James Abbott [#001] at NSC 2002

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James Abbott [#001] 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): James Surname(s): Abbott Home: Vernon Hills, IL, United States Age: 35 Hobbies: Bridge Occupation: Actuarial assistant

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 480 Average for: 376 Average against: 359
Round 1		Abbott played #016 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 459 to 340 (a spread of 119) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +119.
Round 2		Abbott played #019 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and lost 421 to 444 (a spread of -23) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, +96.
Round 3		Abbott played #030 Pat Diener (San Jose, CA) and lost 347 to 377 (a spread of -30) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-2, +66.
Round 4		Abbott played #003 Isaac L Apindi (El Sobrante, CA) and won 388 to 377 (a spread of 11) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-2, +77.
Round 5		Abbott played #025 Gretchen Cowan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 395 to 315 (a spread of 80) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +157.
Round 6		Abbott played #060 T C Houlgate West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 455 to 349 (a spread of 106) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-2, +263.
Round 7		Abbott played #122 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 340 to 335 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +268.
Round 8		Abbott played #086 Charles Merlis (West Hartford, CT) and won 389 to 298 (a spread of 91) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +359.
Round 9		Abbott played #041 David Filippi (Portland, OR) and won 471 to 363 (a spread of 108) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-2, +467.
Round 10		Abbott played #144 Pat Yarnell (Arcadia, CA) and lost 278 to 420 (a spread of -142) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-3, +325.
Round 11		Abbott played #090 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 376 to 333 (a spread of 43) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-3, +368.
Round 12		Abbott played #014 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 360 to 374 (a spread of -14) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-4, +354. Abbott is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Abbott is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		Abbott played #028 Stephen Dennis (Atlanta, GA) and won 416 to 289 (a spread of 127) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-4, +481.
Round 14		Abbott played #135 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and won 434 to 353 (a spread of 81) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-4, +562. Abbott is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Abbott is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Abbott played #082 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and lost 296 to 433 (a spread of -137) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-5, +425.
Round 16		Abbott played #134 Susi Tiekert (Alpharetta, GA) and won 355 to 324 (a spread of 31) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-5, +456.
Round 17		Abbott played #050 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 286 to 488 (a spread of -202) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-6, +254.
Round 18		Abbott played #088 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 275 to 420 (a spread of -145) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-7, +109.
Round 19		Abbott played #135 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and won 393 to 343 (a spread of 50) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-7, +159.
Round 20		Abbott played #035 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 438 to 341 (a spread of 97) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-7, +256.
Round 21		Abbott played #125 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and won 405 to 351 (a spread of 54) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-7, +310.
Round 22		Abbott played #028 Stephen Dennis (Atlanta, GA) and lost 302 to 476 (a spread of -174) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-8, +136.
Round 23		Abbott played #037 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 337 to 283 (a spread of 54) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-8, +190. Abbott is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Abbott played #136 Tina Udelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 336 to 350 (a spread of -14) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-9, +176.
Round 25		Abbott played #047 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 300 to 391 (a spread of -91) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-10, +85.
Round 26		Abbott played #036 Christine Economos (New York, NY) and lost 357 to 419 (a spread of -62) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-11, +23.
Round 27		Abbott played #083 Joyce McFadden (Garden Grove, CA) and won 390 to 292 (a spread of 98) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-11, +121.
Round 28		Abbott played #084 Marcia McPhee (Centreville, VA) and won 480 to 273 (a spread of 207) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-11, +328.
Round 29		Abbott played #037 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 399 to 225 (a spread of 174) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-11, +502.
Round 30		Abbott played #136 Tina Udelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 427 to 405 (a spread of 22) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 19-11, +524.
Round 31		Abbott played #047 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 360 to 342 (a spread of 18) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 20-11, +542.

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