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Phil Kretschman [#83] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Phil Kretschman, 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. Kretschman currently has a record of 11-19, -1317, and is ranked #163 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

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Given name(s): Phil
Surname(s): Kretschman
Home: North Wales, PA, United States
Age: 26
Awards: Participant, 2004 NSC
Hobbies: Guitar, microbrews, reading
Occupation: Phone technician

 

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event16-12 (0.571) 
Past 1-12 months16-12 (0.571)W LLLLL WWWWWW L WW L W LLL WWWW LL WW
Past 13-24 monthsno games
Past 25-36 monthsno games
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 493
Average for: 362
Average against: 406

Before the Tournament  

Kretschman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 1

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Kretschman played #3 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and won 371 to 328 (a spread of 43) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Alexander in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 1-0, +43.

Round 2

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Kretschman played #51 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 256 to 335 (a spread of -79) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Gibson in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 1-1, -36.

Round 3

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Kretschman played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 306 to 425 (a spread of -119) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Mancine in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #125.

Current record: 1-2, -155.

Round 4

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Kretschman played #70 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 441 to 407 (a spread of 34) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Horowitz in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #110.

Current record: 2-2, -121.

Round 5

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Kretschman played #87 Judith Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 367 to 454 (a spread of -87) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Levitt in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #129.

Current record: 2-3, -208.

Round 6

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Kretschman played #30 Bruce D'Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 438 to 344 (a spread of 94) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played D'Ambrosio in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 3-3, -114.

Round 7

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Kretschman played #177 Trey Wright (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 325 to 449 (a spread of -124) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Wright in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #123.

Current record: 3-4, -238.

Round 8

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Kretschman played #167 Sinna Vijayakumar (North York ON) and won 373 to 360 (a spread of 13) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Vijayakumar in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #103.

Current record: 4-4, -225.

Round 9

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Kretschman played #110 Mark Nyman (United Kingdom) and lost 317 to 503 (a spread of -186) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Nyman in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #124.

Current record: 4-5, -411.

Round 10

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Kretschman played #145 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 357 to 371 (a spread of -14) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Schwartzman in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #135.

Current record: 4-6, -425.

Round 11

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Kretschman played #19 Gerald Carter (Thailand) and won 389 to 365 (a spread of 24) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Carter in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #123.

Current record: 5-6, -401.

Round 12

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Kretschman played #136 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 358 to 321 (a spread of 37) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Rosen in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #102.

Current record: 6-6, -364.

Round 13

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Kretschman played #91 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and won 493 to 389 (a spread of 104) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played MacNeil in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 7-6, -260.

Round 14

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Kretschman played #113 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and won 404 to 375 (a spread of 29) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Odom in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 8-6, -231.

Round 15

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Kretschman played #163 Stephen Tier (Rego Park, NY) and lost 359 to 495 (a spread of -136) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Tier in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 8-7, -367.

Round 16

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Kretschman played #84 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and lost 311 to 342 (a spread of -31) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Leong in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 8-8, -398.

Round 17

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Kretschman played #116 Ifeanyi Onyeonwu (Austin, TX) and lost 342 to 372 (a spread of -30) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Onyeonwu in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #109.

Current record: 8-9, -428.

Round 18

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Kretschman played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 386 to 398 (a spread of -12) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Mancine in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #126.

Current record: 8-10, -440.

Round 19

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Kretschman played #41 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 360 to 455 (a spread of -95) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Epstein in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #138.

Current record: 8-11, -535.

Round 20

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Kretschman played #107 Larry Neilson (Hollis, NY) and won 425 to 399 (a spread of 26) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Neilson in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #126.

Current record: 9-11, -509.

Round 21

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Kretschman played #10 Dan Barry (Redondo Beach, CA) and lost 367 to 379 (a spread of -12) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Barry in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #133.

Current record: 9-12, -521.

Round 22

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Kretschman played #17 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and lost 286 to 493 (a spread of -207) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Cardia in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #142.

Current record: 9-13, -728.

Round 23

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Kretschman played #147 Larry Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 367 to 493 (a spread of -126) .

The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: PISCATAWAY, NJ

Kretschman's record vs. Sherman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: 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.

Current ranking: #150.

Current record: 9-14, -854.

Round 24

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Kretschman played #101 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 444 to 398 (a spread of 46) .

The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA

Kretschman's record vs. Miller in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: WWW.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #144.

Current record: 10-14, -808.

Round 25

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Kretschman played #145 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 317 to 355 (a spread of -38) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Schwartzman in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #149.

Current record: 10-15, -846.

Round 26

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Kretschman played #1 Bruce Adams (Worcester, MA) and lost 282 to 469 (a spread of -187) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Adams in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #156.

Current record: 10-16, -1033.

Round 27

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Kretschman played #49 Joe Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 323 to 490 (a spread of -167) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Gaspard in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #159.

Current record: 10-17, -1200.

Round 28

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Kretschman played #31 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and lost 350 to 393 (a spread of -43) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Dalton in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #162.

Current record: 10-18, -1243.

Round 29

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Kretschman played #133 Stefan Rau (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 442 to 410 (a spread of 32) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played Rau in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #160.

Current record: 11-18, -1211.

Round 30

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Kretschman played #112 Christina O'Sullivan (Seattle, WA) and lost 315 to 421 (a spread of -106) .

Before this event, Kretschman had not played O'Sullivan in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #163.

Current record: 11-19, -1317.


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