Steve Desch [#34] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Desch, 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. Desch currently has a record of 18-10, +721, and is ranked #11 in Division 6.

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): Steve Surname(s): Desch Home: Phoenix, AZ, United States Hobbies: astronomy Occupation: professor

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	0-0 (0.000)
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	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 476 Average for: 394 Average against: 369
Round 1		Desch played #58 Ernestine Jackson (Flint, MI) and won 426 to 321 (a spread of 105). Before this event, Desch had not played Jackson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +105.
Round 2		Desch played #119 Susan Watrous (Goodyear, AZ) and won 418 to 358 (a spread of 60). Before this event, Desch had not played Watrous in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +165.
Round 3		Desch played #69 Polly Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 455 to 290 (a spread of 165). Before this event, Desch had not played Lenzen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +330.
Round 4		Desch played #95 Dan Read (Vista, CA) and won 443 to 316 (a spread of 127). Before this event, Desch had not played Read in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +457.
Round 5		Desch played #102 Tammy Ross (Phoenix, AZ) and won 449 to 230 (a spread of 219). Before this event, Desch had not played Ross in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-0, +676.
Round 6		Desch played #73 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and won 346 to 308 (a spread of 38). Before this event, Desch had not played Mahmood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-0, +714.
Round 7		Desch played #109 Sandi Spencer (Pickering ON) and won 448 to 345 (a spread of 103). Before this event, Desch had not played Spencer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-0, +817.
Round 8		Desch played #115 Gavin Thompson (Ottawa ON) and won 464 to 343 (a spread of 121). Before this event, Desch had not played Thompson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-0, +938.
Round 9		Desch played #94 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and won 420 to 313 (a spread of 107). Before this event, Desch had not played Raviraj in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-0, +1045.
Round 10		Desch played #120 Edmond Wilson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 337 to 375 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Desch had not played Wilson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-1, +1007.
Round 11		Desch played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 414 to 289 (a spread of 125). Before this event, Desch had not played Canik in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-1, +1132.
Round 12		Desch played #21 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) and lost 321 to 504 (a spread of -183). Before this event, Desch had not played Callaway in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-2, +949.
Round 13		Desch played #97 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 434 to 436 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Desch had not played Reinke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-3, +947. Desch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Desch is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14		Desch played #26 Robert Collins (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 290 to 464 (a spread of -174). Before this event, Desch had not played Collins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +773.
Round 15		Desch played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) again and lost 266 to 484 (a spread of -218). Before this event, Desch had not played Canik in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, +555.
Round 16		Desch played #92 Diane Pietrzak (Chicagoland, IL) and lost 412 to 459 (a spread of -47). Before this event, Desch had not played Pietrzak in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-6, +508. Desch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Desch is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 17		Desch played #66 Ben Lam (Markham ON) and won 395 to 375 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Desch had not played Lam in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-6, +528.
Round 18		Desch played #14 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons, NC) and won 413 to 290 (a spread of 123). Before this event, Desch had not played Bertoni in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-6, +651.
Round 19		Desch played #97 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) again and won 476 to 389 (a spread of 87). Before this event, Desch had not played Reinke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-6, +738.
Round 20		Desch played #44 KC Frodyma (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 319 to 454 (a spread of -135). Before this event, Desch had not played Frodyma in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-7, +603.
Round 21		Desch played #26 Robert Collins (Phoenix, AZ) again and won 439 to 305 (a spread of 134). Before this event, Desch had not played Collins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-7, +737.
Round 22		Desch played #64 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 359 to 411 (a spread of -52). Before this event, Desch had not played Kaye in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, +685.
Round 23		Desch played #102 Tammy Ross (Phoenix, AZ) again and won 463 to 313 (a spread of 150). Before this event, Desch had not played Ross in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +835.
Round 24		Desch played #98 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 395 to 349 (a spread of 46). Before this event, Desch had not played Reinke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-8, +881.
Round 25		Desch played #11 Joe Becker (Worcester, MA) and lost 359 to 458 (a spread of -99). Before this event, Desch had not played Becker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-9, +782.
Round 26		Desch played #64 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) again and lost 300 to 372 (a spread of -72). Before this event, Desch had not played Kaye in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-10, +710.
Round 27		Desch played #1 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 379 to 372 (a spread of 7). Before this event, Desch had not played Allard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-10, +717.
Round 28		Desch played #96 Sally Reeser (Allentown, PA) and won 401 to 397 (a spread of 4). Before this event, Desch had not played Reeser in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-10, +721.

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