Marina A Villena [#93] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Marina A Villena, 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. Villena currently has a record of 16-12, -100, and is ranked #28 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): Marina A Surname(s): Villena Home: San Francisco, CA, United States Age: 43 Awards: Accessibility Employee of the Quarter, Employee of the Quarter Hobbies: Listening to Music, watching tv Occupation: Secretary

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	16-12 (0.571)
Past 1-12 months	6-4 (0.600)	WWWW L WW LLL
Past 13-24 months	10-8 (0.556)	L W L W LL WW LL W L WW L WWW
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 460 Average for: 350 Average against: 354
Round 1		Villena played #12 Kevin Burbridge (Roseville, CA) and lost 293 to 376 (a spread of -83) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Villena’s record vs. Burbridge in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #76. Current record: 0-1, -83.
Round 2		Villena played #24 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and lost 423 to 427 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Villena had not played DuMez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 0-2, -87.
Round 3		Villena played #33 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 370 to 307 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Villena had not played Harrop in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-2, -24.
Round 4		Villena played #74 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and won 368 to 316 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Villena had not played Russell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, +28.
Round 5		Villena played #86 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and won 358 to 357 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Villena had not played Spidel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-2, +29.
Round 6		Villena played #18 Michael David (Portage, WI) and lost 273 to 342 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Villena had not played David in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-3, -40.
Round 7		Villena played #43 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 300 to 396 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Villena had not played Kasney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-4, -136.
Round 8		Villena played #77 Ruth Sawyer (Austin, TX) and won 369 to 298 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Villena had not played Sawyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-4, -65.
Round 9		Villena played #92 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 389 to 426 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Villena had not played Tumlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-5, -102.
Round 10		Villena played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 249 to 335 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Villena had not played Epstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-6, -188.
Round 11		Villena played #97 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 424 to 280 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, Villena had not played Zollinger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-6, -44.
Round 12		Villena played #95 Erika Werdal (Blaine, WA) and lost 304 to 367 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Villena had not played Werdal in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-7, -107.
Round 13		Villena played #91 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 356 to 310 (a spread of 46) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA Villena’s record vs. Toole in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. 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: #56. Current record: 6-7, -61.
Round 14		Villena played #16 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 326 to 377 (a spread of -51) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Villena’s record vs. Cooper 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: #62. Current record: 6-8, -112.
Round 15		Villena played #32 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 355 to 293 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Villena had not played Gremaud in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-8, -50.
Round 16		Villena played #61 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and won 391 to 381 (a spread of 10) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Villena’s record vs. Nees 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: #48. Current record: 8-8, -40.
Round 17		Villena played #71 Robert Readle (Tucson, AZ) and won 338 to 333 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Villena had not played Readle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-8, -35.
Round 18		Villena played #89 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 369 to 334 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Villena had not played Tacker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-8, +0.
Round 19		Villena played #15 Mark Chase (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 412 to 323 (a spread of 89) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Villena’s record vs. Chase in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: 11-8, +89.
Round 20		Villena played #11 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 336 to 316 (a spread of 20) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Villena’s record vs. Buchbinder 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: #23. Current record: 12-8, +109.
Round 21		Villena played #83 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 366 to 386 (a spread of -20) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Villena’s record vs. Snoddy 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: #29. Current record: 12-9, +89.
Round 22		Villena played #2 Marc Anderson (Oxnard, CA) and won 460 to 418 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Villena had not played Anderson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, +131.
Round 23		Villena played #87 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 307 to 408 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Villena had not played Stewart in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-10, +30.
Round 24		Villena played #65 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 344 to 335 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Villena had not played Peltier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-10, +39.
Round 25		Villena played #58 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 328 to 320 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Villena had not played Morris in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-10, +47.
Round 26		Villena played #87 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 328 to 429 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Villena had not played Stewart in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-11, -54.
Round 27		Villena played #31 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 340 to 297 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Villena had not played Gibson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-11, -11.
Round 28		Villena played #72 Matthew Ridout (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 330 to 419 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Villena had not played Ridout in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-12, -100.

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