Daiva Markelis [#68] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Daiva Markelis, 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. Markelis currently has a record of 16-12, +226, and is ranked #32 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): Daiva Surname(s): Markelis Home: Charleston, IL, United States Awards: teacher of the year Hobbies: reading, classical music, White Sox baseball Occupation: English Professor NSC 2000 Division: 4 NSC 2000 Rank: 43/118, 17-14 -405 NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 143/169, 12.5-17.5 -921

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	13-22 (0.371)
Past 1-12 months	3-5 (0.375)	WW LLLLL W
Past 13-24 months	5-6 (0.455)	LL W L W LL WWW L
Past 25-36 months	2-6 (0.250)	LLLLL W L W
Past 37-48 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 49-60 months	1-3 (0.250)	LLL W
Past 61-72 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 510 Average for: 381 Average against: 373
Round 1		Markelis played #114 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and won 441 to 317 (a spread of 124). Before this event, Markelis had not played Torrance in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +124.
Round 2		Markelis played #46 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-sea, MA) and won 440 to 337 (a spread of 103). Before this event, Markelis had not played Foster in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +227.
Round 3		Markelis played #129 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and lost 321 to 488 (a spread of -167). Before this event, Markelis had not played Wyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-1, +60.
Round 4		Markelis played #23 Carla Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 466 to 310 (a spread of 156). Before this event, Markelis had not played Cree in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, +216.
Round 5		Markelis played #132 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 365 to 401 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Markelis had not played Gremaud in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, +180.
Round 6		Markelis played #79 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 365 to 371 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Markelis had not played Moss in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-3, +174.
Round 7		Markelis played #10 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 406 to 322 (a spread of 84). Before this event, Markelis had not played Bergmann in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-3, +258.
Round 8		Markelis played #31 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 348 to 405 (a spread of -57). Before this event, Markelis had not played Denton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-4, +201.
Round 9		Markelis played #29 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 407 to 383 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Markelis had not played Davis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-4, +225.
Round 10		Markelis played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and won 394 to 384 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Markelis had not played Bloom in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-4, +235. Markelis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 11		Markelis played #21 Cathy Coking (Glendale, AZ) and won 399 to 348 (a spread of 51). Before this event, Markelis had not played Coking in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-4, +286.
Round 12		Markelis played #119 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 355 to 309 (a spread of 46). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Markelis’s record vs. Weiss 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: W. 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: #18. Current record: 8-4, +332.
Round 13		Markelis played #130 Bob Yarmchuk (Tucson, AZ) and won 426 to 288 (a spread of 138). Before this event, Markelis had not played Yarmchuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +470.
Round 14		Markelis played #58 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 349 to 303 (a spread of 46). Before this event, Markelis had not played Igra in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +516.
Round 15		Markelis played #105 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and won 384 to 329 (a spread of 55). Before this event, Markelis had not played Sommer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +571.
Round 16		Markelis played #102 Peter Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 329 to 339 (a spread of -10). Before this event, Markelis had not played Skaggs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-5, +561.
Round 17		Markelis played #28 Kurt Davies (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 349 to 482 (a spread of -133). Before this event, Markelis had not played Davies in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-6, +428.
Round 18		Markelis played #40 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 339 to 432 (a spread of -93). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Markelis’s record vs. Edwards in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. 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: #20. Current record: 11-7, +335.
Round 19		Markelis played #34 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 228 to 354 (a spread of -126). Before this event, Markelis had not played Dixon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-8, +209.
Round 20		Markelis played #108 Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN) and won 510 to 347 (a spread of 163). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Markelis’s record vs. Steele in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LW. 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: #20. Current record: 12-8, +372.
Round 21		Markelis played #55 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 309 to 435 (a spread of -126). Before this event, Markelis had not played Harrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-9, +246.
Round 22		Markelis played #126 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 362 to 343 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Markelis had not played Wise in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-9, +265.
Round 23		Markelis played #50 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 362 to 432 (a spread of -70). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Markelis’s record vs. Gauthier 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: L. 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: #33. Current record: 13-10, +195.
Round 24		Markelis played #7 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 386 to 553 (a spread of -167). Before this event, Markelis had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-11, +28.
Round 25		Markelis played #18 Naurlene Canterman (Tucson, AZ) and won 403 to 364 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Markelis had not played Canterman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-11, +67.
Round 26		Markelis played #115 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and lost 354 to 373 (a spread of -19). Before this event, Markelis had not played Unger in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-12, +48.
Round 27		Markelis played #106 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 382 to 356 (a spread of 26). Before this event, Markelis had not played Spiller in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-12, +74.
Round 28		Markelis played #103 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 478 to 326 (a spread of 152). The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: WISCONSIN DELLS, WI Markelis’s record vs. Slankard 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: #32. Current record: 16-12, +226.

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