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Marlon Hill [#30] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about Marlon Hill, 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. Hill currently has a record of 18-13, +269, and is ranked #17 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): Marlon Surname(s): Hill Home: Baltimore, MD, United States Awards: 2001-11 Baltimore, MD; 2003-10 Baltimore, MD Hobbies: MUSIC Occupation: WRITER NSC 1992 Division: 1 NSC 1992 Rank: 125/176, 12-15 -412 NSC 1994 Division: 1 NSC 1994 Rank: 99/134, 12-15 -310 NSC 1996 Division: 1 NSC 1996 Rank: 2/108, 19-8 +347 NSC 1998 Division: 1 NSC 1998 Rank: 69/126, 15-16 +123 NSC 2000 Division: 1 NSC 2000 Rank: 33/98, 17-14 +271 NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 8/132, 20-11 +561 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 27/172, 18-12 +499 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 45/87, 14-14 -123 USSO 2006 Division: 1 USSO 2006 Rank: 17/76, 16-12 +208 |
![[photo of Marlon Hill]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/h/hill_marlon.jpeg)
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| Rank Diagram | |
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| Round by Round | ||
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High score: 516 | ||
| Before the Tournament | Hill is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hill is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | |
| Round 1 |
| Hill played #58 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and won 426 to 305 (a spread of 121). Before this event, Hill had not played Stocker in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +121. |
| Round 2 |
| Hill played #79 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 386 to 369 (a spread of 17). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY Hill’s record vs. Lipe in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #10. Current record: 2-0, +138. |
| Round 3 |
| Hill played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 393 to 424 (a spread of -31). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Hill’s record vs. Cree in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (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: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +107. |
| Round 4 |
| Hill played #25 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 363 to 465 (a spread of -102). The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Hill’s record vs. Lerman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).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: WW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-2, +5. |
| Round 5 |
| Hill played #74 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 383 to 455 (a spread of -72). The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Hill’s record vs. Chakrabarti in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).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: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-3, -67. |
| Round 6 |
| Hill played #64 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 335 to 452 (a spread of -117). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY Hill’s record vs. Dixon in the 8 years leading up to this event: 12-9 (0.571).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: WWWWLLWLLL. Past 61-72 months: LWWLWW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-4, -184. |
| Round 7 |
| Hill played #42 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 413 to 358 (a spread of 55). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Hill’s record vs. Ploysangngam 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: #61. Current record: 3-4, -129. |
| Round 8 |
| Hill played #34 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 418 to 356 (a spread of 62). Before this event, Hill had not played Schwartzman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-4, -67. |
| Round 9 |
| Hill played #46 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 357 to 463 (a spread of -106). The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Hill’s record vs. Mancine 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: L. 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: #62. Current record: 4-5, -173. |
| Round 10 |
| Hill played #22 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 348 to 440 (a spread of -92). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Hill’s record vs. Day 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: 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: #72. Current record: 4-6, -265. |
| Round 11 |
| Hill played #48 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and won 480 to 367 (a spread of 113). Before this event, Hill had not played Frentz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-6, -152. Hill is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 12 |
| Hill played #44 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 443 to 353 (a spread of 90). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: WASHINGTON DC Hill’s record vs. Linn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 10-10 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: LWWLWW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LWLWWLL. Past 61-72 months: LWWLL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-6, -62. |
| Round 13 |
| Hill played #68 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 441 to 403 (a spread of 38). The last time these two played was 2006-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Hill’s record vs. Stegman 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: #39. Current record: 7-6, -24. |
| Round 14 |
| Hill played #87 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 427 to 406 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Hill had not played Miranda in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-6, -3. Hill is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 15 |
| Hill played #16 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and lost 331 to 436 (a spread of -105). The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: ALL*STARS CHAMPIONSHIP Hill’s record vs. Tiekert 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WWLL. Past 61-72 months: LW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-7, -108. |
| Round 16 |
| Hill played #10 Rod MacNeil (Somerville, MA) and won 391 to 347 (a spread of 44). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: WASHINGTON DC Hill’s record vs. MacNeil in the 8 years leading up to this event: 9-7 (0.562).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LLLWWLW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WWW. Past 61-72 months: WLL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-7, -64. |
| Round 17 |
| Hill played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 444 to 327 (a spread of 117). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Hill’s record vs. Weinstein in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-5 (0.286).Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: LLL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. 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: #28. Current record: 10-7, +53. |
| Round 18 |
| Hill played #19 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 444 to 414 (a spread of 30). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Hill’s record vs. Appel in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-9 (0.250).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: LLW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: WLLWL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-7, +83. |
| Round 19 |
| Hill played #3 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 446 to 350 (a spread of 96). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY Hill’s record vs. O'Laughlin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WW. 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: #16. Current record: 12-7, +179. |
| Round 20 |
| Hill played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 393 to 421 (a spread of -28). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Hill’s record vs. Benedict 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-8, +151. |
| Round 21 |
| Hill played #31 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 365 to 475 (a spread of -110). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Hill’s record vs. Hoekstra 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: W. 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: #28. Current record: 12-9, +41. |
| Round 22 |
| Hill played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 379 to 413 (a spread of -34). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Hill’s record vs. Early 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: 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: #36. Current record: 12-10, +7. |
| Round 23 |
| Hill played #43 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and won 497 to 316 (a spread of 181). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Hill’s record vs. Epstein in the 8 years leading up to this event: 6-4 (0.600).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: WWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: LWL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-10, +188. |
| Round 24 |
| Hill played #73 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 418 to 379 (a spread of 39). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Hill’s record vs. Baron in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-10, +227. |
| Round 25 |
| Hill played #72 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 371 to 367 (a spread of 4). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY Hill’s record vs. Oliger in the 8 years leading up to this event: 8-6 (0.571).Past 1-12 months: LLW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WWL. Past 37-48 months: LLW. Past 49-60 months: WLWW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-10, +231. |
| Round 26 |
| Hill played #4 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 438 to 355 (a spread of 83). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Hill’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: 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: #13. Current record: 16-10, +314. |
| Round 27 |
| Hill played #5 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 516 to 346 (a spread of 170). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Hill’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (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: L. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-10, +484. |
| Round 28 |
| Hill played #50 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and won 463 to 368 (a spread of 95). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Hill’s record vs. Odom in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: LWL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-10, +579. Hill is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 29 |
| Hill played #9 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 348 to 452 (a spread of -104). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Hill’s record vs. Wiegand in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500).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: LW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-11, +475. Hill is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 30 |
| Hill played #21 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 285 to 432 (a spread of -147). Before this event, Hill had not played Brockmeier in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-12, +328. |
| Round 31 |
| Hill played #21 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) again and lost 392 to 451 (a spread of -59). Before this event, Hill had not played Brockmeier in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-13, +269. |
![[photo of Carl Stocker]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/stocker_carl.jpg)
![[photo of Chris Lipe]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/lipe_chris.jpg)
![[photo of Chris Cree]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cree_chris.jpg)
![[photo of Jerry Lerman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/lerman_jerry.jpeg)
![[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/chakrabarti_2.jpg)
![[photo of Jan Dixon]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/dixon_jan.jpg)
![[photo of Amnuay Ploysangngam]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/ploysangngam_amnuay.2.jpeg)
![[photo of Peter Schwartzman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/schwartzman_peter_2.jpg)
![[photo of Dominick Mancine]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mancine_dominick.jpg)
![[photo of Darrell Day]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/day_darrell_3.jpg)
![[photo of Mike Frentz]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/f/frentz_mike_2.jpg)
![[photo of Robert P. Linn]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/linn_bob.jpeg)
![[photo of Debbie Stegman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/stegman_debbie.jpg)
![[photo of Stan Miranda]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/miranda_stan_2.jpg)
![[photo of Ron Tiekert]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/tiekert_ron.jpg)
![[photo of Rod MacNeil]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/macneil_rod_2.jpg)
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![[photo of John O'Laughlin]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/o_laughlin_john.jpg)
![[photo of Nathan Benedict]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/benedict_nathan.jpg)
![[photo of Ron Hoekstra]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/h/hoekstra_ron_2.jpg)
![[photo of Michael Early]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/e/early_mike.jpg)
![[photo of J. Paul Epstein]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/e/epstein_paul.jpeg)
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![[photo of Panupol Sujjayakorn]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sujjayakorn_panupol.jpeg)
![[photo of Brian Cappelletto]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cappelletto_brian.jpeg)
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![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
![[photo of Doug Brockmeier]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/brockmeier_doug_3.jpg)