Tom Singleton [#88] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Tom Singleton, 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. Singleton currently has a record of 15-13, +682, and is ranked #34 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): Tom Surname(s): Singleton Home: Laguna Hills, CA, United States Occupation: Accountant NSC 1987 Division: 1 NSC 1987 Rank: 10-11 +403 NSC 2002 Division: 2 NSC 2002 Rank: 54/103, 15-16 +701 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 61/172, 16-14 +395 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 81/87, 11-17 -886

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	65-63 (0.508)
Past 1-12 months	5-4 (0.556)	LL WWW LL WW
Past 13-24 months	24-23 (0.511)	LLL WWW L W LL WW LLL W L WWWW L W LLL WW L WW L W L WWWWW L WW LLLLL
Past 25-36 months	17-10 (0.630)	L W LL WWWWWW L WWW LL WWWW L W L WW LL
Past 37-48 months	11-12 (0.478)	L WW L W L WW LLL W LLL WWW LL WW L
Past 49-60 months	7-8 (0.467)	LLLLL WWW L WW LL WW
Past 61-72 months	1-6 (0.143)	LLL W LLL
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 544 Average for: 408 Average against: 384
Round 1		Singleton played #16 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 456 to 357 (a spread of 99). Before this event, Singleton had not played Drumm in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +99.
Round 2		Singleton played #55 Felix Kwok (Palo Alto, CA) and won 505 to 254 (a spread of 251). Before this event, Singleton had not played Kwok in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +350.
Round 3		Singleton played #23 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and won 511 to 303 (a spread of 208). Before this event, Singleton had not played Felman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +558.
Round 4		Singleton played #44 Judy Horn (Readin, MA) and won 410 to 298 (a spread of 112). Before this event, Singleton had not played Horn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +670.
Round 5		Singleton played #39 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 392 to 482 (a spread of -90). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Singleton’s record vs. Hamilton in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-1, +580.
Round 6		Singleton played #42 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and lost 323 to 568 (a spread of -245). Before this event, Singleton had not played Hermanson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +335.
Round 7		Singleton played #94 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 340 to 364 (a spread of -24). Before this event, Singleton had not played Stocker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, +311.
Round 8		Singleton played #104 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and won 479 to 335 (a spread of 144). Before this event, Singleton had not played Williams in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-3, +455.
Round 9		Singleton played #75 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 351 to 362 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Singleton had not played Popper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-4, +444.
Round 10		Singleton played #17 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 427 to 454 (a spread of -27). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Singleton’s record vs. Dustin 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: #37. Current record: 5-5, +417.
Round 11		Singleton played #105 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and won 501 to 390 (a spread of 111). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Singleton’s record vs. Wong 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: #29. Current record: 6-5, +528.
Round 12		Singleton played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 370 to 325 (a spread of 45). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Singleton’s record vs. Oliger in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. 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: #21. Current record: 7-5, +573.
Round 13		Singleton played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and won 395 to 371 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Singleton had not played Del Solar in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-5, +597.
Round 14		Singleton played #63 David Mallick (Andover, MA) and won 453 to 327 (a spread of 126). Before this event, Singleton had not played Mallick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +723.
Round 15		Singleton played #5 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 355 to 431 (a spread of -76). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Singleton’s record vs. Brockmeier in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-6, +647.
Round 16		Singleton played #29 Nat Gardenswartz (Newton, MA) and lost 341 to 358 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Singleton had not played Gardenswartz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-7, +630.
Round 17		Singleton played #33 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and lost 286 to 447 (a spread of -161). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Singleton’s record vs. Golob in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-5 (0.444). Past 1-12 months: WLL. Past 13-24 months: WWWL. 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: #36. Current record: 9-8, +469. Singleton is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 18		Singleton played #78 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and won 350 to 326 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Singleton had not played Quigley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-8, +493.
Round 19		Singleton played #14 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 365 to 370 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Singleton had not played De Waelsche in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-9, +488.
Round 20		Singleton played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) again and lost 342 to 376 (a spread of -34). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Singleton’s record vs. Oliger in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. 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: #43. Current record: 10-10, +454.
Round 21		Singleton played #64 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 398 to 414 (a spread of -16). Before this event, Singleton had not played Martin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-11, +438.
Round 22		Singleton played #55 Felix Kwok (Palo Alto, CA) again and lost 399 to 405 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Singleton had not played Kwok in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-12, +432.
Round 23		Singleton played #49 Terry Kang (Newington, CT) and won 485 to 405 (a spread of 80). Before this event, Singleton had not played Kang in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-12, +512.
Round 24		Singleton played #86 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 459 to 425 (a spread of 34). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Singleton’s record vs. Shafritz in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-12, +546.
Round 25		Singleton played #13 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 359 to 402 (a spread of -43). Before this event, Singleton had not played Day in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-13, +503.
Round 26		Singleton played #53 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and won 405 to 376 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Singleton had not played Knapp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-13, +532.
Round 27		Singleton played #43 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 426 to 408 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Singleton had not played Horn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-13, +550.
Round 28		Singleton played #19 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 544 to 412 (a spread of 132). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Singleton’s record vs. Elkins in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-13, +682.

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