Richard Popper [#75] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Popper, 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. Popper currently has a record of 16-12, -408, and is ranked #30 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
	Given name(s): Richard Surname(s): Popper Home: Wilmington, DE, United States Awards: First Division C, Stamford, May 2004 Hobbies: Bridge Occupation: Attorney NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 118/169, 13-17 +94 NSC 2005 Division: 3 NSC 2005 Rank: 41/134, 15-13 +904

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	24-28 (0.462)
Past 1-12 months	15-16 (0.484)	LL WWW LL WW LL W L W LL W L WW LL W L W LLL WWW
Past 13-24 months	9-10 (0.474)	L WW L WWW L W L WW LLL W LLL
Past 25-36 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 456 Average for: 390 Average against: 405
Round 1		Popper played #30 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 377 to 434 (a spread of -57). Before this event, Popper had not played Glass in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 0-1, -57.
Round 2		Popper played #26 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 350 to 347 (a spread of 3). Before this event, Popper had not played Fiszbein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-1, -54.
Round 3		Popper played #79 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 398 to 387 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Popper had not played Ravichandran in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-1, -43.
Round 4		Popper played #87 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 424 to 352 (a spread of 72). Before this event, Popper had not played Shambach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-1, +29.
Round 5		Popper played #89 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 442 to 375 (a spread of 67). Before this event, Popper had not played Slivka in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-1, +96.
Round 6		Popper played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 340 to 334 (a spread of 6). Before this event, Popper had not played Heidler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-1, +102.
Round 7		Popper played #70 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 405 to 483 (a spread of -78). Before this event, Popper had not played Patterson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-2, +24.
Round 8		Popper played #17 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 377 to 347 (a spread of 30). Before this event, Popper had not played Dustin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-2, +54.
Round 9		Popper played #88 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and won 362 to 351 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Popper had not played Singleton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-2, +65.
Round 10		Popper played #104 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 380 to 448 (a spread of -68). Before this event, Popper had not played Williams in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-3, -3.
Round 11		Popper played #2 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and won 456 to 392 (a spread of 64). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: ALBANY, NY Popper’s record vs. Anglin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #14. Current record: 8-3, +61.
Round 12		Popper played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 362 to 398 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Popper had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-4, +25.
Round 13		Popper played #95 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 399 to 424 (a spread of -25). Before this event, Popper had not played Swift in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-5, +0.
Round 14		Popper played #76 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 445 to 375 (a spread of 70). Before this event, Popper had not played Przybyszewski in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-5, +70.
Round 15		Popper played #69 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 352 to 424 (a spread of -72). Before this event, Popper had not played Panitch in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-6, -2.
Round 16		Popper played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 378 to 441 (a spread of -63). Before this event, Popper had not played Kamen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-7, -65.
Round 17		Popper played #49 Terry Kang (Newington, CT) and won 432 to 368 (a spread of 64). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Popper’s record vs. Kang in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-2 (0.714). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: LWWWL. 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: #29. Current record: 10-7, -1.
Round 18		Popper played #64 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 335 to 378 (a spread of -43). Before this event, Popper had not played Martin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-8, -44.
Round 19		Popper played #83 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 417 to 356 (a spread of 61). Before this event, Popper had not played Scheimberg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-8, +17.
Round 20		Popper played #99 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 414 to 413 (a spread of 1). Before this event, Popper had not played Tyler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-8, +18.
Round 21		Popper played #34 David Goodman (Albany, NY) and won 455 to 314 (a spread of 141). Before this event, Popper had not played Goodman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-8, +159.
Round 22		Popper played #36 Gerry Greenside (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 452 to 430 (a spread of 22). Before this event, Popper had not played Greenside in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-8, +181.
Round 23		Popper played #81 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 315 to 588 (a spread of -273). Before this event, Popper had not played Rosen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-9, -92. Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Popper is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 24		Popper played #82 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 394 to 404 (a spread of -10). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Popper’s record vs. Saldanha 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: #27. Current record: 14-10, -102.
Round 25		Popper played #76 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) again and won 425 to 358 (a spread of 67). Before this event, Popper had not played Przybyszewski in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-10, -35.
Round 26		Popper played #66 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 289 to 557 (a spread of -268). Before this event, Popper had not played Milan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-11, -303.
Round 27		Popper played #55 Felix Kwok (Palo Alto, CA) and won 411 to 403 (a spread of 8). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: ALBANY, NY Popper’s record vs. Kwok in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #25. Current record: 16-11, -295.
Round 28		Popper played #105 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and lost 346 to 459 (a spread of -113). Before this event, Popper had not played Wong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-12, -408.

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