Steve Tier [#123] at NSC 2002

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Steve Tier [#123] 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): Steve Surname(s): Tier Home: Rego Park, NY, United States Awards: Long Island Science Teacher of the Year; 2002-07 Albany, NY Hobbies: Paddleball, SCRABBLE Occupation: Teacher

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round-by-Round
High score: 558 Average for: 399 Average against: 387
Before the Tournament		Tier is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Tier is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Tier played #115 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 383 to 486 (a spread of -103) . Current ranking: #113. Current record: 0-1, -103.
Round 2		Tier played #062 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 425 to 344 (a spread of 81) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-1, -22.
Round 3		Tier played #068 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 428 to 402 (a spread of 26) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-1, +4.
Round 4		Tier played #124 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 389 to 373 (a spread of 16) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-1, +20.
Round 5		Tier played #008 Rich Baker (Westhampton Beach, NY) and lost 325 to 550 (a spread of -225) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-2, -205.
Round 6		Tier played #057 Nuttakrit K (Thailand) and lost 396 to 398 (a spread of -2) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-3, -207.
Round 7		Tier played #055 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 468 to 289 (a spread of 179) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-3, -28.
Round 8		Tier played #074 Bob Lipton (Vero Beach, FL) and won 431 to 350 (a spread of 81) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-3, +53.
Round 9		Tier played #098 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 372 to 448 (a spread of -76) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-4, -23.
Round 10		Tier played #009 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 372 to 392 (a spread of -20) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-5, -43.
Round 11		Tier played #089 Steve Oliger (Lancaster, PA) and lost 303 to 423 (a spread of -120) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-6, -163.
Round 12		Tier played #117 Charnwit Sumrattanaporn (Thailand) and won 349 to 340 (a spread of 9) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-6, -154.
Round 13		Tier played #114 William D Shipe (La Jolla, CA) and won 435 to 317 (a spread of 118) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-6, -36.
Round 14		Tier played #120 John Terrell (Roseville, MI) and lost 328 to 431 (a spread of -103) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-7, -139.
Round 15		Tier played #042 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 374 to 407 (a spread of -33) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-8, -172.
Round 16		Tier played #038 Jim Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 346 to 387 (a spread of -41) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-9, -213.
Round 17		Tier played #070 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 558 to 293 (a spread of 265) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-9, +52.
Round 18		Tier played #112 Gordon Shapiro (Ocean City, MD) and won 335 to 332 (a spread of 3) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-9, +55.
Round 19		Tier played #115 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 389 to 360 (a spread of 29) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-9, +84.
Round 20		Tier played #020 Steve Cook (Columbus, OH) and won 408 to 367 (a spread of 41) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-9, +125.
Round 21		Tier played #032 Robert Ellickson (Branford, CT) and won 443 to 364 (a spread of 79) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-9, +204.
Round 22		Tier played #040 J Goard (Foresthill, CA) and won 368 to 301 (a spread of 67) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-9, +271.
Round 23		Tier played #008 Rich Baker (Westhampton Beach, NY) and lost 399 to 445 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-10, +225. Tier is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Tier is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 24		Tier played #134 Gail Wolford (Portland, OR) and lost 431 to 466 (a spread of -35) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-11, +190.
Round 25		Tier played #061 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 468 to 420 (a spread of 48) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-11, +238.
Round 26		Tier played #135 Trey Wright (Beverly Hills, CA) and won 433 to 358 (a spread of 75) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-11, +313.
Round 27		Tier played #118 Taewan Sutthasin (Thailand) and won 386 to 347 (a spread of 39) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-11, +352.
Round 28		Tier played #117 Charnwit Sumrattanaporn (Thailand) and lost 327 to 342 (a spread of -15) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-12, +337.
Round 29		Tier played #039 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 397 to 417 (a spread of -20) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 16-13, +317.
Round 30		Tier played #022 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and won 505 to 463 (a spread of 42) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 17-13, +359.
Round 31		Tier played #039 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 394 to 372 (a spread of 22) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 18-13, +381.
After the Tournament		Tier is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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