Ted Rosen [#81] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Ted Rosen, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Rosen currently has a record of 18-10, +793, and is ranked #8 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): Ted
Surname(s): Rosen
Home: Rochester, NY, United States
Awards: Prizes in art shows at national, international level, also Williamsville Art Society Shows
Hobbies: Painting, collecting classical records, reading, running, fishing (with rod and reel).
Occupation: Newspaper Copy Editor
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 68/302, 13-9 +372
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 11-10 +458
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 72/149, 14-13 -553
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 124/176, 12-15 -44
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 92/176, 13-14 +434
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 69/134, 13.5-13.5 +19
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 88/108, 11-16 -552
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 75/126, 15-16 -473
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 65/105, 15-16 -281
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 83/132, 15-16 -641
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 153/172, 12-18 -924
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 11/108, 18-10 +189

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	43-35 (0.551)
Past 1-12 months	4-5 (0.444)	LLL W LL WWW
Past 13-24 months	10-2 (0.833)	LL WWWWWWWWWW
Past 25-36 months	6-8 (0.429)	W LLLLLLLL WWWWW
Past 37-48 months	2-4 (0.333)	W LLLL W
Past 49-60 months	12-8 (0.600)	WWWW L W LLL W L WWW L W L W L W
Past 61-72 months	9-8 (0.529)	L WW LL WW L WW L W L W L W L
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 628 Average for: 417 Average against: 389
Round 1		Rosen played #13 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 389 to 402 (a spread of -13). Before this event, Rosen had not played Day in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-1, -13.
Round 2		Rosen played #45 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 459 to 327 (a spread of 132). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Rosen’s record vs. Horowitz in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, +119.
Round 3		Rosen played #106 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and won 465 to 380 (a spread of 85). Before this event, Rosen had not played Wallis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +204.
Round 4		Rosen played #63 David Mallick (Andover, MA) and lost 335 to 424 (a spread of -89). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Rosen’s record vs. Mallick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, +115. Rosen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rosen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 5		Rosen played #54 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 393 to 367 (a spread of 26). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Rosen’s record vs. Kreiswirth in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-2, +141.
Round 6		Rosen played #64 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 407 to 456 (a spread of -49). Before this event, Rosen had not played Martin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-3, +92.
Round 7		Rosen played #5 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 307 to 395 (a spread of -88). Before this event, Rosen had not played Brockmeier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-4, +4.
Round 8		Rosen played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and lost 393 to 475 (a spread of -82). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rosen’s record vs. Karris in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). 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: WW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-5, -78.
Round 9		Rosen played #32 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 457 to 341 (a spread of 116). Before this event, Rosen had not played Goldstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-5, +38.
Round 10		Rosen played #14 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 332 to 297 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Rosen had not played De Waelsche in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-5, +73.
Round 11		Rosen played #57 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 357 to 426 (a spread of -69). The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Rosen’s record vs. Leifer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (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: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-6, +4.
Round 12		Rosen played #16 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 382 to 349 (a spread of 33). Before this event, Rosen had not played Drumm in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-6, +37. Rosen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Rosen played #77 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 412 to 382 (a spread of 30). Before this event, Rosen had not played Pughsley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-6, +67.
Round 14		Rosen played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 418 to 591 (a spread of -173). Before this event, Rosen had not played Heidler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-7, -106. Rosen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Rosen played #9 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 485 to 388 (a spread of 97). The last time these two played was 2001-12 at: BALTIMORE, MD Rosen’s record vs. Cohen in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-7, -9.
Round 16		Rosen played #66 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 451 to 433 (a spread of 18). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rosen’s record vs. Milan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-7, +9.
Round 17		Rosen played #31 Stuart Goldman (Riverhead, NY) and won 405 to 305 (a spread of 100). The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Rosen’s record vs. Goldman in the 7 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: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-7, +109.
Round 18		Rosen played #71 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 341 to 334 (a spread of 7). Before this event, Rosen had not played Patterson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-7, +116.
Round 19		Rosen played #43 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 445 to 320 (a spread of 125). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Rosen’s record vs. Horn in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-7, +241.
Round 20		Rosen played #92 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 378 to 454 (a spread of -76). The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Rosen’s record vs. Stern in the 7 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-8, +165.
Round 21		Rosen played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 503 to 377 (a spread of 126). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rosen’s record vs. Kamen in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (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: L. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-8, +291.
Round 22		Rosen played #82 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 393 to 424 (a spread of -31). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rosen’s record vs. Saldanha in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, +260.
Round 23		Rosen played #75 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 588 to 315 (a spread of 273). Before this event, Rosen had not played Popper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-9, +533. Rosen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rosen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 24		Rosen played #36 Gerry Greenside (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 333 to 354 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Rosen had not played Greenside in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-10, +512.
Round 25		Rosen played #92 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) again and won 628 to 351 (a spread of 277). The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Rosen’s record vs. Stern in the 7 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +789. Rosen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Rosen played #11 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 426 to 424 (a spread of 2). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rosen’s record vs. D'Ambrosio in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: WW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-10, +791.
Round 27		Rosen played #80 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 397 to 396 (a spread of 1). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rosen’s record vs. Rickhoff in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, +792.
Round 28		Rosen played #63 David Mallick (Andover, MA) again and won 402 to 401 (a spread of 1). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Rosen’s record vs. Mallick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-10, +793.

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