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James Kramer (#73) at WSC 2001

Background Information

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Given name(s): James
Surname(s): Kramer
Home: United States
WSC 2001 Team: United States

 

Tournament Ups and Downs

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Round-by-Round

High score: 578
Average for: 436
Average against: 411

Before Round 1  

Kramer is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 1

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Kramer played #29 Allan Simmons (England) and won 464 to 422 (a spread of 42) .

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 1-0, +42.

Round 2

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Kramer played #51 Keiichiro Hirai (Japan) and won 389 to 356 (a spread of 33) .

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 2-0, +75.

Kramer is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Kramer is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 3

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Kramer played #43 Jere Mead (United States) and lost 344 to 523 (a spread of -179) .

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 2-1, -104.

Kramer is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Kramer is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 4

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Kramer played #31 Ronald Credo (Philippines) and won 578 to 369 (a spread of 209) .

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 3-1, +105.

Kramer is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 5

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Kramer played #75 Patrick Litunya (Kenya) and won 464 to 398 (a spread of 66) .

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 4-1, +171.

Round 6

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Kramer played #12 Andrew Fisher (England) and lost 352 to 421 (a spread of -69) .

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 4-2, +102.

Kramer is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 7

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Kramer played #40 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 431 to 465 (a spread of -34) .

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 4-3, +68.

Round 8

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Kramer played #84 Evan Simpson (England) and won 460 to 405 (a spread of 55) .

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 5-3, +123.

Round 9

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Kramer played #19 Robin Pollock Daniel (Canada) and won 473 to 293 (a spread of 180) .

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 6-3, +303.

Round 10

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Kramer played #25 Mohan Verghese Chunkath (India) and lost 297 to 458 (a spread of -161) .

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 6-4, +142.

Round 11

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Kramer played #44 Jim Geary (United States) and won 475 to 443 (a spread of 32) .

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 7-4, +174.

Kramer is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Kramer is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 12

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Kramer played #26 Femi Awowade (Nigeria) and lost 357 to 370 (a spread of -13) .

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 7-5, +161.

Round 13

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Kramer played #27 Paul Stephen Cleary (Australia) and won 544 to 423 (a spread of 121) .

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 8-5, +282.

Round 14

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Kramer played #22 David Wiegand (United States) and won 425 to 422 (a spread of 3) .

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 9-5, +285.

Round 15

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Kramer played #50 Peter Sinton (New Zealand) and won 428 to 399 (a spread of 29) .

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 10-5, +314.

Round 16

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Kramer played #08 Robert Felt (United States) and won 387 to 368 (a spread of 19) .

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 11-5, +333.

Round 17

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Kramer played #35 Howard Warner (New Zealand) and won 431 to 350 (a spread of 81) .

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 12-5, +414.

Round 18

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Kramer played #80 Andrew Perry (England) and lost 422 to 490 (a spread of -68) .

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 12-6, +346.

Kramer is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 19

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Kramer played #06 Joe Edley (United States) and won 467 to 438 (a spread of 29) .

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 13-6, +375.

Kramer is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 20

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Kramer played #24 John Luebkemann (United States) and won 421 to 405 (a spread of 16) .

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 14-6, +391.

Kramer is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 21

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Kramer played #40 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 566 to 345 (a spread of 221) .

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 15-6, +612.

Kramer is mentioned in this round's commentary (3 hits).

Kramer is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).

Round 22

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Kramer played #09 Adam Logan (Canada) and won 398 to 382 (a spread of 16) .

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 16-6, +628.

Kramer is mentioned in this round's commentary (3 hits).

Kramer is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 23

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Kramer played #12 Andrew Fisher (England) and won 480 to 468 (a spread of 12) .

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 17-6, +640.

Kramer is mentioned in this round's commentary (3 hits).

Kramer is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

Round 24

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Kramer played #01 Joel Wapnick (World Champion) and lost 405 to 448 (a spread of -43) .

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 17-7, +597.

Kramer is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).

Kramer is mentioned in this round's photo captions (4 hits).

Final Game 1  

Kramer is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).

Final Game 2  

Kramer is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).


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