Paul Holser [#044] at NSC 2002

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Paul Holser [#044] 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): Paul Surname(s): Holser Home: Wylie, TX, United States Age: 33 Hobbies: guitar, Ultimate Frisbee, crossword puzzles, mimicry Occupation: software developer

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 476 Average for: 377 Average against: 374
Round 1		Holser played #103 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 424 to 381 (a spread of 43) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +43.
Round 2		Holser played #053 Steven Jones (Seattle, WA) and won 376 to 341 (a spread of 35) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-0, +78.
Round 3		Holser played #028 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 314 to 273 (a spread of 41) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-0, +119.
Round 4		Holser played #101 Alan Whitman (Los Gatos, CA) and won 463 to 308 (a spread of 155) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-0, +274.
Round 5		Holser played #087 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and won 445 to 401 (a spread of 44) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-0, +318.
Round 6		Holser played #031 Mike Frentz (San Bruno, CA) and lost 348 to 407 (a spread of -59) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-1, +259.
Round 7		Holser played #060 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 393 to 387 (a spread of 6) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-1, +265.
Round 8		Holser played #093 Martin Smith (East Orange, NJ) and lost 328 to 432 (a spread of -104) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-2, +161.
Round 9		Holser played #079 Jeff Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and lost 279 to 386 (a spread of -107) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-3, +54.
Round 10		Holser played #077 Iffy Onyeonwu (Elgin, TX) and lost 337 to 536 (a spread of -199) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-4, -145.
Round 11		Holser played #089 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 372 to 293 (a spread of 79) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-4, -66.
Round 12		Holser played #104 Michael Wolfberg (Concord, MA) and lost 346 to 381 (a spread of -35) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-5, -101.
Round 13		Holser played #035 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and lost 349 to 448 (a spread of -99) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-6, -200.
Round 14		Holser played #085 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and lost 371 to 477 (a spread of -106) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-7, -306.
Round 15		Holser played #095 Denver Steele (Sparks, NV) and lost 349 to 365 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-8, -322.
Round 16		Holser played #017 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 476 to 313 (a spread of 163) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-8, -159.
Round 17		Holser played #090 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 397 to 439 (a spread of -42) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-9, -201.
Round 18		Holser played #002 Bruce Adams (Worcester, MA) and lost 350 to 399 (a spread of -49) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-10, -250.
Round 19		Holser played #105 Rick Wong (San José, CA) and won 424 to 314 (a spread of 110) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-10, -140.
Round 20		Holser played #014 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and lost 311 to 345 (a spread of -34) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-11, -174.
Round 21		Holser played #052 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and won 382 to 332 (a spread of 50) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-11, -124.
Round 22		Holser played #065 Paul McCarthy (Littleton, CO) and won 421 to 347 (a spread of 74) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-11, -50.
Round 23		Holser played #081 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 338 to 458 (a spread of -120) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-12, -170.
Round 24		Holser played #034 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and won 365 to 323 (a spread of 42) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-12, -128.
Round 25		Holser played #043 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 424 to 302 (a spread of 122) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-12, -6.
Round 26		Holser played #040 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 427 to 289 (a spread of 138) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-12, +132.
Round 27		Holser played #013 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 417 to 312 (a spread of 105) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-12, +237.
Round 28		Holser played #083 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 346 to 442 (a spread of -96) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-13, +141.
Round 29		Holser played #006 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 351 to 390 (a spread of -39) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-14, +102.
Round 30		Holser played #057 Ken Lambe (Port Huron, MI) and lost 435 to 438 (a spread of -3) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 15-15, +99.
Round 31		Holser played #061 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 322 to 337 (a spread of -15) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 15-16, +84.

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