Van Slam Winter Season 2014-15 (January 19th 2015)

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:
http://vanslam.ca/winter-season-rules-and-format-how-to-qualify-for-team-playoffs/

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 January 2015

Sac: Kate Mitchell 22.4
The Full-Time Optimist (1) 24.8
Siling Zhang (2) 25.5
Dana ID Matthews (3) 27.7 + (1) 27.5 = 55.2 Third! (4 points)
J.J. (4) 22.9
Rochelle Walcott (5) 28.4 + (3) 26.7 = 55.1 Fourth! (1 point)
Antonia (6) 22.3
Darry Danzig (7) 27.0 + (2) 27.0 = 54.0 Fifth!
Matthew K Williamson (8 ) 26.6
Barbara Maloney (9) 23.8
Coral More (10) 26.9
Duncan Shields (11) 29.0 (5) 29.3 = 58.3 Second! (9 points)
Ayda (12) 29.7 + (4) 29.8 = 59.5 First! (16 points)

Updated Standings for the 2014-15 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. Ayda 70 points
2. Dana ID Matthews 46 points
3. Jillian Christmas 32 points
4. Emilee Nimetz 29 points
5. Tasha Receno 27 points
6. Coral More 22 points
7. Scruffmouth 20 points
8. Duncan Shields 19 points
9. Emily Kelsall 16 points
9. Matt Loeb 16 points
9. Rupert Common 16 points
12. Johnny MacRae 13 points
12. Siling Zhang 13 points
14. Jake Fine 10 points
15. Celina Drysdale 9 points
15. Simon Massey 9 points
15. Brittney Smaila 9 points
15. Alessandra Naccarato 9 points
15. Sebastien Wen 9 points
20. Esme Stumborg 8 points
21. Megan Oakley 4 points
21. Tonzi 4 points
21. Reema 4 points
21. Lindi Nolte 4 points
25. Rochelle Walcott 1 point
25. Vincent Gnitt 1 point
25. Sonya Littlejohn 1 point
25. T Kootz 1 point
25. Britt MacLeod 1 point
25. Brad Morden 1 point
25. Giulia C 1 point
25. Natalie Zakon 1 point
25. Coast 1 point

As always, double check my work and see if you find anything wrong.