Mitch Bayersdorfer [#7] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Mitch Bayersdorfer, 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. Bayersdorfer currently has a record of 14-14, +23, and is ranked #64 in Division 3.

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): Mitch Surname(s): Bayersdorfer Home: Menlo Park, CA, United States Awards: Co-Director, Palo Alto Scrabble Club Hobbies: Home Automation, Cooking Occupation: Director, Program Management NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 6/169, 20-10 +839

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	24-22 (0.522)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 25-36 months	9-5 (0.643)	LLL W L WWWWWW L WW
Past 37-48 months	7-10 (0.412)	LL WW LLL W LL W LLL WWW
Past 49-60 months	5-4 (0.556)	LL W L WW L WW
Past 61-72 months	2-2 (0.500)	L W L W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 553 Average for: 392 Average against: 391
Round 1		Bayersdorfer played #1 Drew Allen (Philadelphia, PA) and won 441 to 305 (a spread of 136). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Allen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +136.
Round 2		Bayersdorfer played #127 Charmaine Wolfe (N. Tonawanda, NY) and won 407 to 223 (a spread of 184). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Wolfe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +320.
Round 3		Bayersdorfer played #5 Annette Bailey (Town Withheld, CT) and won 446 to 316 (a spread of 130). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Bailey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +450.
Round 4		Bayersdorfer played #38 Ben Dweck (Brooklyn, NY) and won 366 to 357 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Dweck in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +459.
Round 5		Bayersdorfer played #86 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 359 to 320 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Perman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +498.
Round 6		Bayersdorfer played #14 Austin Bradley (Waco, TX) and won 499 to 381 (a spread of 118). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Bradley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +616.
Round 7		Bayersdorfer played #36 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 339 to 414 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Drumm in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +541.
Round 8		Bayersdorfer played #76 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 287 to 564 (a spread of -277). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Morehead in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-2, +264. Bayersdorfer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bayersdorfer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9		Bayersdorfer played #27 Michael David (Portage, WI) and lost 332 to 391 (a spread of -59). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played David in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-3, +205.
Round 10		Bayersdorfer played #114 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and lost 371 to 453 (a spread of -82). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Torrance in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-4, +123.
Round 11		Bayersdorfer played #52 P K Gott (Portland, OR) and lost 334 to 438 (a spread of -104). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Gott in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-5, +19. Bayersdorfer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 12		Bayersdorfer played #124 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and won 460 to 439 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Williams in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-5, +40.
Round 13		Bayersdorfer played #33 Pat Diener (Dublin, CA) and won 409 to 396 (a spread of 13). The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: ARCATA, CA Bayersdorfer’s record vs. Diener in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6-3 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WLW. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-5, +53.
Round 14		Bayersdorfer played #88 Paul Phillips (Denver, CO) and lost 372 to 394 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Phillips in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-6, +31.
Round 15		Bayersdorfer played #31 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 356 to 416 (a spread of -60). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Bayersdorfer’s record vs. Denton 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: W. 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: #61. Current record: 8-7, -29.
Round 16		Bayersdorfer played #3 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 350 to 389 (a spread of -39). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Asaka in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-8, -68.
Round 17		Bayersdorfer played #103 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 423 to 334 (a spread of 89). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Slankard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-8, +21.
Round 18		Bayersdorfer played #22 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 446 to 353 (a spread of 93). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Cowan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-8, +114.
Round 19		Bayersdorfer played #31 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) again and won 371 to 296 (a spread of 75). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Bayersdorfer’s record vs. Denton 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: W. 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: #32. Current record: 11-8, +189.
Round 20		Bayersdorfer played #101 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 342 to 470 (a spread of -128). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Simon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-9, +61.
Round 21		Bayersdorfer played #50 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 511 to 408 (a spread of 103). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Gauthier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-9, +164.
Round 22		Bayersdorfer played #50 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) again and won 485 to 461 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Gauthier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-9, +188.
Round 23		Bayersdorfer played #126 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 396 to 410 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Wise in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-10, +174. Bayersdorfer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Bayersdorfer played #68 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and won 553 to 386 (a spread of 167). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Markelis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-10, +341.
Round 25		Bayersdorfer played #130 Bob Yarmchuk (Tucson, AZ) and lost 334 to 379 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Yarmchuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-11, +296.
Round 26		Bayersdorfer played #123 Michael Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 319 to 508 (a spread of -189). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Bayersdorfer’s record vs. Wier in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. 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: #46. Current record: 14-12, +107.
Round 27		Bayersdorfer played #130 Bob Yarmchuk (Tucson, AZ) again and lost 340 to 404 (a spread of -64). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Yarmchuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-13, +43.
Round 28		Bayersdorfer played #108 Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN) and lost 336 to 356 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Bayersdorfer had not played Steele in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 14-14, +23. Bayersdorfer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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