2011 Manitoba Championship Candidates

Here is how the candidates qualified for the 8 player knockout:


1. Previous Year's Champion (TREVOR VINCENT)
     2. Winner of the Reserve (2010 Albert Boxer Memorial) (ARVIN DAWA)
     3. MB Junior Champion (if rated above 1900) to be decided November 21= (AARON GREEN)
     4. Top Manitoban in AY Memorial (JONATHON ZACZEK)
  5. 2 Winners from 2 Qualifying tournaments (NOT HELD this year)
     5,6. Top 2 finishers in the Tournament of Champions (Nov-Dec) JONATHON ZACZEK, SAM LIPNOWSKI
     7,8. Top 2 CFC rated (established) players who have played at
     least 10 CFC rated games in 2010. (JEFF BABB, ROLANDO BINCE)
     9. 2nd Manitoban in the AY Memorial (SAM LIPNOWSKI)
     10. 2nd place in the first Qualifying Tournament (NOT HELD)
     11. 2nd place in the second Qualifying Tournament (NOT HELD)  
10. Third highest CFC rated player who have played at least 10 CFC
     rated games in the previous year. (GUSTAVO MELAMEDOFF)
     11. Fourth highest CFC rated player who have played at least 10 CFC
     rated games in the previous year. (ALEXANDER NIKOULINE)
     12. Second place in the 2010 Albert Boxer Memorial Open Section (SAM LIPNOWSKI)


So, the first eight qualifiers (in rating order) are:


Trevor Vincent
Jonathan Zaczek
Sam Lipnowski
Jeff Babb
Arvin Dawa
Rolando Bince
Gustavo Melamedoff
Aaron Green


First Alternate: Alex Nikouline


Please review and let me know if I made in error and identifying the Candidates. I will be contacting them shortly to determine their interest in participating. I am targeting the last three Tuesdays in February as potential first round dates.