Van Slam Fall/ Winter Season 2017-18 (January 15th)

So! A new qualifying season is underway to determine which 5 poets will have a chance to become the next Vancouver Poetry Slam Team.
It’s crucial to understand the points system. You can read about how it works for qualifying for Team Playoffs here:

The 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 this week’s 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.

 

15th January  2018
Sac: Jillian Christmas  28.4
Catherine Garrett (1) 28.1
Lip Balm (2) 27.3
Emory Oakley  (3) 27
Geoff Keong (4) 26.4
Tawahum  (5) 27.8
Jaz  (6) 28.5 + (4) 29.1 = 57.6 FOURTH! (1 Point)
Word Witch   (7) 27.4
Andrew Jack (8) 28.3 + (5) 0 = 28.3 FIFTH!
Sasha Golvin (9) 26.5
Rosalie (10) 29.5 + (2) 29.3 = 58.8  SECOND! (9 Points)
Jaye Simpson (11) 28.9+ (1) 29.6 = 58.5 THIRD! (4 Points)
Optimus Rhyme (12) 30 + (3) 29.8 = 59.8 FIRST! (16 Points)

 

Updated Standings for the 2017-18 Van Slam Poetry Team Play-offs

The top 14 poets qualify for semi-finals (after that, the next 12 poets qualify for the Last Chance Slam)
  1. Optimus Rhyme 57 Points
  2. Spillious 29 Points
  3. Kay Kassirer 28 Points
  4. Lip Balm 28 Points
  5. North Star (Justin Bige) 17 Points
  6. Lindi Nolte 16 Points
  7. Savannah Pulfer 16 Points
  8. Truth Is… 16 Points
  9. Santiago Ureňa 16 Points
  10. Peace 16 Points
  11. Julia Pileggi 16 Points
  12. Natalie Zakon 16 Points
  13. Jenifer Williams 16 Points
  14. Jaye Simpson 13 Points
  15. Catherine Garrett 9 Points
  16. Fernando 9 Points
  17. Rosalie Fralick 9 Points
  18. Daniel Belkin 9 Points
  19. Alexandra 6 Points
  20. Mitcholos Touchie 4 Points
  21. Dana ID Matthews 4 Points
  22. Leslie Stark 4 Points
  23. Emory Oakley 4 Points
  24. Sadie Phoenix 4 Points
  25. Kate Mitchell 1 Point
  26. Kit Tempo 1 Point
  27. Christine Bissonnette 1 Point
  28. Dave Rankin 1 Point
  29. Rabbit Richards 1 Point
  30. Jaz 1 Point