Bruce Ward [#126] at NSC 2002

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Bruce Ward [#126] 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): Bruce Surname(s): Ward Home: San Francisco, CA, United States Age: 44

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 510 Average for: 388 Average against: 378
Round 1		Ward played #022 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and won 384 to 342 (a spread of 42) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-0, +42.
Round 2		Ward played #040 J Goard (Foresthill, CA) and lost 391 to 407 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-1, +26.
Round 3		Ward played #066 Jakkrit Klaphajone (Thailand) and won 396 to 379 (a spread of 17) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-1, +43.
Round 4		Ward played #054 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 391 to 399 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-2, +35.
Round 5		Ward played #051 Wendell Haynes (Miami, FL) and won 421 to 381 (a spread of 40) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-2, +75.
Round 6		Ward played #017 Tracy Cobbs (Decatur, AL) and lost 384 to 404 (a spread of -20) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-3, +55.
Round 7		Ward played #004 Scott Appel (Neshanic, NJ) and lost 375 to 383 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-4, +47.
Round 8		Ward played #070 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 461 to 438 (a spread of 23) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-4, +70.
Round 9		Ward played #119 Thavach T (Thailand) and won 354 to 328 (a spread of 26) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-4, +96.
Round 10		Ward played #085 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 304 to 404 (a spread of -100) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-5, -4.
Round 11		Ward played #132 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 316 to 425 (a spread of -109) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-6, -113.
Round 12		Ward played #131 Margaret Bauer Williams (Kearny, NJ) and lost 333 to 408 (a spread of -75) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-7, -188.
Round 13		Ward played #060 Noah Kanter (Berkeley, CA) and won 490 to 306 (a spread of 184) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-7, -4.
Round 14		Ward played #055 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 422 to 319 (a spread of 103) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-7, +99.
Round 15		Ward played #007 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 364 to 387 (a spread of -23) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-8, +76.
Round 16		Ward played #073 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 351 to 414 (a spread of -63) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-9, +13.
Round 17		Ward played #120 John Terrell (Roseville, MI) and lost 345 to 431 (a spread of -86) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-10, -73.
Round 18		Ward played #129 Jeff Widergren (San Jose, CA) and won 448 to 344 (a spread of 104) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-10, +31.
Round 19		Ward played #091 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 429 to 352 (a spread of 77) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-10, +108.
Round 20		Ward played #035 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 311 to 320 (a spread of -9) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-11, +99.
Round 21		Ward played #036 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 466 to 431 (a spread of 35) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-11, +134.
Round 22		Ward played #121 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and won 389 to 311 (a spread of 78) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-11, +212.
Round 23		Ward played #029 Michael Early (Richardson, TX) and lost 311 to 470 (a spread of -159) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-12, +53.
Round 24		Ward played #085 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 430 to 380 (a spread of 50) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-12, +103.
Round 25		Ward played #022 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and won 415 to 358 (a spread of 57) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-12, +160.
Round 26		Ward played #046 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 510 to 335 (a spread of 175) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-12, +335.
Round 27		Ward played #030 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 330 to 415 (a spread of -85) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-13, +250.
Round 28		Ward played #002 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and won 407 to 374 (a spread of 33) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 15-13, +283.
Round 29		Ward played #134 Gail Wolford (Portland, OR) and won 424 to 286 (a spread of 138) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16-13, +421.
Round 30		Ward played #011 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 305 to 453 (a spread of -148) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 16-14, +273.
Round 31		Ward played #004 Scott Appel (Neshanic, NJ) and won 367 to 343 (a spread of 24) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 17-14, +297.

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