Aldo Cardia [#17] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Aldo Cardia, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Cardia currently has a record of 14.5-15.5, +453, and is ranked #94 in Division 1.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player's past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player's ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player's opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Aldo Surname(s): Cardia Home: New York, NY, United States Age: 50 Awards: Hobbies: Occupation: Restaurant Owner

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-2 (0.333)
Past 1-12 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 526 Average for: 401 Average against: 386
Before the Tournament		Cardia is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Cardia played #14 Ted Blevins (Cecilia, KY) and won 406 to 387 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Blevins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-0, +19.
Round 2		Cardia played #79 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 338 to 429 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Kaufman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-1, -72.
Round 3		Cardia played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 442 to 454 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Appel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 1-2, -84.
Round 4		Cardia played #5 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and won 415 to 341 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Armstrong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-2, -10.
Round 5		Cardia played #34 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and won 425 to 335 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Cardia had not played DiBattista in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-2, +80.
Round 6		Cardia played #126 James Peters (Brandon, FL) and lost 387 to 398 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Peters in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-3, +69.
Round 7		Cardia played #158 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 348 to 335 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Thevenot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-3, +82.
Round 8		Cardia played #171 Bruce Ward (San Francisco, CA) and won 428 to 366 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Ward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-3, +144.
Round 9		Cardia played #64 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and lost 365 to 412 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Haynes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-4, +97.
Round 10		Cardia played #44 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 334 to 353 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Firstman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-5, +78. Cardia is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 11		Cardia played #21 Eric Chaikin (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 361 to 381 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Chaikin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5-6, +58.
Round 12		Cardia played #66 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 448 to 418 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Hersom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-6, +88.
Round 13		Cardia played #80 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 352 to 363 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Kenas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6-7, +77.
Round 14		Cardia played #115 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 339 to 404 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Oliger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 6-8, +12.
Round 15		Cardia played #120 Libero Paolella (Toronto ON) and lost 366 to 444 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Paolella in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 6-9, -66.
Round 16		Cardia played #133 Stefan Rau (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 526 to 342 (a spread of 184) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Rau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 7-9, +118.
Round 17		Cardia played #70 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and tied at 385 . Before this event, Cardia had not played Horowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 7.5-9.5, +118.
Round 18		Cardia played #61 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 363 to 374 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Harshbarger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 7.5-10.5, +107.
Round 19		Cardia played #110 Mark Nyman (United Kingdom) and lost 347 to 566 (a spread of -219) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Nyman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 7.5-11.5, -112.
Round 20		Cardia played #10 Dan Barry (Redondo Beach, CA) and lost 361 to 427 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Barry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 7.5-12.5, -178.
Round 21		Cardia played #107 Larry Neilson (Hollis, NY) and won 478 to 375 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Neilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 8.5-12.5, -75.
Round 22		Cardia played #83 Phil Kretschman (North Wales, PA) and won 493 to 286 (a spread of 207) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Kretschman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 9.5-12.5, +132.
Round 23		Cardia played #136 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 518 to 412 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Rosen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 10.5-12.5, +238.
Round 24		Cardia played #125 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and lost 306 to 394 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Peltz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 10.5-13.5, +150.
Round 25		Cardia played #99 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 425 to 337 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Milan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 11.5-13.5, +238.
Round 26		Cardia played #150 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 389 to 333 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 12.5-13.5, +294.
Round 27		Cardia played #71 Ronald Howard (Irvine, CA) and lost 374 to 380 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Howard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 12.5-14.5, +288.
Round 28		Cardia played #172 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and won 433 to 404 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Weisberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 13.5-14.5, +317.
Round 29		Cardia played #128 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 366 to 391 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Ploysangngam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 13.5-15.5, +292.
Round 30		Cardia played #164 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 516 to 355 (a spread of 161) . Before this event, Cardia had not played Tillekeratne in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 14.5-15.5, +453.

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