Ruben Solis [#106] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Ruben Solis, 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. Solis currently has a record of 18-10, +824, and is ranked #9 in Division 4.

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): Ruben Surname(s): Solis Home: Austin, TX, United States Awards: 1971 Frisbee golf champion of Trufant, Michigan Hobbies: Astronomy, sports Occupation: Engineer NSC 2004 Division: 4 NSC 2004 Rank: 63/150, 15.5-14.5 -106 NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 19/122, 17-11 -2

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	35-26 (0.574)
Past 1-12 months	7-5 (0.583)	LL WWW L WWW L W L
Past 13-24 months	14-6 (0.700)	W L W L WW L WW L WWWWWW LL WW
Past 25-36 months	12-14 (0.462)	LLLLLLLL W LLL WWWWWW L W LL WWWW
Past 37-48 months	2-1 (0.667)	W L W
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 486 Average for: 390 Average against: 360
Round 1		Solis played #9 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 410 to 337 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Solis’s record vs. Braverman 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: WW. 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: #30. Current record: 1-0, +73.
Round 2		Solis played #1 Delores Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 396 to 300 (a spread of 96). Before this event, Solis had not played Arrington in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +169.
Round 3		Solis played #35 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and lost 343 to 406 (a spread of -63). Before this event, Solis had not played Goodman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-1, +106.
Round 4		Solis played #49 Diana Ittner (Brookfield, WI) and won 431 to 243 (a spread of 188). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Solis’s record vs. Ittner 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: #14. Current record: 3-1, +294.
Round 5		Solis played #73 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 333 to 354 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Solis had not played Michlin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-2, +273.
Round 6		Solis played #61 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 333 to 378 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Solis had not played Krissoff in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-3, +228.
Round 7		Solis played #17 Paul Cole (St. Augustine, FL) and lost 354 to 400 (a spread of -46). Before this event, Solis had not played Cole in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-4, +182.
Round 8		Solis played #55 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 486 to 272 (a spread of 214). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: HAZEL PARK, MI Solis’s record vs. Kidd 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: #46. Current record: 4-4, +396.
Round 9		Solis played #117 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and won 367 to 356 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Solis had not played Wade in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-4, +407.
Round 10		Solis played #4 Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD) and won 474 to 326 (a spread of 148). Before this event, Solis had not played Bailey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +555.
Round 11		Solis played #66 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 440 to 376 (a spread of 64). Before this event, Solis had not played Lewis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +619.
Round 12		Solis played #81 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 332 to 391 (a spread of -59). Before this event, Solis had not played Palazzo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-5, +560.
Round 13		Solis played #97 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 482 to 294 (a spread of 188). Before this event, Solis had not played Savitt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +748.
Round 14		Solis played #59 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 255 to 375 (a spread of -120). Before this event, Solis had not played King in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-6, +628.
Round 15		Solis played #71 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) and won 380 to 378 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Solis had not played McDougall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-6, +630.
Round 16		Solis played #16 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 479 to 353 (a spread of 126). Before this event, Solis had not played Cleary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-6, +756.
Round 17		Solis played #101 Lynda Shayne (Edmonds, WA) and won 395 to 394 (a spread of 1). Before this event, Solis had not played Shayne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-6, +757.
Round 18		Solis played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 363 to 385 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Solis had not played Casey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-7, +735.
Round 19		Solis played #79 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and won 416 to 374 (a spread of 42). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Solis’s record vs. Ornish 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: #12. Current record: 12-7, +777.
Round 20		Solis played #88 Alan Riechman (Aiken, SC) and lost 389 to 444 (a spread of -55). Before this event, Solis had not played Riechman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +722.
Round 21		Solis played #17 Paul Cole (St. Augustine, FL) again and lost 335 to 505 (a spread of -170). Before this event, Solis had not played Cole in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-9, +552.
Round 22		Solis played #37 Edward Gordon (Hollywood, FL) and won 417 to 387 (a spread of 30). Before this event, Solis had not played Gordon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-9, +582.
Round 23		Solis played #91 David Ruby (Seattle, WA) and lost 323 to 402 (a spread of -79). Before this event, Solis had not played Ruby in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-10, +503.
Round 24		Solis played #105 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and won 390 to 310 (a spread of 80). Before this event, Solis had not played Smith in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-10, +583.
Round 25		Solis played #85 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 439 to 402 (a spread of 37). Before this event, Solis had not played Ralston in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-10, +620.
Round 26		Solis played #99 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and won 346 to 326 (a spread of 20). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Solis’s record vs. Scott in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: LWW. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #13. Current record: 16-10, +640.
Round 27		Solis played #91 David Ruby (Seattle, WA) again and won 401 to 379 (a spread of 22). Before this event, Solis had not played Ruby in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, +662.
Round 28		Solis played #4 Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD) again and won 399 to 237 (a spread of 162). Before this event, Solis had not played Bailey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-10, +824.

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