Marion Dimond [#36] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Marion Dimond, 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. Dimond currently has a record of 16-12, +360, and is ranked #27 in Division 6.

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): Marion Surname(s): Dimond Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Occupation: Retired NSC 2005 Division: 6 NSC 2005 Rank: 105/131, 12-16 -13

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	10.5-13.5 (0.438)
Past 1-12 months	1-3 (0.250)	LL W L
Past 13-24 months	6-7 (0.462)	L W LLL W L WW L W L W
Past 25-36 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 37-48 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 61-72 months	1.5-1.5 (0.500)	TL W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 435 Average for: 351 Average against: 339
Round 1		Dimond played #23 Mary E Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 334 to 292 (a spread of 42). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dimond’s record vs. Capria 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: 1-0, +42.
Round 2		Dimond played #31 Catherine Day (Cambridge, MA) and lost 297 to 316 (a spread of -19). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dimond’s record vs. Day 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: #50. Current record: 1-1, +23.
Round 3		Dimond played #12 Paul Becker (Holden, MA) and won 403 to 354 (a spread of 49). Before this event, Dimond had not played Becker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, +72.
Round 4		Dimond played #63 Alan Kait (Lompoc, CA) and lost 358 to 383 (a spread of -25). Before this event, Dimond had not played Kait in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, +47.
Round 5		Dimond played #82 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) and won 344 to 309 (a spread of 35). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dimond’s record vs. Millard 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: #40. Current record: 3-2, +82.
Round 6		Dimond played #48 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and lost 302 to 347 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Dimond had not played Gould in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-3, +37.
Round 7		Dimond played #26 Robert Collins (Phoenix, AZ) and won 427 to 278 (a spread of 149). Before this event, Dimond had not played Collins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-3, +186.
Round 8		Dimond played #27 Lindsay Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 408 to 301 (a spread of 107). Before this event, Dimond had not played Crotty in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +293.
Round 9		Dimond played #51 Jeremy Hall (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 322 to 326 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Dimond had not played Hall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-4, +289.
Round 10		Dimond played #11 Joe Becker (Worcester, MA) and lost 309 to 346 (a spread of -37). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dimond’s record vs. Becker 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: #45. Current record: 5-5, +252.
Round 11		Dimond played #55 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 291 to 293 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Dimond had not played Hughes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-6, +250.
Round 12		Dimond played #16 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 435 to 414 (a spread of 21). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dimond’s record vs. Bianca 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: #47. Current record: 6-6, +271.
Round 13		Dimond played #94 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and lost 327 to 335 (a spread of -8). Before this event, Dimond had not played Raviraj in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-7, +263.
Round 14		Dimond played #47 Mary Lou Goetz (Odenton, MD) and won 383 to 340 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Dimond had not played Goetz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-7, +306.
Round 15		Dimond played #57 Candace Hurley (Vine Grove, KY) and lost 289 to 375 (a spread of -86). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dimond’s record vs. Hurley 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: #62. Current record: 7-8, +220.
Round 16		Dimond played #27 Lindsay Crotty (Metairie, LA) again and lost 266 to 398 (a spread of -132). Before this event, Dimond had not played Crotty in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-9, +88.
Round 17		Dimond played #7 Don Ball (Mississauga ON) and won 365 to 351 (a spread of 14). Before this event, Dimond had not played Ball in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-9, +102.
Round 18		Dimond played #76 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 421 to 252 (a spread of 169). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: CALGARY, AB, CA Dimond’s record vs. Matthews in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5.5-5.5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: TLW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-9, +271.
Round 19		Dimond played #13 Jane Bernes (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 378 to 337 (a spread of 41). Before this event, Dimond had not played Bernes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-9, +312.
Round 20		Dimond played #31 Catherine Day (Cambridge, MA) again and won 395 to 273 (a spread of 122). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dimond’s record vs. Day 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: #32. Current record: 11-9, +434.
Round 21		Dimond played #2 Donna Anderson (Arnold, MD) and won 332 to 297 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Dimond had not played Anderson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-9, +469.
Round 22		Dimond played #104 Judi Shaw (Laconia, NH) and lost 316 to 361 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Dimond had not played Shaw in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-10, +424.
Round 23		Dimond played #70 Deborah Light (Napanee ON) and won 361 to 342 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Dimond had not played Light in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-10, +443.
Round 24		Dimond played #21 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) and lost 277 to 411 (a spread of -134). Before this event, Dimond had not played Callaway in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-11, +309.
Round 25		Dimond played #106 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and lost 347 to 396 (a spread of -49). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dimond’s record vs. Slater 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: #44. Current record: 13-12, +260.
Round 26		Dimond played #85 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and won 431 to 366 (a spread of 65). Before this event, Dimond had not played Nees in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-12, +325.
Round 27		Dimond played #115 Gavin Thompson (Ottawa ON) and won 373 to 345 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Dimond had not played Thompson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-12, +353.
Round 28		Dimond played #27 Lindsay Crotty (Metairie, LA) for the third time and won 348 to 341 (a spread of 7). Before this event, Dimond had not played Crotty in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-12, +360.

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