Mitch Bayersdorfer [#8] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Mitch Bayersdorfer, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Bayersdorfer currently has a record of 20-10, +839, and is ranked #6 in Division 3.

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): Mitch Surname(s): Bayersdorfer Home: Menlo Park, CA, United States Age: 42 Awards: Co-Director, Palo Alto Scrabble Club Hobbies: Advanced Step Aerobics, Cooking, Reading, oh... and that word game what is it called? Occupation: Experienced Engineering Manager Seeks job in Bay Area

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	9-8 (0.529)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	5-5 (0.500)	WW LL W LL WW L
Past 25-36 months	2-2 (0.500)	L W L W
Past 37-48 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 49-60 months	0-1 (0.000)	L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 494 Average for: 391 Average against: 363
Round 1		Bayersdorfer played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and lost 375 to 435 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 0-1, -60.
Round 2		Bayersdorfer played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and won 440 to 306 (a spread of 134) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-1, +74.
Round 3		Bayersdorfer played #135 Raymond Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and won 364 to 279 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Slaughter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-1, +159.
Round 4		Bayersdorfer played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 428 to 324 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-1, +263.
Round 5		Bayersdorfer played #43 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 429 to 377 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Finkle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-1, +315.
Round 6		Bayersdorfer played #58 Kathy Gray (Annapolis, MD) and won 395 to 346 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-1, +364.
Round 7		Bayersdorfer played #1 James Abbott (Chicago, IL) and lost 346 to 388 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Abbott in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-2, +322.
Round 8		Bayersdorfer played #32 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 409 to 329 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Denton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-2, +402.
Round 9		Bayersdorfer played #158 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and won 467 to 391 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Warner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-2, +478. Bayersdorfer is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 10		Bayersdorfer played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 353 to 371 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Stafford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-3, +460.
Round 11		Bayersdorfer played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 359 to 444 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Turney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-4, +375.
Round 12		Bayersdorfer played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 482 to 289 (a spread of 193) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Panitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-4, +568.
Round 13		Bayersdorfer played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and won 406 to 323 (a spread of 83) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA MEMORIAL DAY Bayersdorfer's record vs. Diener in the 5 years leading up to this event: 5-3 (0.625). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLW. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-4, +651.
Round 14		Bayersdorfer played #14 Sandy Carman (Lady Lake, FL) and lost 340 to 418 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Carman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-5, +573.
Round 15		Bayersdorfer played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 403 to 360 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-5, +616. Bayersdorfer is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Bayersdorfer played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 494 to 327 (a spread of 167) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +783.
Round 17		Bayersdorfer played #73 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and won 395 to 277 (a spread of 118) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Knapp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-5, +901.
Round 18		Bayersdorfer played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 332 to 405 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Zxqkj in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-6, +828.
Round 19		Bayersdorfer played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 325 to 360 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Rubin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-7, +793.
Round 20		Bayersdorfer played #155 Tina Udelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 375 to 413 (a spread of -38) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA Bayersdorfer's record vs. Udelson 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: #28. Current record: 12-8, +755.
Round 21		Bayersdorfer played #14 Sandy Carman (Lady Lake, FL) and won 372 to 351 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Carman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-8, +776.
Round 22		Bayersdorfer played #39 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 269 to 439 (a spread of -170) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Espallardo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-9, +606.
Round 23		Bayersdorfer played #52 David Goodman (Albany, NY) and won 420 to 402 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Goodman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-9, +624.
Round 24		Bayersdorfer played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 389 to 342 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Turney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-9, +671.
Round 25		Bayersdorfer played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and won 439 to 326 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-9, +784.
Round 26		Bayersdorfer played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 419 to 372 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Panitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-9, +831.
Round 27		Bayersdorfer played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 405 to 380 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-9, +856.
Round 28		Bayersdorfer played #163 Mike Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 314 to 402 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Wier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-10, +768.
Round 29		Bayersdorfer played #62 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and won 385 to 359 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Haverly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-10, +794.
Round 30		Bayersdorfer played #163 Mike Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and won 409 to 364 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Wier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 20-10, +839. Bayersdorfer is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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