Ron Tiekert [#122] at NSC 2002

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Ron Tiekert [#122] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information
	Given name(s): Ron Surname(s): Tiekert Home: Alpharetta, GA, United States Age: 56 Awards: 1985 NASO Champion; 1992 NSA Director of the Year; Three-time Boston Premier Champion; 2001-12 Rye Brook, NY; 2002-01 Atlantic City, NJ Hobbies: Scrabble; table tennis; natural sciences Occupation: Software editor WSC 1991 Rank: 5 WSC 1997 Rank: 15 WSC 1999 Rank: 7

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 501 Average for: 396 Average against: 394
Round 1		Tiekert played #092 Komol Panyasoponlert (Thailand) and won 429 to 349 (a spread of 80) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +80.
Round 2		Tiekert played #105 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 406 to 395 (a spread of 11) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-0, +91.
Round 3		Tiekert played #118 Taewan Sutthasin (Thailand) and lost 386 to 390 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, +87.
Round 4		Tiekert played #089 Steve Oliger (Lancaster, PA) and won 363 to 329 (a spread of 34) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-1, +121.
Round 5		Tiekert played #132 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 339 to 395 (a spread of -56) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-2, +65.
Round 6		Tiekert played #104 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 470 to 316 (a spread of 154) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-2, +219.
Round 7		Tiekert played #005 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 417 to 308 (a spread of 109) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-2, +328.
Round 8		Tiekert played #116 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 464 to 382 (a spread of 82) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-2, +410.
Round 9		Tiekert played #037 Marty Gabriel (Berwyn, IL) and won 404 to 357 (a spread of 47) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-2, +457.
Round 10		Tiekert played #002 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and lost 391 to 400 (a spread of -9) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +448.
Round 11		Tiekert played #016 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 335 to 435 (a spread of -100) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-4, +348.
Round 12		Tiekert played #075 Adam Logan (Berkeley, CA) and won 438 to 409 (a spread of 29) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-4, +377.
Round 13		Tiekert played #033 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 422 to 343 (a spread of 79) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +456. Tiekert is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 14		Tiekert played #067 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 355 to 454 (a spread of -99) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +357.
Round 15		Tiekert played #054 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 425 to 386 (a spread of 39) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-5, +396.
Round 16		Tiekert played #100 Jeff Potts (Woodland Hills, CA) and won 415 to 344 (a spread of 71) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-5, +467.
Round 17		Tiekert played #061 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 389 to 346 (a spread of 43) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-5, +510.
Round 18		Tiekert played #098 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 501 to 416 (a spread of 85) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +595.
Round 19		Tiekert played #067 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 399 to 479 (a spread of -80) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-6, +515.
Round 20		Tiekert played #066 Jakkrit Klaphajone (Thailand) and lost 374 to 402 (a spread of -28) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-7, +487. Tiekert is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Tiekert played #105 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 425 to 334 (a spread of 91) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +578.
Round 22		Tiekert played #130 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 375 to 627 (a spread of -252) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-8, +326.
Round 23		Tiekert played #108 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 420 to 334 (a spread of 86) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-8, +412.
Round 24		Tiekert played #041 Daniel Goldman (New York, NY) and lost 360 to 607 (a spread of -247) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-9, +165.
Round 25		Tiekert played #064 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 374 to 375 (a spread of -1) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-10, +164.
Round 26		Tiekert played #092 Komol Panyasoponlert (Thailand) and won 442 to 363 (a spread of 79) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-10, +243.
Round 27		Tiekert played #008 Rich Baker (Westhampton Beach, NY) and lost 319 to 367 (a spread of -48) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-11, +195.
Round 28		Tiekert played #039 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 333 to 325 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-11, +203.
Round 29		Tiekert played #116 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 429 to 431 (a spread of -2) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 17-12, +201.
Round 30		Tiekert played #014 Gerald Carter (Thailand) and lost 294 to 475 (a spread of -181) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 17-13, +20.
Round 31	Larger photo available	Tiekert played #044 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 375 to 338 (a spread of 37) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 18-13, +57.
After the Tournament		Tiekert is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Tiekert is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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