroke average across Round 3: 3.87
                    Last edited by irony towers; 05-10-2022, 18:15.

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                      Round 4 pairings:

                      nmrfox 3 v Sean of the Shed 2,5

                      ad hoc 2.5 v pebblethefish 2.5

                      Hot Orange 2 v Artificial Hipster 2

                      Rogin the Armchair fan 2 v Simon G 2

                      Auntie Beryl 2 v Various Artist 2

                      ale 2 v Logan Mountstuart 2

                      Harbinger of Hope 2 v Sits 1.5

                      irony towers 1.5 v caja-dglh 1

                      Sporting 1 v Sam 1

                      San Bernardhinault 1 v Discordant Resonance 1

                      WOM 1 v Guy Profumo 1

                      Balderdasha 0.5 v Levin (Gregario) 0

                      David Agnew 0 v Uncle Ethan 0

                      Matches begin on Thursday with Wordle game 474.

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                        Great work IT, thanks.

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                          Likewise, irony towers​​​​​​.

                          Getting the popcorn ready for STARE 2. They're only 1 point apart at the top on the updated grading ladder too, so they're playing for the double.

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                              Prepare for a crushing defeat Guy Profumo. Could be yours, but most likely mine, you never know. Let's leave it loose for now...

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                                Originally posted by Balderdasha View Post

                                And it's a 4 from me so I think that means Harbinger of Hope wins. Well played.
                                Thanks Balderdasha. Was a close one.

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                                  Eek, finding a bit of good form for a couple of matches has suddenly catapulted me into the area of the draw where there's a lot of sharks I see. Looking forward to teeing off with you nonethless Auntie Beryl.

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                                      Updated ladder:
                                      nmrfox 224 WWWWW
                                      Sean of the Shed 223 WHWWW
                                      ad hoc 211 WHWLH
                                      pebblethefish 210 WHWWL
                                      Hot Orange 208 LWWWW
                                      Rogin the Armchair fan 206 LWWHW
                                      Auntie Beryl 205 WLWLW
                                      ale 204 WWLLL
                                      Artificial Hipster 203 HWH
                                      caja-dglh 203 WLLLW
                                      Harbinger of Hope 203 WLW
                                      Simon G 201 HHWWW
                                      Sporting 200 LLWHL
                                      irony towers 200 LWHWL
                                      Balderdasha 199 LLHWW
                                      Sam 198 WLLHW
                                      Various Artist 197 WWLLW
                                      Reality Checkpoint 197 LLWLW
                                      WOM 196 LWLWL
                                      Sits 193 LWHLL
                                      David Agnew 191 LLL
                                      Gregario 191 LLL
                                      Logan Mountstuart 191 WLWLL
                                      Uncle Ethan 191 LLL
                                      Duncan Gardner 191 HLWLL
                                      San Bernardhinault 188 LWLHW
                                      Discordant Resonance 188 WLLLW
                                      Guy Profumo 188 LWLWL
                                      Form: most recent result first, max. 5 matches
                                      Last edited by irony towers; 05-10-2022, 20:42.

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                                        Eleven players have a net sub-par score across Rounds 1-3:
                                        Stroke ave.
                                        ad hoc 3.23
                                        nmrfox 3.48
                                        Sean of the Shed 3.52
                                        Rogin the Armchair fan 3.62
                                        ale 3.76
                                        Hot Orange 3.81
                                        irony towers 3.86
                                        pebblethefish 3.88
                                        San Bernardhinault 3.92
                                        Various Artist 3.95
                                        Artificial Hipster 3.96

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                                          We've met before: (excluding Ryder Cup fourballs/foursomes)

                                          Sean of the Shed beat nmrfox 2 & 1 (ladder)

                                          Various Artist beat Auntie Beryl 1 UP (ladder)

                                          Sporting beat Sam 2 UP (WMT1)
                                          Sporting halved with Sam (ladder)

                                          WOM beat Guy Profumo 3 & 2 (ladder)

                                          Ones to watch:

                                          ale has won seven of the last nine holes played, with no holes lost.

                                          ad hoc has scored par or better on the last 19 holes.

                                          Auntie Beryl has halved 16 holes in the tournament. caja-dglh has halved two.

                                          This Friday will be the 100th day of Wordle tournament matchplay.

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                                            Letter frequencies in solutions on WMT2 competition days: Round 3 totals in red

                                            14 E 3

                                            13 T 2

                                            11 A 3

                                            10 R 4 S 7

                                            9 I 3 L 2

                                            7 C 2 H 2 O 3 U 3

                                            5 G 4 N 3 P 1 Y 0

                                            4 B 2

                                            3 K 1 M 1

                                            2 D 1 W 1

                                            1 F 0 V 1

                                            0 J Q X Z

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                                              Round 4 preamble:

                                              The Swiss tournament pairing system has listened, and it gets it. The clamour for a face-off between the Wordle wizards is satisfied. Logan Mountstuart has already whipped up the hype for the winner-takes-all-though-possibly-nothing clash, and I shan't try to top that.

                                              Leading the ABF chants will be ad hoc and pebblethefish, either of whom could yet take the crown via a playoff route should nmrfox's 100% tournament run falter.

                                              Perhaps we'll be treated to another El Spoonico spectacular. David Agnew certainly has previous for some belting match-ups.

                                              Apart from a playoff for the championship, if that's required for players who are tied for the lead in match points, other tied scores will be resolved by the Sonneborn-Berger tiebreak system used for chess tournaments: {final match points of players you beat} + (0.5 x final match points of players with whom you halved}. If that doesn't resolve a tie, placings will be determined according to the proportion of holes that each player won throughout the tournament.

                                              Gladiators, ready?

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                                                A 4 for me David Agnew. Thanks for all the hard work irony towers.

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                                                  Originally posted by irony towers View Post
                                                  Letter frequencies in solutions on WMT2 competition days: Round 3 totals in red

                                                  14 E 3

                                                  13 T 2

                                                  11 A 3

                                                  10 R 4 S 7
                                                  I get the feeling it would be a good idea to use a regular starting word comprising those five letters, somehow...

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                                                    A birdie 3 for me to open my account for the round, Auntie Beryl.

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