Michael Wier [#123] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Wier, 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. Wier currently has a record of 16-12, +539, and is ranked #27 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): Mike Surname(s): Wier Home: Phoenix, AZ, United States Occupation: Land Surveyor NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 14/169, 19-11 +737

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	59.5-46.5 (0.561)
Past 1-12 months	13-11 (0.542)	W L WW LL WW L WW LLLL WW L W L WWW L
Past 13-24 months	8.5-9.5 (0.472)	WWW LTLL WWW LLL W LLL W
Past 25-36 months	15-9 (0.625)	W LL WWW LL W L WW L WWWW L W L WW L W
Past 37-48 months	4-4 (0.500)	WWWW LLLL
Past 49-60 months	12-6 (0.667)	WW LL W LL WW L W L WWWWWW
Past 61-72 months	7-7 (0.500)	WWWW L W LL W LL W LL
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 532 Average for: 399 Average against: 380
Round 1		Wier played #29 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 317 to 439 (a spread of -122). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Wier’s record vs. Davis 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: #116. Current record: 0-1, -122.
Round 2		Wier played #104 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and lost 413 to 420 (a spread of -7). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Wier’s record vs. Smart in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 0-2, -129.
Round 3		Wier played #88 Paul Phillips (Denver, CO) and won 410 to 396 (a spread of 14). Before this event, Wier had not played Phillips in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-2, -115.
Round 4		Wier played #96 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and lost 368 to 370 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Wier had not played Schlechter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-3, -117.
Round 5		Wier played #19 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 430 to 348 (a spread of 82). The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Wier’s record vs. Catanese in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (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: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-3, -35.
Round 6		Wier played #22 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and lost 400 to 449 (a spread of -49). The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Wier’s record vs. Cowan 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: #94. Current record: 2-4, -84.
Round 7		Wier played #65 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 406 to 346 (a spread of 60). Before this event, Wier had not played Lipe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-4, -24.
Round 8		Wier played #25 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 488 to 339 (a spread of 149). Before this event, Wier had not played Crotty in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-4, +125.
Round 9		Wier played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 401 to 354 (a spread of 47). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Wier’s record vs. Becker 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: #45. Current record: 5-4, +172.
Round 10		Wier played #129 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and lost 333 to 391 (a spread of -58). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Wier’s record vs. Wyer 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: #59. Current record: 5-5, +114.
Round 11		Wier played #5 Annette Bailey (Town Withheld, CT) and won 477 to 335 (a spread of 142). Before this event, Wier had not played Bailey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-5, +256.
Round 12		Wier played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and won 494 to 323 (a spread of 171). Before this event, Wier had not played Bloom in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-5, +427.
Round 13		Wier played #122 Alan Whitman (Los Gatos, CA) and lost 361 to 398 (a spread of -37). Before this event, Wier had not played Whitman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-6, +390.
Round 14		Wier played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and won 398 to 376 (a spread of 22). Before this event, Wier had not played Freehof in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-6, +412.
Round 15		Wier played #34 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 353 to 384 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Wier had not played Dixon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-7, +381.
Round 16		Wier played #26 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 363 to 420 (a spread of -57). Before this event, Wier had not played Cullman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-8, +324.
Round 17		Wier played #38 Ben Dweck (Brooklyn, NY) and won 404 to 361 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Wier had not played Dweck in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-8, +367.
Round 18		Wier played #109 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 314 to 508 (a spread of -194). Before this event, Wier had not played Stern in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-9, +173.
Round 19		Wier played #88 Paul Phillips (Denver, CO) again and won 428 to 413 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Wier had not played Phillips in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-9, +188.
Round 20		Wier played #119 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 402 to 323 (a spread of 79). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Wier’s record vs. Weiss 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: #39. Current record: 11-9, +267.
Round 21		Wier played #124 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and won 469 to 397 (a spread of 72). Before this event, Wier had not played Williams in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-9, +339.
Round 22		Wier played #101 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 319 to 491 (a spread of -172). Before this event, Wier had not played Simon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-10, +167.
Round 23		Wier played #130 Bob Yarmchuk (Tucson, AZ) and won 366 to 342 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Wier had not played Yarmchuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-10, +191.
Round 24		Wier played #105 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and lost 263 to 376 (a spread of -113). The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: TUCSON, AZ Wier’s record vs. Sommer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). 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: LLW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-11, +78.
Round 25		Wier played #50 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 532 to 306 (a spread of 226). Before this event, Wier had not played Gauthier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-11, +304.
Round 26		Wier played #7 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and won 508 to 319 (a spread of 189). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Wier’s record vs. Bayersdorfer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. 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: #26. Current record: 15-11, +493.
Round 27		Wier played #19 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) again and lost 383 to 411 (a spread of -28). The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Wier’s record vs. Catanese in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (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: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-12, +465.
Round 28		Wier played #130 Bob Yarmchuk (Tucson, AZ) again and won 383 to 309 (a spread of 74). Before this event, Wier had not played Yarmchuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-12, +539.

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