Victor Torres [#152] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Victor Torres, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Torres currently has a record of 11-19, -669, and is ranked #155 in Division 3.

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): Victor Surname(s): Torres Home: Murray, UT, United States Age: 31 Hobbies: Reading Occupation: Systems Analyst

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	7-4 (0.636)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	3-1 (0.750)	W L WW
Past 25-36 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	4-1 (0.800)	WWW L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 473 Average for: 363 Average against: 388
Round 1		Torres played #47 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and won 473 to 266 (a spread of 207) . Before this event, Torres had not played Foster in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +207.
Round 2		Torres played #161 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 446 to 375 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Torres had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +278.
Round 3		Torres played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and lost 337 to 434 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Torres had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +181.
Round 4		Torres played #21 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and lost 399 to 421 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Torres had not played Cleaveland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-2, +159.
Round 5		Torres played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 451 to 422 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Torres had not played Cullman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-2, +188.
Round 6		Torres played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and won 434 to 266 (a spread of 168) . Before this event, Torres had not played Freehof in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-2, +356.
Round 7		Torres played #70 Robert Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 360 to 359 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Torres had not played Kilpatrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-2, +357.
Round 8		Torres played #13 Joann Burchett (Atlanta, GA) and lost 286 to 396 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Torres had not played Burchett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-3, +247.
Round 9		Torres played #6 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) and lost 296 to 509 (a spread of -213) . Before this event, Torres had not played Babina in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-4, +34.
Round 10		Torres played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 339 to 410 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Torres had not played Rubin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-5, -37.
Round 11		Torres played #155 Tina Udelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 376 to 375 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Torres had not played Udelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-5, -36.
Round 12		Torres played #29 Scott Davies (Pearland, TX) and won 403 to 392 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Torres had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-5, -25.
Round 13		Torres played #148 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 323 to 364 (a spread of -41) . The last time these two played was 1999-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Torres's record vs. Thomas 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-6, -66.
Round 14		Torres played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and lost 325 to 405 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Torres had not played Liebfried in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-7, -146. Torres is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Torres is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15		Torres played #61 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and lost 323 to 398 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Torres had not played Hartsman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 7-8, -221.
Round 16		Torres played #6 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) and lost 337 to 408 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Torres had not played Babina in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 7-9, -292.
Round 17		Torres played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and won 427 to 391 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Torres had not played Weiss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 8-9, -256.
Round 18		Torres played #161 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 379 to 381 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Torres had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 8-10, -258.
Round 19		Torres played #64 Susan Hoehn (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 356 to 406 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Torres had not played Hoehn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 8-11, -308.
Round 20		Torres played #132 Brian Serville (Bahamas) and lost 293 to 391 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Torres had not played Serville in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 8-12, -406.
Round 21		Torres played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and lost 311 to 465 (a spread of -154) . Before this event, Torres had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 8-13, -560.
Round 22		Torres played #97 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 409 to 342 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Torres had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 9-13, -493.
Round 23		Torres played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 303 to 369 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Torres had not played Catanese in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 9-14, -559.
Round 24		Torres played #93 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and lost 401 to 413 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Torres had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 9-15, -571.
Round 25		Torres played #58 Kathy Gray (Annapolis, MD) and lost 292 to 310 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Torres had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #157. Current record: 9-16, -589.
Round 26		Torres played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and lost 346 to 457 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Torres had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 9-17, -700.
Round 27		Torres played #77 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 345 to 401 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Torres had not played Lashley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #165. Current record: 9-18, -756.
Round 28		Torres played #13 Joann Burchett (Atlanta, GA) and won 392 to 325 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Torres had not played Burchett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #159. Current record: 10-18, -689.
Round 29		Torres recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #152. Current record: 11-18, -639.
Round 30		Torres played #142 Stephanie Steele (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 375 to 405 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Torres had not played Steele in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #155. Current record: 11-19, -669.

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