MSO 2004

After the quote from the Olympiad News 2003, here the continuation taken from the Olympiad News 2004:

And then there was one

MSO archivists like to keep a close eye out for perennial MSO medal winners. At least five people won a medal in each of MSO 1 to MSO 5: Pentamind specialists Demis Hassabis and Dario De Toffoli, mental calculator Rober Fountain, speed reader Anne Jones and backgammon star John Clark.

Demis was too busy running his software company to attend MSO 6; Anne Jones had her event there cancelled when she was the only entrant. John Clark wasn’t at MSO 7 here in Manchester and we hear that unfortunately Robert Fountain has had to reluctantly cancel his scheduled appearance at MSO 8 due to ill health. (The entire MSO team wishes you all the best for a swift recovery, Robert). This means that we believe there’s only one person who has won a medal at every event from MSO 1 to MSO 8: Dario De Toffoli. We salute you, Dario!

ITALIAN MEDALS

Backgammon – Weekend
1 Connor Dickinson United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2 Uldis Lapikens United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3 Dario De Toffoli Italy

Carcassonne – Olympiad Championship
1 Stephen Pickles Australia
2 Piero Zama Italy
3 Benedict Sharrock United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Dominoes – 5s & 3s Singles
1 Piero Zama Italy
2 Kenneth Ho Hong Kong
3 Bernard Morgan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Mastermind – Olympiad Championship
1 Piero Zama Italy
2 Dario De Toffoli Italy
3 David Pearce United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Oware – Olympiad Championship
1 Dario De Toffoli Italy
2 Paul Smith United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3 Hana Kvapilova Czechia

Pentamind – World Championship
1 Alain Dekker South Africa
2 Demis Hassabis United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3 Dario De Toffoli Italy

Poker – Seven Card Stud
1 David Levy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2 Dario De Toffoli Italy
3 Andrew M. Smith United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Poker – Seven Card Stud 2
1 Mathew Cordell United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2 Alexander Baron United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3 Piero Zama Italy