<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">GVTTC,</span><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">I’d like to congratulate the following accomplishments</span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div id="comp-kpafyujj" class="_2bafp" data-testid="richTextElement" style="margin: 0px 0px 48px calc(0.5 * (100% - 980px)); padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: none; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; left: 60px; grid-row-start: 12; grid-column-start: 1; grid-row-end: 13; grid-column-end: 2; justify-self: start; align-self: start; width: 587px; height: auto;"><h5 class="font_5" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(var(--color_18)); font: var(--font_5); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; line-height: normal;"><font size="4" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">May 2021 </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">(Final Ratings Coming Soon)</span></font></h5><div class=""><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">———————————————————————————</span></font></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 14px;" class="">NOTE: we used Ratings Central ratings for this event <a href="http://www.ratingscentral.com" class="">www.ratingscentral.com</a></span></div></div><div id="comp-kpafyulo" class="_2bafp" data-testid="richTextElement" style="margin: 0px 0px 45px calc(0.5 * (100% - 980px)); padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: none; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; left: 60px; grid-row-start: 13; grid-column-start: 1; grid-row-end: 14; grid-column-end: 2; justify-self: start; align-self: start; width: 715px; height: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><h6 class="font_6" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; font: var(--font_6); line-height: normal; color: rgb(var(--color_18));"><font size="4" class="">Open: Champion Koen Kron Runner-Up Dustin Zemaitis</font></h6></div><div id="comp-kpafyuo2" class="_2bafp" data-testid="richTextElement" style="margin: 0px 0px 46px calc(0.5 * (100% - 980px)); padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: none; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; left: 60px; grid-row-start: 14; grid-column-start: 1; grid-row-end: 15; grid-column-end: 2; justify-self: start; align-self: start; width: 715px; height: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><h6 class="font_6" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; font: var(--font_6); line-height: normal; color: rgb(var(--color_18));"><font size="4" class="">U1200: Champion Alex Mihill Runner-Up Mike Brown</font></h6></div><div id="comp-kpafyuoi" class="_2bafp" data-testid="richTextElement" style="margin: 0px 0px 70px calc(0.5 * (100% - 980px)); padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: none; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; left: 60px; grid-row-start: 15; grid-column-start: 1; grid-row-end: 16; grid-column-end: 2; justify-self: start; align-self: start; width: 715px; height: auto;"><h6 class="font_6" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(var(--color_18)); font: var(--font_6); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; line-height: normal;"><font size="4" class="">U1000: Champion Chris Benatos Runner-Up Vaibhav Misra</font></h6><h6 class="font_6" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(var(--color_18)); font: var(--font_6); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; line-height: normal;"><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></h6><h6 class="font_6" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(var(--color_18)); font: var(--font_6); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; line-height: normal;"><font size="4" class="">The website has been updated!</font></h6><h6 class="font_6" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(var(--color_18)); font: var(--font_6); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; line-height: normal;"><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></h6><h6 class="font_6" style="font: var(--font_6); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(var(--color_18));" class="">We tried a new format that seemed quite </span><font color="#000000" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">successful and</span></font><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(var(--color_18));" class=""> I can assure you we</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">’</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(var(--color_18));" class="">ll run it back again. We ran less events allowing for more matches </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">…</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(var(--color_18));" class=""> everyone advances off their table.</span></span></h6><h6 class="font_6" style="font: var(--font_6); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(var(--color_18)); font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></h6><h6 class="font_6" style="font: var(--font_6); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(var(--color_18));" class="">How? We did the </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">normal seeded draws for group round robins. Next everyone advanced in appropriate round robin groups again based on their results. We called it the upper and lower groups. Finally, the top 2 upper group finishers came off their tables for a semi final and final. Players in the U1200 event and Open event experienced between 8 to 10 matches per event. If anyone that competed wants to “reply all” with their experience please do so.</span></span></h6><h6 class="font_6" style="font: var(--font_6); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></h6><h6 class="font_6" style="font: var(--font_6); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;" class="">We streamed most of the day on our Facebook page. You can either access those matches at Facebook OR you can visit our website at <a href="http://www.gvttc.com" class="">www.gvttc.com</a>, scroll to the bottom of the home page and see it there. Remember, if you like the GVTTC Facebook group, you’ll be notified immediately when we GO LIVE.</span></h6><h6 class="font_6" style="font: var(--font_6); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></h6><h6 class="font_6" style="font: var(--font_6); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;" class="">We’re looking at our next unsanctioned tournament sometime in August …. Stay tuned!</span></h6><h6 class="font_6" style="font: var(--font_6); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></h6><h6 class="font_6" style="font: var(--font_6); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;" class="">Sincerely,</span></h6><h6 class="font_6" style="font: var(--font_6); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;" class="">Andre Maronian</span></h6><h6 class="font_6" style="font: var(--font_6); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;" class="">President GVTTC</span></h6><h6 class="font_6" style="font: var(--font_6); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; pointer-events: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;" class="">Tournament Coordinator</span></h6></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></body></html>