Ivan Blackman [#8] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ivan Blackman, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Blackman currently has a record of 10-18, -1198, and is ranked #89 in Division 5.

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): Ivan Surname(s): Blackman Home: Nassau, Bahamas Age: 71 Awards: Hobbies: Table Tennis, Puzzles Occupation: Retired

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	10.5-6.5 (0.618)
Past 1-12 months	5.5-4.5 (0.550)	WW LL W LLTWW
Past 13-24 months	1-2 (0.333)	L W L
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 49-60 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 61-72 months	1-0 (1.000)	W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 427 Average for: 336 Average against: 378
Round 1		Blackman played #73 Barbara C Ring (Portland, OR) and won 315 to 305 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Ring in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-0, +10.
Round 2		Blackman played #81 Susan Siedschlag (Gresham, WI) and lost 342 to 453 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Siedschlag in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-1, -101.
Round 3		Blackman played #22 Sharon Downey (West Chester, PA) and lost 194 to 506 (a spread of -312) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Downey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-2, -413.
Round 4		Blackman played #64 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 309 to 354 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Peltier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-3, -458.
Round 5		Blackman played #69 Marilyn Pomeroy (Whispering Pines, NC) and lost 371 to 437 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Pomeroy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-4, -524.
Round 6		Blackman played #9 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 297 to 408 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Bowman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-5, -635.
Round 7		Blackman played #84 Joyce Spalding (Ruby, MI) and won 406 to 356 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Spalding in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-5, -585.
Round 8		Blackman played #21 Conchita Deprospo (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 346 to 426 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Deprospo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-6, -665.
Round 9		Blackman played #66 Renee Peters (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 387 to 295 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Peters in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 3-6, -573.
Round 10		Blackman played #6 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 390 to 347 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Bissonnette in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-6, -530.
Round 11		Blackman played #37 Cynthia Ho (San Francisco, CA) and lost 251 to 357 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Ho in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-7, -636.
Round 12		Blackman played #53 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and won 427 to 304 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Lossing in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-7, -513.
Round 13		Blackman played #59 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and won 419 to 385 (a spread of 34) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Blackman’s record vs. Muhich 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: #65. Current record: 6-7, -479.
Round 14		Blackman played #80 Nicah Shaughnessy (La Quinta, CA) and lost 242 to 433 (a spread of -191) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Shaughnessy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-8, -670.
Round 15		Blackman played #23 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 415 to 340 (a spread of 75) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Blackman’s record vs. Doyle 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: #63. Current record: 7-8, -595.
Round 16		Blackman played #50 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and lost 297 to 353 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Levine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-9, -651.
Round 17		Blackman played #62 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 366 to 335 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Owen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-9, -620.
Round 18		Blackman played #96 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and lost 354 to 373 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Blackman had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-10, -639.
Round 19		Blackman played #50 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and won 398 to 353 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Levine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-10, -594.
Round 20		Blackman played #54 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 323 to 351 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Mahnken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-11, -622.
Round 21		Blackman played #33 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and lost 337 to 452 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Harrop in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-12, -737.
Round 22		Blackman played #39 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and lost 387 to 395 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Hunter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-13, -745.
Round 23		Blackman played #23 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 339 to 363 (a spread of -24) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Blackman’s record vs. Doyle 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: #83. Current record: 9-14, -769.
Round 24		Blackman played #53 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and lost 279 to 436 (a spread of -157) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Lossing in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-15, -926.
Round 25		Blackman played #71 Robert Readle (Tucson, AZ) and won 329 to 326 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Readle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10-15, -923. Blackman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Blackman played #91 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and lost 296 to 360 (a spread of -64) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Blackman’s record vs. Toole in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #85. Current record: 10-16, -987.
Round 27		Blackman played #97 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and lost 330 to 360 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Blackman had not played Zollinger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10-17, -1017.
Round 28		Blackman played #23 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 251 to 432 (a spread of -181) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Blackman’s record vs. Doyle 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: #89. Current record: 10-18, -1198.

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