Steven Alexander [#3] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Steven Alexander, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Alexander currently has a record of 16-14, +437, and is ranked #59 in Division 1.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player's past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player's ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player's opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Steven Surname(s): Alexander Home: Portland, OR, United States Age: 47 Awards: Won numerous scrabble tournaments Hobbies: reading, thinking Occupation: lawyer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	154-94 (0.621)
Past 1-12 months	11-12 (0.478)	WWW L WW LLL W L WWW L W L W LLLLL
Past 13-24 months	18.5-11.5 (0.617)	WWWW LTW L WW L WW LL W L WWWWWW LL W LLL W
Past 25-36 months	45.5-23.5 (0.659)	W LLL W L WW L WWWWWW L WW L WWWWW LL WWWWWTL WWWW LL W LLL WWWWWW LLLL WWW L W L WWWWWW LL WW
Past 37-48 months	30-20 (0.600)	W L WW L WWWWWWWWWWW LLLL WW LLLLL W L W LLLLL WWWWW L WWWWW L WW L
Past 49-60 months	49-27 (0.645)	L W L WWW LL WW L WWW L WWWWW L W L W LL W L WWW L W L WWWW L WWWWW L W LLL WWWWW L WWWW L W L W L WWW LLL WWWW LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 499 Average for: 403 Average against: 389
Before the Tournament		Alexander is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Alexander played #83 Phil Kretschman (North Wales, PA) and lost 328 to 371 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Kretschman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 0-1, -43.
Round 2		Alexander played #70 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 416 to 430 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Horowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 0-2, -57.
Round 3		Alexander played #87 Judith Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and won 414 to 382 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Levitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-2, -25.
Round 4		Alexander played #30 Bruce D'Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 460 to 366 (a spread of 94) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Alexander's record vs. D'Ambrosio in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-2, +69.
Round 5		Alexander played #177 Trey Wright (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 378 to 389 (a spread of -11) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: SWILLNS Alexander's record vs. Wright in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-3, +58.
Round 6		Alexander played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 401 to 478 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Mancine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 2-4, -19.
Round 7		Alexander played #51 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 366 to 475 (a spread of -109) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Gibson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 2-5, -128.
Round 8		Alexander played #125 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 457 to 363 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Peltz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 3-5, -34.
Round 9		Alexander played #148 Paul Sidorsky (Calgary AB) and lost 390 to 426 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Sidorsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 3-6, -70.
Round 10		Alexander played #136 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 474 to 345 (a spread of 129) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Rosen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 4-6, +59.
Round 11		Alexander played #61 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 422 to 307 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Harshbarger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-6, +174.
Round 12		Alexander played #145 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 398 to 374 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Schwartzman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-6, +198. Alexander is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		Alexander played #164 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 478 to 337 (a spread of 141) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Alexander's record vs. Tillekeratne in the 5 years leading up to this event: 8-2 (0.800). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WWWW. Past 37-48 months: WWW. Past 49-60 months: WL. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-6, +339.
Round 14		Alexander played #150 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 356 to 359 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-7, +336.
Round 15		Alexander played #71 Ronald Howard (Irvine, CA) and lost 396 to 489 (a spread of -93) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Alexander's record vs. Howard in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7-8, +243.
Round 16		Alexander played #71 Ronald Howard (Irvine, CA) and won 363 to 337 (a spread of 26) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Alexander's record vs. Howard in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-8, +269.
Round 17		Alexander played #69 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 396 to 318 (a spread of 78) . The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: DANBURY, CT Alexander's record vs. Horn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-8, +347.
Round 18		Alexander played #9 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 410 to 317 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Baron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-8, +440.
Round 19		Alexander played #84 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and lost 348 to 487 (a spread of -139) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Leong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-9, +301.
Round 20		Alexander played #97 Marcia McPhee (Centreville, VA) and lost 355 to 416 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Alexander had not played McPhee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10-10, +240.
Round 21		Alexander played #151 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 433 to 338 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Stegman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-10, +335.
Round 22		Alexander played #55 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 499 to 297 (a spread of 202) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Alexander's record vs. Goodwin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 9.5-3.5 (0.731). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WWLTW. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: LWW. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-10, +537.
Round 23		Alexander played #9 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 427 to 405 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Baron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-10, +559.
Round 24		Alexander played #174 Jeff Widergren (Los Gatos, CA) and won 450 to 294 (a spread of 156) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Widergren in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-10, +715.
Round 25		Alexander played #149 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and lost 387 to 396 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Singleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-11, +706.
Round 26		Alexander played #95 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and lost 346 to 466 (a spread of -120) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Matsumoto in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 14-12, +586.
Round 27		Alexander played #161 Ron Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and lost 267 to 436 (a spread of -169) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Alexander's record vs. Tiekert in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 14-13, +417.
Round 28		Alexander played #58 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 448 to 411 (a spread of 37) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Alexander's record vs. Greenspan in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 15-13, +454.
Round 29		Alexander played #110 Mark Nyman (United Kingdom) and won 448 to 440 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Nyman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 16-13, +462. Alexander is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Alexander is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 30		Alexander played #95 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and lost 384 to 409 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Alexander had not played Matsumoto in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 16-14, +437. Alexander is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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