Libero Paolella [#120] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Libero Paolella, 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. Paolella currently has a record of 16-14, +70, and is ranked #70 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): Libero Surname(s): Paolella Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Age: 49 Awards: 2nd. Reno 1991 Hobbies: chess, bridge, cycling Occupation: bicycle courier WSC 1995 Rank: 48 WSC 1997 Rank: 77

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	84-92 (0.477)
Past 1-12 months	12-20 (0.375)	LLLLLLLL WWWWW LLL W L W LLLLL W L WWWW LL
Past 13-24 months	22-24 (0.478)	L W LL WWWWW L W LLLLLL WWWW LL WW L WWW LLLL WWWW L W LLLLL W L
Past 25-36 months	12-18 (0.400)	LLLLL WW L WW LL W L WWW LL W LL WW LL W LLL
Past 37-48 months	23-20 (0.535)	LL W L WWWW L W L WW L W L W L W LL W LL WWW LL WW L WW LL W LL WW L W
Past 49-60 months	15-10 (0.600)	WW LL WWWWWW L WWW L WW LLLLLL WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 533 Average for: 387 Average against: 384
Round 1		Paolella played #107 Larry Neilson (Hollis, NY) and won 369 to 333 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Neilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-0, +36.
Round 2		Paolella played #98 Jere Mead (Chelmsford, MA) and lost 332 to 397 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Mead in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-1, -29.
Round 3		Paolella played #155 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (Thailand) and lost 338 to 476 (a spread of -138) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Sukhumrattanaporn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 1-2, -167. Paolella is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Paolella is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 4		Paolella played #36 Jim Dodds (White Oak, PA) and lost 289 to 360 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Dodds in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #144. Current record: 1-3, -238.
Round 5		Paolella played #72 Dee Jackson (Massapequa, NY) and won 438 to 309 (a spread of 129) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Jackson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 2-3, -109.
Round 6		Paolella played #69 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 320 to 436 (a spread of -116) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: MONTREAL, QUE, CANADA Paolella'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: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 2-4, -225.
Round 7		Paolella played #92 David Mallick (Andover, MA) and won 492 to 308 (a spread of 184) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Mallick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 3-4, -41.
Round 8		Paolella played #143 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 431 to 350 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Schonbrun in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4-4, +40.
Round 9		Paolella played #165 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 371 to 381 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Tyler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-5, +30.
Round 10		Paolella played #97 Marcia McPhee (Centreville, VA) and lost 290 to 363 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Paolella had not played McPhee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 4-6, -43.
Round 11		Paolella played #151 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 395 to 391 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Stegman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 5-6, -39.
Round 12		Paolella played #176 Ben Withers (Lake Jackson, TX) and won 409 to 356 (a spread of 53) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY Paolella's record vs. Withers in the 5 years leading up to this event: 6-8 (0.429). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: WLLL. Past 49-60 months: WLWLLW. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-6, +14.
Round 13		Paolella played #115 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 533 to 309 (a spread of 224) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Oliger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-6, +238.
Round 14		Paolella played #80 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 319 to 393 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Kenas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7-7, +164.
Round 15		Paolella played #17 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and won 444 to 366 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Cardia in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-7, +242.
Round 16		Paolella played #59 Dominic Grillo (Somerset, NJ) and won 469 to 387 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Grillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-7, +324.
Round 17		Paolella played #62 John Hart (Portland, OR) and won 443 to 386 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Hart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-7, +381.
Round 18		Paolella played #151 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 449 to 275 (a spread of 174) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Stegman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-7, +555.
Round 19		Paolella played #8 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 321 to 503 (a spread of -182) . The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Paolella's record vs. Baker in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-8, +373.
Round 20		Paolella played #161 Ron Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and won 415 to 377 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Tiekert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-8, +411.
Round 21		Paolella played #84 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and won 401 to 254 (a spread of 147) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Leong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-8, +558.
Round 22		Paolella played #29 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and lost 373 to 435 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Cushman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-9, +496.
Round 23		Paolella played #129 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 317 to 463 (a spread of -146) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Poder in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-10, +350.
Round 24		Paolella played #23 Travis Chaney (Van Buren, AR) and lost 333 to 387 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Chaney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-11, +296.
Round 25		Paolella played #76 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 291 to 450 (a spread of -159) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: CAMBRIDGE, ONT Paolella's record vs. Kantimathi in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 13-12, +137.
Round 26		Paolella played #163 Stephen Tier (Rego Park, NY) and won 355 to 335 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Tier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 14-12, +157.
Round 27		Paolella played #137 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 482 to 378 (a spread of 104) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: TORONTO, ONT. CAN Paolella's record vs. Rowland in the 5 years leading up to this event: 6-2 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WWL. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 15-12, +261.
Round 28		Paolella played #6 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and lost 330 to 469 (a spread of -139) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Armstrong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 15-13, +122. Paolella is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Paolella played #50 Jim Geary (Glendale, AZ) and won 439 to 424 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Geary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 16-13, +137.
Round 30		Paolella played #85 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 415 to 482 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Paolella had not played Lerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 16-14, +70. Paolella is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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