Bruce Ward [#171] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Bruce Ward, 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. Ward currently has a record of 13-17, -287, and is ranked #129 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): Bruce Surname(s): Ward Home: San Francisco, CA, United States Age: 44

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	85.5-104.5 (0.450)
Past 1-12 months	18-29 (0.383)	LLLLLLLLL W L WWW LLLLLL WW L W LLLL WWW LL WWWWW LLL W L WW LL
Past 13-24 months	15-21 (0.417)	LL W LL W L W LLL WW LLL WWWW LLL WWW L W LLL W LLL W
Past 25-36 months	34-26 (0.567)	W LLL W L W LL WWWWWW LL W L W L W LLL W L WWW L WW LL WWW LLLL WW L WW L WW L WW L WWWW L W
Past 37-48 months	5-10 (0.333)	LL W L W LLL WW LLLL W
Past 49-60 months	13.5-18.5 (0.422)	W L WWW LLL WTL WWW L WW LLLL W LLLLL W LLL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 532 Average for: 378 Average against: 388
Round 1		Ward played #47 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 357 to 425 (a spread of -68) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ward's record vs. Frank in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 0-1, -68.
Round 2		Ward played #58 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 415 to 333 (a spread of 82) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ward's record vs. Greenspan in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-1, +14.
Round 3		Ward played #76 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 370 to 415 (a spread of -45) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA Ward's record vs. Kantimathi in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-7 (0.300). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWLLL. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: LL. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-2, -31.
Round 4		Ward played #110 Mark Nyman (United Kingdom) and won 492 to 432 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Ward had not played Nyman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-2, +29.
Round 5		Ward played #121 Jeffrey Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and won 532 to 282 (a spread of 250) . Before this event, Ward had not played Parsons in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-2, +279.
Round 6		Ward played #46 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and lost 289 to 412 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Ward had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-3, +156.
Round 7		Ward played #42 Ann Ferguson (Mountlake Terrace, WA) and won 439 to 357 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Ward had not played Ferguson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-3, +238.
Round 8		Ward played #17 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and lost 366 to 428 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Ward had not played Cardia in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-4, +176.
Round 9		Ward played #134 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and lost 329 to 440 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Ward had not played Ravichandran in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4-5, +65.
Round 10		Ward played #104 Brian Moss (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 388 to 424 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Ward had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 4-6, +29.
Round 11		Ward played #91 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and won 388 to 337 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Ward had not played MacNeil in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-6, +80.
Round 12		Ward played #118 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and lost 326 to 364 (a spread of -38) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ward's record vs. Ozorio in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 5-7, +42.
Round 13		Ward played #172 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and won 423 to 323 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Ward had not played Weisberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-7, +142.
Round 14		Ward played #75 Terry Kang (Philadelphia, PA) and won 388 to 289 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Ward had not played Kang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-7, +241.
Round 15		Ward played #111 John O'Laughlin (Madison, WI) and won 406 to 381 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Ward had not played O'Laughlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-7, +266.
Round 16		Ward played #67 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 382 to 413 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Ward had not played Hill in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 8-8, +235.
Round 17		Ward played #174 Jeff Widergren (Los Gatos, CA) and lost 276 to 367 (a spread of -91) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: LOS GATOS, CA Ward's record vs. Widergren in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-9, +144.
Round 18		Ward played #109 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and lost 367 to 440 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Ward had not played Norr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 8-10, +71.
Round 19		Ward played #151 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 479 to 367 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Ward had not played Stegman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-10, +183.
Round 20		Ward played #162 Susi Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and won 368 to 316 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Ward had not played Tiekert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-10, +235.
Round 21		Ward played #148 Paul Sidorsky (Calgary AB) and won 373 to 322 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Ward had not played Sidorsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-10, +286.
Round 22		Ward played #62 John Hart (Portland, OR) and won 434 to 350 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Ward had not played Hart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-10, +370.
Round 23	Larger photo available	Ward played #56 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 328 to 497 (a spread of -169) . Before this event, Ward had not played Graham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 12-11, +201.
Round 24		Ward played #6 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and lost 333 to 478 (a spread of -145) . Before this event, Ward had not played Armstrong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 12-12, +56.
Round 25		Ward played #103 Avi Moss (Missouri City, TX) and lost 336 to 366 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Ward had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 12-13, +26.
Round 26		Ward played #139 Steve Saul (Arlington, MA) and lost 384 to 389 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Ward had not played Saul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 12-14, +21.
Round 27		Ward played #168 John Viloria (New York, NY) and won 453 to 352 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Ward had not played Viloria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 13-14, +122.
Round 28		Ward played #152 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 277 to 426 (a spread of -149) . Before this event, Ward had not played Stern in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 13-15, -27.
Round 29		Ward played #130 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 339 to 462 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Ward had not played Polatnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 13-16, -150.
Round 30		Ward played #61 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 301 to 438 (a spread of -137) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA MEMORIAL DAY Ward's record vs. Harshbarger in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 13-17, -287.

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