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Cecilia Le [#53] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Cecilia Le, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Le currently has a record of 15-13, +78, and is ranked #41 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

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Given name(s): Cecilia
Surname(s): Le
Home: Wilmington, DE, United States
Age: 24
Awards: kent gardens elementary spelling bee champ
Hobbies: reading, crosswords, sushi tasting
Occupation: journalist

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event4-7 (0.364) 
Past 1-12 monthsno games
Past 13-24 months4-6 (0.400)WW LL W LLLL W
Past 25-36 months0-1 (0.000)L
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 monthsno games
Past 61-72 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 477
Average for: 387
Average against: 384

Round 1

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Le played #85 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and won 422 to 359 (a spread of 63) .

Before this event, Le had not played Robinsky in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 1-0, +63.

Le is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

Round 2

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Le played #32 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 403 to 402 (a spread of 1) .

Before this event, Le had not played Golding in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 2-0, +64.

Round 3

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Le played #96 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 330 to 370 (a spread of -40) .

Before this event, Le had not played Smith in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 2-1, +24.

Round 4

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Le played #111 Eric Ziegeweid (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 365 to 455 (a spread of -90) .

Before this event, Le had not played Ziegeweid in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 2-2, -66.

Round 5

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Le played #103 Shane Tourtellotte (Westfield, NJ) and lost 344 to 473 (a spread of -129) .

The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY

Le’s record vs. Tourtellotte in the 6 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.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 2-3, -195.

Round 6

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Le played #59 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 388 to 421 (a spread of -33) .

Before this event, Le had not played Levitt in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 2-4, -228.

Round 7

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Le played #75 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 315 to 319 (a spread of -4) .

Before this event, Le had not played Patterson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 2-5, -232.

Round 8

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Le played #30 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 336 to 462 (a spread of -126) .

Before this event, Le had not played Frentz in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 2-6, -358.

Round 9

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Le played #17 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and lost 366 to 442 (a spread of -76) .

The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: MONTREAL, QUE, CANADA

Le’s record vs. Durdan in the 6 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.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 2-7, -434.

Round 10

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Le played #81 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 412 to 321 (a spread of 91) .

Before this event, Le had not played Pughsley in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 3-7, -343.

Round 11

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Le played #3 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and won 433 to 387 (a spread of 46) .

Before this event, Le had not played Apindi in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 4-7, -297.

Round 12

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Le played #29 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 415 to 371 (a spread of 44) .

Before this event, Le had not played Freebody in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 5-7, -253.

Round 13

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Le played #106 Daniel Wachtell (New York, NY) and won 401 to 300 (a spread of 101) .

Before this event, Le had not played Wachtell in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 6-7, -152.

Round 14

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Le played #71 Rich Moyer (Portland, OR) and won 369 to 361 (a spread of 8) .

Before this event, Le had not played Moyer in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 7-7, -144.

Round 15

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Le played #105 Alice Van Leunen (Amity, OR) and lost 336 to 376 (a spread of -40) .

Before this event, Le had not played Van Leunen in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 7-8, -184.

Round 16

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Le played #56 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and won 477 to 380 (a spread of 97) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Le’s record vs. Leifer in the 6 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.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 8-8, -87.

Round 17

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Le played #50 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 327 to 490 (a spread of -163) .

Before this event, Le had not played Krieger in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 8-9, -250.

Round 18

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Le played #95 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 410 to 304 (a spread of 106) .

Before this event, Le had not played Slivka in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 9-9, -144.

Round 19

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Le played #23 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 393 to 330 (a spread of 63) .

Before this event, Le had not played Enszer in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 10-9, -81.

Round 20

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Le played #78 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 358 to 397 (a spread of -39) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Le’s record vs. Polsky in the 6 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.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 10-10, -120.

Round 21

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Le played #54 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 433 to 321 (a spread of 112) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Le’s record vs. Leah in the 6 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.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 11-10, -8.

Round 22

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Le played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 409 to 418 (a spread of -9) .

Before this event, Le had not played Przybyszewski in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 11-11, -17.

Round 23

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Le played #50 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and won 396 to 369 (a spread of 27) .

Before this event, Le had not played Krieger in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 12-11, +10.

Round 24

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Le played #28 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 428 to 406 (a spread of 22) .

Before this event, Le had not played Fiszbein in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 13-11, +32.

Round 25

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Le played #27 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 445 to 330 (a spread of 115) .

Before this event, Le had not played Firstman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 14-11, +147.

Round 26

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Le played #99 Larry Tapper (Weaverville, NC) and won 414 to 365 (a spread of 49) .

Before this event, Le had not played Tapper in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 15-11, +196.

Round 27

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Le played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 402 to 412 (a spread of -10) .

Before this event, Le had not played Przybyszewski in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 15-12, +186.

Round 28

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Le played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 312 to 420 (a spread of -108) .

Before this event, Le had not played Engelhardt in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 15-13, +78.


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