Ed Saunders [#95] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Ed Saunders, 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. Saunders currently has a record of 14-14, +452, and is ranked #58 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): Ed Surname(s): Saunders Home: Oro Valley, AZ, United States Awards: Hobbies: Music, Sports, Nature Occupation: Golf Course Maintenance NSC 2002 Division: 3 NSC 2002 Rank: 111/136, 13-18 -566 NSC 2005 Division: 3 NSC 2005 Rank: 29/134, 16-12 +647

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	75-80 (0.484)
Past 1-12 months	29-23 (0.558)	L WW L W L WWW LLLLLLLLL WWWWWW LLL W LL WWWWW LL W LL WWWW LL WWWWWW
Past 13-24 months	16-16 (0.500)	LLLL W L W L W LLL WWWWW LLL W LL WWWW LL WWW
Past 25-36 months	12-12 (0.500)	LLL WWW L W L W LLL WW L W L W L W L WW
Past 37-48 months	5-7 (0.417)	L W L WWW LLL W LL
Past 49-60 months	9-16 (0.360)	W LLLLLLL W L WWWW L W LLL W LLL W L
Past 61-72 months	4-6 (0.400)	WW LLLLLL WW
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 525 Average for: 393 Average against: 377
Round 1		Saunders played #58 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 487 to 309 (a spread of 178). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Saunders’s record vs. Igra 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: #5. Current record: 1-0, +178.
Round 2		Saunders played #47 Jeanne Freebody (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 525 to 315 (a spread of 210). Before this event, Saunders had not played Freebody in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +388.
Round 3		Saunders played #72 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and lost 352 to 376 (a spread of -24). Before this event, Saunders had not played Miller in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +364.
Round 4		Saunders played #49 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and lost 369 to 413 (a spread of -44). Before this event, Saunders had not played Ganguet in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-2, +320.
Round 5		Saunders played #76 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 425 to 377 (a spread of 48). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Saunders’s record vs. Morehead 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: #28. Current record: 3-2, +368.
Round 6		Saunders played #24 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 336 to 389 (a spread of -53). Before this event, Saunders had not played Creed in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-3, +315.
Round 7		Saunders played #67 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and won 493 to 387 (a spread of 106). Before this event, Saunders had not played Manzolillo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +421.
Round 8		Saunders played #44 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 373 to 363 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Saunders had not played Fishman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-3, +431.
Round 9		Saunders played #74 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 439 to 302 (a spread of 137). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Saunders’s record vs. Miranda in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6-1 (0.857). Past 1-12 months: WWLWWW. 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: #14. Current record: 6-3, +568.
Round 10		Saunders played #88 Paul Phillips (Denver, CO) and lost 442 to 466 (a spread of -24). Before this event, Saunders had not played Phillips in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, +544.
Round 11		Saunders played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and lost 368 to 437 (a spread of -69). Before this event, Saunders had not played Bloom in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-5, +475.
Round 12		Saunders played #104 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and won 356 to 289 (a spread of 67). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Saunders’s record vs. Smart in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. 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: 7-5, +542.
Round 13		Saunders played #45 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 363 to 369 (a spread of -6). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Saunders’s record vs. Fiszbein 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: #38. Current record: 7-6, +536.
Round 14		Saunders played #93 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 380 to 396 (a spread of -16). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Saunders’s record vs. Saldanha in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #57. Current record: 7-7, +520.
Round 15		Saunders played #106 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 382 to 414 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Saunders had not played Spiller in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-8, +488.
Round 16		Saunders played #18 Naurlene Canterman (Tucson, AZ) and won 378 to 351 (a spread of 27). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Saunders’s record vs. Canterman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 8-8 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WWLL. Past 49-60 months: WLLWL. Past 61-72 months: WWL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-8, +515.
Round 17		Saunders played #119 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 358 to 416 (a spread of -58). Before this event, Saunders had not played Weiss in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-9, +457.
Round 18		Saunders played #21 Cathy Coking (Glendale, AZ) and won 424 to 362 (a spread of 62). Before this event, Saunders had not played Coking in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-9, +519.
Round 19		Saunders played #71 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 379 to 407 (a spread of -28). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Saunders’s record vs. Michaels 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: 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: #70. Current record: 9-10, +491.
Round 20		Saunders played #77 Wes Morrison (Klawock, AK) and won 392 to 378 (a spread of 14). Before this event, Saunders had not played Morrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-10, +505.
Round 21		Saunders played #22 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 413 to 398 (a spread of 15). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Saunders’s record vs. Cowan 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: #45. Current record: 11-10, +520.
Round 22		Saunders played #104 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) again and lost 366 to 405 (a spread of -39). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Saunders’s record vs. Smart in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. 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: 11-11, +481.
Round 23		Saunders played #19 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 339 to 430 (a spread of -91). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Saunders’s record vs. Catanese in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). 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: L. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-12, +390.
Round 24		Saunders played #52 P K Gott (Portland, OR) and won 418 to 379 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Saunders had not played Gott in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-12, +429.
Round 25		Saunders played #89 Cindy Quinn (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 403 to 343 (a spread of 60). Before this event, Saunders had not played Quinn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-12, +489.
Round 26		Saunders played #93 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) again and lost 355 to 410 (a spread of -55). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Saunders’s record vs. Saldanha in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #55. Current record: 13-13, +434.
Round 27		Saunders played #124 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and won 371 to 283 (a spread of 88). Before this event, Saunders had not played Williams in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-13, +522.
Round 28		Saunders played #21 Cathy Coking (Glendale, AZ) again and lost 321 to 391 (a spread of -70). Before this event, Saunders had not played Coking in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 14-14, +452.

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