Susan Love [#83] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Susan Love, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Love currently has a record of 16-14, +469, and is ranked #49 in Division 4.

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): Susan Surname(s): Love Home: Milwaukee, WI, United States Age: 52 Awards: Will achieve 20 years of marriage to another Scrabble player (less addicted) on 11-4-04 Hobbies: Creative writing, reading....and yes, a nonreformed Scrabbleholic Occupation: Librarian

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	50-29 (0.633)
Past 1-12 months	11-4 (0.733)	LL WWWWWWWW L WW L W
Past 13-24 months	14-6 (0.700)	W L WW L WW L WWWW L WWWW LL W
Past 25-36 months	16-14 (0.533)	WWWWW LLL W LLLL WWW L W L WW LLL W LL WWW
Past 37-48 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
Past 49-60 months	9-2 (0.818)	WWWWW L WWWW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 475 Average for: 375 Average against: 359
Round 1		Love played #120 Grant Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 347 to 429 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Love had not played Rowland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 0-1, -82. Love is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Love played #12 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) and lost 308 to 322 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Love had not played Borenstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 0-2, -96.
Round 3		Love played #48 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 403 to 367 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Love had not played Greene in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 1-2, -60.
Round 4		Love played #23 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and lost 374 to 474 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, Love had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 1-3, -160.
Round 5		Love played #16 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and won 459 to 357 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Love had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-3, -58.
Round 6		Love played #56 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and lost 349 to 350 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Love had not played Huber in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 2-4, -59.
Round 7		Love played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and lost 406 to 443 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Love had not played Oliva in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 2-5, -96.
Round 8		Love played #14 Mollie L. Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 345 to 336 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Love had not played Braverman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 3-5, -87.
Round 9		Love played #146 Renato Umali (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 323 to 376 (a spread of -53) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Love's record vs. Umali in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #122. Current record: 3-6, -140.
Round 10		Love played #63 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 366 to 355 (a spread of 11) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Love's record vs. Johnson 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 4-6, -129.
Round 11		Love played #75 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and lost 404 to 437 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Love had not played Larkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 4-7, -162.
Round 12		Love played #67 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 454 to 306 (a spread of 148) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Love's record vs. Kidd 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: #102. Current record: 5-7, -14.
Round 13		Love played #113 Lorraine Ray (Manchester, NH) and won 380 to 333 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Love had not played Ray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-7, +33.
Round 14		Love played #149 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 344 to 359 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Love had not played Wechter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6-8, +18.
Round 15		Love played #9 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and won 411 to 385 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Love had not played Blackman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-8, +44.
Round 16		Love played #67 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 320 to 362 (a spread of -42) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Love's record vs. Kidd 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: #101. Current record: 7-9, +2.
Round 17		Love played #126 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and lost 337 to 401 (a spread of -64) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Love's record vs. Sawyer 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: #109. Current record: 7-10, -62.
Round 18		Love played #31 Sylvia J. Driskill (OFallon, MO) and won 475 to 293 (a spread of 182) . Before this event, Love had not played Driskill in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-10, +120.
Round 19		Love played #64 Eve Jones (Troy, MI) and won 427 to 346 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Love had not played Jones in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-10, +201.
Round 20		Love played #75 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and won 407 to 371 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Love had not played Larkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-10, +237.
Round 21		Love played #136 Hilary Skolnik (New York, NY) and lost 314 to 375 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Love had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-11, +176.
Round 22		Love played #91 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and lost 398 to 442 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Love had not played Mendoza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 10-12, +132.
Round 23		Love played #124 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 295 to 420 (a spread of -125) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Love's record vs. Savadge 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: #101. Current record: 10-13, +7.
Round 24		Love played #135 Barry Skoletsky (Hartford, CT) and won 469 to 234 (a spread of 235) . Before this event, Love had not played Skoletsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 11-13, +242.
Round 25		Love played #147 Marnie Wagner (Las Vegas, NV) and won 321 to 306 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Love had not played Wagner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-13, +257.
Round 26		Love played #48 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 365 to 297 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Love had not played Greene in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 13-13, +325.
Round 27		Love played #128 Bennett Schlesinger (Providence, RI) and won 351 to 344 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Love had not played Schlesinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 14-13, +332.
Round 28		Love played #50 Joanne Grow (Lansing, MI) and won 418 to 270 (a spread of 148) . Before this event, Love had not played Grow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-13, +480.
Round 29		Love played #134 Bruce A. Shuman (Dallas, TX) and won 320 to 319 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Love had not played Shuman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16-13, +481.
Round 30		Love played #131 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 350 to 362 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Love had not played Senii in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 16-14, +469.
Final Round 1		Love is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Love is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Final Round 3		Love is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

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