Mark McCraw [#17] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Mark McCraw, 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. McCraw currently has a record of 14-17, -432, and is ranked #67 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
	Given name(s): Mark Surname(s): McCraw Home: Croton, NY, United States

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	16.5-12.5 (0.569)
Past 1-12 months	15-9 (0.625)	L WWWW L WWW L WW LLL WWW L W L W L W
Past 13-24 months	1.5-3.5 (0.300)	TLLL 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

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 447 Average for: 388 Average against: 402
Round 1		McCraw played #74 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 387 to 471 (a spread of -84). Before this event, McCraw had not played Chakrabarti in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-1, -84.
Round 2		McCraw played #47 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 378 to 364 (a spread of 14). Before this event, McCraw had not played Kaufman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, -70.
Round 3		McCraw played #38 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 446 to 379 (a spread of 67). Before this event, McCraw had not played Cohen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, -3.
Round 4		McCraw played #54 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 396 to 411 (a spread of -15). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY McCraw’s record vs. Le 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: #50. Current record: 2-2, -18.
Round 5		McCraw played #79 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 338 to 493 (a spread of -155). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ALBANY, NY McCraw’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: #65. Current record: 2-3, -173.
Round 6		McCraw played #88 Thacha Koowirat (Thailand) and lost 354 to 437 (a spread of -83). Before this event, McCraw had not played Koowirat in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-4, -256.
Round 7		McCraw played #27 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 387 to 383 (a spread of 4). Before this event, McCraw had not played Tier in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-4, -252.
Round 8		McCraw played #10 Rod MacNeil (Somerville, MA) and lost 361 to 404 (a spread of -43). Before this event, McCraw had not played MacNeil in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-5, -295.
Round 9		McCraw played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 301 to 475 (a spread of -174). Before this event, McCraw had not played Rosen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-6, -469.
Round 10		McCraw played #61 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 341 to 388 (a spread of -47). Before this event, McCraw had not played Gaspard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-7, -516.
Round 11		McCraw played #67 Steve Saul (Arlington, MA) and won 386 to 345 (a spread of 41). Before this event, McCraw had not played Saul in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-7, -475.
Round 12		McCraw played #52 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and won 417 to 370 (a spread of 47). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT McCraw’s record vs. Cahnmann 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: #70. Current record: 5-7, -428.
Round 13		McCraw played #77 Marty Marcus (Wilmette, IL) and won 385 to 354 (a spread of 31). Before this event, McCraw had not played Marcus in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-7, -397.
Round 14		McCraw played #68 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 379 to 407 (a spread of -28). The last time these two played was 2006-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY McCraw’s record vs. Stegman 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: #66. Current record: 6-8, -425.
Round 15		McCraw played #42 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 332 to 417 (a spread of -85). Before this event, McCraw had not played Ploysangngam in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-9, -510.
Round 16		McCraw played #70 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 329 to 476 (a spread of -147). Before this event, McCraw had not played Daniel in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-10, -657.
Round 17		McCraw played #32 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 442 to 335 (a spread of 107). Before this event, McCraw had not played Saldanha in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-10, -550.
Round 18		McCraw played #82 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and won 413 to 341 (a spread of 72). Before this event, McCraw had not played Carol in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-10, -478.
Round 19		McCraw played #28 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 420 to 347 (a spread of 73). Before this event, McCraw had not played Kreiswirth in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-10, -405.
Round 20		McCraw played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 417 to 434 (a spread of -17). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ALBANY, NY McCraw’s record vs. Wapnick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #64. Current record: 9-11, -422.
Round 21		McCraw played #80 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 384 to 444 (a spread of -60). Before this event, McCraw had not played Fiszbein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-12, -482.
Round 22		McCraw played #57 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 414 to 389 (a spread of 25). Before this event, McCraw had not played Pianowski in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-12, -457.
Round 23		McCraw played #35 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 447 to 409 (a spread of 38). Before this event, McCraw had not played Sykes in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-12, -419.
Round 24		McCraw played #71 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 421 to 448 (a spread of -27). The last time these two played was 2006-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY McCraw’s record vs. Smith in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #64. Current record: 11-13, -446.
Round 25		McCraw played #56 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 363 to 388 (a spread of -25). Before this event, McCraw had not played Polatnick in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-14, -471.
Round 26		McCraw played #39 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 292 to 367 (a spread of -75). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY McCraw’s record vs. Day in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #72. Current record: 11-15, -546.
Round 27		McCraw played #48 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 414 to 437 (a spread of -23). Before this event, McCraw had not played Frentz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-16, -569.
Round 28		McCraw played #53 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and won 424 to 393 (a spread of 31). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY McCraw’s record vs. Higby 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: #70. Current record: 12-16, -538.
Round 29		McCraw played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 429 to 313 (a spread of 116). Before this event, McCraw had not played Withers in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 13-16, -422.
Round 30		McCraw played #34 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 400 to 461 (a spread of -61). Before this event, McCraw had not played Schwartzman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-17, -483.
Round 31		McCraw played #58 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and won 423 to 372 (a spread of 51). Before this event, McCraw had not played Stocker in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 14-17, -432.

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