Paul Izikoff [#44] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Izikoff, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Izikoff currently has a record of 15-13, -252, and is ranked #48 in Division 2.

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): Izikoff Home: Miami, FL, United States Age: 62 Awards: Hobbies: Occupation: Retired

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	8-3 (0.727)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	8-3 (0.727)	L WWWWWW L W L W
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 485 Average for: 369 Average against: 378
Round 1		Izikoff played #102 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 464 to 306 (a spread of 158) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Tillekeratne in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +158.
Round 2		Izikoff played #88 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 336 to 486 (a spread of -150) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-1, +8.
Round 3		Izikoff played #100 Dennis Taylor (Lighthouse Point, FL) and won 435 to 341 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Taylor in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +102.
Round 4		Izikoff played #18 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 485 to 341 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Dustin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +246.
Round 5		Izikoff played #35 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 439 to 398 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Goodwin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +287.
Round 6		Izikoff played #3 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and lost 265 to 384 (a spread of -119) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Izikoff’s record vs. Apindi in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +168.
Round 7		Izikoff played #26 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 343 to 289 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Fidler in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +222.
Round 8		Izikoff played #60 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and lost 334 to 368 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Liebfried in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +188.
Round 9		Izikoff played #97 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 335 to 430 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Stegman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, +93.
Round 10		Izikoff played #47 Dave Johnson (Portland, OR) and won 441 to 403 (a spread of 38) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Izikoff’s record vs. Johnson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-4, +131.
Round 11		Izikoff played #76 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and won 367 to 331 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Pellinen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, +167.
Round 12		Izikoff played #54 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 389 to 311 (a spread of 78) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Izikoff’s record vs. Leah in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +245.
Round 13		Izikoff played #9 Eric Chaikin (Topanga, CA) and lost 405 to 431 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Chaikin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-5, +219.
Round 14		Izikoff played #95 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 457 to 311 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Slivka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-5, +365.
Round 15		Izikoff played #73 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and lost 391 to 433 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Norr in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-6, +323.
Round 16		Izikoff played #5 Verna Berg Richards (New York, NY) and lost 327 to 411 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Richards Berg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-7, +239.
Round 17		Izikoff played #76 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 353 to 438 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Pellinen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-8, +154.
Round 18		Izikoff played #65 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 353 to 351 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Mayer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-8, +156.
Round 19		Izikoff played #95 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 383 to 352 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Slivka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-8, +187.
Round 20		Izikoff played #28 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 419 to 333 (a spread of 86) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Izikoff’s record vs. Fiszbein in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-8, +273.
Round 21		Izikoff played #79 Bob Prentiss (Maple Grove, MN) and won 339 to 337 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Prentiss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-8, +275.
Round 22		Izikoff played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 290 to 407 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-9, +158.
Round 23		Izikoff played #105 Alice Van Leunen (Amity, OR) and lost 353 to 483 (a spread of -130) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Van Leunen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-10, +28.
Round 24		Izikoff played #55 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 288 to 415 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Leifer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-11, -99.
Round 25		Izikoff played #57 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and won 394 to 362 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Leong in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-11, -67.
Round 26		Izikoff played #12 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and lost 263 to 465 (a spread of -202) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Clifford in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-12, -269.
Round 27		Izikoff played #91 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 301 to 359 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Scheimberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14-13, -327.
Round 28		Izikoff played #65 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 375 to 300 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Izikoff had not played Mayer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-13, -252.

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