Daniels Edges Bareket as 2016 K-8 Blitz Champion
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Published: 13 March 2016 13 March 2016
When the dust settled after ten blitz games, Jason Daniels and Adam Bareket stood tied, both with 8.5 out of 10. On tiebreaks, Daniels took the championship with Bareket nabbing second place hardware.
Adam Wallach and Justin Weinzwieg both posted 8.0's with Wallach earning the better tiebreak for third place. Weinzwieg earned fourth place, while Ishaar Ganesan earned fifth place with his 7.5 score.
Raghav Mukundan had the top score for 6th to 8th graders, 7.0. Emmett Madigan was second in that group with 6.5.
Spencer Vincent was a half-point better than Kamalesh Sureshkumar among Grades 4-5 finishers, with the pair taking home the top group prizes.
Jaden Fauske had the best score for entrants in Grades 3 and below, 6.0. Avi Kaplan was second with 4.5.
Daniels and his Bughouse parnter, Jacob Davis won that competition with a perfect 5.0 score.
David and Adam Wallach tied with Raghav Mukundan and Te'jas Katam with 4.0 scores, with the Wallachs taking second place on tiebreaks.