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The Break at WSDC 2010

Break position / Team name / Wins / Judges / collective team scores

1. Australia – 8 – 23 – 6277
2. Canada – 8 – 22 – 6171
3. Singapore – 8 – 22 – 6161
4. Greece – 8 – 22 – 6105
5. England – 8 – 20 – 6188.5
6. Slovenia – 7 – 19 – 6016.5
7. New Zealand – 6 – 19 – 6189.5
8. Wales – 6 – 19 – 6080.5
9. Israel – 6 – 18 – 6012
10. Netherlands – 6 – 18 – 5961
11. Sri Lanka – 6 – 17 – 6047.5
12. India – 6 – 16 – 5982.5
13. Pakistan – 5 – 18 – 6114.5
14. Scotland – 5 – 17 – 6163
15. Ireland – 5 – 16 – 6093.5
16. Hong Kong – 5 – 16 – 6074.5

OCTO-FINAL DRAW

Australia v Hong Kong
Canada v Ireland
Singapore v Scotland
Greece v Pakistan
England v India
Slovenia v Sri Lanka
New Zealand v Netherlands
Wales v Israel

Note that while NZ are on 6 from 8, one loss was to Israel in a very close debate, and the other to Australia who are at the top of the tab. They are also second on speaker points. So very good results overall. Congratulations to the team.

Octo-finals are tomorrow afternoon.

8 comments

8 Comments so far

  1. Stephen Whittington February 16th, 2010 8:13 am

    Well done guys, that’s a good break, on the right side of the draw, and awesome speaks!

    Good luck for the octo!

  2. Udayan Mukherjee February 16th, 2010 9:51 am

    Fantastic effort. Stephen is right, you’ve mastered the draw math and you’re speaks give an pretty good indication of where you’re actually at. Fix up and look sharp for the knockouts…you gotsta head all the way. Good luck!

  3. Hayden Ryan February 16th, 2010 11:17 am

    Congratulations on your excellent results in the rounds and best of luck for the rest of the tournament. Remember that the NZSDC whanau back in New Zealand are right behind you. Go for it!

  4. Maria Simpson February 16th, 2010 2:11 pm

    Terrific points. Congratulations. Good luck against the Netherlands. You’ll do it!!

  5. Jennifer Savage February 16th, 2010 3:07 pm

    Well done guys! You are doing great! Is Basil with you??? Take it to the Netherlands! xx

  6. Joan Moran February 16th, 2010 4:17 pm

    So well done all of you. My very best wishes and enjoy yourselves as much as you can.C’mon New Zealand

  7. Seb Templeton February 16th, 2010 8:01 pm

    Good luck to all! And well done on such fantastic speaks. Enjoy yourselves.

  8. Tania Jacob February 17th, 2010 10:30 am

    Good luck to you all! Enjoy your remaining time in Qatar. And yes well done on your speaker points!!!

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