Van Slam Fall/ Winter Season 2017-18 (March 19th)

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.

19th March 2018
Sac Round 1: Mitcholos Touchie 25.9
Sac Round 2: Jillian Christmas 26.3
Geoff Keong (1) 21.2
Hilal (2) 21.2
Lip Balm (3) 20.7
RC Weslowski (4) 25.4 + (2) 24.3 = 49.7 THIRD! (4 Points)
Marika Letendre  (5) 23.8
Kate Mitchell (6) 21.7 + (1) 25.1 = 46.8 FIFTH!
Optimus Rhyme  (7) 19.3
Santiago Ureňa (8) 28.3 + (3) 27.6 = 55.9  FIRST! (16 Points)
Tawahum (9) 27.6 + (5) 27.3 = 54.9  SECOND! (9 Points)
Jaymie Clench (10) 21.7 + (4) 25.3 = 47 FOURTH! (1 Point)

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 66 Points
  2. Kay Kassirer 45 Points
  3. North Star (aka Tawahum aka Justin Bige) 44 Points
  4. Lip Balm 40 Points
  5. Jaye Simpson 38 Points
  6. Spillious 34 Points
  7. Jenifer Williams 32 Points
  8. Santiago Ureňa 32 Points
  9. Rabbit Richards 26 Points
  10. Catherine Garrett 18 Points
  11. Peace Uche 16 Points  —  (Total Score: 59.0)
  12. Natalie Zakon 16 Points — (Total Score: 58.7)
  13. Savannah Pulfer 16 Points — (Total Score: 57.8)
  14. Lindi Nolte 16 Points — (Total Score: 57.7)
  15. Johnny MacRae 16 Points — (Total Score: 56.5)
  16. JB the First Lady 16 Points — (Total Score: 55.2)
  17. Truth Is… 16 Points — (Total Score: 55.0)
  18. Julia Pileggi 16 Points — (Total Score: 53.7)
  19. Rosalie Fralick 15 Points
  20. Fernando 9 Points
  21. Daniel Belkin 9 Points
  22. Alexandra 6 Points
  23. RC Weslowski 4 Points
  24. Mitcholos Touchie 4 Points
  25. Bryant Doradea 4 Points
  26. Dana ID Matthews 4 Points
  27. Leslie Stark 4 Points
  28. Emory Oakley 4 Points
  29. Sadie Phoenix 4 Points
  30. Kate Mitchell 1 Point
  31. Kit Tempo 1 Point
  32. Christine Bissonnette 1 Point
  33. Dave Rankin 1 Point
  34. Jaz Scuff 1 Point
  35. Ravneet Sran 1 Point
  36. Alyssa Roth 1 Point
  37. Yanni Van Der Pant 1 Point
  38. Jaymie Clench 1 Point