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Jim Kramer [#14] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about Jim Kramer, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Kramer currently has a record of 15-16, +768, and is ranked #45 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 | |
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| Given name(s): Jim Surname(s): Kramer Home: Roseville, MN, United States Awards: 2006 U.S. Scrabble Open Champion Occupation: Proofreader NSC 1985 Division: 1 NSC 1985 Rank: 103/302, 12-10 +288 NSC 1987 Division: 1 NSC 1987 Rank: 152, 11-10 +227 NSC 1988 Division: 1 NSC 1988 Rank: 84/200, 14-13 +348 NSC 1989 Division: 1 NSC 1989 Rank: 104/149, 12-14 +101 NSC 1990 Division: 1 NSC 1990 Rank: 48/176, 15-12 +648 NSC 1992 Division: 1 NSC 1992 Rank: 52/176, 15-12 +327 NSC 1994 Division: 1 NSC 1994 Rank: 20/134, 16-11 +710 NSC 1996 Division: 1 NSC 1996 Rank: 21/108, 16-11 +459 NSC 1998 Division: 1 NSC 1998 Rank: 4/126, 20-11 +1381 NSC 2000 Division: 1 NSC 2000 Rank: 8/98, 20-11 +1020 NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 11/132, 19-12 +1089 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 50/172, 17-13 -344 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 9/87, 17-11 +1495 USSO 2006 Division: 1 USSO 2006 Rank: 1/76, 21- 7 +1351 WSC 1997 Rank: 81 WSC 2001 Rank: 3 |
![[photo of Jim Kramer]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kramer_jim.jpeg)
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| Rank Diagram | |
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| Round by Round | ||
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High score: 592 | ||
| Before the Tournament | Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). | |
| Round 1 |
| Kramer played #76 Keith Cejmer (Stevensville, MI) and won 430 to 364 (a spread of 66). The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Kramer’s record vs. Cejmer in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +66. |
| Round 2 |
| Kramer played #65 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 367 to 382 (a spread of -15). Before this event, Kramer had not played Matthews in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, +51. |
| Round 3 |
| Kramer played #25 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 446 to 447 (a spread of -1). The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: ALL*STARS CHAMPIONSHIP Kramer’s record vs. Lerman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).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: WL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-2, +50. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 4 |
| Kramer played #39 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and won 531 to 348 (a spread of 183). Before this event, Kramer had not played Day in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, +233. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 5 |
| Kramer played #27 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 386 to 327 (a spread of 59). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Kramer’s record vs. Tier in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +292. |
| Round 6 |
| Kramer played #47 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 592 to 305 (a spread of 287). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Kramer’s record vs. Kaufman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: no games. Past 61-72 months: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +579. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 7 |
| Kramer played #50 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 405 to 480 (a spread of -75). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Kramer’s record vs. Odom in the 8 years leading up to this event: 17-11 (0.607).Past 1-12 months: WWWWLWL. Past 13-24 months: LWLWW. Past 25-36 months: LWLLW. Past 37-48 months: WLWW. Past 49-60 months: LWL. Past 61-72 months: WWLW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-3, +504. |
| Round 8 |
| Kramer played #60 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 460 to 377 (a spread of 83). Before this event, Kramer had not played Leifer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +587. |
| Round 9 |
| Kramer played #35 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 452 to 409 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Kramer had not played Sykes in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, +630. |
| Round 10 |
| Kramer played #79 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 383 to 475 (a spread of -92). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Kramer’s record vs. Lipe in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: W. 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-4, +538. |
| Round 11 |
| Kramer played #18 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and won 538 to 317 (a spread of 221). Before this event, Kramer had not played Swift in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-4, +759. |
| Round 12 |
| Kramer played #16 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and won 438 to 320 (a spread of 118). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Kramer’s record vs. Tiekert in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-0 (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: W. Past 61-72 months: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-4, +877. |
| Round 13 |
| Kramer played #63 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 561 to 374 (a spread of 187). Before this event, Kramer had not played Grob in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +1064. |
| Round 14 |
| Kramer played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 343 to 428 (a spread of -85). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Kramer’s record vs. Benedict in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +979. |
| Round 15 |
| Kramer played #7 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 347 to 429 (a spread of -82). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Kramer’s record vs. Edley in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (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: LW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-6, +897. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 16 |
| Kramer played #4 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 452 to 364 (a spread of 88). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Kramer’s record vs. Sujjayakorn in the 8 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-6, +985. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 17 |
| Kramer played #6 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 374 to 398 (a spread of -24). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: SIOUX FALLS, SD Kramer’s record vs. Mallick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 17.5-11.5 (0.603).Past 1-12 months: LTW. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: LLLLW. Past 37-48 months: WWWWLWLW. Past 49-60 months: LWLLWW. Past 61-72 months: WWWWL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-7, +961. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 18 |
| Kramer played #5 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 496 to 432 (a spread of 64). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Kramer’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 8 years leading up to this event: 12-9 (0.571).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WWWW. Past 37-48 months: LWWWWL. Past 49-60 months: LLLLLWWW. Past 61-72 months: LLW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-7, +1025. |
| Round 19 |
| Kramer played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 347 to 468 (a spread of -121). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Kramer’s record vs. Cree in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-3 (0.625).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: WLW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-8, +904. |
| Round 20 |
| Kramer played #1 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 395 to 415 (a spread of -20). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Kramer’s record vs. Nemitrmansuk in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-9, +884. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 21 |
| Kramer played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 415 to 457 (a spread of -42). Before this event, Kramer had not played Weinstein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-10, +842. |
| Round 22 |
| Kramer played #23 Aaron Bader (Cambridge, MA) and won 420 to 407 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Kramer had not played Bader in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-10, +855. |
| Round 23 |
| Kramer played #72 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 334 to 397 (a spread of -63). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Kramer’s record vs. Oliger in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-11, +792. |
| Round 24 |
| Kramer played #43 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 337 to 508 (a spread of -171). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Kramer’s record vs. Epstein in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-6 (0.455).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LLW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: WLLL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-12, +621. |
| Round 25 |
| Kramer played #73 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 327 to 357 (a spread of -30). Before this event, Kramer had not played Baron in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-13, +591. |
| Round 26 |
| Kramer played #89 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 488 to 432 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Kramer had not played Sayavesa in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-13, +647. |
| Round 27 |
| Kramer played #22 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 365 to 435 (a spread of -70). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Kramer’s record vs. Day in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: WLW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-14, +577. |
| Round 28 |
| Kramer played #32 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 493 to 262 (a spread of 231). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Kramer’s record vs. Saldanha in the 8 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-14, +808. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 29 |
| Kramer played #56 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 404 to 439 (a spread of -35). Before this event, Kramer had not played Polatnick in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-15, +773. |
| Round 30 |
| Kramer played #38 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 332 to 430 (a spread of -98). Before this event, Kramer had not played Cohen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-16, +675. |
| Round 31 |
| Kramer played #86 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 451 to 358 (a spread of 93). Before this event, Kramer had not played Zxqkj in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-16, +768. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
![[photo of Keith Cejmer]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cejmer_keith_richard.jpg)
![[photo of Jesse Matthews]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/matthews_jessie.jpg)
![[photo of Jerry Lerman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/lerman_jerry.jpeg)
![[photo of Jesse Day]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/day_jesse.jpg)
![[photo of Steve Tier]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/tier_steve.jpg)
![[photo of Zev Kaufman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kaufman_zev_2.jpg)
![[photo of Lisa Odom]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/odom_lisa.jpg)
![[photo of Dave Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/leifer_dave.jpg)
![[photo of Christopher Sykes]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sykes_chris.jpeg)
![[photo of Chris Lipe]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/lipe_chris.jpg)
![[photo of Orry Swift]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/swift_orry.jpg)
![[photo of Ron Tiekert]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/tiekert_ron.jpg)
![[photo of Steve Grob]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/grob_steve.jpg)
![[photo of Nathan Benedict]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/benedict_nathan.jpg)
![[photo of Joe Edley]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/e/edley_joe.jpeg)
![[photo of Panupol Sujjayakorn]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sujjayakorn_panupol.jpeg)
![[photo of Joey Mallick]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mallick_joey.jpg)
![[photo of Brian Cappelletto]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cappelletto_brian.jpeg)
![[photo of Chris Cree]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cree_chris.jpg)
![[photo of Pakorn Nemitrmansuk]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/n/nemitrmansuk_pakorn.jpeg)
![[photo of Ian Weinstein]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/weinstein_ian.jpeg)
![[photo of Aaron Bader]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/bader_aaron.jpg)
![[photo of Steve Oliger]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/oliger_steve1.jpg)
![[photo of J. Paul Epstein]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/e/epstein_paul.jpeg)
![[photo of Mike Baron]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/baron_mike_2.jpg)
![[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sayavesa_navapadol.jpg)
![[photo of Darrell Day]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/day_darrell_3.jpg)
![[photo of Dean Saldanha]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/saldanha_dean.jpeg)
![[photo of Steve Polatnick]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/polatnick_steve.jpg)
![[photo of Laurie Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cohen_laurie.jpeg)
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