Paul Sidorsky [#148] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Sidorsky, 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. Sidorsky currently has a record of 16-14, +327, and is ranked #63 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): Paul Surname(s): Sidorsky Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Age: 27 Awards: 10th place, 2000 Canadian National Scrabble Championship Hobbies: Pinball, model trains, computer games, walking, biking Occupation: Systems Analyst

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	113-101 (0.528)
Past 1-12 months	32.5-31.5 (0.508)	LL W LL WWW L W L W LLL W LL WW L W L WW L W L WWW L W L WWTLL W LL WW LL WW LL WW L WW L W LLL W L WW
Past 13-24 months	17-7 (0.708)	WWWW LL WW LL WWWWW L WWWWW LL W
Past 25-36 months	16-15 (0.516)	LL W LLL WWWW LL WWW LL WWW L W L W L W LL W L W
Past 37-48 months	17-27 (0.386)	L WW LLL WWW L W L WWWW LL W L WW LLLLL W LL W LLLLLL WW LLLLL
Past 49-60 months	30.5-20.5 (0.598)	LL W LLLL WWTL WW L WW LLL WWW LL W LL W LL W L WWWWWWWWWWWW L WWWWW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 567 Average for: 392 Average against: 381
Before the Tournament		Sidorsky is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Sidorsky played #66 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and lost 329 to 420 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Hersom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 0-1, -91.
Round 2		Sidorsky played #144 Marjorie Schoneboom (Central Islip, NY) and lost 368 to 444 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Schoneboom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 0-2, -167.
Round 3		Sidorsky played #64 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and lost 395 to 410 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Haynes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #155. Current record: 0-3, -182.
Round 4		Sidorsky played #85 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 567 to 327 (a spread of 240) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Lerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 1-3, +58.
Round 5		Sidorsky played #162 Susi Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and won 401 to 378 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Tiekert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-3, +81.
Round 6		Sidorsky played #88 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 376 to 416 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Linn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 2-4, +41.
Round 7		Sidorsky played #57 Howie Greenspan (Norwalk, CT) and won 376 to 369 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Greenspan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 3-4, +48.
Round 8		Sidorsky played #134 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and lost 350 to 353 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Ravichandran in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 3-5, +45.
Round 9		Sidorsky played #3 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and won 426 to 390 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 4-5, +81.
Round 10		Sidorsky played #61 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 406 to 333 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Harshbarger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-5, +154.
Round 11		Sidorsky played #136 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 338 to 383 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Rosen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-6, +109.
Round 12	Larger photo available	Sidorsky played #56 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 489 to 430 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Graham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-6, +168.
Round 13		Sidorsky played #109 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and lost 346 to 393 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Norr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-7, +121.
Round 14		Sidorsky played #116 Ifeanyi Onyeonwu (Austin, TX) and lost 352 to 457 (a spread of -105) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Onyeonwu in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 6-8, +16.
Round 15		Sidorsky played #8 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 419 to 384 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-8, +51.
Round 16		Sidorsky played #134 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 425 to 339 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Ravichandran in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-8, +137.
Round 17		Sidorsky played #137 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 348 to 374 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Rowland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 8-9, +111.
Round 18		Sidorsky played #152 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 396 to 320 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Stern in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-9, +187.
Round 19		Sidorsky played #138 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 347 to 418 (a spread of -71) . The last time these two played was 2001-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Sidorsky's record vs. Saldanha in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 9-10, +116.
Round 20		Sidorsky played #62 John Hart (Portland, OR) and won 453 to 359 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Hart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-10, +210. Sidorsky is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Sidorsky is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 21		Sidorsky played #171 Bruce Ward (San Francisco, CA) and lost 322 to 373 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Ward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 10-11, +159.
Round 22		Sidorsky played #162 Susi Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and won 389 to 376 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Tiekert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 11-11, +172.
Round 23		Sidorsky played #59 Dominic Grillo (Somerset, NJ) and lost 297 to 420 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Grillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 11-12, +49.
Round 24		Sidorsky played #109 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and lost 361 to 364 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Norr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 11-13, +46.
Round 25		Sidorsky played #141 John Scalzo (Middle Village, NY) and won 408 to 396 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Scalzo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 12-13, +58.
Round 26		Sidorsky played #59 Dominic Grillo (Somerset, NJ) and won 455 to 337 (a spread of 118) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Grillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 13-13, +176.
Round 27		Sidorsky played #146 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 428 to 304 (a spread of 124) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Sherman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 14-13, +300.
Round 28		Sidorsky played #146 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 459 to 458 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Sherman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 15-13, +301.
Round 29		Sidorsky played #55 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 402 to 323 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 16-13, +380.
Round 30		Sidorsky played #168 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 338 to 391 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Sidorsky had not played Viloria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 16-14, +327.

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