SHIs

[SIman]

There have been some posts about this in Banter, but it is time to move it here.

Thanks to GG for writing the introduction with team lists and Sunday's start times on the main sponsor's website - planetFear.

[mharky]

Any word from the relays yet???

[Jess]

I heard these:

men's relay:
1st England
2nd Scotland
3rd Scotland
4th Ireland
5th England

women's relay
1st Scotland
(only mhairi's team had finished)

i think this is right, although it was quite difficult to hear over the phone.

[mharky]

Does anyone know what the scoring is for SHIs, I had a look on the BOF website, but it only has JHI and VHI:

Currently awaiting updated document for 2005

Hmm... it's nearly 2007...

[Spookster]

Official results live from Loxley...

Mens:
Eng 3 (Archer, Llewellyn, Gristwood)
SCO 1 (Strain, Coombs, Chepelin)
Sco 2 (Musgrave, J Tullie, Kitchen)
IRL 2
Eng 1
Eng 2
Sco 3
Irl 1
Wal 2
Wal 1
Wal 3
Irl 3

Womens:
Sco 1 (Stevenson, Orr, Mackenzie)
Sco 2 (Ward, Strain, Dunn)
Eng 3 (Edwards, Spillar, Roberts)
Irl 1
Eng 2
Wal 1
Wal 2
Sco 3
Wal 3
Irl 2

Irl 3 (non comp)
Eng 1 dsq

Scotland 44 points, England 38, Ireland 30, Wales 24.

Individual starts from 9am tomorrow...

[RS]

Thank you for that, Spookster

[Spookster]

Does anyone know what the scoring is for SHIs, I had a look on the BOF website, but it only has JHI and VHI:

Currently awaiting updated document for 2005

Hmm... it's nearly 2007...

I know what it is (which is good, cos I've got to work it all out tomorrow ).

Relay:
Two out of three relay teams to count.  Relays to count double points: 16pts for a win, 14 pts for second down to 2 pts for eighth place.  Nations’ third teams do not score (nor are considered in place and therefore score allocation).

Individual:
Team result.  Two 20s (of 3) to count, scoring 8, 7, 6 etc.  4 seniors (of 6) to count, scoring 16, 15, 14 etc.  Non-counters do not score (nor are considered in place and therefore score allocation).  The 20s and seniors will be scored separately by class and teams placed in order 1,2,3,4 and awarded class points: 4pts for first, 3pts for second etc for each of the 4 classes.  If there is a tie in a class the points will be shared equally (eg 2nd= gains 2½ pts).  The aggregate points thus gained will be carried forward for the combined team score (maximum possible = 16).

The individual scores of all counters in all 4 classes will be totaled to determine the outcome of the individual event alone.
Combined Score:
Points gained by a nation in the 4 classes in the individual are added to the points scored by the nation’s 4 relay teams (2 x M, 2 x W).  The highest total score wins.  If tied, the tie is broken by considering the relative position of the 3rd (ie previously non-scoring) relay teams (M and W) of each tied nation.  If still tied, the lowest aggregated time of each team’s 12 counters in the individual will decide.

[Roger]

introduction [...] on the main sponsor's website - planetFear.

planetFear is the principle sponsor for the competition

Free lessons in ethics for the winners, perhaps?

[mharky]

What are you implying...?

[Roger]

One of my principal principles is to try to ensure that the (young and impressionable?) people who frequent this forum aren't led down erroneous paths by respected commentators.

If you're still befuddled, try here

[andrew T]

One of my principal principles is to try to ensure that the (young and impressionable?) people who frequent this forum aren't led down erroneous paths by respected commentators.

If you're still befuddled, try here

WHAT? we couldnt have that in english please!!

[Roger]

"principal" = main
"principle" = belief, moral system

Hence "principle sponsor" = sponsor of the moral system of the event. Which tickled my fancy, hence the posted smile.

Sincere apologies to everyone who got the joke immediately. And mild apologies to those who got it after the (contrived) "principal principles" comment.

No, it wasn't worth three postings.

[mharky]

Now I get it.

Very funny.

[Spookster]

Shall we get back on topic?!

So far today Sheffield has had wind gusts of 56mph, and 10mm of rain. Gonna be a tough race! (assuming it isn't cancelled).

[Stodgetta]

It was a tough race (well, less of a race and more of a test of endurance for me )!
Overall reasults:
1 Scotland
2 England
3 Ireland
4 Wales
Not sure who the top individual performances were from (it was a Scotland 1, 2, 3 for the W21's though), I was in the queue for download while the prize giving was on .
It was a great weekend, though, cheers SYO