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2008 National Sudoku Championships recap

Admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:29:45 +0000

The 2008 Sudoku Nationals was held this past weekend in Philadelphia. It came out to be a great event with a total of 728 contestants. The oldest in the field was 88 years old and the youngest was 7 years old. There were three main skill divisions. In addition to that there were also prizes awarded to a variety of age groups.

Advanced
* 1. Wei-Hwa Huang, Mountain View, Calif. ($10,000 prize). He finished the final round in 7 minutes, 39 seconds. Huang has won the annual World Puzzle Championship on four occasions: 1995 and 1997–1999.
* 2. Thomas Snyder, Palo Alto, Calif. ($2,000). He finished in first place last year and went on to his second world-championship win.
* 3. Tammy McLeod, Los Angeles ($400).

Intermediate
* 1. Chris Narrikkattu, New York ($5,000), 9:32.
* 2. Vincent DeLuca, Swarthmore ($1,000).
* 3. Brittnay Guld, Philadelphia ($200).

Beginner
* 1. Lisa J. Haffner, Philadelphia ($3,000), 7:40.
* 2. Lauren Choi, Rockville, Md. ($600).
* 3. Stefanie Jasinski, Philadelphia ($150).

Age categories
These contestants won $50 each for finishing fastest in rounds organized by age:

* 10 and younger: Nicholas Viggiano
* 11-12: Rachael Hart
* 13-14: Davis Borucki
* 15-16: Bryan Goldman
* 17-18: Ira Miller
* 19-20: Nick Groh
* 21-23: Maryann Yin
* 24-26: Andrea Kanner
* 27-29: Thomas Snyder
* 30-32: Jason V. Zufflanieri
* 33-35: Wei-Hwa Huang
* 36-38: Huan Wang
* 39-41: Daria Roccato
* 42-44: Paul Winston
* 45-47: Charles Auguston
* 48-50: Karen Wheeler
* 51-53: Pam Milles
* 54-56: Rick Cain
* 57-59: Shi-Shyan Krueger
* 60-62: Bob Schmidt
* 63-65: Mike Cholod
* 66-68: Carol Peckman
* 69-71: Margaret Goodman
* 72-74: Zizhi Zhu
* 75-77: Malcolm Hayes
* 78-80: Ed Zerah
* 81 and older: Bill Koyler

U.S Sudoku National Tournament 2008

Admin — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:18:10 +0000

Here is the announcement of the National Tournament 2008 that will be held in Philadelphia. Visit www.philly.com/sudoku to register.

2008 World Sudoku Championships

Admin — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:32:09 +0000

The 2008 World Sudoku Championships were held in India earlier this year. To be more exact it took place in Goa during 15-16th of April. People from 30 different countries showed up for the event. The winner was defending champion Thomas Snyder representing USA. The winner of the team event went to the Czech Republic.

(2008 World Sudoku Champ, Thomas Snyder in the middle.)

Overall
1. Thomas Snyder (USA)
2. Yuhei Kusui (Japan)
3. Jakub Ondrousek (Czech Republic)
4. Jakub Hrazdira (Czech Republic)

Classic
1. Thomas Snyder (USA)
2. David McNeill (UK)
3. Michael Ley (Germany)
4. Jakub Ondrousek (Czech Republic)

Team Results
1. Czech Republic
2. Japan
3. Germany
4. USA

U.S 2008 Sudoku National Championships

Admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:26:42 +0000

It´s now official that the 2008 Philadelphia Inquirer Sudoku National Championship will be held October 25th. It will be hosted by The Philadelphia Inquirer and the event will be held at the Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pa.

There will be cash prizes totaling more than $22,000 divided into three levels (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced).

This should be a great event and I hope it brings more people than last years whopping 1300 participants!

For more information about the event please visit The Philadelphia Inquirer

[Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer]

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