Gerald Brightwell in action in England

Gerald Brightwell recently took part in the ESTFA tournament held in Leicester. The event was played in swiss format and twelve players were involved. Gerald had some good games, beating Greg Sammons (3-0), Sharing points with Elliott Bellefontaine (1-1), losing to Ireland top player Mark Farrell (0-5) and winning against Brian Kinrade (1-0). At the end, Gerald took the 5th position. Here is the final ranking:
1. Mark Farrell 10 16 - 3
2. Sam Curtis 10 8 - 3
3. Martin Bellafontaine 7 9 - 4
4. Elliott Bellafontaine 7 10 - 7
5. Gerald Brightwell 7 5 - 6
6. Russ Harker 6 5 - 1
7. Colin Tarry 4 9 - 7
8. Brian Kinrade 4 2 - 3
9. Greg Sammons 4 4 - 7
10. Ashley Harker 4 3 - 8
11. Brett Price 2 3 - 8
12. Thomas Price 1 2 - 11

Australian players in the world rankings

In the Open section of the FISTF ranking of June 2012, Robert Smith (Rochefort TS) is now 546th. In the veterans table, Gerald Brightwell (West London TFC) is 299th.