2nd World Othello Championships

New-York (USA), 1978/10/30-31, 9 players from 9 countries

Final standings

1. Hidenori Maruoka (JPN)
2. Carol Jacobs (USA)
3. Leve Arsenault (CAN)
4. Jeff Davison (GBR)
5. Thomas Heiberg (NOR)
6. Gunnar Raabe (SWE)
7. Eduardo Enriquez (PHI)
8. Kim Nyberg (FIN)
9. Pier Morolli (ITA)

• Final
Jacobs 14-50 Maruoka
Maruoka 64-0 Jacobs

• Semi-finals
Arsenault 42-22 Jacobs & Davison 17-47 Maruoka
Jacobs 45-19 Arsenault & Maruoka 53-11 Davison

• Final standings after first day

GROUP A
 Jeff Davison      (39)      (41)
 Leve Arsenault    (25) (40)
 Kim Nyberg             (24) (23)

GROUP B
 Hidenori Maruoka  (60) (52)
 Thomas Heiberg     (4)      (57)
 Pier Morolli           (12)  (7)

GROUP C
 Carol Jacobs      (48) (37)
 Gunnar Raabe      (16)      (42)
 Eduardo Enriquez       (27) (22)

The four players with the most number of discs advance to the semi-finals.