Ron Tiekert [#161] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ron Tiekert, 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. Tiekert currently has a record of 16-14, +1039, and is ranked #55 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): Ron Surname(s): Tiekert Home: Indialantic, FL, United States Age: 57 Awards: 1985 National Champion; winner Boston Premier 3 times; played in 3 Worlds' - best finish 5th; top 10 finish in 6 NSCs Hobbies: Scrabble, Table Tennis Occupation: Educational Software Managing Editor WSC 1991 Rank: 5 WSC 1997 Rank: 15 WSC 1999 Rank: 7

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	181-119 (0.603)
Past 1-12 months	24-18 (0.571)	L WW LL WWWWWWWW L WWWW LLLLL W L WW L W LLL W L WWW LLL WW
Past 13-24 months	32-17 (0.653)	L WWW L WWWW LL W LL W LL WWW L WW L WWW L WWW LL W L WWWWWWW L WW LL WW
Past 25-36 months	53-27 (0.662)	L WWWWWWWWWWW L W L WWWWWWWWWWW LLLL WWWW LLL W L WW LLLLL WWW LL WWWWWWWWWW LL WW L WW LLLLLL WWWWWW
Past 37-48 months	40-30 (0.571)	LL WW L W LL WW L W LL WW LL WWW L W L WW L W L WWWW LLL WWWW LLL WWW LL W L WW LL W L WW L W L WWW L W L WWW
Past 49-60 months	32-27 (0.542)	L W L W L W L WW L W LLL W L W L WW LLLL WW LL WW LL WWWW LL WWWWWW LLL W L W LL W L WWWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 567 Average for: 414 Average against: 380
Before the Tournament		Tiekert is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Tiekert played #86 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 539 to 339 (a spread of 200) . Before this event, Tiekert had not played Levin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +200.
Round 2		Tiekert played #78 Jason Katz-Brown (Richmond, CA) and lost 351 to 499 (a spread of -148) . Before this event, Tiekert had not played Katz-Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-1, +52.
Round 3		Tiekert played #24 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 428 to 395 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Tiekert had not played Clifford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-1, +85.
Round 4		Tiekert played #104 Brian Moss (Brooklyn, NY) and won 449 to 279 (a spread of 170) . Before this event, Tiekert had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-1, +255.
Round 5		Tiekert played #43 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 385 to 395 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Tiekert had not played Fidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-2, +245.
Round 6		Tiekert played #133 Stefan Rau (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 447 to 300 (a spread of 147) . Before this event, Tiekert had not played Rau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-2, +392.
Round 7		Tiekert played #143 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 313 to 518 (a spread of -205) . The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: RENO, NV Tiekert's record vs. Schonbrun in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-3, +187.
Round 8		Tiekert played #93 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 374 to 440 (a spread of -66) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Tiekert's record vs. Mallick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-5 (0.444). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: LL. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-4, +121.
Round 9		Tiekert played #127 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 474 to 283 (a spread of 191) . Before this event, Tiekert had not played Pistol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-4, +312.
Round 10		Tiekert played #62 John Hart (Portland, OR) and won 404 to 324 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Tiekert had not played Hart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-4, +392.
Round 11		Tiekert played #90 John Luebkemann (Pineville, NC) and won 349 to 323 (a spread of 26) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Tiekert's record vs. Luebkemann in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-5 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-4, +418.
Round 12		Tiekert played #76 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 371 to 375 (a spread of -4) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Tiekert's record vs. Kantimathi in the 5 years leading up to this event: 6-4 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: LLWL. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-5, +414.
Round 13		Tiekert played #97 Marcia McPhee (Centreville, VA) and won 444 to 385 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Tiekert had not played McPhee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-5, +473.
Round 14		Tiekert played #13 Neil Bines (Whitestone, NY) and won 501 to 302 (a spread of 199) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Tiekert's record vs. Bines 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: #27. Current record: 9-5, +672.
Round 15		Tiekert played #119 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 381 to 419 (a spread of -38) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Tiekert's record vs. Panyasophonlert in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-6, +634.
Round 16		Tiekert played #146 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 567 to 317 (a spread of 250) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: ALL*STARS CHAMPIONSHIP Tiekert's record vs. Sherman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 7-3 (0.700). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WWL. Past 37-48 months: WWW. Past 49-60 months: LLW. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-6, +884.
Round 17		Tiekert played #5 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 387 to 392 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Tiekert had not played Armstrong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-7, +879.
Round 18		Tiekert played #130 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 476 to 353 (a spread of 123) . The last time these two played was 2001-04 at: WAKEFIELD, MA Tiekert's record vs. Polatnick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: W. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-7, +1002.
Round 19		Tiekert played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 428 to 508 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Tiekert had not played Benedict in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-8, +922.
Round 20		Tiekert played #120 Libero Paolella (Toronto ON) and lost 377 to 415 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Tiekert had not played Paolella in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-9, +884.
Round 21		Tiekert played #29 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and lost 385 to 419 (a spread of -34) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Tiekert's record vs. Cushman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800). 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: LW. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-10, +850.
Round 22		Tiekert played #84 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and won 415 to 396 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Tiekert had not played Leong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-10, +869.
Round 23		Tiekert played #58 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 471 to 361 (a spread of 110) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Tiekert's record vs. Greenspan in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-6 (0.143). Past 1-12 months: LWL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-10, +979.
Round 24		Tiekert played #58 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 322 to 502 (a spread of -180) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Tiekert's record vs. Greenspan in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-6 (0.143). Past 1-12 months: LWL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-11, +799.
Round 25		Tiekert played #60 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and won 421 to 317 (a spread of 104) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Tiekert's record vs. Hahn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-11, +903.
Round 26		Tiekert played #111 John O'Laughlin (Madison, WI) and lost 380 to 395 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Tiekert had not played O'Laughlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14-12, +888.
Round 27		Tiekert played #3 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and won 436 to 267 (a spread of 169) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Tiekert's record vs. Alexander 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: #43. Current record: 15-12, +1057.
Round 28		Tiekert played #12 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 393 to 441 (a spread of -48) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Tiekert's record vs. Berofsky in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). 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: no games. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 15-13, +1009.
Round 29		Tiekert played #154 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 337 to 463 (a spread of -126) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Tiekert's record vs. Sujjayakorn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 15-14, +883.
Round 30		Tiekert played #60 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and won 420 to 264 (a spread of 156) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Tiekert's record vs. Hahn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 16-14, +1039.
Final Round 1		Tiekert is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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