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Nevertheless, the tabulation results verify the outcome determined by the point stick scores.  If any errors are found, please let me know.
Nevertheless, the tabulation results verify the outcome determined by the point stick scores.  If any errors are found, please let me know.


A time limit was applied to ensure relative timeliness of the tournament's conclusion.  Out of the ten hanchan prior to the final, only three have completed the full hanchan, all the way to the conclusion of oorasu (South 4).  All the others had to be capped due to time.  Until general player speed improves, it may be necessary to simply use tonpussen (East only) for preliminary games.  Overall, a total of 103 hands were played, averaging 9.4 hands a game.  Chombo is significantly reduced.  Only one instance of chombo occurred, which involved a ron declared while furiten.  Last year, five instances of chombo occurred.  So, this is a great improvement.  Likewise, out of the twenty players, only one opted out of the tournament midway, requiring one substitute.
A time limit was applied to ensure relative timeliness of the tournament's conclusion.  Out of the ten hanchan prior to the final, only three have completed the full hanchan, all the way to the conclusion of oorasu (South 4).  All the others had to be capped due to time.  Until general player speed improves, it may be necessary to simply use tonpuusen (East only) for preliminary games.  Overall, a total of 103 hands were played, averaging 9.4 hands a game.  Chombo is significantly reduced.  Only one instance of chombo occurred, which involved a ron declared while furiten.  Last year, five instances of chombo occurred.  So, this is a great improvement.  Likewise, out of the twenty players, only one opted out of the tournament midway, requiring one substitute.


As far as the numbers go, all four finalists won both of their games, as they each had a combined +/- result greater than 100.  As a result, this produces a large difference between the finalists and the rest of the field.  In comparision, not a single player produced a +/- aggregate greater than 60.  Ultimately, the finals feature the four strongest players of the field, that day.  In total, twenty-two hands resulted in mangan or greater.  Some of the notable ones include Jason's haneman on table 5, which included rinshan kaihou.  Two in table 4 included a baiman that dropped Kevin to 1000 pts.  However, he saved himself in oorasu with an open chiinitsu for mangan, which allowed him to gyakuten (surpass) and pull out of fourth into third.  No sanbaiman nor yakuman were scored  
As far as the numbers go, all four finalists won both of their games, as they each had a combined +/- result greater than 100.  As a result, this produces a large difference between the finalists and the rest of the field.  In comparision, not a single player produced a +/- aggregate greater than 60.  Ultimately, the finals feature the four strongest players of the field, that day.  In total, twenty-two hands resulted in mangan or greater.  Some of the notable ones include Jason's haneman on table 5, which included rinshan kaihou.  Two in table 4 included a baiman that dropped Kevin to 1000 pts.  However, he saved himself in oorasu with an open chiinitsu for mangan, which allowed him to gyakuten (surpass) and pull out of fourth into third.  No sanbaiman nor yakuman were scored