Rebecca Soble [#127] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Rebecca Soble, 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. Soble currently has a record of 19-11, +374, and is ranked #14 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): Rebecca Surname(s): Soble Home: Naples, NY, United States Age: 35 Awards: 5th place NSC 2000, Div 5 Hobbies: organic gardening, knitting, wandering Occupation: freelance software developer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	24-34 (0.414)
Past 1-12 months	4-5 (0.444)	LLLL WW L WW
Past 13-24 months	9-19 (0.321)	W LLLLLLL WWW LLL W LLLLLLLL WWW L W
Past 25-36 months	10-9 (0.526)	W L W L W LLL WW L WW LL WW L W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 564 Average for: 391 Average against: 378
Round 1		Soble played #23 Maureen Delgado (Houston, TX) and lost 315 to 495 (a spread of -180) . Before this event, Soble had not played Delgado in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 0-1, -180.
Round 2		Soble played #90 Bob Lundegaard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 324 to 409 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Soble had not played Lundegaard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 0-2, -265.
Round 3		Soble played #106 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 351 to 468 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Soble had not played Pearl in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 0-3, -382.
Round 4		Soble played #25 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 412 to 295 (a spread of 117) . Before this event, Soble had not played Deutsch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 1-3, -265.
Round 5		Soble played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Sunny Isles, FL) and won 458 to 301 (a spread of 157) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Soble's record vs. Bloom 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: #94. Current record: 2-3, -108.
Round 6		Soble played #92 Shahid Malik (Burlington, NJ) and won 340 to 314 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Soble had not played Malik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-3, -82.
Round 7		Soble played #66 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and lost 310 to 385 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Soble had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-4, -157.
Round 8		Soble played #56 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 537 to 275 (a spread of 262) . Before this event, Soble had not played Hermanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-4, +105.
Round 9		Soble played #32 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 360 to 351 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Soble had not played Dynes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-4, +114.
Round 10		Soble played #103 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 387 to 334 (a spread of 53) . The last time these two played was 1999-11 at: DALLAS, TX Soble's record vs. Newhouse 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: #40. Current record: 6-4, +167.
Round 11		Soble played #47 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and lost 386 to 396 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Soble had not played Glass in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-5, +157.
Round 12		Soble played #31 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 471 to 337 (a spread of 134) . Before this event, Soble had not played Dustin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-5, +291.
Round 13		Soble played #110 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and won 453 to 261 (a spread of 192) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: PLAINVIEW, NY Soble's record vs. Puma in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-5, +483.
Round 14		Soble played #36 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 343 to 396 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Soble had not played Engelhardt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-6, +430.
Round 15		Soble played #104 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 297 to 512 (a spread of -215) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: DANBURY, CT Soble's record vs. Patterson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-7, +215.
Round 16		Soble played #129 Judy Steward (Torrington, CT) and lost 353 to 460 (a spread of -107) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: PLAINVIEW, NY Soble's record vs. Steward 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: #65. Current record: 8-8, +108.
Round 17		Soble played #7 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and won 393 to 371 (a spread of 22) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Soble's record vs. Apindi 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: #55. Current record: 9-8, +130.
Round 18		Soble played #107 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 461 to 439 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Soble had not played Pianowski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-8, +152.
Round 19		Soble played #114 Sally Ricketts (New York, NY) and won 428 to 301 (a spread of 127) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: CORONA, NY Soble's record vs. Ricketts in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: no games. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-8, +279.
Round 20		Soble played #124 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 224 to 538 (a spread of -314) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Soble's record vs. Short in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-9, -35.
Round 21		Soble played #83 Cecilia Le (Utica, NY) and won 407 to 397 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Soble had not played Le in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-9, -25.
Round 22		Soble played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 410 to 327 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Soble had not played Eichenbaum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-9, +58.
Round 23		Soble played #59 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 303 to 407 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Soble had not played Horn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-10, -46.
Round 24		Soble played #117 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 427 to 332 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Soble had not played Rosenblum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-10, +49.
Round 25		Soble played #64 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and lost 348 to 403 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Soble had not played Joffe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-11, -6.
Round 26		Soble played #71 Chani Katz (San Mateo, CA) and won 408 to 405 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Soble had not played Katz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-11, -3.
Round 27		Soble played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 372 to 329 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Soble had not played Eichenbaum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-11, +40.
Round 28		Soble played #122 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 452 to 447 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Soble had not played Shafritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-11, +45.
Round 29		Soble played #38 Robert Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 564 to 346 (a spread of 218) . Before this event, Soble had not played Enszer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 18-11, +263.
Round 30		Soble played #64 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and won 427 to 316 (a spread of 111) . Before this event, Soble had not played Joffe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 19-11, +374.

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