Steve Ozorio [#118] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Ozorio, 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. Ozorio currently has a record of 13-17, -778, and is ranked #137 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): Steve Surname(s): Ozorio Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Age: 46 Awards: Bahrain Champion 1987/1988 Hobbies: Scrabble, chess Occupation: Hotelier

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	80-135 (0.372)
Past 1-12 months	10-19 (0.345)	LL W LLLLLLL W LLLLL W L WW L WW L W L W L W
Past 13-24 months	17-29 (0.370)	LLL WWWW LLL W LLL W LLL W LLLL WWWW LLLL W L WW L W LLLL W L W LL
Past 25-36 months	34-46 (0.425)	L WW L W L W LLLLLLLL WW L WW L WW L W L WWW LLLL W LL W L WW LL WW LLLL W LL W L WW L W LLLLLLL WWWWWW L W LL W LLLL W
Past 37-48 months	9-24 (0.273)	WW L W LLLL W LLL W LLLLL WW LLLLLLLLL W L W L
Past 49-60 months	10-17 (0.370)	LL W L W L W LLLLLL WW LL W LLL W L WWW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 498 Average for: 371 Average against: 397
Round 1		Ozorio played #146 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 339 to 485 (a spread of -146) . Before this event, Ozorio had not played Sherman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #155. Current record: 0-1, -146.
Round 2		Ozorio played #159 Chrisn Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 467 to 405 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Ozorio had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 1-1, -84.
Round 3		Ozorio played #97 Marcia McPhee (Centreville, VA) and lost 336 to 344 (a spread of -8) . The last time these two played was 2002-12 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Ozorio's record vs. McPhee in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 1-2, -92.
Round 4		Ozorio played #41 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 472 to 380 (a spread of 92) . The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Ozorio's record vs. Epstein in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-2, +0.
Round 5		Ozorio played #173 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 477 to 279 (a spread of 198) . Before this event, Ozorio had not played Weisskopf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-2, +198.
Round 6		Ozorio played #103 Avi Moss (Missouri City, TX) and lost 389 to 443 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Ozorio had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-3, +144.
Round 7		Ozorio played #60 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 407 to 438 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Ozorio had not played Hahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-4, +113.
Round 8		Ozorio played #122 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 351 to 257 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Ozorio had not played Pate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-4, +207.
Round 9		Ozorio played #15 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 453 to 418 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Ozorio had not played Brook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-4, +242.
Round 10		Ozorio played #155 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (Thailand) and lost 212 to 393 (a spread of -181) . Before this event, Ozorio had not played Sukhumrattanaporn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-5, +61.
Round 11		Ozorio played #143 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 378 to 451 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Ozorio had not played Schonbrun in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-6, -12.
Round 12		Ozorio played #171 Bruce Ward (San Francisco, CA) and won 364 to 326 (a spread of 38) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ozorio's record vs. Ward 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-6, +26.
Round 13		Ozorio played #47 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 498 to 366 (a spread of 132) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ozorio's record vs. Frank 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-6, +158.
Round 14		Ozorio played #134 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 413 to 366 (a spread of 47) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: CAMBRIDGE, ONT CAN Ozorio's record vs. Ravichandran in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WLL. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-6, +205.
Round 15		Ozorio played #70 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 430 to 362 (a spread of 68) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ozorio's record vs. Horowitz 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-6, +273.
Round 16		Ozorio played #90 John Luebkemann (Pineville, NC) and lost 345 to 453 (a spread of -108) . Before this event, Ozorio had not played Luebkemann in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-7, +165.
Round 17		Ozorio played #37 Mike Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 351 to 537 (a spread of -186) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ozorio's record vs. Early 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-8, -21.
Round 18		Ozorio played #73 Richard Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and lost 339 to 426 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Ozorio had not played Julian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-9, -108.
Round 19		Ozorio played #129 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 439 to 505 (a spread of -66) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ozorio's record vs. Poder 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 9-10, -174.
Round 20		Ozorio played #176 Ben Withers (Lake Jackson, TX) and lost 307 to 348 (a spread of -41) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ozorio's record vs. Withers in the 5 years leading up to this event: 5-4 (0.556). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: WLLL. Past 49-60 months: WLW. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 9-11, -215.
Round 21		Ozorio played #22 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 400 to 289 (a spread of 111) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Ozorio's record vs. Chakrabarti in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 10-11, -104.
Round 22		Ozorio played #175 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 352 to 459 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Ozorio had not played Wiegand in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 10-12, -211.
Round 23		Ozorio played #173 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 285 to 406 (a spread of -121) . Before this event, Ozorio had not played Weisskopf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 10-13, -332.
Round 24		Ozorio played #21 Eric Chaikin (West Hollywood, CA) and won 393 to 389 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Ozorio had not played Chaikin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 11-13, -328.
Round 25		Ozorio played #162 Susi Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and lost 281 to 427 (a spread of -146) . Before this event, Ozorio had not played Tiekert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 11-14, -474.
Round 26		Ozorio played #126 James Peters (Brandon, FL) and won 396 to 375 (a spread of 21) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Ozorio's record vs. Peters in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 12-14, -453.
Round 27		Ozorio played #130 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 246 to 417 (a spread of -171) . Before this event, Ozorio had not played Polatnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 12-15, -624. Ozorio is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Ozorio played #150 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 304 to 391 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Ozorio had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 12-16, -711.
Round 29		Ozorio played #125 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and lost 350 to 427 (a spread of -77) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ozorio's record vs. Peltz 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: #146. Current record: 12-17, -788.
Round 30		Ozorio played #106 Joe Neff (Oreland, PA) and won 359 to 349 (a spread of 10) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NY Ozorio's record vs. Neff in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 13-17, -778.

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