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S Spencer Sun [#121] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about S Spencer Sun, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Sun currently has a record of 15-13, +222, and is ranked #43 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

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Given name(s): S Spencer
Surname(s): Sun
Home: Novato, CA, United States
Age: 32
Hobbies: poker, hockey, astronomy
Occupation: Software engineer

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event8.5-10.5 (0.447) 
Past 1-12 months6.5-8.5 (0.433)W L WWW LL W L W LLLLT
Past 13-24 months2-2 (0.500)L W L W
Past 25-36 monthsno games
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: 561
Average for: 384
Average against: 377

Round 1

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Sun played #78 Joe Miller (El Sobrante, CA) and won 561 to 307 (a spread of 254) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Miller in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 1-0, +254.

Round 2

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Sun played #25 Joev Dubach (Somerville, MA) and lost 310 to 489 (a spread of -179) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Dubach in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 1-1, +75.

Round 3

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Sun played #1 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and won 454 to 379 (a spread of 75) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Amphlett in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 2-1, +150.

Round 4

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Sun played #84 Paul Myers (Perris, CA) and won 395 to 326 (a spread of 69) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Myers in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 3-1, +219.

Round 5

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Sun played #110 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 403 to 400 (a spread of 3) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Senii in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 4-1, +222.

Round 6

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Sun played #54 T C Houlgate West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 423 to 270 (a spread of 153) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Houlgate-West in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 5-1, +375.

Round 7

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Sun played #129 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and lost 313 to 372 (a spread of -59) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Wilson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 5-2, +316.

Round 8

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Sun played #122 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 329 to 406 (a spread of -77) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Tantua in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 5-3, +239.

Round 9

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Sun played #57 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and lost 384 to 404 (a spread of -20) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Johnson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 5-4, +219.

Round 10

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Sun played #23 Peter Dolgenos (San Francisco, CA) and won 422 to 316 (a spread of 106) .

The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: OAKLAND, CA

Sun’s record vs. Dolgenos in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: LL.
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: no games.

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 6-4, +325.

Round 11

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Sun played #109 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 389 to 485 (a spread of -96) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Scroggins in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 6-5, +229.

Round 12

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Sun played #120 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and won 378 to 356 (a spread of 22) .

The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA

Sun’s record vs. Stevens in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: L.
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: no games.

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 7-5, +251.

Round 13

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Sun played #127 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 392 to 412 (a spread of -20) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Wechter in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 7-6, +231.

Round 14

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Sun played #30 Dennis Fenichel (Minneapolis, MN) and won 375 to 365 (a spread of 10) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Fenichel in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 8-6, +241.

Round 15

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Sun played #55 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 407 to 383 (a spread of 24) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Hughes in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 9-6, +265.

Round 16

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Sun played #35 Fran Galt (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 359 to 370 (a spread of -11) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Galt in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 9-7, +254.

Round 17

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Sun played #8 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 460 to 404 (a spread of 56) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Becker in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 10-7, +310.

Round 18

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Sun played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 370 to 334 (a spread of 36) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Hembrook in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 11-7, +346.

Round 19

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Sun played #64 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and won 411 to 378 (a spread of 33) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Koselke in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 12-7, +379.

Round 20

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Sun played #20 Edward De Guzman (Berkeley, CA) and lost 320 to 439 (a spread of -119) .

Before this event, Sun had not played De Guzman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 12-8, +260.

Round 21

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Sun played #7 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and lost 326 to 395 (a spread of -69) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Barrett in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 12-9, +191.

Round 22

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Sun played #32 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 425 to 300 (a spread of 125) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Ford in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 13-9, +316.

Round 23

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Sun played #78 Joe Miller (El Sobrante, CA) and lost 304 to 351 (a spread of -47) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Miller in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 13-10, +269.

Round 24

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Sun played #82 Brett Myers (Cumming, GA) and won 435 to 346 (a spread of 89) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Myers in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 14-10, +358.

Round 25

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Sun played #77 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 391 to 432 (a spread of -41) .

The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV

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

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 14-11, +317.

Round 26

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Sun played #109 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 304 to 399 (a spread of -95) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Scroggins in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 14-12, +222.

Round 27

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Sun played #95 Al Pitzel (Saskatoon SK) and lost 309 to 410 (a spread of -101) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Pitzel in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 14-13, +121.

Round 28

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Sun played #97 Najat Reikes (Riverside, CA) and won 416 to 315 (a spread of 101) .

Before this event, Sun had not played Reikes in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 15-13, +222.


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