Greg Heidler [#41] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Greg A. Heidler, 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. Heidler currently has a record of 13-15, +246, and is ranked #60 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

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Given name(s): Greg A.
Surname(s): Heidler
Home: Waialua, HI, United States
Hobbies: tennis
Occupation: attorney
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 9-12 -454
NSC 1992 Division: 2
NSC 1992 Rank: 11/139, 17-10 +1182
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 14/90, 16-11 +685
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 14/151, 19.5-11.5 +1073
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 13/122, 19-12 +1201
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 37/136, 17-14 +907
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 4/169, 20.5-9.5 +2077
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 65/108, 13-15 +60

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	46.5-54.5 (0.460)
Past 1-12 months	23.5-17.5 (0.573)	LL WWW L WWWW L WWWW LLL WW L W LL WWWTLL WW LL WWW LLL W
Past 13-24 months	13-16 (0.448)	W LLLLLLL WW L WWWWWW LL W LLL W LLL WW
Past 25-36 months	7-9 (0.438)	L W LLL W LL W LL WW L WW
Past 37-48 months	1-7 (0.125)	LLLLL W LL
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 61-72 months	1-4 (0.200)	LLL W L
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 591 Average for: 403 Average against: 395
Round 1		Heidler played #79 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and lost 294 to 429 (a spread of -135). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Heidler’s record vs. Ravichandran in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 0-1, -135.
Round 2		Heidler played #89 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and lost 392 to 422 (a spread of -30). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Heidler’s record vs. Slivka in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 0-2, -165.
Round 3		Heidler played #70 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 273 to 344 (a spread of -71). Before this event, Heidler had not played Patterson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 0-3, -236.
Round 4		Heidler played #26 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 424 to 294 (a spread of 130). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Heidler’s record vs. Fiszbein in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: WL. 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: #73. Current record: 1-3, -106.
Round 5		Heidler played #87 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 443 to 309 (a spread of 134). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: RENO, NV Heidler’s record vs. Shambach in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-3, +28.
Round 6		Heidler played #75 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 334 to 340 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Heidler had not played Popper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-4, +22.
Round 7		Heidler played #30 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 401 to 415 (a spread of -14). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Heidler’s record vs. Glass 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: #79. Current record: 2-5, +8.
Round 8		Heidler played #72 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 421 to 357 (a spread of 64). Before this event, Heidler had not played Pearl in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-5, +72.
Round 9		Heidler played #59 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 553 to 396 (a spread of 157). Before this event, Heidler had not played Lipkin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-5, +229.
Round 10		Heidler played #20 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 333 to 302 (a spread of 31). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Heidler’s record vs. Engelhardt 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: #39. Current record: 5-5, +260.
Round 11		Heidler played #43 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 427 to 449 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Heidler had not played Horn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-6, +238.
Round 12		Heidler played #77 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 570 to 312 (a spread of 258). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Heidler’s record vs. Pughsley 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: #42. Current record: 6-6, +496.
Round 13		Heidler played #16 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 430 to 409 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Heidler had not played Drumm in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-6, +517.
Round 14		Heidler played #81 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 591 to 418 (a spread of 173). Before this event, Heidler had not played Rosen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-6, +690. Heidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Heidler played #6 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 377 to 416 (a spread of -39). Before this event, Heidler had not played Castellano in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-7, +651.
Round 16		Heidler played #92 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 415 to 430 (a spread of -15). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Heidler’s record vs. Stern in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #40. Current record: 8-8, +636.
Round 17		Heidler played #94 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and won 396 to 393 (a spread of 3). Before this event, Heidler had not played Stocker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-8, +639.
Round 18		Heidler played #43 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) again and won 434 to 342 (a spread of 92). Before this event, Heidler had not played Horn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-8, +731.
Round 19		Heidler played #91 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 293 to 486 (a spread of -193). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Heidler’s record vs. Stegman 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: #35. Current record: 10-9, +538.
Round 20		Heidler played #30 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) again and lost 476 to 523 (a spread of -47). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Heidler’s record vs. Glass 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: #42. Current record: 10-10, +491. Heidler is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 21		Heidler played #60 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and won 453 to 363 (a spread of 90). Before this event, Heidler had not played Livermore in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-10, +581.
Round 22		Heidler played #34 David Goodman (Albany, NY) and won 445 to 353 (a spread of 92). Before this event, Heidler had not played Goodman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-10, +673.
Round 23		Heidler played #54 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 306 to 440 (a spread of -134). Before this event, Heidler had not played Kreiswirth in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-11, +539.
Round 24		Heidler played #58 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and won 478 to 330 (a spread of 148). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Heidler’s record vs. Levitt in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LWL. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-11, +687.
Round 25		Heidler played #93 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 406 to 407 (a spread of -1). Before this event, Heidler had not played Stock in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-12, +686.
Round 26		Heidler played #105 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and lost 330 to 395 (a spread of -65). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Heidler’s record vs. Wong in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-13, +621.
Round 27		Heidler played #104 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 301 to 552 (a spread of -251). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Heidler’s record vs. Williams in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-14, +370.
Round 28		Heidler played #60 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) again and lost 300 to 424 (a spread of -124). Before this event, Heidler had not played Livermore in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-15, +246.

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