Reverse Angle 80

 Author: Grant Oen


The 80th Reverse Angle Tournament hosted 62 players.  They were playing for $850 in guaranteed prizes in three sections: Top, Under 1800, and Under 1400.


Top Section
In the Top section, the top seeds were Daniel "just woke up" Cremisi (2379), Klaus "the legend" Pohl (2200), and Mark "NM" Biernacki (2187), who were joined by 7 other experts in a 21 player field.  Cremisi won the section with 3-0, receiving $175 for his efforts.  Neo Zhu (2170) and Alain Morais (2117) tied for second with 2.5/3, earning $37.50 each.  Jeremy Chen (1910) won the U2000 prize, good for $50.


Under 1800
The Under 1800 section featured 27 players, with top seeds Ali Shirzad (1779), Lendel Robinson (1734), and Danny Cropper (1695).  Andrew "medium rare" Chen (1673) and Jaiden Chuang (1644) each scored a perfect 3-0, receiving $112.50 each.  Kiru Mendez (1540), Nikhil "can I call my dad" Kamisetty (1342), and Arjun Rawal (1328) split the Under 1600 prize, receiving $17 each.


Under 1400
The Under 1400 section was the smallest of the day, with 14 players.  Bhavani Dhulipalla (1343) performed a clean sweep of the section, earning $150.  Pranav Swarna (1367), Saanchi "always texting" Sampath (1326), Adam Lipshay (1271), Rolando Dorbecker (1263), and Matthew Mecia (1127) each scored 2/3.  Mecia earned $50 for the U1200 prize, while the other four players received $19 each.



Upsets - 150 points or more
Under 1800, Round 3 - Nikhil Kamisetty (1342) def. Michael Tedder (1673) - 331 points
Top Section, Round 1 - Jeremy Chen (1910) def. Klaus Pohl (2200) - 290 points
Under 1800, Round 3 - Paige Cook (1340) def. Bradley Juoperri (1476) - 279 points
Top Section, Round 3 - Jeremy Chen (1910) def. George Hechtel (2158) - 248 points
Under 1800, Round 1 - Andrew Lord (1436) def. Michael Tedder (1673) - 237 points
Under 1400, Round 2 - Matthew Mecia (1127) def. Mahesh Padhi (1336) - 209 points
Under 1800, Round 1 - Donald Johnson (1505) def. Danny Cropper (1695) - 190 points
Top Section, Round 2 - Henry Hopson (1891) def. Patrick McCartney (2080) - 189 points
Under 1400, Round 1 - Sarvajith Nalaneelan (1037) def. Dan Boisvert (1218) - 181 points
Under 1800, Round 2 - Nikhil Kamisetty (1342) def. Rithvik Prakki (1523) - 181 points
Under 1400, Round 1 - Noah Sari (1200) def. Pranav Swarna (1367) - 167 points


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Until next time,
Grant