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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

[photo of Mark McCraw]

Given name(s): Mark
Surname(s): McCraw
Home: Croton, NY, United States
Career History
8-year record against other players at this event16.5-12.5 (0.569) 
Past 1-12 months15-9 (0.625)L WWWW L WWW L WW LLL WWW L W L W L W
Past 13-24 months1.5-3.5 (0.300)TLLL W
Past 25-36 monthsno games
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 monthsno games
Past 61-72 monthsno games
Past 73-84 monthsno games
Past 85-96 monthsno games
Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round by Round

High score: 447
Average for: 388
Average against: 402

Round 1

[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]

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

[photo of Zev Kaufman]

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

[photo of Laurie Cohen]

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

[photo of Cecilia Le]

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

[photo of Chris Lipe]

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

[photo of Thacha Koowirat]

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

[photo of Steve Tier]

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

[photo of Rod MacNeil]

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

[photo of Ted Rosen]

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

[photo of Joe Gaspard]

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

[photo of Steve Saul]

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

[photo of Jeremy Cahnmann]

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

[photo of Marty Marcus]

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

[photo of Debbie Stegman]

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

[photo of Amnuay Ploysangngam]

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

[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]

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

[photo of Dean Saldanha]

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

[photo of Jean Carol]

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

[photo of Rose Kreiswirth]

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

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

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

[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]

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

[photo of Scott Pianowski]

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

[photo of Christopher Sykes]

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

[photo of Keith Smith]

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

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

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

[photo of Jesse Day]

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

[photo of Mike Frentz]

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

[photo of Karl Higby]

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

[photo of Ben Withers]

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

[photo of Peter Schwartzman]

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

[photo of Carl Stocker]

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.