Rod MacNeil [#077] at NSC 2002

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Rod MacNeil [#077] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information
	Given name(s): Rod Surname(s): MacNeil Home: Londonderry, NH, United States Age: 29 Awards: Cape Cod, MA 1999, 2000; #1 Ranked player in New Hampshire Hobbies: Hockey, Boston Red Sox, Movies, Collecting Pez dispensers Occupation: Journalist, Newspaper carrier, Aspiring actor

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 531 Average for: 405 Average against: 404
Round 1		MacNeil played #060 Noah Kanter (Berkeley, CA) and lost 362 to 366 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-1, -4. MacNeil is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		MacNeil played #114 William D Shipe (La Jolla, CA) and lost 334 to 562 (a spread of -228) . Current ranking: #123. Current record: 0-2, -232.
Round 3		MacNeil played #134 Gail Wolford (Portland, OR) and won 474 to 298 (a spread of 176) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-2, -56.
Round 4		MacNeil played #015 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 365 to 406 (a spread of -41) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-3, -97. MacNeil is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). MacNeil is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 5		MacNeil played #069 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 450 to 328 (a spread of 122) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-3, +25.
Round 6	Larger photo available	MacNeil played #044 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 501 to 399 (a spread of 102) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-3, +127.
Round 7		MacNeil played #013 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and won 410 to 369 (a spread of 41) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-3, +168.
Round 8		MacNeil played #065 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 367 to 391 (a spread of -24) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-4, +144.
Round 9		MacNeil played #118 Taewan Sutthasin (Thailand) and lost 316 to 470 (a spread of -154) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-5, -10.
Round 10		MacNeil played #032 Robert Ellickson (Branford, CT) and won 419 to 405 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-5, +4.
Round 11		MacNeil played #058 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 496 to 334 (a spread of 162) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-5, +166.
Round 12		MacNeil played #084 Avi Moss (Brooklyn, NY) and won 378 to 268 (a spread of 110) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-5, +276.
Round 13		MacNeil played #023 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 339 to 371 (a spread of -32) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-6, +244.
Round 14		MacNeil played #098 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 381 to 445 (a spread of -64) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-7, +180.
Round 15		MacNeil played #027 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and won 418 to 407 (a spread of 11) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-7, +191.
Round 16		MacNeil played #135 Trey Wright (Beverly Hills, CA) and lost 326 to 407 (a spread of -81) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-8, +110.
Round 17		MacNeil played #129 Jeff Widergren (San Jose, CA) and lost 373 to 431 (a spread of -58) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-9, +52.
Round 18		MacNeil played #007 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 477 to 408 (a spread of 69) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-9, +121. MacNeil is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). MacNeil is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 19		MacNeil played #117 Charnwit Sumrattanaporn (Thailand) and lost 388 to 503 (a spread of -115) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-10, +6.
Round 20		MacNeil played #051 Wendell Haynes (Miami, FL) and won 531 to 381 (a spread of 150) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-10, +156.
Round 21		MacNeil played #046 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 406 to 419 (a spread of -13) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-11, +143.
Round 22		MacNeil played #103 Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ) and won 405 to 399 (a spread of 6) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-11, +149.
Round 23		MacNeil played #115 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 350 to 479 (a spread of -129) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-12, +20.
Round 24		MacNeil played #022 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and lost 359 to 493 (a spread of -134) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-13, -114.
Round 25		MacNeil played #085 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 384 to 424 (a spread of -40) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-14, -154.
Round 26		MacNeil played #036 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 391 to 364 (a spread of 27) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 12-14, -127.
Round 27		MacNeil played #084 Avi Moss (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 381 to 445 (a spread of -64) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 12-15, -191.
Round 28		MacNeil played #050 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 495 to 221 (a spread of 274) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 13-15, +83.
Round 29		MacNeil played #115 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 413 to 480 (a spread of -67) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 13-16, +16.
Round 30		MacNeil recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 14-16, +66.
Round 31		MacNeil played #107 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 449 to 442 (a spread of 7) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 15-16, +73.

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