Mark Landsberg [#35] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Landsberg, 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. Landsberg currently has a record of 15-13, -82, and is ranked #28 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

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Given name(s): Mark
Surname(s): Landsberg
Home: Laguna Woods, CA, United States
Awards: 770 point game-- three times senior champion---father of Marcus
Hobbies: table tennis
Occupation: unemployed philosopher
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 80/134, 13-14 -52
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 37/126, 17-14 +373
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 8/103, 19.5-11.5 +1338

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	20-15 (0.571)
Past 1-12 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 13-24 months	3-3 (0.500)	WW LL W L
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	4-0 (1.000)	WWWW
Past 61-72 months	12-12 (0.500)	LLL W LL WW LLL WWWW LL WWW LL WW
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 483 Average for: 407 Average against: 410
Round 1		Landsberg played #59 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 421 to 418 (a spread of 3). The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Landsberg’s record vs. Ploysangngam in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-0, +3.
Round 2		Landsberg played #74 Jeff Widergren (Morgan Hill, CA) and lost 295 to 550 (a spread of -255). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Widergren in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-1, -252.
Round 3		Landsberg played #60 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 407 to 358 (a spread of 49). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Landsberg’s record vs. Poder in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLLWL. 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: #35. Current record: 2-1, -203.
Round 4		Landsberg played #26 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 399 to 492 (a spread of -93). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Hill in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-2, -296.
Round 5		Landsberg played #66 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 437 to 361 (a spread of 76). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, -220.
Round 6		Landsberg played #80 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 437 to 399 (a spread of 38). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Tier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-2, -182. Landsberg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Landsberg is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 7		Landsberg played #72 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 450 to 429 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Wapnick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, -161.
Round 8		Landsberg played #71 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 391 to 475 (a spread of -84). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Thevenot in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, -245.
Round 9		Landsberg played #14 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 454 to 488 (a spread of -34). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Day in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-4, -279.
Round 10		Landsberg played #36 Cecilia Le (Wilmington, DE) and won 403 to 326 (a spread of 77). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Le in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, -202. Landsberg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Landsberg played #3 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and won 401 to 375 (a spread of 26). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Armstrong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-4, -176.
Round 12		Landsberg played #52 John OLaughlin (Sun Prairie, WI) and lost 373 to 504 (a spread of -131). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Landsberg’s record vs. O'Laughlin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. 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: #30. Current record: 7-5, -307.
Round 13		Landsberg played #67 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 386 to 526 (a spread of -140). The last time these two played was 2002-06 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Landsberg’s record vs. Schonbrun in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-6, -447.
Round 14		Landsberg played #30 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 449 to 291 (a spread of 158). The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Landsberg’s record vs. Kaplan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-6, -289.
Round 15		Landsberg played #54 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 348 to 359 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Okosagah in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-7, -300.
Round 16		Landsberg played #67 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) again and won 439 to 380 (a spread of 59). The last time these two played was 2002-06 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Landsberg’s record vs. Schonbrun in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-7, -241.
Round 17		Landsberg played #40 John Luebkemann (Pineville, NC) and won 470 to 375 (a spread of 95). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Luebkemann in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-7, -146.
Round 18		Landsberg played #7 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 371 to 455 (a spread of -84). The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Landsberg’s record vs. Cappelletto 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-8, -230.
Round 19		Landsberg played #59 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) again and won 466 to 279 (a spread of 187). The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Landsberg’s record vs. Ploysangngam in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-8, -43.
Round 20		Landsberg played #8 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and won 469 to 418 (a spread of 51). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Carol in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +8.
Round 21		Landsberg played #77 Trey Wright (Van Nuys, CA) and lost 314 to 404 (a spread of -90). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Wright in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-9, -82.
Round 22		Landsberg played #40 John Luebkemann (Pineville, NC) again and lost 385 to 451 (a spread of -66). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Luebkemann in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-10, -148.
Round 23		Landsberg played #73 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 432 to 404 (a spread of 28). The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Landsberg’s record vs. Weinstein 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: LL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-10, -120.
Round 24		Landsberg played #19 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and lost 407 to 435 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Fogel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-11, -148.
Round 25		Landsberg played #57 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 483 to 291 (a spread of 192). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Peltz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-11, +44.
Round 26		Landsberg played #56 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 324 to 445 (a spread of -121). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Payne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-12, -77.
Round 27		Landsberg played #37 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 397 to 365 (a spread of 32). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Leah in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-12, -45.
Round 28		Landsberg played #56 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) again and lost 398 to 435 (a spread of -37). Before this event, Landsberg had not played Payne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-13, -82.

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