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The '''Championship of Champions XIII''' was the most recent [[Championship of Champions]] tournament, and was won by [[Steve Briers]]. It took place just before the start of [[Series 60]], with players from [[Series]] [[series 55|55]], [[series 56|56]], [[Series 57|57]], [[series 58|58]] and [[series 59|59]] taking part mainly, although one of the contestants, [[Jon Corby]], was from [[Series 54]] and did not participate in the [[Championship of Champions XII|the champion of champions event that followed suit]]. [[Craig Beevers]], the series 57 champion and favourite for the tournament, declined his invitation. The championship marked the debut of [[Jeff Stelling]] and [[Rachel Riley]] as presenters, as well as the new "numbery" blue set.
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'''Championship of Champions XIII''' was the thirteenth [[Championship of Champions]] tournament, and the last prior to the unofficial CoC hiatus that was in place during the early 2010s. It was won by [[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]].
  
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This Championship of Champions took place during the first three weeks of [[Series 60]], with mainly players from [[Series  55]] through [[Series 59|59]] taking part, although one of the contestants, [[Jon Corby]], was from [[Series 54]] and did not participate in the [[Championship of Champions XII|the Championship of Champions event that followed suit]] due to the lineup for this contest having already been decided by that point. [[Craig Beevers]], the [[Series 57]] champion and favourite for the tournament, declined his invitation due to Scrabble commitments. The championship marked the début of [[Jeff Stelling]] and [[Rachel Riley]] as presenters, as well as the new "numbery" blue set.
  
==Entrants and original series==
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The draw for the tournament was made on the morning of 30 October 2008 and announced by [[Damian Eadie]] on the [[c4countdown]] forum.
*[[Jon Corby]] ([[Series 54]])
 
*[[Richard Brittain]], [[Tony Warren]], [[Steve Briers]] ([[Series 55]])
 
*[[Nick Wainwright]], [[Anita Freeland]] ([[Series 56]])
 
*[[Steve Baines]], [[James Hurrell]] ([[Series 57]])
 
*[[David O'Donnell]], [[Richard Priest]], [[Jonathan Coles]], [[Peter Davies]] ([[Series 58]])
 
*[[Junaid Mubeen]], [[Charlie Reams]], [[Kai Laddiman]], [[Debbi Flack]] ([[Series 59]])
 
  
The draw for the tournament was made on the morning of 30 October 2008 and announced by [[Damian Eadie]] on the [[c4countdown]] forum. The games were as follows:
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CoC XIII was notable for apparently having used an unusual shuffling system for generating the piles of letters for use in its [[letters round]]s, leading to frequent long strings of twice- and thrice-repeated letters, especially vowels. For example, in the history of the [[15 round format|15-round era]], the vowel pile has contained three consecutive {{word|I}}'s only five times; four of these occurrences were during CoC XIII.
  
 
==Progress==
 
==Progress==
 
{{CoC progress
 
{{CoC progress
|  1 = David O'Donnell | h1w =  1
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|  1 = [[David O'Donnell]]              |  1s = 58 | h1w =  1
|  2 = James Hurrell
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|  2 = [[James Hurrell]]                |  2s = 57
|  3 = Steve Briers   | h2w =  3 | q1w =  3 | s1w =  3 | fw = 3
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|  3 = [[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]]  |  3s = 55 | h2w =  3 | q1w =  3 | s1w =  3 | fw = 3
|  4 = Debbi Flack
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|  4 = [[Debbi Flack]]                  |  4s = 59
|  5 = Richard Priest
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|  5 = [[Richard Priest]]              |  5s = 58
|  6 = Kai Laddiman   | h3w =  6
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|  6 = [[Kai Laddiman]]                |  6s = 59 | h3w =  6
|  7 = Nick Wainwright | h4w =  7 | q2w =  7
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|  7 = [[Nick Wainwright]]              |  7s = 56 | h4w =  7 | q2w =  7
|  8 = Steve Baines
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|  8 = [[Steve Baines]]                |  8s = 57
|  9 = Junaid Mubeen   | h5w =  9
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|  9 = [[Junaid Mubeen]]                |  9s = 59 | h5w =  9
| 10 = Tony Warren
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| 10 = [[Tony Warren]]                  | 10s = 55
| 11 = Charlie Reams   | h6w = 11 | q3w = 11 | s2w = 11
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| 11 = [[Charlie Reams]]                | 11s = 59 | h6w = 11 | q3w = 11 | s2w = 11
| 12 = Peter Davies
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| 12 = [[Peter Davies (Series 58)|Peter Davies]]| 12s = 58
| 13 = Richard Brittain
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| 13 = [[Richard Brittain]]            | 13s = 55
| 14 = Jon Corby       | h7w = 14 | q4w = 14
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| 14 = [[Jon Corby]]                    | 14s = 54 | h7w = 14 | q4w = 14
| 15 = Anita Freeland
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| 15 = [[Anita Freeland]]              | 15s = 56
| 16 = Jonathan Coles | h8w = 16
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| 16 = [[Jonathan Coles]]              | 16s = 58 | h8w = 16
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
{{episode table}}  
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{{episode table}}
{{ep | 4733 | 12/01/2009 | CP | [[David O'Donnell]] | 101 - 82 | [[James Hurrell]] | [[Andrew Sachs]] | [[Susie Dent]] }}
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{{ep | 4733 | 12/01/2009 | CP |[[David O'Donnell]]| 101 - 82 |[[James Hurrell]]|[[Andrew Sachs]]|[[Susie Dent]]|119}}
{{ep | 4734 | 13/01/2009 | CP | [[Junaid Mubeen]] | 80 - 55 | [[Tony Warren]] | Andrew Sachs | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4734 | 13/01/2009 | CP |[[Junaid Mubeen]]| 80 - 55 |[[Tony Warren]]|Andrew Sachs|Susie Dent|116}}
{{ep | 4735 | 14/01/2009 | CP | [[Jon Corby]] | 92 - 52 | [[Richard Brittain]] | Andrew Sachs | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4735 | 14/01/2009 | CP |[[Jon Corby]]| 92 - 52 |[[Richard Brittain]]|Andrew Sachs|Susie Dent|112}}
{{ep | 4736 | 15/01/2009 | CP | [[Kai Laddiman]] | 93 - 85 | [[Richard Priest]] | Andrew Sachs | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4736 | 15/01/2009 | CP |[[Kai Laddiman]]| 93 - 85 |[[Richard Priest]]|Andrew Sachs|Susie Dent|117}}
{{ep | 4737 | 16/01/2009 | CP | [[Nick Wainwright]] | 105 - 85 | [[Steve Baines]] | Andrew Sachs | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4737 | 16/01/2009 | CP |[[Nick Wainwright]]| 105 - 85 |[[Steve Baines]]|Andrew Sachs|Susie Dent|118}}
{{ep | 4738 | 19/01/2009 | CP | [[Jonathan Coles]] | 95 - 88 | [[Anita Freeland]] | [[Alastair Stewart]] | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4738 | 19/01/2009 | CP |[[Jonathan Coles]]| 95 - 88 |[[Anita Freeland]]|[[Alastair Stewart]]|Susie Dent|118}}
{{ep | 4739 | 20/01/2009 | CP | [[Peter Davies]] | 66 - 85 | [[Charlie Reams]] | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4739 | 20/01/2009 | CP |[[Peter Davies (Series 58)|Peter Davies]]| 66 - 85 |[[Charlie Reams]]|Alastair Stewart|Susie Dent|117}}
{{ep | 4740 | 21/01/2009 | CP | [[Steve Briers]] | 121 - 74 | [[Debbi Flack]] | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4740 | 21/01/2009 | CP |[[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]]| 121 - 74 |[[Debbi Flack]]|Alastair Stewart|Susie Dent|126}}
{{ep | 4741 | 22/01/2009 | CQF | [[Steve Briers]] | 118 - 110 | [[David O'Donnell]] | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4741 | 22/01/2009 | CQF |[[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]]| 118 - 110 |[[David O'Donnell]]|Alastair Stewart|Susie Dent|130}}
{{ep | 4742 | 23/01/2009 | CQF | [[Junaid Mubeen]] | 79 - 88 | [[Charlie Reams]] | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4742 | 23/01/2009 | CQF |[[Junaid Mubeen]]| 79 - 88 |[[Charlie Reams]]|Alastair Stewart|Susie Dent|128}}
{{ep | 4743 | 26/01/2009 | CQF | [[Jon Corby]] | 96 - 62 | [[Jonathan Coles]] | [[Paul Zenon]] | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4743 | 26/01/2009 | CQF |[[Jon Corby]]| 96 - 62 |[[Jonathan Coles]]|[[Paul Zenon]]|Susie Dent|117}}
{{ep | 4744 | 27/01/2009 | CQF | [[Kai Laddiman]] | 91 - 94 | [[Nick Wainwright]] | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4744 | 27/01/2009 | CQF |[[Kai Laddiman]]| 91 - 94 |[[Nick Wainwright]]|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|128}}
{{ep | 4745 | 28/01/2009 | CSF | [[Steve Briers]] | 87 - 82 | [[Nick Wainwright]] | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4745 | 28/01/2009 | CSF |[[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]]| 87 - 82 |[[Nick Wainwright]]|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|119}}
{{ep | 4746 | 29/01/2009 | CSF | [[Charlie Reams]] | 110 - 76 | [[Jon Corby]] | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4746 | 29/01/2009 | CSF |[[Charlie Reams]]| 110 - 76 |[[Jon Corby]]|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|132}}
{{ep | 4747 | 30/01/2009 | CGF | [[Charlie Reams]] | 67 - 88 | [[Steve Briers]] | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4747 | 30/01/2009 | CGF |[[Charlie Reams]]| 67 - 88 |[[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]]|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|114}}
 
{{episode table end}}
 
{{episode table end}}
  
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==External links==
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==External Links==
 
{{CofC links|-15|XIII|60}}
 
{{CofC links|-15|XIII|60}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
 
*[[GANDISEEG]]
 
*[[GANDISEEG]]
  
 
[[Category:Championships of Champions|13]]
 
[[Category:Championships of Champions|13]]

Revision as of 17:59, 11 September 2018

Championship of Champions XIII was the thirteenth Championship of Champions tournament, and the last prior to the unofficial CoC hiatus that was in place during the early 2010s. It was won by Steve Briers.

This Championship of Champions took place during the first three weeks of Series 60, with mainly players from Series 55 through 59 taking part, although one of the contestants, Jon Corby, was from Series 54 and did not participate in the the Championship of Champions event that followed suit due to the lineup for this contest having already been decided by that point. Craig Beevers, the Series 57 champion and favourite for the tournament, declined his invitation due to Scrabble commitments. The championship marked the début of Jeff Stelling and Rachel Riley as presenters, as well as the new "numbery" blue set.

The draw for the tournament was made on the morning of 30 October 2008 and announced by Damian Eadie on the c4countdown forum.

CoC XIII was notable for apparently having used an unusual shuffling system for generating the piles of letters for use in its letters rounds, leading to frequent long strings of twice- and thrice-repeated letters, especially vowels. For example, in the history of the 15-round era, the vowel pile has contained three consecutive I's only five times; four of these occurrences were during CoC XIII.

Progress

David O'Donnell (58) vs James Hurrell (57) David O'Donnell vs Steve Briers Steve Briers
vs
Nick Wainwright
Steve Briers
vs
Charlie Reams
Steve Briers (55) vs Debbi Flack (59)
Richard Priest (58) vs Kai Laddiman (59) Kai Laddiman vs Nick Wainwright
Nick Wainwright (56) vs Steve Baines (57)
Junaid Mubeen (59) vs Tony Warren (55) Junaid Mubeen vs Charlie Reams Charlie Reams
vs
Jon Corby
Charlie Reams (59) vs Peter Davies (58)
Richard Brittain (55) vs Jon Corby (54) Jon Corby vs Jonathan Coles
Anita Freeland (56) vs Jonathan Coles (58)
The winner of each game is displayed in bold.
The numbers refer to the series in which each contestant originally played in the finals.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
4733 12/01/2009 CP David O'Donnell 101 – 82 James Hurrell Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Andrew Sachs Susie Dent 119
4734 13/01/2009 CP Junaid Mubeen 80 – 55 Tony Warren Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Andrew Sachs Susie Dent 116
4735 14/01/2009 CP Jon Corby 92 – 52 Richard Brittain Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Andrew Sachs Susie Dent 112
4736 15/01/2009 CP Kai Laddiman 93 – 85 Richard Priest Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Andrew Sachs Susie Dent 117
4737 16/01/2009 CP Nick Wainwright 105 – 85 Steve Baines Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Andrew Sachs Susie Dent 118
4738 19/01/2009 CP Jonathan Coles 95 – 88 Anita Freeland Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Alastair Stewart Susie Dent 118
4739 20/01/2009 CP Peter Davies 66 – 85 Charlie Reams Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Alastair Stewart Susie Dent 117
4740 21/01/2009 CP Steve Briers 121 – 74 Debbi Flack Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Alastair Stewart Susie Dent 126
4741 22/01/2009 CQF Steve Briers 118 – 110 David O'Donnell Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Alastair Stewart Susie Dent 130
4742 23/01/2009 CQF Junaid Mubeen 79 – 88 Charlie Reams Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Alastair Stewart Susie Dent 128
4743 26/01/2009 CQF Jon Corby 96 – 62 Jonathan Coles Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 117
4744 27/01/2009 CQF Kai Laddiman 91 – 94 Nick Wainwright Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 128
4745 28/01/2009 CSF Steve Briers 87 – 82 Nick Wainwright Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 119
4746 29/01/2009 CSF Charlie Reams 110 – 76 Jon Corby Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 132
4747 30/01/2009 CGF Charlie Reams 67 – 88 Steve Briers Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 114

Pictures

This series marks the debut of the blue set
Rachel Riley before the start of the final.
"Is it GANDISEEG?"












External Links

See Also