Barbara Van Alen [#125] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara Van Alen, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Van Alen currently has a record of 12-16, -399, and is ranked #105 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): Barbara Surname(s): Van Alen Home: Chandler, AZ, United States Age: 70 Awards: Director of the Year, 2003 Hobbies: reading, traveling, scrapbooking Occupation: retired

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	80-76 (0.513)
Past 1-12 months	6-6 (0.500)	W LL W L WW L W LL W
Past 13-24 months	14-10 (0.583)	L WWWW L W L WWWWW L WWW LLLLLL W
Past 25-36 months	24-21 (0.533)	LLL WW LLL WWWWW L WWWWW LL W LL WWW L WW LLL W LLL W L W LL WWW
Past 37-48 months	17-22 (0.436)	LL WW LLL W L WWWW L WW LL W L W LLL W LL W LLLL WW L W LL W
Past 49-60 months	15-11 (0.577)	W L WW L W LL WW L WW LL W L WWWW LL W L W
Past 61-72 months	4-6 (0.400)	LL W LL WW L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 540 Average for: 372 Average against: 386
Round 1		Van Alen played #118 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and lost 286 to 506 (a spread of -220) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Tang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 0-1, -220.
Round 2		Van Alen played #73 Kevin Leeds (Atlanta, GA) and lost 327 to 416 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Leeds in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 0-2, -309.
Round 3		Van Alen played #104 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 358 to 450 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 0-3, -401.
Round 4		Van Alen played #86 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and won 471 to 319 (a spread of 152) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Van Alen’s record vs. Michaels 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: #117. Current record: 1-3, -249.
Round 5		Van Alen played #97 John Ortman (Roseville, CA) and lost 348 to 401 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Ortman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 1-4, -302.
Round 6		Van Alen played #12 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and lost 351 to 371 (a spread of -20) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Van Alen’s record vs. Brooks in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-5 (0.375). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LLWLL. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 1-5, -322.
Round 7		Van Alen played #90 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 298 to 375 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Moniz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 1-6, -399.
Round 8		Van Alen played #53 Pam Grazette (Kew Gardens Hills, NY) and won 373 to 353 (a spread of 20) . The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: WALTHAM, MA Van Alen’s record vs. Grazette 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 2-6, -379.
Round 9		Van Alen played #4 Liz Ashby (Eureka, CA) and won 394 to 353 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Ashby in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 3-6, -338.
Round 10		Van Alen played #133 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and won 406 to 381 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Wornum in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 4-6, -313.
Round 11		Van Alen played #84 J Mercatante (Oakland Gardens, NY) and lost 391 to 441 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Mercatante in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 4-7, -363.
Round 12		Van Alen played #96 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and won 450 to 309 (a spread of 141) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Ofstad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 5-7, -222.
Round 13		Van Alen played #110 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and lost 322 to 482 (a spread of -160) . The last time these two played was 2002-05 at: PRESCOTT, AZ Van Alen’s record vs. Sommer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WWL. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 5-8, -382.
Round 14		Van Alen played #61 Joseph Jokubaitis (Watertown, CT) and lost 362 to 372 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Jokubaitis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 5-9, -392.
Round 15		Van Alen played #132 Charmaine Wolfe (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 336 to 533 (a spread of -197) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Wolfe in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 5-10, -589.
Round 16		Van Alen played #110 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and lost 365 to 462 (a spread of -97) . The last time these two played was 2002-05 at: PRESCOTT, AZ Van Alen’s record vs. Sommer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WWL. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 5-11, -686.
Round 17		Van Alen played #43 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and won 343 to 335 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Flomo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 6-11, -678.
Round 18		Van Alen played #26 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and lost 291 to 340 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Dabbs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 6-12, -727.
Round 19		Van Alen played #109 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 439 to 356 (a spread of 83) . The last time these two played was 2002-06 at: MID-CITIES, TX Van Alen’s record vs. Shuman in the 6 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 7-12, -644.
Round 20		Van Alen played #56 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and lost 309 to 440 (a spread of -131) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Hartsman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 7-13, -775.
Round 21		Van Alen played #14 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 413 to 298 (a spread of 115) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Van Alen’s record vs. Camper 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: #124. Current record: 8-13, -660.
Round 22		Van Alen played #24 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 361 to 393 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Creed in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 8-14, -692.
Round 23		Van Alen played #21 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and won 386 to 350 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Collins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 9-14, -656.
Round 24		Van Alen played #114 Kitty Steinwand (Madison, WI) and won 375 to 346 (a spread of 29) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Van Alen’s record vs. Steinwand in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 10-14, -627.
Round 25		Van Alen played #25 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 387 to 349 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Cullman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 11-14, -589.
Round 26		Van Alen played #56 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and lost 360 to 399 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Hartsman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 11-15, -628.
Round 27		Van Alen played #116 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 540 to 306 (a spread of 234) . Before this event, Van Alen had not played Strasberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 12-15, -394.
Round 28		Van Alen played #6 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and lost 370 to 375 (a spread of -5) . The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: RENO, NV Van Alen’s record vs. Averell in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 12-16, -399.

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