It's crucial to understand that this year's season has a brand new qualifying system, one completely different from previous years. It is a points system. You can read about how it works here:
http://vancouverpoetryhouse.com/forum/smf/index.php/topic,792.msg2654.htmlThe points system should become clear very quickly as the season progresses and we start posting results. With that in mind, here are the results from the first qualifying slam.
After the poet's name is the order that they performed in the first round, then their first round score. After that is the position they performed in the second round (if they made the cut) and their second round score, followed by their total score for the evening.
19 October 2009Sac: Magpie Ulysses [3:16, -0.5] 25.7
Anna Lisa (1) 22.4
Jane Doe (2) [3:49, -2.0] 21.2
Johnny MacRae (3) 28.3 + 27.3 = 55.6
First! (16 points) Bolko (4) [5:02, -6.0] 19.7
Lisa Slater (5) 25.1 + 26.0 = 51.1
Fourth! (1 point) RC Weslowski (6) 23.6
Daniel Mark Patterson (7) [4:10 - 3.0] 21.3
Graham (8 ) 24.1
Steve Miller (9) [3:22, -1.0] 26.4 + 25.8 = 52.2
Third! (4 points) Anna Freeman (10) 28.8 + 28.6 = 57.4 [prop/costume violation, -2.0] = 55.4
Second! (9 points) Jerome (11) 24.1
Antonette (12) 25.1 + 26.0 = 51.1
Fourth! (1 point)
Updated Standings for the 2009-10 Van Slam Poetry Team Play-offsThe top 14 poets qualify for semi-finals (after that, the next 12 poets qualify for the Wild Card Slam)
1. Antonette 21 points
2. Duncan Shields 16 points
3. Johnny MacRae 16 points
4. The Svelte Ms. Spelt 13 points
5. Relevant 9 points
6. Anna Freeman 9 points
7. Steve Miller 4 points
8. Daniel Mark Patterson 1 point
9. CJ Leon 1 point
10. Lisa Slater 1 point
Updated Standings for the 2009-10 Van Slam WOWps Play-offsThe top 8 poets qualify for the Grand Slam
NB: for a detailed explanation of the qualifying system for the WOWps Play-offs – which is entirely different than for the team qualifying! – please click over to:
http://vancouverpoetryhouse.com/forum/smf/index.php/topic,803.0.html1. Antonette 31 points
2. Anna Freeman 11 points
3. Lisa Slater 8 points
4. Anna-Lisa 8 points
5. Jayne Panic 7 points
6. Jane Doe 2 points
7. Magpie Ulysses 1 point
Number of Qualifying Slam PerformancesNB: each performer may only slam 6 times in this qualifying season
Antonette 3
Daniel Mark Patterson 3
The Svelte Ms. Spelt 2
Steve Miller 2
Spillious 2
Anna-Lisa 2
Anna Freeman 1
Jerome 1
Johnny MacRae 1
Bolko 1
Lisa Slater 1
RC Weslowski 1
Graham 1
Jane Doe 1
Fernando Raguero 1
Neither Brother 1
Wittie Emotion 1
CJ Leon 1
Jayne Panic 1
Chris Gilpin 1
Duncan Shields 1
Jerome A. 1
WD40 1
Relevant 1
Ivan Penaluna 1
Des Hussey 1
RN Tanner 1
I.M. Woe 1
Uhit Aboatica 1