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Jere Mead (#43) at WSC 2001

Background Information

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Given name(s): Jere
Surname(s): Mead
Home: United States
Age: 55
Awards: 1991 Waltham Premier
Hobbies: reading, hiking
Occupation: Latin teacher
WSC 1997 Rank: 45
WSC 2001 Team: United States

 

Tournament Ups and Downs

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Round-by-Round

High score: 523
Average for: 426
Average against: 415

Before Round 1  

Mead is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 1

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Mead played #87 Rodney Talbot (Australia) and won 507 to 367 (a spread of 140) .

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 1-0, +140.

Round 2

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Mead played #21 Suresh Thevakumar Samuel Chinnaiyah (Sri Lanka) and won 456 to 417 (a spread of 39) .

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 2-0, +179.

Round 3

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Mead played #73 James Kramer (United States) and won 523 to 344 (a spread of 179) .

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 3-0, +358.

Mead is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Mead is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 4

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Mead played #26 Femi Awowade (Nigeria) and lost 388 to 440 (a spread of -52) .

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 3-1, +306.

Round 5

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Mead played #01 Joel Wapnick (World Champion) and lost 348 to 473 (a spread of -125) .

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 3-2, +181.

Round 6

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Mead played #35 Howard Warner (New Zealand) and lost 437 to 442 (a spread of -5) .

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 3-3, +176.

Round 7

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Mead played #05 Matt Graham (United States) and won 466 to 364 (a spread of 102) .

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 4-3, +278.

Round 8

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Mead played #34 Michael Gongolo (Kenya) and lost 381 to 460 (a spread of -79) .

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 4-4, +199.

Round 9

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Mead played #41 Brett Smitheram (England) and lost 428 to 432 (a spread of -4) .

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 4-5, +195.

Round 10

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Mead played #28 Zev Kaufman (Canada) and won 384 to 361 (a spread of 23) .

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 5-5, +218.

Mead is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Mead is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 11

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Mead played #39 Karl Khoshnaw (Kurdistan-Iraq) and won 404 to 330 (a spread of 74) .

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 6-5, +292.

Round 12

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Mead played #42 John Grayson (Wales) and won 445 to 376 (a spread of 69) .

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 7-5, +361.

Round 13

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Mead played #07 Jeff Grant (New Zealand) and won 494 to 352 (a spread of 142) .

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 8-5, +503.

Round 14

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Mead played #80 Andrew Perry (England) and lost 474 to 487 (a spread of -13) .

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 8-6, +490.

Round 15

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Mead played #37 James A. Cherry (Canada) and won 422 to 392 (a spread of 30) .

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 9-6, +520.

Round 16

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Mead played #20 Sammy Okosagah (Nigeria) and lost 443 to 474 (a spread of -31) .

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 9-7, +489.

Mead is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 17

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Mead played #17 Naween Tharanga Fernando (Sri Lanka) and lost 342 to 515 (a spread of -173) .

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 9-8, +316.

Round 18

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Mead played #64 Andrew Davis (England) and lost 355 to 483 (a spread of -128) .

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 9-9, +188.

Round 19

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Mead played #37 James A. Cherry (Canada) and won 452 to 415 (a spread of 37) .

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 10-9, +225.

Round 20

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Mead played #33 Roland Filio (Philippines) and lost 383 to 447 (a spread of -64) .

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 10-10, +161.

Round 21

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Mead played #57 Isaac Apindi Adhero Lang'o (Tanzania) and won 425 to 420 (a spread of 5) .

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 11-10, +166.

Round 22

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Mead played #28 Zev Kaufman (Canada) and lost 344 to 426 (a spread of -82) .

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 11-11, +84.

Mead is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Mead is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

Round 23

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Mead played #16 David Acton (England) and won 488 to 334 (a spread of 154) .

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 12-11, +238.

Round 24

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Mead played #84 Evan Simpson (England) and won 431 to 401 (a spread of 30) .

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 13-11, +268.

Final Game 3  

Mead is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).


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