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L Cheryl Francis [#43] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about L. Cheryl Francis, 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. Francis currently has a record of 15-13, +33, and is ranked #41 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

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Given name(s): L. Cheryl
Surname(s): Francis
Home: Indian Island, Old Town, ME, United States
Hobbies: Sewing, Reading and Biking
Occupation: Retired
NSC 2000 Division: 6
NSC 2000 Rank: 64/77, 13-18 -725
NSC 2002 Division: 6
NSC 2002 Rank: 12/88, 19-12 +515
NSC 2004 Division: 5
NSC 2004 Rank: 65/90, 13.5-16.5 -125
NSC 2005 Division: 6
NSC 2005 Rank: 69/131, 14-14 -15

 

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event8-1 (0.889) 
Past 1-12 monthsno games
Past 13-24 months4-0 (1.000)WWWW
Past 25-36 months3-1 (0.750)L WWW
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 months1-0 (1.000)W
Past 61-72 monthsno games
Past 73-84 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 442
Average for: 341
Average against: 340

Round 1

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Francis played #83 Mark Movic (Des Moines, IA) and won 356 to 285 (a spread of 71).

Before this event, Francis had not played Movic in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 1-0, +71.

Round 2

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Francis played #72 Andy Ludwig (Phoenix, AZ) and won 336 to 289 (a spread of 47).

Before this event, Francis had not played Ludwig in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 2-0, +118.

Round 3

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Francis played #13 Jane Bernes (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 323 to 280 (a spread of 43).

Before this event, Francis had not played Bernes in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 3-0, +161.

Round 4

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Francis played #101 Irma Roberts (Philadelphia, PA) and won 359 to 334 (a spread of 25).

Before this event, Francis had not played Roberts in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 4-0, +186.

Round 5

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Francis played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 329 to 451 (a spread of -122).

Before this event, Francis had not played Canik in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 4-1, +64.

Round 6

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Francis played #67 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 331 to 256 (a spread of 75).

Before this event, Francis had not played Laris in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 5-1, +139.

Round 7

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Francis played #85 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and lost 315 to 381 (a spread of -66).

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Francis’s record vs. Nees 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: #30.

Current record: 5-2, +73.

Round 8

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Francis played #100 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 388 to 296 (a spread of 92).

Before this event, Francis had not played Rickhoff in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 6-2, +165.

Round 9

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Francis played #17 Manan Biyani (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 362 to 346 (a spread of 16).

Before this event, Francis had not played Biyani in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 7-2, +181.

Round 10

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Francis played #117 Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI) and won 313 to 239 (a spread of 74).

Before this event, Francis had not played Vantol in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 8-2, +255.

Round 11

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Francis played #70 Deborah Light (Napanee ON) and lost 361 to 417 (a spread of -56).

Before this event, Francis had not played Light in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 8-3, +199.

Round 12

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Francis played #14 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons, NC) and lost 286 to 416 (a spread of -130).

Before this event, Francis had not played Bertoni in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 8-4, +69.

Round 13

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Francis played #51 Jeremy Hall (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 275 to 375 (a spread of -100).

Before this event, Francis had not played Hall in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 8-5, -31.

Round 14

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Francis played #24 Mike Carlson (Ontario, CA) and won 349 to 344 (a spread of 5).

Before this event, Francis had not played Carlson in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 9-5, -26.

Round 15

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Francis played #121 Kar-mun Wong (San Jose, CA) and lost 351 to 359 (a spread of -8).

Before this event, Francis had not played Wong in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 9-6, -34.

Round 16

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Francis played #120 Edmond Wilson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 306 to 360 (a spread of -54).

Before this event, Francis had not played Wilson in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 9-7, -88.

Round 17

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Francis played #86 Chris Nelson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 329 to 388 (a spread of -59).

Before this event, Francis had not played Nelson in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 9-8, -147.

Round 18

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Francis played #106 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and lost 291 to 378 (a spread of -87).

Before this event, Francis had not played Slater in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 9-9, -234.

Round 19

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Francis played #78 Grace Mcgrath (Lubbock, TX) and won 364 to 255 (a spread of 109).

Before this event, Francis had not played Mcgrath in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 10-9, -125.

Francis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 20

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Francis played #42 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 404 to 265 (a spread of 139).

Before this event, Francis had not played Fernando in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 11-9, +14.

Round 21

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Francis played #25 Khim Clarke (Irvine, CA) and won 363 to 340 (a spread of 23).

Before this event, Francis had not played Clarke in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 12-9, +37.

Round 22

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Francis played #7 Don Ball (Mississauga ON) and lost 327 to 364 (a spread of -37).

Before this event, Francis had not played Ball in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 12-10, +0.

Round 23

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Francis played #115 Gavin Thompson (Ottawa ON) and won 352 to 334 (a spread of 18).

Before this event, Francis had not played Thompson in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 13-10, +18.

Round 24

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Francis played #31 Catherine Day (Cambridge, MA) and won 426 to 364 (a spread of 62).

Before this event, Francis had not played Day in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 14-10, +80.

Round 25

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Francis played #85 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) again and lost 251 to 317 (a spread of -66).

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Francis’s record vs. Nees 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: #36.

Current record: 14-11, +14.

Round 26

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Francis played #63 Alan Kait (Lompoc, CA) and lost 380 to 479 (a spread of -99).

Before this event, Francis had not played Kait in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 14-12, -85.

Round 27

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Francis played #29 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and won 442 to 303 (a spread of 139).

Before this event, Francis had not played Dancho in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 15-12, +54.

Round 28

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Francis played #102 Tammy Ross (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 279 to 300 (a spread of -21).

Before this event, Francis had not played Ross in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 15-13, +33.


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