Luise Shafritz [#122] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Luise Shafritz, 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. Shafritz currently has a record of 15.5-14.5, +695, and is ranked #59 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): Luise Surname(s): Shafritz Home: Las Vegas, NV, United States Age: 64 Awards: 1990 NSC Open Division; 2001-07 Laguna Woods, CA; 2003-05 Seattle, WA Hobbies: quilting, bridge Occupation: retired puppeteer, dress designer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	49.5-31.5 (0.611)
Past 1-12 months	8-5 (0.615)	LL W L WWWW L WW L W
Past 13-24 months	13-3 (0.812)	W LL WWWWWWWWWWW L W
Past 25-36 months	5-3 (0.625)	L W L WWW L W
Past 37-48 months	6-7 (0.462)	W LL WW LLLLL WWW
Past 49-60 months	17.5-13.5 (0.565)	WWW LL WWW L WW LL WWWW L W LLTLL W L WW LL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 523 Average for: 408 Average against: 385
Round 1		Shafritz played #128 Florence Spanfelner (Baltimore, MD) and won 414 to 376 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Spanfelner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-0, +38.
Round 2		Shafritz played #116 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 349 to 451 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Robinsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-1, -64.
Round 3		Shafritz played #56 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 483 to 331 (a spread of 152) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Hermanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-1, +88. Shafritz is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Shafritz played #42 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 358 to 440 (a spread of -82) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Shafritz's record vs. Frentz in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-2, +6.
Round 5		Shafritz played #64 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and lost 334 to 390 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Joffe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-3, -50.
Round 6		Shafritz played #107 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 441 to 423 (a spread of 18) . The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: TORONTO, ONT Shafritz's record vs. Pianowski 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: #64. Current record: 3-3, -32.
Round 7		Shafritz played #40 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 357 to 369 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-4, -44.
Round 8		Shafritz played #106 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 349 to 428 (a spread of -79) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Shafritz's record vs. Pearl in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-5, -123.
Round 9		Shafritz played #126 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 504 to 280 (a spread of 224) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Slivka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-5, +101.
Round 10		Shafritz played #125 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and tied at 434 . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Silverman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4.5-5.5, +101.
Round 11		Shafritz played #81 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 347 to 372 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Lakernick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 4.5-6.5, +76.
Round 12		Shafritz played #144 David Zimmerman (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 475 to 367 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Zimmerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5.5-6.5, +184.
Round 13		Shafritz played #85 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 347 to 372 (a spread of -25) . The last time these two played was 1999-09 at: INDEPENDENCE, OH Shafritz's record vs. Lee 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: #98. Current record: 5.5-7.5, +159.
Round 14		Shafritz played #2 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 436 to 332 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6.5-7.5, +263.
Round 15		Shafritz played #109 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 354 to 385 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Polsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6.5-8.5, +232.
Round 16		Shafritz played #15 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and won 357 to 343 (a spread of 14) . The last time these two played was 1999-09 at: INDEPENDENCE, OH Shafritz's record vs. Cadieux 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: #80. Current record: 7.5-8.5, +246.
Round 17		Shafritz played #13 Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH) and won 376 to 354 (a spread of 22) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: CLEVELAND, OH Shafritz's record vs. Breitbeil 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8.5-8.5, +268.
Round 18		Shafritz played #121 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 437 to 314 (a spread of 123) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Shafritz's record vs. Seales 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9.5-8.5, +391.
Round 19		Shafritz played #56 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 441 to 340 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Hermanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +492.
Round 20		Shafritz played #115 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 379 to 492 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Rickhoff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +379.
Round 21		Shafritz played #7 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and lost 396 to 413 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Apindi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10.5-10.5, +362.
Round 22		Shafritz played #81 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 420 to 360 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Lakernick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +422.
Round 23		Shafritz played #63 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and won 523 to 297 (a spread of 226) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Jaramillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +648.
Round 24		Shafritz played #42 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 484 to 510 (a spread of -26) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Shafritz's record vs. Frentz in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12.5-11.5, +622. Shafritz is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Shafritz is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 25		Shafritz played #121 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 434 to 400 (a spread of 34) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Shafritz's record vs. Seales 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13.5-11.5, +656.
Round 26		Shafritz played #116 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and won 402 to 392 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Robinsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14.5-11.5, +666.
Round 27		Shafritz played #98 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and won 476 to 307 (a spread of 169) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Meyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +835.
Round 28		Shafritz played #127 Rebecca Soble (Naples, NY) and lost 447 to 452 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Soble in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +830.
Round 29		Shafritz played #78 John Kopp (Laurel Springs, NJ) and lost 342 to 390 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Kopp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 15.5-13.5, +782.
Round 30		Shafritz played #24 Stephen Dennis (Atlanta, GA) and lost 347 to 434 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Shafritz had not played Dennis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +695.

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