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Marlon Hill [#26] at USSO 2006
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On this page, you will find information about Marlon Hill, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Hill currently has a record of 16-12, +208, and is ranked #17 in Division 1.
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): Marlon Surname(s): Hill Home: Baltimore, MD, United States Awards: 2001-11 Baltimore, MD; 2003-10 Baltimore, MD Hobbies: MUSIC Occupation: WRITER NSC 1992 Division: 1 NSC 1992 Rank: 125/176, 12-15 -412 NSC 1994 Division: 1 NSC 1994 Rank: 99/134, 12-15 -310 NSC 1996 Division: 1 NSC 1996 Rank: 2/108, 19-8 +347 NSC 1998 Division: 1 NSC 1998 Rank: 69/126, 15-16 +123 NSC 2000 Division: 1 NSC 2000 Rank: 33/98, 17-14 +271 NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 8/132, 20-11 +561 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 27/172, 18-12 +499 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 45/87, 14-14 -123 |
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Rank Diagram |
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Round-by-Round | ||
High score: 519 | ||
| Before the Tournament | Hill is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). | |
| Round 1 |
| Hill played #60 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 369 to 406 (a spread of -37). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Hill’s record vs. Poder in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-1, -37. |
| Round 2 |
| Hill played #80 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 420 to 304 (a spread of 116). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Hill’s record vs. Tier in the 7 years leading up to this event: 7-2 (0.778).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: WWW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, +79. |
| Round 3 |
| Hill played #66 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 464 to 360 (a spread of 104). Before this event, Hill had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +183. |
| Round 4 |
| Hill played #35 Mark Landsberg (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 492 to 399 (a spread of 93). Before this event, Hill had not played Landsberg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +276. |
| Round 5 |
| Hill played #72 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 466 to 316 (a spread of 150). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Hill’s record vs. Wapnick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +426. |
| Round 6 |
| Hill played #34 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 340 to 491 (a spread of -151). Before this event, Hill had not played Kramer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-2, +275. |
| Round 7 |
| Hill played #30 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 493 to 380 (a spread of 113). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Hill’s record vs. Kaplan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +388. |
| Round 8 |
| Hill played #63 Stefan Rau (Newington, CT) and won 412 to 328 (a spread of 84). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: ALBANY, NY Hill’s record vs. Rau in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833).Past 1-12 months: WWWW. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +472. Hill is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hill is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 9 |
| Hill played #73 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 352 to 383 (a spread of -31). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Hill’s record vs. Weinstein in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250).Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +441. Hill is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 10 |
| Hill played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 267 to 423 (a spread of -156). The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Hill’s record vs. Gabriel in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, +285. |
| Round 11 |
| Hill played #70 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 423 to 395 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Hill had not played Sujjayakorn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +313. |
| Round 12 |
| Hill played #41 Rod MacNeil (Wilmington, DE) and won 426 to 351 (a spread of 75). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Hill’s record vs. MacNeil in the 7 years leading up to this event: 9-6 (0.600).Past 1-12 months: LLLWWL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WWW. Past 49-60 months: WLL. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +388. |
| Round 13 |
| Hill played #71 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 461 to 368 (a spread of 93). Before this event, Hill had not played Thevenot in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +481. |
| Round 14 |
| Hill played #59 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 429 to 423 (a spread of 6). Before this event, Hill had not played Ploysangngam in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +487. Hill is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hill is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 15 |
| Hill played #19 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and won 447 to 299 (a spread of 148). Before this event, Hill had not played Fogel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-4, +635. |
| Round 16 |
| Hill played #63 Stefan Rau (Newington, CT) again and lost 340 to 522 (a spread of -182). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: ALBANY, NY Hill’s record vs. Rau in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833).Past 1-12 months: WWWW. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +453. |
| Round 17 |
| Hill played #42 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 440 to 529 (a spread of -89). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: ALBANY, NY Hill’s record vs. Mallick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-11 (0.267).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: LLWLLL. Past 49-60 months: WLLWL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +364. |
| Round 18 |
| Hill played #2 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 317 to 555 (a spread of -238). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Hill’s record vs. Appel in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-7 (0.300).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LLW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: WLLWL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-7, +126. |
| Round 19 |
| Hill played #49 Lloyd Mills (Georgetown ON) and lost 310 to 457 (a spread of -147). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: ALBANY, NY Hill’s record vs. Mills in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-6 (0.455).Past 1-12 months: WLL. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WLWL. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-8, -21. |
| Round 20 |
| Hill played #6 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 456 to 348 (a spread of 108). Before this event, Hill had not played Berofsky in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +87. |
| Round 21 |
| Hill played #7 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 327 to 385 (a spread of -58). The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: ALL*STARS CHAMPIONSHIP Hill’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-9, +29. Hill is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 22 |
| Hill played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and won 478 to 344 (a spread of 134). The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Hill’s record vs. Gabriel in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-9, +163. |
| Round 23 |
| Hill played #52 John OLaughlin (Sun Prairie, WI) and won 519 to 320 (a spread of 199). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Hill’s record vs. O'Laughlin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: W. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-9, +362. |
| Round 24 |
| Hill played #25 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 326 to 488 (a spread of -162). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Hill’s record vs. Hahn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-10, +200. |
| Round 25 |
| Hill played #32 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and won 418 to 403 (a spread of 15). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Hill’s record vs. Katz-Brown in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-10, +215. Hill is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 26 |
| Hill played #34 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) again and lost 373 to 475 (a spread of -102). Before this event, Hill had not played Kramer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-11, +113. Hill is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
| Round 27 |
| Hill played #56 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and won 453 to 334 (a spread of 119). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Hill’s record vs. Payne in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-11, +232. |
| Round 28 |
| Hill played #54 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 385 to 409 (a spread of -24). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Hill’s record vs. Okosagah in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-12, +208. |
| Final Round 2 | Hill is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). | |
| Final Round 3 | Hill is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Hill is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). | |
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