ACC Internet Cribbage

2004–5 All-Internet team announced.
Mark Van Dyke is Internet Cribbage Champion

2004-5 All-Internet		IRPs	Ts
1.	Mark Van Dyke	992	100
2.	John Schafer	927	100
3.	Charles Rodgers	807	99
4.	Donald LeVack	806	100
5.	Donald Olney	777	100
6.	Rick LaVallee	759	100
7.	Scott Buhrow	746	89
8.	Tom Lewis	738	100
9.	Cecily S. Ryan	719	99
10.	Lois M. Fosdal	708	89

	TOC qualifiers	IRPs	Ts
11.	William A. Schultz	665	98
12.	Rick Allen	654	99
13.	Mike Rosenstock	616	100
14.	Ronald Ralston	591	82
15.	Mike Fetchel	582	100
16.	Allen Nypen	555	91
17.	Kelly Ann Burgar	541	100
18.	John R. Anderson	537	97
19.	John F. Reed	517	81

July 2005 wrap-up:
Mark Van Dyke (loosespokes1135) of Grand Haven, MI has won the 2004–5 Internet Cribbage Championship. Van Dyke played early and often, reaching his 100 tournament annual quota by May 5. He accumulated 992 IRPs in the process, a mark that no one else could meet by season's end on July 31. He thus takes his rightful place with last year's champion Mike Fetchel at the pinnacle of Internet cribbage. The Internet Champion is the player who accumulates the most IRPs (Internet Rating Points) over the course of the twelve-month ACC Internet Cribbage season.

In addition to being Internet Champion, Van Dyke also holds the distinction of being the first player to win two ACC Internet Cribbage tournaments.

John Schafer (netview85) of Battle Creek, MI, and Charles Rodgers (KALEKAI) of Honolulu, HI retained their longstanding grip on Second and Third Place respectively. Donald LeVack (_redeagle0) of Colorado Springs took Fourth Place, thanks to strong moves in April and June, finishing only one IRP behind Rodgers.

Next come the 700 IRP finishers, led by Donald Olney (olney_1147) of Carievale, SA, followed by Rick LaVallee (KwizatzHaderach) of Orlando, FL, Scott Buhrow (MrB_IA218) of Louisville, KY and Tom Lewis (pegfast) of Albuquerque, NM. LaVallee is also familiar to us through his frequent role as a tournament director, a task he performs online as +_Kwiz. All four of the 700 club members were strong all year, spending most of the season in the top ten. By contrast, our Ninth and Tenth Place finishers, Cecily S. Ryan (En_chanted1) of St. John's, NL and Lois M. Fosdal (Ezmarelda) of Stoughton, WI, needed to ride a late surge to slip into the top ten in the last month. Fosdal and Ryan both just missed the cut in 2004, so their success this season must be especially sweet. These ten players, the ten highest rated at the end of the season, make up the 2004–5 All-Internet team. Van Dyke, Olney, Buhrow and Lewis are repeat honorees from our inaugural 2004 season.

The ACC held 177 separate Internet tournaments during the season. 229 members participated in at least one event, with 194 earning IRPs. As a result, the top 19 finishers (or 10%) will receive invitations for the 2006 ACC Tournament of Champions, held at the Sands Regency in Reno, NV.

As was the case last season, our All-Internet team proudly displays the ACC's diversity, including women and Canadians, and a geographic range from Hawaii to Newfoundland, spread over five different time zones. Curiously, the Pacific Time Zone was shut out for the second year in a row. Perhaps this is to be expected, since one of the goals of ACC Internet Cribbage is to extend the reach of sanctioned cribbage to places that see less over-the-board cribbage, and the West Coast is well served by weekend tournaments and Grass Roots clubs. This should also assuage those who worry that ACC Internet events might draw members away from our over-the-board events.

Congratulations to all who participated in the first full season of sanctioned Internet play. Every player, regardless of the standings, had a role in its success, not to mention the hard-working tournament directors and officials who keep ACC Internet Cribbage going.

ACC Internet Cribbage tournaments take place at MSN Games by Zone.com. Read here to learn how to join us and have the opportunity to play a champion like Mark Van Dyke, Mike Fetchel or Jim Crawford...for free!

Sunday events start soon
Though you might like to spend every weekend traveling around on the Tournament Trail, perhaps you have the occasional Saturday or Sunday when you're inexplicably stuck at home. Or perhaps the nearest over-the-board event is thousands of miles away. No problem, just excuse yourself from friends and family for a few hours, and enjoy ACC Internet Cribbage on Saturday and Sunday. Yes, beginning in September 2005, we'll be adding Sunday afternoon tournaments to our schedule, accompanying the events already happening on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Just organize a local Grass Roots club to take care of Wednesday night, and you'll then be able to play ACC cribbage every day of the week.

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