NSC 2008: Ivan Blackman [#10]

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On this page, you will find information about Ivan Blackman, 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 13-15, -495, and is ranked #66 in Division 5.

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 Ivan Blackman]

Given name(s): Ivan
Surname(s): Blackman
Home: Nassau, N.P., Bahamas
Hobbies: cricket, soccer, helping hand
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1992 Division: 2
NSC 1992 Rank: 91/139, 13-14 -491
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 43/120, 14.5-12.5 +414
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 115/133, 12.5-18.5 -250
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 63/126, 16-15 -275
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 142/150, 10.5-19.5 -489
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 88/93, 10-18 -1198
USSO 2006 Division: 5
USSO 2006 Rank: 51/88, 13-15 +90

Round by Round
High score: 431 Average for: 344 Average against: 362
Round 1		Blackman played #98 Jean Zucherate (Palm Coast, FL) and won 317 to 303 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-0, +14.
Round 2		Blackman played #94 Wendy Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and lost 287 to 388 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-1, -87.
Round 3		Blackman played #99 Steve Wolf (Plantation, FL) and lost 366 to 406 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-2, -127.
Round 4		Blackman played #59 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and won 396 to 380 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-2, -111.
Round 5		Blackman played #18 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and lost 343 to 404 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-3, -172.
Round 6		Blackman played #13 Tacy Callies (Orlando, FL) and lost 222 to 382 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-4, -332.
Round 7		Blackman played #35 Pat Hardwick (Stow, OH) and won 369 to 313 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-4, -276.
Round 8		Blackman played #89 Ashley Walsh-Buie (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 362 to 330 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-4, -244.
Round 9		Blackman played #92 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and lost 350 to 367 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-5, -261.
Round 10		Blackman played #36 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 332 to 426 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-6, -355.
Round 11		Blackman played #8 Gaurav Bhargava (Somerset, NJ) and won 347 to 330 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-6, -338.
Round 12		Blackman played #83 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 321 to 407 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-7, -424.
Round 13		Blackman played #60 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 358 to 383 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-8, -449.
Round 14		Blackman played #63 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and lost 270 to 337 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-9, -516.
Round 15		Blackman played #12 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 406 to 312 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-9, -422.
Round 16		Blackman played #52 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and won 338 to 253 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-9, -337.
Round 17		Blackman played #37 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and lost 431 to 434 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-10, -340.
Round 18		Blackman played #26 Christine Engle (Rockledge, FL) and lost 343 to 438 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-11, -435.
Round 19		Blackman played #51 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and won 335 to 296 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-11, -396.
Round 20		Blackman played #79 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 391 to 346 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-11, -351.
Round 21		Blackman played #20 Brenda Dede (Gainesville, FL) and won 398 to 304 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-11, -257.
Round 22		Blackman played #75 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and lost 310 to 457 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-12, -404.
Round 23		Blackman played #86 Thomas Tremont (Glen Ellyn, IL) and won 390 to 340 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-12, -354.
Round 24		Blackman played #38 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 346 to 308 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-12, -316.
Round 25		Blackman played #43 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and won 350 to 337 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-12, -303.
Round 26		Blackman played #49 Deborah Light (Napanee ON) and lost 369 to 419 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-13, -353.
Round 27		Blackman played #30 Billie Garver (Tuscaloosa, AL) and lost 330 to 392 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-14, -415.
Round 28		Blackman played #97 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and lost 264 to 344 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 13-15, -495.

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