NSC 2008: Ron Tiekert [#101]

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On this page, you will find information about Ron Tiekert, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-12, +235, and is ranked #25 in Division 1.

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

[photo of Ron Tiekert]

Given name(s): Ron
Surname(s): Tiekert
Home: Melbourne, FL, United States
Awards: 1985 National Champion; winner Boston Premier 3 times; played in 3 Worlds' - best finish 5th; top 10 finish in 6 NSCs; 2004-10 Stuart, FL; 2005-03 Gainsville, FL
Hobbies: Scrabble, Table Tennis
Occupation: Educational Software Editor
NSC 1978 Division: 1
NSC 1978 Rank: 8/65, 157.0 credits
NSC 1980 Division: 1
NSC 1980 Rank: 3/32, 11.5-5.5 +874
NSC 1983 Division: 1
NSC 1983 Rank: 7/32, 9-8 +364
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 1/302, 20-2 +1808
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 3/149, 20-7 +1180
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 3/149, 20-7 +1180
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 8/176, 18-9 +1441
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 50/134, 14-13 +720
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 5/126, 20-11 +988
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 7/98, 20-11 +1327
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 32/132, 18-13 +57
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 55/172, 16-14 +1039
WSC 1991 Rank: 5
WSC 1997 Rank: 15
WSC 1999 Rank: 7

Round by Round
High score: 595 Average for: 414 Average against: 405
Round 1		Tiekert played #104 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and won 450 to 344 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +106.
Round 2		Tiekert played #67 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 595 to 317 (a spread of 278). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +384.
Round 3		Tiekert played #37 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 348 to 420 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +312.
Round 4		Tiekert played #14 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 391 to 431 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, +272.
Round 5		Tiekert played #98 Orry Swift (Waco, TX) and lost 406 to 478 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-3, +200.
Round 6		Tiekert played #41 Vernon Jones (Winter Haven, FL) and won 469 to 369 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-3, +300.
Round 7		Tiekert played #102 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 381 to 442 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-4, +239.
Round 8		Tiekert played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 418 to 387 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-4, +270.
Round 9		Tiekert played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 448 to 400 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-4, +318.
Round 10		Tiekert played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and lost 323 to 496 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-5, +145.
Round 11		Tiekert played #88 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 484 to 408 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-5, +221.
Round 12		Tiekert played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 470 to 448 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-5, +243.
Round 13		Tiekert played #56 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 418 to 459 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-6, +202.
Round 14		Tiekert played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 425 to 372 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-6, +255.
Round 15		Tiekert played #53 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 434 to 369 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-6, +320.
Round 16		Tiekert played #25 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and won 387 to 345 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-6, +362.
Round 17		Tiekert played #97 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 347 to 481 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-7, +228.
Round 18		Tiekert played #82 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and won 415 to 413 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, +230.
Round 19		Tiekert played #74 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 416 to 365 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-7, +281.
Round 20		Tiekert played #40 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and won 443 to 352 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-7, +372.
Round 21		Tiekert played #60 Rahn McKeown (Pittsboro, NC) and lost 411 to 451 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-8, +332.
Round 22		Tiekert played #70 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 329 to 480 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, +181.
Round 23		Tiekert played #52 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 379 to 398 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-10, +162.
Round 24		Tiekert played #38 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 400 to 346 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-10, +216.
Round 25		Tiekert played #105 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 453 to 286 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-10, +383.
Round 26		Tiekert played #79 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 424 to 351 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-10, +456.
Round 27		Tiekert played #73 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 386 to 456 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-11, +386.
Round 28		Tiekert played #86 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 333 to 484 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-12, +235.

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