Copeland Conquers Sardinia

In his first time in Sardinia, expert Sam Copeland (2088) won all 3 games in a strong field to win the Sardinia tournament last Saturday. Sam defeated Ryan Madden, Don Hoak, and Chris Darling, who had upset Pat Patterson in round 1. There were 15 players in this tournament, of which 7 were rated over 1700! This was the strongest tournament ever held in Sardinia. Thanks to all who attended, especially to Irving Schoenaker, Drew Tuck, and Garrett Thompson from Nunda,NY in their first trip to Sardinia. In the 9 player Scholastic section, Wes Darling won 6 games to take the trophy.Max Tell finished 2nd with 5 wins. Due to the Mayors Cup there will be no Sardinia tournament next month. we will be back in July. See you then!