Chris Abordo [#3] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Abordo, who is a contestant in Division 2 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. Abordo currently has a record of 20-10, +738, and is ranked #8 in Division 2.

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): Chris Surname(s): Abordo Home: West Paterson, NJ, United States Age: 26 Awards: Gulf Champion(2002), Bahrain Champion (2000, 2001), WSC patricipant (2001, 2003) Hobbies: Reading Occupation: WSC 2001 Rank: 77

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-2 (0.333)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	1-2 (0.333)	L W L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 514 Average for: 383 Average against: 361
Before the Tournament		Abordo is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Abordo played #68 Dennis Kaiser (Erie, CO) and won 446 to 231 (a spread of 215) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Kaiser in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +215.
Round 2		Abordo recorded a win with a spread of 77 points. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +292.
Round 3		Abordo played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 343 to 416 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Eichenbaum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, +219.
Round 4		Abordo played #51 P.K. Gott (Portland, OR) and lost 311 to 451 (a spread of -140) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Gott in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-2, +79.
Round 5		Abordo played #16 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 436 to 295 (a spread of 141) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Camper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, +220.
Round 6		Abordo played #27 Dannene Drummond (Athens, GA) and lost 290 to 470 (a spread of -180) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Drummond in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-3, +40.
Round 7		Abordo played #38 Robert Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 364 to 333 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Enszer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-3, +71.
Round 8		Abordo played #21 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and won 354 to 346 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Dabbs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-3, +79.
Round 9		Abordo played #109 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 352 to 318 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Polsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-3, +113.
Round 10		Abordo played #54 Thomas Hall (Carlisle, PA) and lost 284 to 394 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Hall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-4, +3.
Round 11		Abordo played #43 Joseph Galloway (Elizabethtown, KY) and won 370 to 339 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Galloway in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-4, +34.
Round 12		Abordo played #113 Richard Reiben (Dix Hills, NY) and won 386 to 369 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Reiben in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-4, +51.
Round 13		Abordo played #136 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and won 435 to 373 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Abordo had not played True in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-4, +113.
Round 14		Abordo played #26 Roy Dixon (Lodi, OH) and won 440 to 372 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Dixon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-4, +181.
Round 15		Abordo played #78 John Kopp (Laurel Springs, NJ) and lost 368 to 435 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Kopp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-5, +114.
Round 16		Abordo played #49 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and lost 291 to 481 (a spread of -190) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Golob in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-6, -76.
Round 17		Abordo played #18 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 402 to 398 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-6, -72.
Round 18		Abordo played #141 Mike Wolfberg (Concord, MA) and won 437 to 351 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Wolfberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-6, +14.
Round 19		Abordo played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 396 to 431 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Dunlop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-7, -21.
Round 20		Abordo played #78 John Kopp (Laurel Springs, NJ) and lost 334 to 339 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Kopp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-8, -26.
Round 21		Abordo played #76 James Kille L. Jr. (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 342 to 362 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Kille L. Jr. in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-9, -46.
Round 22		Abordo played #82 Cason Lane (San Diego, CA) and won 385 to 352 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Lane in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-9, -13.
Round 23		Abordo played #42 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and won 495 to 413 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Frentz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-9, +69.
Round 24		Abordo played #104 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and won 514 to 306 (a spread of 208) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY Abordo's record vs. Patterson 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: #22. Current record: 15-9, +277.
Round 25		Abordo played #5 Scott Anderson (Boulder, CO) and won 362 to 241 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Anderson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-9, +398.
Round 26		Abordo played #8 Pongsakorn Atichatsrisakul (Thailand) and won 376 to 328 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Atichatsrisakul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-9, +446.
Round 27		Abordo played #65 Dave Johnson (Portland, OR) and lost 323 to 363 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-10, +406.
Round 28		Abordo played #5 Scott Anderson (Boulder, CO) and won 375 to 321 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Anderson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-10, +460.
Round 29		Abordo played #130 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 467 to 302 (a spread of 165) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Stock in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-10, +625.
Round 30		Abordo played #36 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 438 to 325 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, Abordo had not played Engelhardt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 20-10, +738. Abordo is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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