Ivan Blackman [#9] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Ivan Blackman, 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. Blackman currently has a record of 13-15, +90, and is ranked #51 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

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Given name(s): Ivan
Surname(s): Blackman
Home: Nassau, N.P., Bahamas
Hobbies: cricket, soccer, helping hand
Occupation: withheld
NSC 1992 Division: 2
NSC 1992 Rank: 91/139, 13-14 -491
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 43/120, 14.5-12.5 +414
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 115/133, 12.5-18.5 -250
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 63/126, 16-15 -275
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 142/150, 10.5-19.5 -489
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 88/93, 10-18 -1198

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	12.5-10.5 (0.543)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	9.5-9.5 (0.500)	WW LL W LLTWWW LLL WWW LL
Past 25-36 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 61-72 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 516 Average for: 371 Average against: 367
Round 1		Blackman played #28 Andrew Fanoe (Marietta, GA) and lost 389 to 438 (a spread of -49). Before this event, Blackman had not played Fanoe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 0-1, -49.
Round 2		Blackman played #26 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 385 to 368 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Blackman had not played DuMez in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-1, -32.
Round 3		Blackman played #53 David Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 399 to 285 (a spread of 114). Before this event, Blackman had not played Mahnken in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-1, +82.
Round 4		Blackman played #37 Jeanne Gannon (Atlantic Highlands, NJ) and lost 316 to 408 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Blackman had not played Gannon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-2, -10.
Round 5		Blackman played #87 Louella Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and won 427 to 363 (a spread of 64). Before this event, Blackman had not played Wier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +54.
Round 6		Blackman played #20 Jeff Cooley (Jacksonville, FL) and won 423 to 311 (a spread of 112). Before this event, Blackman had not played Cooley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-2, +166.
Round 7		Blackman played #91 Antonio Malonzo (Philippines) and won 363 to 355 (a spread of 8). Before this event, Blackman had not played Malonzo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-2, +174.
Round 8		Blackman played #13 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and won 407 to 332 (a spread of 75). Before this event, Blackman had not played Camp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-2, +249.
Round 9		Blackman played #8 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 381 to 356 (a spread of 25). Before this event, Blackman had not played Besadny in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-2, +274.
Round 10		Blackman played #48 Laura Landsbaum (The Woodlands, TX) and won 354 to 342 (a spread of 12). Before this event, Blackman had not played Landsbaum in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-2, +286.
Round 11		Blackman played #72 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 420 to 433 (a spread of -13). Before this event, Blackman had not played Scaglione in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +273.
Round 12		Blackman played #77 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and lost 330 to 414 (a spread of -84). Before this event, Blackman had not played Sirois in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-4, +189.
Round 13		Blackman played #57 Jarett Myskiw (Winnipeg MB) and won 516 to 305 (a spread of 211). Before this event, Blackman had not played Myskiw in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +400.
Round 14		Blackman played #82 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 375 to 387 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Blackman had not played Stewart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +388.
Round 15		Blackman played #60 Thomas ORourke (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 302 to 378 (a spread of -76). Before this event, Blackman had not played O'Rourke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-6, +312.
Round 16		Blackman played #39 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and won 413 to 370 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Blackman had not played Hagelstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +355.
Round 17		Blackman played #58 Austin Nichols (Washington, DC) and lost 357 to 379 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Blackman had not played Nichols in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-7, +333.
Round 18		Blackman played #24 Con Downey (Mesa, AZ) and lost 299 to 322 (a spread of -23). Before this event, Blackman had not played Downey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-8, +310.
Round 19		Blackman played #12 Matt Breden (Hampton, VA) and lost 368 to 421 (a spread of -53). Before this event, Blackman had not played Breden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-9, +257.
Round 20		Blackman played #36 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 374 to 380 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Blackman had not played Galebach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-10, +251.
Round 21		Blackman played #25 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and lost 287 to 370 (a spread of -83). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Blackman’s record vs. Doyle in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWLL. 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: 10-11, +168.
Round 22		Blackman played #14 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 352 to 363 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Blackman had not played Canik in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-12, +157.
Round 23		Blackman played #31 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and lost 343 to 444 (a spread of -101). Before this event, Blackman had not played Fenske in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-13, +56.
Round 24		Blackman played #84 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 451 to 342 (a spread of 109). Before this event, Blackman had not played Tacker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-13, +165.
Round 25		Blackman played #22 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and won 331 to 330 (a spread of 1). Before this event, Blackman had not played DeMers in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-13, +166.
Round 26		Blackman played #35 Nita Galambos (Portland, OR) and lost 330 to 397 (a spread of -67). Before this event, Blackman had not played Galambos in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-14, +99.
Round 27		Blackman played #46 Julie Kading (Winnipeg MB) and won 370 to 326 (a spread of 44). Before this event, Blackman had not played Kading in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-14, +143.
Round 28		Blackman played #28 Andrew Fanoe (Marietta, GA) again and lost 313 to 366 (a spread of -53). Before this event, Blackman had not played Fanoe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-15, +90.

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