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Steve Tier [#27] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about Steve Tier, 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. Tier currently has a record of 11-20, -1558, and is ranked #85 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): Steve Surname(s): Tier Home: New York, NY, United States Awards: Long Island Science Teacher of the Year; 2002-07 Albany, NY Hobbies: crossword puzzles Occupation: Teacher NSC 1989 Division: 1 NSC 1989 Rank: 74/149, 13-14 +319 NSC 1990 Division: 1 NSC 1990 Rank: 41/176, 16-11 +25 NSC 1992 Division: 1 NSC 1992 Rank: 115/176, 12-15 +121 NSC 1994 Division: 1 NSC 1994 Rank: 6/134, 18-9 +1242 NSC 1996 Division: 1 NSC 1996 Rank: 74/108, 12-15 -107 NSC 1998 Division: 1 NSC 1998 Rank: 103/126, 13-18 -484 NSC 2000 Division: 2 NSC 2000 Rank: 85/105, 13-18 -183 NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 27/132, 18-13 +381 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 25/172, 18-12 +754 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 48/87, 14-14 -701 USSO 2006 Division: 1 USSO 2006 Rank: 60/76, 12-16 -484 |
![[photo of Steve Tier]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/tier_steve.jpg)
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| Rank Diagram | |
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![[rank diagram]](027r.gif)
| Round by Round | ||
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High score: 467 | ||
| Round 1 |
| Tier played #48 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and won 377 to 343 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Tier had not played Frentz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-0, +34. |
| Round 2 |
| Tier played #89 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 433 to 344 (a spread of 89). Before this event, Tier had not played Sayavesa in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +123. Tier is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Tier is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
| Round 3 |
| Tier played #18 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 416 to 479 (a spread of -63). Before this event, Tier had not played Swift in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +60. |
| Round 4 |
| Tier played #8 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 326 to 368 (a spread of -42). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: WASHINGTON DC Tier’s record vs. Okosagah 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: WL. 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: #46. Current record: 2-2, +18. |
| Round 5 |
| Tier played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 327 to 386 (a spread of -59). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Tier’s record vs. Kramer in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. 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: #55. Current record: 2-3, -41. |
| Round 6 |
| Tier played #46 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 330 to 470 (a spread of -140). Before this event, Tier had not played Mancine in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-4, -181. |
| Round 7 |
| Tier played #17 Mark McCraw (Croton, NY) and lost 383 to 387 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Tier had not played McCraw in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-5, -185. |
| Round 8 |
| Tier played #76 Keith Cejmer (Stevensville, MI) and lost 285 to 440 (a spread of -155). The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: BIRD-IN-HAND, PA Tier’s record vs. Cejmer in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).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: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-6, -340. |
| Round 9 |
| Tier played #28 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 370 to 397 (a spread of -27). The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: ALBANY, NY Tier’s record vs. Kreiswirth in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-7, -367. Tier is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Tier is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 10 |
| Tier played #56 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 348 to 429 (a spread of -81). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Tier’s record vs. Polatnick 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: WW. 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: #86. Current record: 2-8, -448. |
| Round 11 |
| Tier played #52 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and won 386 to 365 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Tier had not played Cahnmann in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-8, -427. |
| Round 12 |
| Tier played #86 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 373 to 335 (a spread of 38). Before this event, Tier had not played Zxqkj in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-8, -389. |
| Round 13 | Tier recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-8, -339. | |
| Round 14 |
| Tier played #81 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and lost 333 to 454 (a spread of -121). Before this event, Tier had not played Del Solar in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-9, -460. |
| Round 15 |
| Tier played #78 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 277 to 479 (a spread of -202). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Tier’s record vs. Baker in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #84. Current record: 5-10, -662. |
| Round 16 |
| Tier played #82 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 407 to 434 (a spread of -27). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: CHARLOTTE, NC Tier’s record vs. Carol 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. 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: #86. Current record: 5-11, -689. |
| Round 17 |
| Tier played #90 Mike Whiteoak (United Kingdom) and lost 285 to 501 (a spread of -216). Before this event, Tier had not played Whiteoak in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-12, -905. |
| Round 18 |
| Tier played #66 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 422 to 354 (a spread of 68). The last time these two played was 2006-07 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Tier’s record vs. Phillips in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. 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: #85. Current record: 6-12, -837. |
| Round 19 |
| Tier played #58 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 364 to 395 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Tier had not played Stocker in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-13, -868. |
| Round 20 |
| Tier played #40 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and won 467 to 337 (a spread of 130). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY Tier’s record vs. Faria 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: #84. Current record: 7-13, -738. |
| Round 21 |
| Tier played #67 Steve Saul (Arlington, MA) and won 396 to 378 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Tier had not played Saul in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-13, -720. Tier is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 22 |
| Tier played #36 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 396 to 345 (a spread of 51). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: STAMFORD, CT Tier’s record vs. Tangredi in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-13, -669. |
| Round 23 |
| Tier played #77 Marty Marcus (Wilmette, IL) and lost 342 to 425 (a spread of -83). Before this event, Tier had not played Marcus in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-14, -752. |
| Round 24 |
| Tier played #60 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 404 to 381 (a spread of 23). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: CHARLOTTE, NC Tier’s record vs. Leifer 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: #75. Current record: 10-14, -729. |
| Round 25 |
| Tier played #54 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 392 to 403 (a spread of -11). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Tier’s record vs. Le in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #77. Current record: 10-15, -740. |
| Round 26 |
| Tier played #87 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 351 to 581 (a spread of -230). Before this event, Tier had not played Miranda in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-16, -970. |
| Round 27 |
| Tier played #52 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) again and won 378 to 370 (a spread of 8). Before this event, Tier had not played Cahnmann in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 11-16, -962. |
| Round 28 |
| Tier played #62 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 394 to 514 (a spread of -120). Before this event, Tier had not played Leah in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-17, -1082. |
| Round 29 |
| Tier played #57 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 283 to 488 (a spread of -205). Before this event, Tier had not played Pianowski in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 11-18, -1287. |
| Round 30 |
| Tier played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 352 to 462 (a spread of -110). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: CHARLOTTE, NC Tier’s record vs. Shreve 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: #82. Current record: 11-19, -1397. |
| Round 31 |
| Tier played #80 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 263 to 424 (a spread of -161). Before this event, Tier had not played Fiszbein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-20, -1558. |
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![[photo of Dominick Mancine]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mancine_dominick.jpg)
![[photo of Mark McCraw]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mccraw_mark.jpg)
![[photo of Keith Cejmer]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cejmer_keith_richard.jpg)
![[photo of Rose Kreiswirth]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kreiswirth_rose.jpeg)
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![[photo of Jeremy Cahnmann]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cahnmann_jeremy.jpg)
![[photo of Winter Zxqkj]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/z/zxqkj_winter.jpg)
![[photo of Cesar Del Solar]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/del_solar_cesar.jpg)
![[photo of Michael Baker]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
![[photo of Jean Carol]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/carol_jean.jpg)
![[photo of Mike Whiteoak]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/whiteoak_mike.jpg)
![[photo of Webster Phillips]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/phillips_webster.jpg)
![[photo of Carl Stocker]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/stocker_carl.jpg)
![[photo of Alyssa Faria]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/f/faria_alyssa.jpg)
![[photo of Steve Saul]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/saul_steve_2.jpg)
![[photo of Frank Tangredi]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/tangredi_frank_2.jpg)
![[photo of Marty Marcus]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/marcus_marty.jpg)
![[photo of Dave Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/leifer_dave.jpg)
![[photo of Cecilia Le]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/le_cecilia.jpg)
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![[photo of Tony Leah]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/leah_tony.jpg)
![[photo of Scott Pianowski]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/pianowski_scott.jpeg)
![[photo of Jon Shreve]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/shreve_jon.jpg)
![[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/f/fiszbein_jeff_2.jpg)