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Tony Claitor [#20] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Tony Claitor, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Claitor currently has a record of 20-8, +612, and is ranked #4 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

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Given name(s): Tony
Surname(s): Claitor
Home: Orlando, FL, United States
Awards: 10 tournaments, lowest finish 7th in div 4 at Nationals 04
Hobbies: Movie, guitars, partying, forensics
Occupation: Retail

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event9-5 (0.643) 
Past 1-12 months7-3 (0.700)WW LL WWW L WW
Past 13-24 months2-2 (0.500)L WW L
Past 25-36 monthsno games
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 monthsno games
Past 61-72 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 510
Average for: 385
Average against: 363

Anagrams Championship  

Claitor is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

Round 1

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Claitor played #120 Paul Trachtenberg (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 388 to 311 (a spread of 77) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Trachtenberg in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 1-0, +77.

Round 2

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Claitor played #70 Evan Koch (Petaluma, CA) and lost 331 to 484 (a spread of -153) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Koch in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 1-1, -76.

Round 3

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Claitor played #23 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 339 to 302 (a spread of 37) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Cowan in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 2-1, -39.

Round 4

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Claitor played #51 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 352 to 284 (a spread of 68) .

The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: TAMPA BAY, FL

Claitor’s record vs. Gove in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: WW.
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: #43.

Current record: 3-1, +29.

Round 5

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Claitor played #72 Joan Glatthorn (La Jolla, CA) and won 355 to 311 (a spread of 44) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Glatthorn in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 4-1, +73.

Round 6

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Claitor played #3 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and won 466 to 414 (a spread of 52) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Anum in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 5-1, +125.

Round 7

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Claitor played #61 Joseph Jokubaitis (Watertown, CT) and won 365 to 320 (a spread of 45) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Jokubaitis in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 6-1, +170.

Round 8

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Claitor played #41 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 449 to 334 (a spread of 115) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Fishman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 7-1, +285.

Round 9

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Claitor played #13 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and won 389 to 386 (a spread of 3) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Cadieux in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 8-1, +288.

Round 10

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Claitor played #32 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 379 to 380 (a spread of -1) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Donelick in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 8-2, +287.

Round 11

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Claitor played #26 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and won 423 to 399 (a spread of 24) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Dabbs in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 9-2, +311.

Round 12

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Claitor played #55 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 442 to 388 (a spread of 54) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Greenwood in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 10-2, +365.

Claitor is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

Round 13

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Claitor played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and won 443 to 362 (a spread of 81) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Chase in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 11-2, +446.

Round 14

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Claitor played #111 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 381 to 317 (a spread of 64) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Spiller in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 12-2, +510.

Round 15

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Claitor played #37 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) and won 334 to 283 (a spread of 51) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Edwards in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 13-2, +561.

Round 16

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Claitor played #79 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 317 to 371 (a spread of -54) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Martin in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 13-3, +507.

Round 17

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Claitor played #65 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and lost 382 to 389 (a spread of -7) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Kennerk in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 13-4, +500.

Round 18

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Claitor played #111 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 342 to 411 (a spread of -69) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Spiller in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 13-5, +431.

Round 19

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Claitor played #83 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and won 405 to 341 (a spread of 64) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played McLean in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 14-5, +495.

Round 20

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Claitor played #118 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and lost 312 to 406 (a spread of -94) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Tang in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 14-6, +401.

Round 21

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Claitor played #87 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 377 to 331 (a spread of 46) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Milton in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 15-6, +447.

Round 22

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Claitor played #65 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 416 to 411 (a spread of 5) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Kennerk in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 16-6, +452.

Round 23

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Claitor played #121 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 399 to 387 (a spread of 12) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Turney in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 17-6, +464.

Round 24

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Claitor played #99 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 448 to 404 (a spread of 44) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Popper in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 18-6, +508.

Claitor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 25

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Claitor played #128 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 329 to 358 (a spread of -29) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Weissman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 18-7, +479.

Round 26

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Claitor played #66 Eric Kinderman (Freehold, NJ) and won 404 to 334 (a spread of 70) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Kinderman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 19-7, +549.

Round 27

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Claitor played #79 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 293 to 341 (a spread of -48) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Martin in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 19-8, +501.

Claitor is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 28

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Claitor played #118 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and won 510 to 399 (a spread of 111) .

Before this event, Claitor had not played Tang in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 20-8, +612.

Claitor is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).


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