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Results of Blitz Tournament from the 1st Session of the USCS:

(Top 4 qualify to the semi finals in which the 1st place finisher plays a 4 game match against the 4th place finisher, and the 2nd place finisher plays a 4 game match against the 3rd place finisher. The two winners of these matches face off in the final in a 4 game Championship Match)

USCS Session 1 Blitz Champ
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
Total
1. Igor Shneider - 2420
 X
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 .5
 0
 1
2.5
2. Lev Milman - 2523
 1
 X
 0
 1
 0
 1
 0
 1
 0
4.0
3. Sal Bercys - 2440
 1
 1
 X
 0
 .5
 0
 0
 1
 1
4.5*
4. Joel Banawa - 2386
1
 0
 1
 X
 1
 .5
 0
 0
 1
4.5*
5. Robert Hungaski - 2457
 0
 1
 .5
 0
 X
 0
 .5
 1
 1
4.0
6. Daniel Ludwig - 2331
 1
 0
 1
 .5
 1
 X
 .5
 1
 1
6.0*
7. Josh Friedel - 2512
 .5
 1
 1
 1
 .5
 .5
 X
 1
 1
6.5*
8. Daniel Rensch - 2409
 1
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 X
 1
3.0
9. Jake Banawa - 2416
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 X
1.0

* = Qualified for the finals

Semi Finals:

#1 - IM Josh Friedel - 2.5
#4 - FM Sal Bercys - 1.5
 
#2 - NM Daniel Ludwig - 3
#3 - NM Joel Banawa - 1

(Josh Friedel and Daniel Ludwig advance to the finals)

Finals:

#1 - IM Josh Friedel - 3
#2 - NM Daniel Ludwig - 2

(Josh Friedel wins the blitz tournament after winning the tiebreak game)


USCS Session 1 Blitz Champion - IM Josh Friedel


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