Benjamin Bloom [#005] at NSC 2002

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Benjamin Bloom [#005] 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): Benjamin Surname(s): Bloom Home: Ramat-Gan, --, Israel Age: 28 Awards: Table-Tennis silver medalist in Cerebral Palsy World Games Hobbies: Writing, Table Tennis Occupation: Student

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 509 Average for: 378 Average against: 394
Round 1		Bloom played #004 Craig Atterbury (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 359 to 376 (a spread of -17) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-1, -17.
Round 2		Bloom played #092 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and won 462 to 278 (a spread of 184) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +167.
Round 3		Bloom played #022 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 327 to 375 (a spread of -48) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-2, +119.
Round 4		Bloom played #073 Joe Neff (Oreland, PA) and lost 268 to 433 (a spread of -165) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-3, -46.
Round 5		Bloom played #043 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 328 to 426 (a spread of -98) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-4, -144.
Round 6		Bloom played #026 Stefan Fatsis (Brooklyn, NY) and won 390 to 384 (a spread of 6) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-4, -138.
Round 7		Bloom played #012 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and lost 387 to 413 (a spread of -26) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-5, -164.
Round 8		Bloom played #041 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 455 to 416 (a spread of 39) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-5, -125.
Round 9		Bloom played #101 Alan Whitman (Los Gatos, CA) and won 509 to 298 (a spread of 211) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-5, +86.
Round 10		Bloom played #033 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and lost 339 to 445 (a spread of -106) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-6, -20.
Round 11		Bloom played #046 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 354 to 441 (a spread of -87) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-7, -107.
Round 12		Bloom played #027 Ann Ferguson (Mountlake Terrace, WA) and lost 335 to 466 (a spread of -131) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-8, -238.
Round 13		Bloom played #011 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and tied at 382 . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4.5-8.5, -238.
Round 14		Bloom played #029 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 380 to 364 (a spread of 16) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5.5-8.5, -222.
Round 15		Bloom played #059 Cason Lane (San Diego, CA) and won 380 to 361 (a spread of 19) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -203.
Round 16		Bloom played #071 Rich Moyer (Portland, OR) and lost 297 to 424 (a spread of -127) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -330.
Round 17		Bloom played #028 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 268 to 407 (a spread of -139) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6.5-10.5, -469.
Round 18		Bloom played #098 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 355 to 434 (a spread of -79) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6.5-11.5, -548.
Round 19		Bloom played #070 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 433 to 316 (a spread of 117) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7.5-11.5, -431.
Round 20		Bloom played #015 Jonn Dalton (The Colony, TX) and won 423 to 397 (a spread of 26) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8.5-11.5, -405.
Round 21		Bloom played #063 Ben Greenwood (Somerville, MA) and lost 401 to 445 (a spread of -44) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8.5-12.5, -449.
Round 22		Bloom played #015 Jonn Dalton (The Colony, TX) and lost 331 to 479 (a spread of -148) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8.5-13.5, -597.
Round 23		Bloom played #030 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and lost 380 to 400 (a spread of -20) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8.5-14.5, -617.
Round 24		Bloom played #092 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and won 460 to 293 (a spread of 167) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9.5-14.5, -450.
Round 25		Bloom played #028 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 386 to 430 (a spread of -44) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 9.5-15.5, -494.
Round 26		Bloom played #014 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and won 383 to 376 (a spread of 7) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 10.5-15.5, -487.
Round 27		Bloom played #007 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and lost 328 to 510 (a spread of -182) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 10.5-16.5, -669.
Round 28		Bloom played #049 Nancy Jessup (Orland Park, IL) and won 377 to 328 (a spread of 49) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 11.5-16.5, -620. Bloom is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 29		Bloom played #028 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 409 to 394 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12.5-16.5, -605.
Round 30		Bloom played #049 Nancy Jessup (Orland Park, IL) and won 502 to 280 (a spread of 222) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13.5-16.5, -383.
Round 31		Bloom played #080 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 328 to 449 (a spread of -121) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 13.5-17.5, -504.

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