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Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2024-07-26 20:49:37 from the NASPA Member Database. It was inspired in April 2004 by CGP postings from Ed Liebfried, Jeff Clark, Rich Baker and many others. Corrections to the database may be made by the affected individuals, through Member Services.

For each state or province that has at least one ranked player, up to 10 top players are listed by current rating. Ranked players are those whose memberships are in good standing and have played in at least 14 fully-rated tournament games in the past 12 ratings months. States and provinces are listed according to the average rating of their top ten players. Areas with fewer than ten ranked players listed are assumed to have additional players rated 500 for the purposes of computing their average.

Top Ten States/Provinces

RankState/ProvinceTop 10 RatingsMean
1Texas2046 1928 1885 1866 1860 1844 1829 1778 1778 1699 1851.3
2California1956 1948 1923 1897 1831 1825 1813 1789 1720 1704 1840.6
3Ontario2003 1956 1916 1890 1803 1735 1734 1714 1709 1668 1812.8
4New York1904 1899 1886 1800 1791 1759 1752 1746 1686 1661 1788.4
5Massachusetts1945 1872 1840 1837 1809 1752 1702 1701 1696 1678 1783.2
6North Carolina1912 1851 1796 1782 1710 1635 1613 1522 1410 1407 1663.8
7Quebec2090 2001 1944 1911 1508 1474 1415 1404 1399 1363 1650.9
8Pennsylvania1842 1837 1676 1668 1609 1566 1546 1540 1501 1455 1624
9Oregon2071 2033 2019 2009 1786 1671 1656 1498 974 513 1623
10New Jersey2056 2016 1832 1600 1528 1451 1400 1386 1382 1380 1603.1

Other States/Provinces

11–20VA FL OH MI IL MD LA WA GA CT
21–30IN NM DC AZ NV MO KY VT NH TN
31–40AL ME MS DE WI RI MB IA CO ID
41–50AR UT WV BC SC NB SK OK KS MN
51PE
Texas (#1: 1851.3; 48 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Orry Swift
Rating: 2046
Overall Rank: 7
37, Beaumont

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2221928MATT CANIK
3371885SIDDHARTH MURALI
4401866JOHN LUEBKEMANN
5421860PAUL HOLSER
6461844CHRIS CREE
7541829DARRELL DAY
8741778 WINTER
8741778MICHAEL EARLY
101071699KEVIN LEEDS
California (#2: 1840.6; 27 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Kevin Fraley
Rating: 1956
Overall Rank: 16
54, San Jose

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2191948JOE EDLEY
3241923ZACHARY ANSELL
4331897MIKE FRENTZ
5531831EDWARD DE GUZMAN
6551825DAVID PEARL
7581813NOAH BERGER
8671789JERRY LERMAN
9931720DAVID PODER
101041704JOEL ELKINS
Ontario (#3: 1812.8; 69 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Christopher Sykes
Rating: 2003
Overall Rank: 13
58, Cambridge

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2161956ARIE SINKE
3261916MAX PANITCH
4341890JARED CAPPEL
5621803ROBIN POLLOCK DANIEL
6911735ZEV KAUFMAN
7921734JOHN STARDOM
8981714AGNES KRAMER
91021709DEEN HERGOTT
101221668RYAN CHEPITA
New York (#4: 1788.4; 73 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Karl Higby
Rating: 1904
Overall Rank: 29
Schenectady

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2321899JEREMY HALL
3361886ERIC GOLDSTEIN
4631800KENNETH RUBIN
5651791BRYAN RICHGRUBER
6851759SAMUEL KAPLAN
7871752DAN WACHTELL
8891746FROILAN MENDOZA
91161686FRANK TANGREDI
101271661PETER BARKMAN
Massachusetts (#5: 1783.2; 38 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Seth Lipkin
Rating: 1945
Overall Rank: 20
61, Hopkinton

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2391872JACK PETERS
3481840JAMIE RYAN
4491837MORRIS GREENBERG
5601809JAMES DONNELLY
6871752DEAN CULLEN
71051702RICKY SIROIS
81061701WES EDDINGS
91111696MICHAEL THELEN
101181678SCOTT LEIFER
North Carolina (#6: 1663.8; 44 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Andy Hoang
Rating: 1912
Overall Rank: 27
26, Cary

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2441851KEVIN BOWERMAN
3641796RANDY HERSOM
4711782RYAN FISCHER
51001710DAVID WEISBERG
61371635MARK SCHMIDT
71461613LIZ GOTTLIN
82061522LISA PERRY
92701410KATYA LEZIN
102741407SUSAN BERTONI
Quebec (#7: 1650.9; 18 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Josh Sokol
Rating: 2090
Overall Rank: 3
Montreal

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2142001JACKSON SMYLIE
3211944MICHAEL FAGEN
4281911JASON LI
52101508BERNARD GOTLIEB
62241474KYLE FELLAHI
72651415SARY KARANOFSKY
82761404NORMA LOVETT
92821399BENJAMIN PRIES
102991363RICHARD KIRSCH
Pennsylvania (#8: 1624; 44 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Jamie McCune
Rating: 1842
Overall Rank: 47
Shrewsbury

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2491837SCOTT APPEL
31191676MARK MILLER
41221668EDWIN ROTH
51491609MARK ABADI
61731566MITCHELL BROOK
71861546JEFFREY JACOBSON
81921540YAACOV BARAK
92121501CONNIE CREED
102371455BRENDAN MCCLANAHAN
Oregon (#9: 1623; 10 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Noah Walton
Rating: 2071
Overall Rank: 4
30, Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
292033NIGEL PELTIER
3102019CARL JOHNSON
4122009RAFI STERN
5691786STEVEN ALEXANDER
61211671MICHAEL BAKER
71291656MITCH BAYERSDORFER
82171498RUTH HAMILTON
9595974JOHN LAUCK
10763513ANDREA HILDEBRAND
New Jersey (#10: 1603.1; 29 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Will Anderson
Rating: 2056
Overall Rank: 5
39, Lawrenceville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2112016CESAR DEL SOLAR
3511832RICK JULIAN
41551600JEROME LOCH
52011528JAY LEVIN
62391451MARIAN CALABRO
72811400SCOTT MCDOUGALL
82841386PAUL LUND, JR
92881382GLENN FILZER
102891380EREZ DAVY
Virginia (#11: 1551.5; 20 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Clay Daniel
Rating: 1919
Overall Rank: 25
48, Charlottesville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2411862BARRY KEITH
3511832KNOX DANIEL
41611584JOHN WILDER
51921540MARTY GOLD
62051525STEVE GAWTRY
72431448BARBARA AMSTER
82601426NANCY BOWEN
93931216MERRIS STAMBAUGH
104441163DANIEL HIGGINS
Florida (#12: 1547.5; 25 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Ian Weinstein
Rating: 2091
Overall Rank: 2
58, coral springs

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2561820MADDY KAMEN
3941719HOWARD PISTOL
41031705CONOR MUNRO
52181495CHAUNCEY PATTON
62361457ARTHUR MOORE
72951370JENNIFER TOMLINSON
83191337ARTHUR FINKLE
93521284JOHN BECK
104091197JACQUE LEASE
Ohio (#13: 1545.5; 24 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Trenton Charlson
Rating: 1697
Overall Rank: 109
28, Columbus

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21201675JOSH KOPCZAK
31341646KRISTY ZURBRICK
41421620SEBASTIAN KNOWLES
51681569MIKE STAFFORD
61781553DANIEL STOCK
72271472JAMES FIELDS
82621425MICHAEL WASKI
92721409DOUG CRITCHLOW
102831389ELIZABETH DAVIS
Michigan (#14: 1530.1; 19 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Chuck Armstrong
Rating: 1888
Overall Rank: 35
75, Saline

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2381875JEFF FISZBEIN
3761777STEVE GROB
41251664MARK GARROD
52121501WILL SCOTT
62181495STEVE ANSTANDIG
73161340KIT MOREHEAD
83381308CHERYL MELVIN
93691259PAUL MAY
104121194KARRIE BOWE
Illinois (#15: 1500; 20 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Marty Gabriel
Rating: 1901
Overall Rank: 30
72, Charleston

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2761777DARIN TRUE
3841763PETER SCHWARTZMAN
4991712JONATHAN LINDH
51701568JEREMY CAHNMANN
63111342DAVE CAMERON
73211333DAN TERKELL
83861222DIANE PIETRZAK
94141192CHARLIE ALEXANDER
104151190ERIK EISNER
Maryland (#16: 1434.2; 21 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Dustin Dean
Rating: 1718
Overall Rank: 96
Hanover

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21661570GARY SKOWRONSKI
32011528GRANT GUENZEL
42331462DIANA GROSMAN
52541438DAVID ENGELHARDT
62761404CAROLE DENTON
72901378EDWARD STEWART
83291321GWEN STEWART
93511290CHERYL KAGAN
103791233LINDA OLIVA
Louisiana (#17: 1323.1; 12 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Keith Savage
Rating: 1716
Overall Rank: 97
61, Gretna

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21841548LINDSAY SHIN
32471445LILA CROTTY
42501442WILLIAM GIBLIN
52571434PEGGY ALTAZAN
63671260JEFFREY MOORE
74451162SUSAN POWELL
85031098BRUCE HAMILTON
95261068CAROLYN ATCHISON
105351058BRODERICK LARKINS
Washington (#18: 1290.7; 12 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Adam Henderson
Rating: 1742
Overall Rank: 90
Seattle

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21491609DANIEL GOODWIN
33131341CHRIS SJOHOLM
43241325GEORGE BISSONNETTE
54211185CARL WARNER
64321174JANE BISSONNETTE
74561150J MIDORI HOWARD
84721129JOHN WESTWIG
94741127FRANK SCHIN
104771125MARY LOGULLO
Georgia (#19: 1277.4; 17 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Dave Leifer
Rating: 1652
Overall Rank: 132
78, Alpharetta

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22481443CYNTHIA SEALES
32581431CARL DAVIS
43301319ANDREW GARDNER
53761236RALPH IRELAND
64061203KEVIN BLACK
74181189MATTIE HARPP
84381168MICHAEL CHRISTOPHEL
95261068MICHAEL IRELAND
105281065JERRI BERGERON
Connecticut (#20: 1250.3; 11 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Benjamin Bloom
Rating: 1626
Overall Rank: 140
49, Marion

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21521602MICHAEL ECSEDY
31991534ROBERT DESIMONE, JR
42001529JEFFREY POGUE
53411298BETH MIX
64391167CORNELIA GUEST
74701130PAUL WITINSKI
85741012SHAILEN SMITH
9618944AMIKA GAIR-MACMICHAEL
10728661THEODORE DIAMOND
Indiana (#21: 1213.1; 19 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Troy Thompson
Rating: 1572
Overall Rank: 164
Lebanon

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23221330CHRIS SITLER
33251323GREG ROGERS
43471293PENNY SITLER
54111195KIRSTEN KLASSEN
64201186BETH PALMER
74641136JULIA BOGLE
85291064BARBARA DIXON
95661021KATHERINE RYBAK
105751011JOHN WRIGHT
New Mexico (#22: 1173.1; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Mike Baron
Rating: 1766
Overall Rank: 81
74, Corrales

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2831764WALLACE SCHULTZ
3941719JOHN KARRIS
41281657JEFF MARTIN
51581590STAN MIRANDA
63771235PAMINA DEUTSCH
District of Columbia (#23: 1123.2; 8 ranked)
District Leader Other Top Players

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Sam Rosin
Rating: 1926
Overall Rank: 23
31, Washington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21731566STEFAN FATSIS
31891541SAM MASLING
41921540EMMETT BROSOWSKY
53661263GIDEON BROSOWSKY
64151190TED GEST
7701760JAY WESTREICH
8779446JEREMY BROSOWSKY
Arizona (#24: 1103.1; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Laurie Cohen
Rating: 1901
Overall Rank: 30
57, Tempe

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21091697CHRIS SCHNEIDER
31121694KEVIN SCHUTZ
43131341FLORENCE SPANFELNER
53751237JANE GEARY
64471161JACQUELINE STEWART
Nevada (#25: 1076.6; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Annette Obrestad
Rating: 1779
Overall Rank: 73
Las Vegas

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21591589PAUL TERRY
31951538EDWARD H ZURAV
42721409GREG HARPER
53001361JAK JONES
65101090DERVEN FRANCIS
Missouri (#26: 1059.6; 9 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Paul Mulik
Rating: 1569
Overall Rank: 168
59, Joplin

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22461446DAVID GREMAUD
32791402BRIAN GARNETT
43351312SAMUEL HEIMAN
53361309JOHN FULTZ
65201076JOHN GLEAVES
75801003BRIAN SUMMERS
8751541IRENE TWORK
9781438ELISA TAYLOR
Kentucky (#27: 1020.7; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Mack Meller
Rating: 2126
Overall Rank: 1
24, Lexington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2721780MARK EDWARD OWENS
3821765TED BLEVINS
45501041VICTORIA BLEDSOE
5624937FRED MORLAN
6727668JANICE HATTON
7786390JANET SCHEELINE
Vermont (#28: 980.5; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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David Spargo
Rating: 1776
Overall Rank: 78
South Burlington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21151689JEFFREY NELSON
33111342SARA CORBIN
43401305J MERCATANTE
54131193ANDREW MALABY
New Hampshire (#29: 980.1; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Don Finkey
Rating: 1790
Overall Rank: 66
76, Manchester

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2701784ED LIEBFRIED
33081344STEVE MONIZ
44581145KATH MULLHOLAND
5615949DEB MULROONEY
6691800STELLA RUSSELL
7771489CHRISTINE MURRAY
Tennessee (#30: 973.2; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Shuman
Rating: 1489
Overall Rank: 220
Nashville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22501442RUCHI GUPTA
32651415KRISTIAN DIETZ
43631274LARRY DURBIN
54451162HARRY DURBIN
6613950DEBORAH ROBERTS
Alabama (#31: 939.3; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1774
Overall Rank: 79
53, Auburn

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22011528TRACY COBBS
32791402ROBIN CHUA
43591277RICHARD GANGUET
5640912WANDA TUMLIN
Maine (#32: 935; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Joey Mallick
Rating: 2045
Overall Rank: 8
44, South Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23011360KEITH HAGEL
33981210JAMIE LOGAN
45161080ERIC HOPKINS
5634920DIANE SLEEK
6710735JOHANNA SWEET
Mississippi (#33: 894.9; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Joey Krafchick
Rating: 2052
Overall Rank: 6
29, Ocean Springs

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21541601STEVEN DINAPOLI
35381051BRENDA SMITH
4648891LINDA WARREN
5666854QUEEN STREET LEWIS
Delaware (#34: 874.6; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Richard Popper
Rating: 1656
Overall Rank: 129
72, Wilmington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23501291ALEX VRATSANOS
34941105PETER FILANDRO
45501041NANCY HANLEY
55561034MARIE FILANDRO
6737619RUTH BROWER
Wisconsin (#35: 856; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Steve Hartsman
Rating: 1581
Overall Rank: 162
62, West Allis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23611275RON MALZER
34261179MICHAEL JAROZEWSKI
4649888HELEN FLORES
5671840BUFFY HOGAN
6692797BRAD WILLIAMS
Rhode Island (#36: 847.8; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chloe Fatsis
Rating: 1967
Overall Rank: 15
22, Providence

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21381633SCOTT ANDERBOIS
35671020ROSS FIDLER
4664858RICHARD COHN
Manitoba (#37: 764.5; 3 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Gregg Bigourdin
Rating: 1541
Overall Rank: 189
Winnipeg

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22561437EUGENIO NGAN TIAN
34391167MURRAY GOLDENBERG
Iowa (#38: 762.9; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Mike Johnson
Rating: 1818
Overall Rank: 57
Decorah

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23991209JORDAN BARGER
34421164MARGARET YODER
4781438PAUL WOOD
Colorado (#39: 745.7; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David A Brown
Rating: 1694
Overall Rank: 112
Fort Collins

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24671133TRISTAN VANECH
34701130DON ERBE
Idaho (#40: 723.8; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ken Kasney
Rating: 1680
Overall Rank: 117
68, Meridian

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21751558TOM BOND
Arkansas (#41: 702.8; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Josephine Flowers
Rating: 1206
Overall Rank: 403
West Memphis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24361171YOLI USHRY
34861115RICHARD PRICE
4753536PATRICIA ROUSSEAU
Utah (#42: 694.5; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Michael Stevens
Rating: 1503
Overall Rank: 211
77, Salt Lake City

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22501442NATALIE DICOU
West Virginia (#43: 681.7; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1758
Overall Rank: 86
70, Keyser

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
25321059TINA YATES
British Columbia (#44: 680.8; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jill Turney
Rating: 1465
Overall Rank: 230
73, North Vancouver

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23101343LETITIA SEARS
South Carolina (#45: 680.2; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Garcia
Rating: 1520
Overall Rank: 207
Pendleton

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2642901PEGGY GRANT
3652881CHRISTINE HANNOUCHE
New Brunswick (#46: 667.3; 3 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chuck Abbate
Rating: 1430
Overall Rank: 259
55, Quispamsis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
25291064JOHN APISSOGHOMIAN
3722679NICK ABBATE
Saskatchewan (#47: 611.1; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Hank Hees
Rating: 1611
Overall Rank: 148
Saskatoon

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Oklahoma (#48: 604.5; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Asif Ali
Rating: 1545
Overall Rank: 188
53, NORMAN

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Kansas (#49: 590.4; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Nick Purifoy
Rating: 1404
Overall Rank: 276
Prairie Village

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Minnesota (#50: 580.9; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Hubert Van Tol
Rating: 1309
Overall Rank: 336
Winona

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Prince Edward Island (#51: 579.6; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Lisa Kessler
Rating: 1296
Overall Rank: 343
69, Charlottestown

There are no other players from this region in the database.