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NSC 2008: Ron Tiekert [#101]

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On this page, you will find information about Ron Tiekert, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-12, +235, and is ranked #25 in Division 1.

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

[photo of Ron Tiekert]

Given name(s): Ron
Surname(s): Tiekert
Home: Melbourne, FL, United States
Awards: 1985 National Champion; winner Boston Premier 3 times; played in 3 Worlds' - best finish 5th; top 10 finish in 6 NSCs; 2004-10 Stuart, FL; 2005-03 Gainsville, FL
Hobbies: Scrabble, Table Tennis
Occupation: Educational Software Editor
NSC 1978 Division: 1
NSC 1978 Rank: 8/65, 157.0 credits
NSC 1980 Division: 1
NSC 1980 Rank: 3/32, 11.5-5.5 +874
NSC 1983 Division: 1
NSC 1983 Rank: 7/32, 9-8 +364
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 1/302, 20-2 +1808
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 3/149, 20-7 +1180
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 3/149, 20-7 +1180
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 8/176, 18-9 +1441
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 50/134, 14-13 +720
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 5/126, 20-11 +988
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 7/98, 20-11 +1327
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 32/132, 18-13 +57
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 55/172, 16-14 +1039
WSC 1991 Rank: 5
WSC 1997 Rank: 15
WSC 1999 Rank: 7
Round by Round

High score: 595
Average for: 414
Average against: 405

Round 1

[photo of David Weisberg]

Tiekert played #104 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and won 450 to 344 (a spread of 106).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 1-0, +106.

Round 2

[photo of Sammy Okosagah]

Tiekert played #67 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 595 to 317 (a spread of 278).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 2-0, +384.

Round 3

[photo of Jeremy Hildebrand]

Tiekert played #37 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 348 to 420 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 2-1, +312.

Round 4

[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]

Tiekert played #14 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 391 to 431 (a spread of -40).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 2-2, +272.

Round 5

[photo of Orry Swift]

Tiekert played #98 Orry Swift (Waco, TX) and lost 406 to 478 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 2-3, +200.

Round 6

[photo of Vernon Jones]

Tiekert played #41 Vernon Jones (Winter Haven, FL) and won 469 to 369 (a spread of 100).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 3-3, +300.

Round 7

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Tiekert played #102 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 381 to 442 (a spread of -61).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 3-4, +239.

Round 8

[photo of Marjorie Schoneboom]

Tiekert played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 418 to 387 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 4-4, +270.

Round 9

[photo of Jan Dixon]

Tiekert played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 448 to 400 (a spread of 48).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 5-4, +318.

Round 10

[photo of Edward De Guzman]

Tiekert played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and lost 323 to 496 (a spread of -173).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 5-5, +145.

Round 11

[photo of Dean Saldanha]

Tiekert played #88 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 484 to 408 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 6-5, +221.

Round 12

[photo of John O'Laughlin]

Tiekert played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 470 to 448 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 7-5, +243.

Round 13

[photo of Rod MacNeil]

Tiekert played #56 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 418 to 459 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 7-6, +202.

Round 14

[photo of Manop Phiphatboonserm]

Tiekert played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 425 to 372 (a spread of 53).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 8-6, +255.

Round 15

[photo of Robert Linn]

Tiekert played #53 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 434 to 369 (a spread of 65).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 9-6, +320.

Round 16

[photo of Daniel Fogel]

Tiekert played #25 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and won 387 to 345 (a spread of 42).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 10-6, +362.

Round 17

[photo of Panupol Sujjayakorn]

Tiekert played #97 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 347 to 481 (a spread of -134).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 10-7, +228.

Round 18

[photo of Jeff Reeves]

Tiekert played #82 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and won 415 to 413 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 11-7, +230.

Round 19

[photo of Webster Phillips]

Tiekert played #74 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 416 to 365 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 12-7, +281.

Round 20

[photo of Carl Johnson]

Tiekert played #40 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and won 443 to 352 (a spread of 91).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 13-7, +372.

Round 21

[photo of Rahn McKeown]

Tiekert played #60 Rahn McKeown (Pittsboro, NC) and lost 411 to 451 (a spread of -40).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 13-8, +332.

Round 22

[photo of Trip Payne]

Tiekert played #70 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 329 to 480 (a spread of -151).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 13-9, +181.

Round 23

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

Tiekert played #52 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 379 to 398 (a spread of -19).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 13-10, +162.

Round 24

[photo of Marlon Hill]

Tiekert played #38 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 400 to 346 (a spread of 54).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 14-10, +216.

Round 25

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Tiekert played #105 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 453 to 286 (a spread of 167).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 15-10, +383.

Round 26

[photo of Mark Przybyszewski]

Tiekert played #79 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 424 to 351 (a spread of 73).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 16-10, +456.

Round 27

[photo of Nigel Peltier]

Tiekert played #73 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 386 to 456 (a spread of -70).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 16-11, +386.

Round 28

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Tiekert played #86 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 333 to 484 (a spread of -151).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 16-12, +235.


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