Wil Dabbs [#21] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Wil Dabbs, 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. Dabbs currently has a record of 12-18, -314, and is ranked #116 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): Wil Surname(s): Dabbs Home: Neosho, MO, United States Age: 74 Awards: 2004-05 Jonesboro, AR Hobbies: SCRABBLE, Garden, Travel, Skiing Occupation: Retired MD

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	31-49 (0.388)
Past 1-12 months	6-8 (0.429)	LLLL WW L W LL WW L W
Past 13-24 months	12-11 (0.522)	LL WWWWWW LL W L W L W LL W LLL WW
Past 25-36 months	6-20 (0.231)	L W LLLL W L WW LLLL W LLLLL W LLLLL
Past 37-48 months	5-2 (0.714)	L W L WWWW
Past 49-60 months	2-8 (0.200)	W LLLL W LLLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 552 Average for: 370 Average against: 380
Round 1		Dabbs played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 295 to 367 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Dunlop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 0-1, -72.
Round 2		Dabbs played #60 Peter Huszagh (Portland, OR) and won 452 to 391 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Huszagh in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-1, -11.
Round 3		Dabbs played #65 Dave Johnson (Portland, OR) and lost 372 to 451 (a spread of -79) . The last time these two played was 2002-05 at: JONESBORO, AR Dabbs's record vs. Johnson 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: #89. Current record: 1-2, -90.
Round 4		Dabbs played #1 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and lost 336 to 477 (a spread of -141) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 1-3, -231.
Round 5		Dabbs played #4 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and lost 323 to 385 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Ali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 1-4, -293.
Round 6		Dabbs played #41 Kevin Fraley (Madera, CA) and lost 406 to 417 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Fraley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 1-5, -304.
Round 7		Dabbs played #118 Ann Sanfedele (New York, NY) and lost 271 to 462 (a spread of -191) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Sanfedele in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 1-6, -495.
Round 8		Dabbs played #3 Chris Abordo (West Paterson, NJ) and lost 346 to 354 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Abordo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 1-7, -503.
Round 9		Dabbs played #25 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 423 to 343 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Deutsch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 2-7, -423.
Round 10		Dabbs played #134 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and lost 318 to 374 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Swerdloff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 2-8, -479.
Round 11		Dabbs played #135 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 417 to 353 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 3-8, -415.
Round 12		Dabbs played #77 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and won 384 to 363 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Knickerbocker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 4-8, -394.
Round 13		Dabbs played #37 Evelyn A. Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 396 to 351 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Enszer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 5-8, -349.
Round 14		Dabbs played #34 Christine Economos (New York, NY) and won 475 to 219 (a spread of 256) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Economos in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-8, -93.
Round 15		Dabbs played #13 Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 351 to 361 (a spread of -10) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dabbs's record vs. Breitbeil 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6-9, -103.
Round 16		Dabbs played #112 Phillip Reckford (Coconut Grove, FL) and lost 314 to 354 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Reckford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 6-10, -143.
Round 17		Dabbs played #66 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and won 350 to 349 (a spread of 1) . The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: MID-CITIES, TX Dabbs's record vs. Johnson 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: #96. Current record: 7-10, -142.
Round 18		Dabbs played #73 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and lost 357 to 395 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Kessler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 7-11, -180.
Round 19		Dabbs played #10 Verna Richards Berg (New York, NY) and won 421 to 347 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Berg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 8-11, -106.
Round 20		Dabbs played #20 Connie Creed (Cheltenham, PA) and lost 398 to 467 (a spread of -69) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Dabbs's record vs. Creed 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: #105. Current record: 8-12, -175.
Round 21		Dabbs played #93 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 448 to 332 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 9-12, -59. Dabbs is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Dabbs is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 22		Dabbs played #73 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and lost 336 to 423 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Kessler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 9-13, -146.
Round 23		Dabbs played #105 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 374 to 353 (a spread of 21) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dabbs's record vs. Patterson 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: #95. Current record: 10-13, -125.
Round 24		Dabbs played #60 Peter Huszagh (Portland, OR) and lost 349 to 403 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Huszagh in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 10-14, -179.
Round 25		Dabbs played #23 Maureen Delgado (Houston, TX) and lost 373 to 379 (a spread of -6) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Dabbs's record vs. Delgado in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 10-15, -185.
Round 26		Dabbs played #103 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 280 to 363 (a spread of -83) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Dabbs's record vs. Newhouse in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 10-16, -268.
Round 27		Dabbs played #96 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and won 552 to 324 (a spread of 228) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played McLean in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 11-16, -40.
Round 28		Dabbs played #105 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 339 to 397 (a spread of -58) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dabbs's record vs. Patterson 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: #116. Current record: 11-17, -98.
Round 29		Dabbs played #33 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 224 to 445 (a spread of -221) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played Easter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 11-18, -319.
Round 30		Dabbs played #96 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and won 417 to 412 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Dabbs had not played McLean in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 12-18, -314.

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