Alice Van Leunen [#105] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Alice Van Leunen, 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. Van Leunen currently has a record of 17-11, +263, and is ranked #17 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): Alice Surname(s): Van Leunen Home: Amity, OR, United States Age: 62 Occupation: Artist

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	11-14 (0.440)
Past 1-12 months	8-9 (0.471)	L WW L WW L W LL W L W LLL W
Past 13-24 months	2-4 (0.333)	L W LL W L
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 483 Average for: 392 Average against: 382
Round 1		Van Leunen played #31 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and lost 380 to 482 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Glass in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-1, -102.
Round 2		Van Leunen played #2 Tim Anglin (Scarborough ON) and won 473 to 359 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Anglin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-1, +12.
Round 3		Van Leunen played #68 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 392 to 327 (a spread of 65) . The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Van Leunen’s record vs. Milan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. 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: #36. Current record: 2-1, +77.
Round 4		Van Leunen played #78 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 421 to 392 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Polsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-1, +106.
Round 5		Van Leunen played #43 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 327 to 428 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Inthara in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-2, +5.
Round 6		Van Leunen played #47 Dave Johnson (Portland, OR) and lost 345 to 430 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-3, -80.
Round 7		Van Leunen played #11 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 479 to 315 (a spread of 164) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Clark in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-3, +84.
Round 8		Van Leunen played #110 Rick Wong (San José, CA) and won 442 to 407 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Wong in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-3, +119.
Round 9		Van Leunen played #36 Bryan Goolsby (San José, CA) and won 401 to 319 (a spread of 82) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Van Leunen’s record vs. Goolsby in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #20. Current record: 6-3, +201.
Round 10		Van Leunen played #64 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 433 to 287 (a spread of 146) . The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: VANCOUER, BC, CAN Van Leunen’s record vs. Matthews in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. 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: #11. Current record: 7-3, +347.
Round 11		Van Leunen played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 412 to 515 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-4, +244.
Round 12		Van Leunen played #92 Cynthia Seales (Georgetown, GA) and lost 368 to 402 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Seales in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-5, +210.
Round 13		Van Leunen played #17 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and lost 345 to 352 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Durdan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-6, +203.
Round 14		Van Leunen played #60 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and lost 326 to 387 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Liebfried in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-7, +142.
Round 15		Van Leunen played #53 Cecilia Le (Wilmington, DE) and won 376 to 336 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Le in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-7, +182.
Round 16		Van Leunen played #50 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 349 to 403 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Krieger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-8, +128.
Round 17		Van Leunen played #56 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and won 397 to 381 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Leifer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-8, +144.
Round 18		Van Leunen played #34 Maddy Golob (Santa Clarita, CA) and won 390 to 351 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Golob in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-8, +183.
Round 19		Van Leunen played #91 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 403 to 378 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Scheimberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-8, +208.
Round 20		Van Leunen played #103 Shane Tourtellotte (Westfield, NJ) and won 407 to 405 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Tourtellotte in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-8, +210.
Round 21		Van Leunen played #32 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 371 to 347 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Golding in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-8, +234.
Round 22		Van Leunen played #55 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 366 to 339 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Leifer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, +261.
Round 23		Van Leunen played #44 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 483 to 353 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Izikoff in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-8, +391.
Round 24		Van Leunen played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 474 to 387 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-8, +478.
Round 25		Van Leunen played #60 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and lost 348 to 381 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Liebfried in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-9, +445.
Round 26		Van Leunen played #85 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 345 to 447 (a spread of -102) . The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: VANCOUER, BC, CAN Van Leunen’s record vs. Robinsky in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. 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: #15. Current record: 16-10, +343.
Round 27		Van Leunen played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 380 to 364 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-10, +359.
Round 28		Van Leunen played #86 Ted Rosen (Buffalo, NY) and lost 333 to 429 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Van Leunen had not played Rosen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-11, +263.

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