Bismark Cup 2000 Final Standings

The Bismark Cup is awarded annually to the best overall tournament Diplomacy player in DAANZ affiliated tournaments. Points are scored at each tournament based on the position in which players finished in each tournament, with the number of points weighted depending on the size of the tournament. Full details of the Bismark Cup Scoring System can be found here.

Tournament	Venue & Date
Australian Diplomacy Championships (AUS)	Canberra, ACT, Australia, January 28-30
Waikato Diplomacy Open (WAI)	Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand, February 26-27
Victorian Diplomacy Championships (VIC)	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21-24 April (Easter)
Queensland Diplomacy Championships (QLD)	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29-30 April
Absolutely Diplomatically Wellington (WEL)	Wellington, New Zealand, May 20-21
NSW Diplomacy Championships (NSW)	Sydney, NSW, Australia, 10-12 June (Queen's Birthday)
ACT Diplomacy Championships (ACT)	Canberra, ACT, Australia, 30 Sep - 1 Oct
New Zealand Diplomacy Championships (NZL)	Auckland, New Zealand, 21-23 October
The Don Challenge Cup (Don)	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25-26 November

Rank	Player	State/ Province	AUS	WAI	VIC	QLD	WEL	NSW	ACT	NZL	Don	Raw Score	From	Score
1	Rob Stephenson	VIC	15		29		37		24	80	60	245	6	30.63
2	Brandon Clarke	AKL		16			60	60	42	TD		178	4	29.67
3	Melissa Nicholson	AKL		32	13		37		47	52	32	213	6	26.63
4	Andrew Goff	ACT	TD	60	TD	TD		TD	16	35	47	158	4	26.33
5	Jason Whitby	VIC			60				37		42	139	3	23.17
6	Dominick Stephens	CTY		29			42			60		131	3	21.83
7	Craig Sedgwick	NSW	5		16			32	60	20	37	170	6	21.25
8	Dugal Ure	VIC	46		47			16	16	11		136	5	19.43
9	David Currell	VIC	53		42						16	111	3	18.50
10	Jimmy Millington	WEL		37	32	30	13		9			121	5	17.29
11	Edi Bisan	USA						47		45		92	2	15.33
12	Bevyn Quiding	AKL		24			24	13		30		91	4	15.17
13	Rob Hadley	VIC	70		9						9	88	3	14.67
14	Tristan Lee	VIC	41		13			24	9			87	4	14.50
	Craig Purcell	WAI		TD			47			40		87	2	14.50
16	Will Black	AKL		47	16	23	13	13		8	9	129	7	14.33
17	Frank Meerbach	VIC			37			42			5	88	3	14.00
18	Sean Colman	NSW	15		20		13	29	5	14	29	125	7	13.89
19	Kazel Law	AKL		9	16	17	32			14		88	5	12.57
20	Russell Barke	AKL		42			16			17		75	3	12.50
21	Charles Rolph	ACT	36						16		13	65	3	10.83
22	Rohan Keane	VIC	15					5	29		13	62	4	10.33
23	Geoff Baker	WA							32		24	56	2	9.33
24	Peter Taylor	AKL		13			16			20		49	3	8.17
25	Shane Cubis	NSW	5					16	13		13	47	4	7.83
26	Dave Wreathall	UK					29			17		46	2	7.67
27	Rob Schone	WEL		13		8	TD			20		41	3	6.83
28	Grant Torrie	AKL		13			16			11		40	3	6.67
29	John Luckstedt	AKL		9			9		13	8		39	4	6.50
30	Stephen Muzzatti	NSW	18					16				34	2	5.67
31	Chris Goff	ACT	18					9	5			32	3	5.33
	Ken Sproat	VIC	8							8	16	32	3	5.33
33	Nick Smith	ACT	31									31	1	5.17
	Geoff Kerr	NSW			13			5	13			31	3	5.17
	Arianwen Harris	ACT						9	TD	17	5	31	3	5.17
	Russell Dovey	ACT						13	13		5	31	3	5.17
37	Tom Dawkins	NSW	27									27	1	4.50
	Chad Nimmagadda	NSW	18					9				27	2	4.50
39	Richard Orme	VIC	15		5						5	25	3	4.17
40	James Bounsall	VIC			24							24	1	4.00
	Jerre Morris	WAI		16						8		24	2	4.00
42	Brian Bull	WEL		16			5					21	2	3.50
	Gavin Mitchell	AKL					13			8		21	2	3.50
44	Chris Smoother	NSW	12					5				17	2	2.83
	Josh Guilbert	AKL								17		17	1	2.83
46	Shane Beck	VIC									16	16	1	2.67
47	Jason Zagami	QLD				15						15	1	2.50
48	John Fouhy	WEL		5			9					14	2	2.33
	Colin Craig	AKL								14		14	1	2.33
50	Adam Purcell	WAI		13								13	1	2.17
	Daniel Edwards	QLD				13						13	1	2.17
	Emlyn Collins	VIC			13							13	1	2.17
	Miguel Taliana	NSW						13				13	1	2.17
	Darren Koch	VIC									13	13	1	2.17
55	Jason Richards	NSW	12									12	1	2.00
	Stephen Peterson	NSW	12									12	1	2.00
57	Gary Johnson	QLD				11						11	1	1.83
	Jeremy Lindop	AKL								11		11	1	1.83
	Gareth Cass	AKL								11		11	1	1.83
60	Kyle Dean	NSW	5					5				10	2	1.67
	Patrick Shirley	AKL					5			5		10	2	1.67
	Phil Orme	VIC			5						5	10	2	1.67
63	Roland Wallander	VIC			9							9	1	1.50
	Dave Bull	WAI		9								9	1	1.50
	Gerald Grenier	WEL					9					9	1	1.50
	Clive Lane	NSW						9				9	1	1.50
	Paul Gill	ACT							9			9	1	1.50
	Theo Kermanidis	SA									9	9	1	1.50
69	Tim Anderson	NSW	8									8	1	1.33
	Doug Stewart	ACT	8									8	1	1.33
	Paul MacGowan	ACT	8									8	1	1.33
	David Astley	QLD				8						8	1	1.33
	Wayne Doust	QLD				8						8	1	1.33
	David Graham	OTA								8		8	1	1.33
	Scott Osprey	CTY								8		8	1	1.33

Rank	Player	State/ Province	AUS	WAI	VIC	QLD	WEL	NSW	ACT	NZL	Don	Raw Score	From	Score
76	Matthew Rees	ACT	5									5	1	0.83
	Geoff Moore	ACT	5									5	1	0.83
	Alex McCredie	NSW	5									5	1	0.83
	George Nguyen	NSW	5									5	1	0.83
	Mel Sung	ACT	5									5	1	0.83
	Peter Townsend	WAI		5								5	1	0.83
	Quentin Ball	AKL		5								5	1	0.83
	David Blom	VIC			5							5	1	0.83
	Micheal Gibson	VIC			5							5	1	0.83
	Stephen Payne	ACT			5							5	1	0.83
	Darryl Greensill	QLD				5						5	1	0.83
	Kevin Reid	QLD				5						5	1	0.83
	Mark Hodgkinson	QLD				5						5	1	0.83
	Mark Rogerson	QLD				5						5	1	0.83
	Martin Osvik	QLD				5						5	1	0.83
	Michael Mason	QLD				5						5	1	0.83
	Mitchell Bailey	QLD				5						5	1	0.83
	Seth Wagoner	QLD				5						5	1	0.83
	Regan O'Neill	WEL					5					5	1	0.83
	Simon Pleasants	WEL					5					5	1	0.83
	Ben Jury	WEL					5					5	1	0.83
	Craig Brown	NSW						5				5	1	0.83
	Doug Jameson	NSW						5				5	1	0.83
	Peter Jameson	NSW						5				5	1	0.83
	Neil Ashworth	NSW						5				5	1	0.83
	Phillip Hynek	NSW						5				5	1	0.83
	Rick Westera	AKL						5				5	1	0.83
	Sheralyn Batty	NSW						5				5	1	0.83
	Chris Nairn	ACT							5			5	1	0.83
	Damien Browne	ACT							5			5	1	0.83
	Simon O'Connor	AKL								5		5	1	0.83
	Grant Steel	AKL								5		5	1	0.83
	Hippie	AKL								5		5	1	0.83
	John Fisher	VIC									5	5	1	0.83
	Kim Schell	VIC									5	5	1	0.83
	William Higgins	VIC									5	5	1	0.83

Province/State Key:

ACT	Australian Capital Territory
AKL	Auckland
CTY	Canterbury
NSW	New South Wales
OTA	Otago
QLD	Queensland
SA	South Australia
UK	United Kingdom
USA	United States
VIC	Victoria
WA	Western Australia
WAI	Waikato
WEL	Wellington

There were 9 D.A.A.N.Z. affiliated tournaments in 2000. 111 different people played in at least 1 tournament throughout the year.

66 people plyed in 1 tournament.
14 people played in 2 tournaments.
16 people played in 3 tournaments.
7 people played in 4 tournaments.
3 people played in 5 tournaments.
3 people played in 6 tournaments.
2 people played in 7 tournaments.

No one played in 8 or 9 tournaments.

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