Al DeMers [#22] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Albert DeMers, 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. DeMers currently has a record of 14.5-13.5, +419, and is ranked #35 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): Albert
Surname(s): DeMers
Home: Sparks, NV, United States
Hobbies: travel
Occupation: optometrist
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 10-11 -338
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 150/176, 11-16 -442
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 59/90, 13-14 -346
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 81/120, 12-15 +395
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 126/151, 13-18 -529
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 59/111, 15.5-15.5 +642
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 116/122, 10-18 -480

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	43-24 (0.642)
Past 1-12 months	11-11 (0.500)	LL WWW LLL W L WW LL W L WWWW LL
Past 13-24 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 25-36 months	5-0 (1.000)	WWWWW
Past 37-48 months	8-1 (0.889)	WWWWWW L WW
Past 49-60 months	16-7 (0.696)	WWW L WWW L W L WWWW L WW L W L W L W
Past 61-72 months	2-4 (0.333)	L W LLL W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 447 Average for: 355 Average against: 340
Round 1		DeMers played #63 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 359 to 355 (a spread of 4). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ DeMers’s record vs. Readle in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-0, +4.
Round 2		DeMers played #23 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 345 to 382 (a spread of -37). Before this event, DeMers had not played Donegan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-1, -33.
Round 3		DeMers played #21 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 359 to 341 (a spread of 18). The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP DeMers’s record vs. Cooper 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: #38. Current record: 2-1, -15.
Round 4		DeMers played #15 Judy Carlock (Tucson, AZ) and won 345 to 314 (a spread of 31). Before this event, DeMers had not played Carlock in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-1, +16.
Round 5		DeMers played #42 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and lost 365 to 461 (a spread of -96). Before this event, DeMers had not played Hubble in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, -80.
Round 6		DeMers played #40 Bruce M Halverson (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 300 to 329 (a spread of -29). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP DeMers’s record vs. Halverson in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #44. Current record: 3-3, -109.
Round 7		DeMers played #12 Matt Breden (Hampton, VA) and lost 393 to 406 (a spread of -13). Before this event, DeMers had not played Breden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-4, -122.
Round 8		DeMers played #87 Louella Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 307 to 371 (a spread of -64). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ DeMers’s record vs. Wier in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #63. Current record: 3-5, -186.
Round 9		DeMers played #32 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 286 to 346 (a spread of -60). Before this event, DeMers had not played Finn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-6, -246.
Round 10		DeMers played #44 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 368 to 355 (a spread of 13). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ DeMers’s record vs. Johnson 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: LWLL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-6, -233.
Round 11		DeMers played #56 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and lost 329 to 352 (a spread of -23). Before this event, DeMers had not played Muhich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-7, -256.
Round 12		DeMers played #41 Pat Hardwick (Stow, OH) and lost 302 to 337 (a spread of -35). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV DeMers’s record vs. Hardwick 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: #74. Current record: 4-8, -291.
Round 13		DeMers played #66 Burke Riley (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 399 to 372 (a spread of 27). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP DeMers’s record vs. Riley 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: #70. Current record: 5-8, -264.
Round 14		DeMers played #35 Nita Galambos (Portland, OR) and won 394 to 241 (a spread of 153). Before this event, DeMers had not played Galambos in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-8, -111.
Round 15		DeMers played #31 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and won 398 to 305 (a spread of 93). Before this event, DeMers had not played Fenske in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-8, -18.
Round 16		DeMers played #84 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 344 to 274 (a spread of 70). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ DeMers’s record vs. Tacker 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: #41. Current record: 8-8, +52.
Round 17		DeMers played #46 Julie Kading (Winnipeg MB) and lost 328 to 401 (a spread of -73). Before this event, DeMers had not played Kading in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-9, -21.
Round 18		DeMers played #10 Doug Bobkovich (Gilbert, AZ) and lost 382 to 414 (a spread of -32). The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: GRAND CANYON, AZ DeMers’s record vs. Bobkovich in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WWW. Past 49-60 months: WWL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-10, -53.
Round 19		DeMers played #37 Jeanne Gannon (Atlantic Highlands, NJ) and won 395 to 291 (a spread of 104). Before this event, DeMers had not played Gannon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-10, +51.
Round 20		DeMers played #14 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 279 to 324 (a spread of -45). Before this event, DeMers had not played Canik in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-11, +6.
Round 21		DeMers played #84 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) again and won 371 to 328 (a spread of 43). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ DeMers’s record vs. Tacker 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: #47. Current record: 10-11, +49.
Round 22		DeMers played #27 Luther Durant (Scottsdale, AZ) and tied at 331. The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ DeMers’s record vs. Durant 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: #49. Current record: 10.5-11.5, +49.
Round 23		DeMers played #34 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and won 350 to 345 (a spread of 5). Before this event, DeMers had not played Fultz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11.5-11.5, +54.
Round 24		DeMers played #35 Nita Galambos (Portland, OR) again and won 417 to 283 (a spread of 134). Before this event, DeMers had not played Galambos in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12.5-11.5, +188.
Round 25		DeMers played #9 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and lost 330 to 331 (a spread of -1). Before this event, DeMers had not played Blackman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12.5-12.5, +187.
Round 26		DeMers played #81 Linda Stephanides (Bowie, MD) and won 447 to 237 (a spread of 210). Before this event, DeMers had not played Stephanides in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +397.
Round 27		DeMers played #37 Jeanne Gannon (Atlantic Highlands, NJ) again and lost 340 to 362 (a spread of -22). Before this event, DeMers had not played Gannon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13.5-13.5, +375.
Round 28		DeMers played #25 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 370 to 326 (a spread of 44). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: BALTIC CRUISE DeMers’s record vs. Doyle in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: #35. Current record: 14.5-13.5, +419.

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