Ruben Solis [#118] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ruben Solis, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Solis currently has a record of 17-11, -2, and is ranked #19 in Division 4.

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): Ruben Surname(s): Solis Home: Austin, TX, United States Age: 49 Hobbies: astronomy, sports, Scrabble Occupation: Engineer

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	14-16 (0.467)
Past 1-12 months	7-3 (0.700)	WWWW L W LL WW
Past 13-24 months	7-13 (0.350)	LL WW L W LLL W L W LLL W L W LL
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: 452 Average for: 373 Average against: 373
Round 1		Solis played #74 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 410 to 311 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Solis had not played Melvin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +99.
Round 2		Solis played #98 Judy Romann (Oakland, CA) and won 353 to 337 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Solis had not played Romann in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +115.
Round 3		Solis played #61 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) and won 377 to 350 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Solis had not played Kisich in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-0, +142.
Round 4		Solis played #103 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and won 415 to 243 (a spread of 172) . Before this event, Solis had not played Sapot in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +314.
Round 5		Solis played #4 Steve Bachman (Little Canada, MN) and lost 314 to 431 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Solis had not played Bachman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-1, +197.
Round 6		Solis played #71 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 338 to 377 (a spread of -39) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Solis’s record vs. Mancel 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: #30. Current record: 4-2, +158.
Round 7		Solis played #59 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 446 to 411 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Solis had not played Kidd in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-2, +193.
Round 8		Solis played #94 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and won 389 to 287 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Solis had not played Pipi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +295.
Round 9		Solis played #114 David Slavin (Glendale, CA) and won 452 to 393 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Solis had not played Slavin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-2, +354.
Round 10		Solis played #5 Paul Baginski (Berkeley, CA) and won 390 to 275 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Solis had not played Baginski in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +469.
Round 11		Solis played #83 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and lost 341 to 429 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Solis had not played Myers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-3, +381.
Round 12		Solis played #56 Gavin Hyde (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 341 to 346 (a spread of -5) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Solis’s record vs. Hyde 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: #18. Current record: 8-4, +376.
Round 13		Solis played #107 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and lost 273 to 473 (a spread of -200) . Before this event, Solis had not played Schneider in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-5, +176.
Round 14		Solis played #64 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and lost 316 to 470 (a spread of -154) . Before this event, Solis had not played Koselke in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-6, +22.
Round 15		Solis played #16 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 431 to 337 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Solis had not played Cohen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-6, +116.
Round 16		Solis played #17 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and won 422 to 407 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Solis had not played Cur in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-6, +131.
Round 17		Solis played #101 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 424 to 261 (a spread of 163) . Before this event, Solis had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-6, +294.
Round 18		Solis played #55 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 267 to 527 (a spread of -260) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: WACO, TX Solis’s record vs. Hughes in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: LL. 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: #30. Current record: 11-7, +34.
Round 19		Solis played #26 Michelle Eisele (Vancouver BC) and lost 369 to 390 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Solis had not played Eisele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-8, +13.
Round 20		Solis played #78 Joe Miller (El Sobrante, CA) and won 363 to 355 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Solis had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-8, +21.
Round 21		Solis played #25 Joev Dubach (Somerville, MA) and won 420 to 306 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Solis had not played Dubach in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-8, +135.
Round 22		Solis played #60 Ralph King (Melrose, FL) and lost 331 to 334 (a spread of -3) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Solis’s record vs. King in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. 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: #31. Current record: 13-9, +132.
Round 23		Solis played #71 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 376 to 338 (a spread of 38) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Solis’s record vs. Mancel 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: #25. Current record: 14-9, +170.
Round 24		Solis played #95 Al Pitzel (Saskatoon SK) and won 362 to 281 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Solis had not played Pitzel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-9, +251.
Round 25		Solis played #87 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and won 451 to 448 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Solis had not played Ornish in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-9, +254.
Round 26		Solis played #7 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and lost 302 to 506 (a spread of -204) . Before this event, Solis had not played Barrett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-10, +50.
Round 27		Solis played #2 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 428 to 406 (a spread of 22) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Solis’s record vs. Anstandig 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: #14. Current record: 17-10, +72.
Round 28		Solis played #57 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and lost 332 to 406 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Solis had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-11, -2.

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