Steve Saul [#139] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Saul, 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. Saul currently has a record of 17-13, +145, and is ranked #45 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): Steve Surname(s): Saul Home: Arlington, MA, United States Age: 49 Hobbies: Golf Occupation: Scientist

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	23-20 (0.535)
Past 1-12 months	5-7 (0.417)	LLL W LL W L W L WW
Past 13-24 months	6-3 (0.667)	LLL WWWWWW
Past 25-36 months	2-4 (0.333)	LLLL WW
Past 37-48 months	5-4 (0.556)	L WWW LL W L W
Past 49-60 months	5-2 (0.714)	W L WWWW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 458 Average for: 383 Average against: 378
Round 1		Saul played #55 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 351 to 377 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Saul had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-1, -26.
Round 2		Saul played #15 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 359 to 367 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Saul had not played Brook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 0-2, -34.
Round 3		Saul played #116 Ifeanyi Onyeonwu (Austin, TX) and lost 406 to 486 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Saul had not played Onyeonwu in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 0-3, -114.
Round 4		Saul played #125 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 357 to 330 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Saul had not played Peltz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 1-3, -87.
Round 5		Saul played #28 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 314 to 434 (a spread of -120) . The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: WALTHAM, MA Saul's record vs. Cree in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 1-4, -207.
Round 6		Saul played #167 Sinna Vijayakumar (North York ON) and lost 362 to 364 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Saul had not played Vijayakumar in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 1-5, -209.
Round 7		Saul played #37 Mike Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 341 to 371 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Saul had not played Early in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 1-6, -239.
Round 8		Saul played #30 Bruce D'Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 379 to 359 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Saul had not played D'Ambrosio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 2-6, -219.
Round 9		Saul played #160 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 401 to 491 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Saul had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #159. Current record: 2-7, -309.
Round 10		Saul played #105 Richard Moyer (Dayton, OR) and won 454 to 261 (a spread of 193) . Before this event, Saul had not played Moyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #144. Current record: 3-7, -116.
Round 11		Saul played #162 Susi Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and won 412 to 372 (a spread of 40) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Saul's record vs. Tiekert in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #131. Current record: 4-7, -76.
Round 12		Saul played #24 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 395 to 358 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Saul had not played Clifford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 5-7, -39.
Round 13		Saul played #96 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 378 to 456 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Saul had not played Matthews in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 5-8, -117.
Round 14		Saul played #128 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 380 to 367 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Saul had not played Ploysangngam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 6-8, -104.
Round 15		Saul played #168 John Viloria (New York, NY) and won 445 to 341 (a spread of 104) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Saul's record vs. Viloria in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #100. Current record: 7-8, +0.
Round 16		Saul played #112 Christina O'Sullivan (Seattle, WA) and won 343 to 329 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Saul had not played O'Sullivan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-8, +14.
Round 17		Saul played #123 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and lost 329 to 376 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Saul had not played Paxson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 8-9, -33.
Round 18		Saul played #138 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 327 to 460 (a spread of -133) . Before this event, Saul had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 8-10, -166.
Round 19		Saul played #55 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 358 to 395 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Saul had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 8-11, -203.
Round 20		Saul played #86 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 458 to 274 (a spread of 184) . Before this event, Saul had not played Levin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 9-11, -19.
Round 21		Saul played #134 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 447 to 364 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Saul had not played Ravichandran in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-11, +64.
Round 22		Saul played #142 Louis Schecter (Brooklyn, NY) and won 389 to 368 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Saul had not played Schecter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 11-11, +85.
Round 23		Saul played #52 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 386 to 260 (a spread of 126) . Before this event, Saul had not played Golding in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 12-11, +211.
Round 24		Saul played #103 Avi Moss (Missouri City, TX) and lost 288 to 583 (a spread of -295) . Before this event, Saul had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 12-12, -84.
Round 25		Saul played #6 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and lost 367 to 390 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Saul had not played Armstrong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 12-13, -107.
Round 26		Saul played #171 Bruce Ward (San Francisco, CA) and won 389 to 384 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Saul had not played Ward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 13-13, -102.
Round 27	Larger photo available	Saul played #56 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 398 to 330 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Saul had not played Graham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 14-13, -34.
Round 28		Saul played #143 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 405 to 396 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Saul had not played Schonbrun in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 15-13, -25.
Round 29		Saul played #68 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 435 to 353 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Saul had not played Hoekstra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 16-13, +57.
Round 30		Saul played #73 Richard Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and won 429 to 341 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Saul had not played Julian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 17-13, +145.

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