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The '''Countdown Online Masters''' is an online tournament organised by [[Ben Wilson]] in February 2008. It pits many of the best players from recent years against each other, alongside a few "wildcards" from the wider Countdown community. COMA is notable for being the only Countdown tournament in history to not include the letter O in the selections of any game.
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{{series|next=Countdown Online Masters 2009}}
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The '''Countdown Online Masters 2008''' was an online tournament organised by [[Ben Wilson]] in February 2008. It pitted many of the best players from recent years against each other, alongside a few "wildcards" from the wider Countdown community. The winner was [[Paul Howe]], who was awarded the victory after [[Conor Travers]] was unable to complete the final of the tournament.
  
 
==Play-ins==
 
==Play-ins==
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Before the tournament proper, a number of play-ins were organised to select the wildcard players. These were open to anyone, and eight people volunteered for just four spaces. The first round results were:
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Before the tournament proper, a number of play-ins were organised to select the wildcard players. These were open to anyone, and eight people volunteered for just four spaces. Unexpectedly the number of wildcard spaces was reduced to three, and Corby and O'Donnell were drawn to play again, with Corby emerging victorious. Hence he proceeded to the tournament proper alongside Pugh and Hargreaves.
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*[[Ben Pugh]] beat [[Kirk Bevins]]
 
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*[[David O'Donnell]] beat [[Michael Wallace]]
 
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*[[Tom Hargreaves]] beat [[Charlie Reams]]
 
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*[[Jon Corby]] beat [[Martin Gardner]]
 
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Hence Pugh, O'Donnell, Hargreaves and Corby were set to appear as the tournament's wildcards. Unexpectedly the number of wildcard spaces was reduced to three, and Corby and O'Donnell were drawn to play again, with Corby emerging victorious. Hence he proceeded to the tournament proper alongisde Pugh and Hargreaves.
 
  
 
==COMA==
 
==COMA==
 
The five masters available to participate were [[Conor Travers]], [[Mark Tournoff]], [[Jon O'Neill]], [[Paul Howe]] and [[Chris Wills]]. Also invited were [[Craig Beevers]], [[Paul Gallen]] and [[Julian Fell]] who declined to play for various reasons.
 
The five masters available to participate were [[Conor Travers]], [[Mark Tournoff]], [[Jon O'Neill]], [[Paul Howe]] and [[Chris Wills]]. Also invited were [[Craig Beevers]], [[Paul Gallen]] and [[Julian Fell]] who declined to play for various reasons.
  
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===Quarter finals===
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Due to a strange bug in the [[CountGen]] application then used to generate selections, the letter {{word|O}} was completely absent from all letters rounds in the finals.
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*Conor Travers beat Jon Corby ([[COMA - Jon Corby vs Conor Travers|game details...]])
 
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*Paul Howe beat Tom Hargreaves ([[COMA - Tom Hargreaves vs Paul Howe|game details...]])
 
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*Ben Pugh beat Mark Tournoff ([[COMA - Mark Tournoff vs Ben Pugh|game details...]])
 
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*Chris Wills beat Jon O'Neill ([[COMA - Jon O'Neill vs Chris Wills|game details...]])
 
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===Semi-finals===
 
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[[Conor Travers]] beat [[Chris Wills]] 2-0.
 
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*[[COMA - Chris Wills vs Conor Travers, game 2|Game 2]]
 
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[[Paul Howe]] beat [[Ben Pugh]] 2-0.
 
  
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===Final===
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==Progress==
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[[Conor Travers]] plays [[Paul Howe]].
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{{CoC8 progress
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|1 = [[Jon Corby]]
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|2 = [[Conor Travers]] | q1w = 2 | s1w = 2
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|3 = [[Jon O'Neill]]
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|4 = [[Chris Wills]] | q2w = 4
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|5 = [[Tom Hargreaves]]
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|6 = [[Paul Howe]] | q3w = 6 | s2w = 6 | fw = 6
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|7 = [[Mark Tournoff]]
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|8 = [[Ben Pugh]] | q4w = 8
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}}
  
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*[[COMA - Conor Travers vs Paul Howe, game 1|Game 1]]
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==Matches==
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{{game table}}
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{{game | COMA20081 ||P|[[Kirk Bevins]]| L - W |[[Ben Pugh]]||}}
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{{game | COMA20082 ||P|[[David O'Donnell (Series 58)|David O'Donnell]]| W - L |[[Michael Wallace]]||}}
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{{game | COMA20083 ||P|[[Tom Hargreaves]]| W - L |[[Charlie Reams]]||}}
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{{game | COMA20084 ||P|[[Jon Corby]]| W - L |[[Martin Gardner]]||}}
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{{game | COMA20085 ||P|Jon Corby| W - L |David O'Donnell||}}
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{{game table block|Quarter-Finals}}
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{{game | [[Episode COMA20086|COMA20086]] |15/02/2008|QF|[[Jon Corby]]|121 - 129|[[Conor Travers]]|[[David O'Donnell (Series 58)|David O'Donnell]]}}
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{{game | [[Episode COMA20087|COMA20087]] ||QF|[[Tom Hargreaves]]|68 - 106|[[Paul Howe]]|}}
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{{game | [[Episode COMA20088|COMA20088]] ||QF|[[Mark Tournoff]]|89 - 90|[[Ben Pugh]]|}}
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{{game | [[Episode COMA20089|COMA20089]] |21/02/2008|QF|[[Jon O'Neill]]|99 - 100|[[Chris Wills]]|}}
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{{game table block|Semi-Finals}}
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{{game | [[Episode COMA200810|COMA200810]] |18/03/2008|SF|[[Chris Wills]]|0 - 2<br />''<small>(L - W; 98 - 114)</small>''|[[Conor Travers]]|}}
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{{game | COMA200811 ||SF|[[Paul Howe]]|2 - 0<br />''<small>(W - L; W - L)</small>''|[[Ben Pugh]]|}}
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{{game table block|Final}}
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{{game | [[Episode COMA200812|COMA200812]] |22/03/2008|GF|[[Paul Howe]]|W - L<br />''<small>(99 - 111; unplayed)</small>|[[Conor Travers]]|}}
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{{game table end}}
  
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[[Category:Countdown Online Masters|2008]]

Latest revision as of 21:06, 25 July 2021

The Countdown Online Masters 2008 was an online tournament organised by Ben Wilson in February 2008. It pitted many of the best players from recent years against each other, alongside a few "wildcards" from the wider Countdown community. The winner was Paul Howe, who was awarded the victory after Conor Travers was unable to complete the final of the tournament.

Play-ins

Before the tournament proper, a number of play-ins were organised to select the wildcard players. These were open to anyone, and eight people volunteered for just four spaces. Unexpectedly the number of wildcard spaces was reduced to three, and Corby and O'Donnell were drawn to play again, with Corby emerging victorious. Hence he proceeded to the tournament proper alongside Pugh and Hargreaves.

COMA

The five masters available to participate were Conor Travers, Mark Tournoff, Jon O'Neill, Paul Howe and Chris Wills. Also invited were Craig Beevers, Paul Gallen and Julian Fell who declined to play for various reasons.

Due to a strange bug in the CountGen application then used to generate selections, the letter O was completely absent from all letters rounds in the finals.

Progress

Jon Corby vs Conor Travers Conor Travers vs Chris Wills Conor Travers
vs
Paul Howe
Jon O'Neill vs Chris Wills
Tom Hargreaves vs Paul Howe Paul Howe vs Ben Pugh
Mark Tournoff vs Ben Pugh
The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Matches

# Date Type Player 1 Score Player 2 Host
COMA20081 P Kirk Bevins L – W Ben Pugh
COMA20082 P David O'Donnell W – L Michael Wallace
COMA20083 P Tom Hargreaves W – L Charlie Reams
COMA20084 P Jon Corby W – L Martin Gardner
COMA20085 P Jon Corby W – L David O'Donnell
Quarter-Finals
COMA20086 15/02/2008 QF Jon Corby 121 – 129 Conor Travers David O'Donnell
COMA20087 QF Tom Hargreaves 68 – 106 Paul Howe
COMA20088 QF Mark Tournoff 89 – 90 Ben Pugh
COMA20089 21/02/2008 QF Jon O'Neill 99 – 100 Chris Wills
Semi-Finals
COMA200810 18/03/2008 SF Chris Wills 0 – 2
(L – W; 98 – 114) 		Conor Travers
COMA200811 SF Paul Howe 2 – 0
(W – L; W – L) 		Ben Pugh
Final
COMA200812 22/03/2008 GF Paul Howe W – L
(99 – 111; unplayed) 		Conor Travers
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