A Spoonfull of Sugar

Table of Contents Page Dramatic End to the Round of Sixteen 1 Regulations 2 Making a Comeback 3 The Round Of 32 4 Everyone Can Dream 5

There was plenty of excitement yesterday, when the teams captained by Canesi & Barr had to go into overtime, playing four extra boards in order to determine who would advance to the last eight. While the two teams were battling it out there was plenty of speculation as to how a tie might be resolved, ranging from a simple toss of a coin to the concept of a Golden or Silver IMP, rivalling the system used in Soccer. In the event, it was the Barr team who prevailed.

Probably the biggest surprise of the day was the elimination of the powerful team led by Gabriel Chagas – full details in the next issue.