Christopher Sykes [#35] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Christopher Sykes, 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. Sykes currently has a record of 15-16, +320, and is ranked #47 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): Christopher Surname(s): Sykes Home: Cambridge, ON, Canada Awards: 3rd Canadian Nationals 2000 Hobbies: nothing in particular Occupation: Computer Programmer/Analyst NSC 2000 Division: 1 NSC 2000 Rank: 67/98, 14-17 -16 USSO 2006 Division: 1 USSO 2006 Rank: 48/76, 13-15 +132 WSC 2001 Rank: 32

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	32-32 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	7-4 (0.636)	W LL WWW L WWW L
Past 13-24 months	17-15 (0.531)	W L WWW L WWW L WW L WWWWW L W LLLLL W LLLLL W
Past 25-36 months	3-5 (0.375)	L W LL WW LL
Past 37-48 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 49-60 months	1-4 (0.200)	LLLL W
Past 61-72 months	4-3 (0.571)	W L W L W L W
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 548 Average for: 410 Average against: 400
Round 1		Sykes played #51 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 405 to 461 (a spread of -56). Before this event, Sykes had not played Pellinen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-1, -56.
Round 2		Sykes played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 533 to 344 (a spread of 189). Before this event, Sykes had not played Rosen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, +133.
Round 3		Sykes played #22 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 519 to 371 (a spread of 148). Before this event, Sykes had not played Day in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +281.
Round 4		Sykes played #60 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and tied at 372. Before this event, Sykes had not played Leifer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2.5-1.5, +281.
Round 5		Sykes played #47 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 341 to 465 (a spread of -124). The last time these two played was 2006-09 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN Sykes’s record vs. Kaufman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #46. Current record: 2.5-2.5, +157.
Round 6		Sykes played #38 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 445 to 349 (a spread of 96). Before this event, Sykes had not played Cohen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +253.
Round 7		Sykes played #54 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 440 to 391 (a spread of 49). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Sykes’s record vs. Le 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: #25. Current record: 4.5-2.5, +302.
Round 8		Sykes played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 366 to 464 (a spread of -98). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Sykes’s record vs. Cree 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: #33. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +204.
Round 9		Sykes played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 409 to 452 (a spread of -43). Before this event, Sykes had not played Kramer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4.5-4.5, +161.
Round 10		Sykes played #43 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 333 to 445 (a spread of -112). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: BUFFALO, NY Sykes’s record vs. Epstein in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #56. Current record: 4.5-5.5, +49.
Round 11		Sykes played #62 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 364 to 464 (a spread of -100). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN Sykes’s record vs. Leah in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #65. Current record: 4.5-6.5, -51.
Round 12		Sykes played #80 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 548 to 339 (a spread of 209). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: HAZEL PARK, MI Sykes’s record vs. Fiszbein 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: #56. Current record: 5.5-6.5, +158.
Round 13		Sykes played #81 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and won 489 to 367 (a spread of 122). Before this event, Sykes had not played Del Solar in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6.5-6.5, +280.
Round 14		Sykes played #75 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and lost 331 to 361 (a spread of -30). Before this event, Sykes had not played Reeves in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6.5-7.5, +250.
Round 15		Sykes played #84 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and lost 363 to 435 (a spread of -72). Before this event, Sykes had not played Paxson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6.5-8.5, +178.
Round 16		Sykes played #83 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 400 to 492 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Sykes had not played Heidler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 6.5-9.5, +86.
Round 17		Sykes played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 432 to 359 (a spread of 73). Before this event, Sykes had not played Shreve in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7.5-9.5, +159.
Round 18		Sykes played #68 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 356 to 379 (a spread of -23). Before this event, Sykes had not played Stegman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7.5-10.5, +136.
Round 19		Sykes played #64 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 528 to 368 (a spread of 160). The last time these two played was 2005-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Sykes’s record vs. Dixon in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWWL. Past 25-36 months: L. 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: #61. Current record: 8.5-10.5, +296.
Round 20		Sykes played #53 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and lost 305 to 370 (a spread of -65). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: BUFFALO, NY Sykes’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: #68. Current record: 8.5-11.5, +231.
Round 21		Sykes played #71 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 412 to 345 (a spread of 67). Before this event, Sykes had not played Smith in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9.5-11.5, +298.
Round 22		Sykes played #28 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 409 to 317 (a spread of 92). Before this event, Sykes had not played Kreiswirth in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10.5-11.5, +390.
Round 23		Sykes played #17 Mark McCraw (Croton, NY) and lost 409 to 447 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Sykes had not played McCraw in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10.5-12.5, +352.
Round 24		Sykes played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 420 to 357 (a spread of 63). Before this event, Sykes had not played Sherman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +415.
Round 25		Sykes played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 471 to 378 (a spread of 93). The last time these two played was 2002-01 at: OSHAWA, ONT Sykes’s record vs. Withers 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12.5-12.5, +508.
Round 26		Sykes played #88 Thacha Koowirat (Thailand) and lost 357 to 453 (a spread of -96). Before this event, Sykes had not played Koowirat in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12.5-13.5, +412.
Round 27		Sykes played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 345 to 419 (a spread of -74). The last time these two played was 2006-09 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN Sykes’s record vs. Wapnick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12.5-14.5, +338.
Round 28		Sykes played #42 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and tied at 434. Before this event, Sykes had not played Ploysangngam in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-15, +338.
Round 29		Sykes played #77 Marty Marcus (Wilmette, IL) and won 377 to 346 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Sykes had not played Marcus in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-15, +369.
Round 30		Sykes played #61 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 324 to 430 (a spread of -106). Before this event, Sykes had not played Gaspard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-16, +263.
Round 31		Sykes played #72 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 475 to 418 (a spread of 57). The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: ALBANY, NY Sykes’s record vs. Oliger 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: 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: #47. Current record: 15-16, +320.

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