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Dominick Mancine [#46] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Dominick Mancine, 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. Mancine currently has a record of 14-17, +12, and is ranked #61 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 Dominick Mancine]

Given name(s): Dominick
Surname(s): Mancine
Home: Louisville, CO, United States
Awards: 2nd place Pinewood Derby, 1982; Tallest rated Scrabble player in Colorado
Hobbies: computers
Occupation: Software engineer
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 99/172, 14.5-15.5 -682
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 15/108, 17-11 +615
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 63/76, 11.5-16.5 -525
Career History
8-year record against other players at this event90-117 (0.435) 
Past 1-12 months27.5-29.5 (0.482)W LLL W LL WW L W LTLLL WW L WW LLL WWW L W LLLL W LL WW LL W LLL WWWW L WW L WW L WW
Past 13-24 months30.5-37.5 (0.449)LL WWWW L WW LLLLLLL W L WWW LLLLLLLL W LLL WWW L W L WWW L WW L WWWW LL W LLTWWW LL W LLLL W L
Past 25-36 months25-27 (0.481)WWW L WW L W L W LLLLL WW LL WW L W L WW LLLLL WW LLLLLLLL WWWWWWW LL WW
Past 37-48 months7-21 (0.250)W L W LLLLLLLLLL W LLLLLL W LLLL WWW
Past 49-60 months0-2 (0.000)LL
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: 501
Average for: 395
Average against: 394

Round 1

[photo of Steve Oliger]

Mancine played #72 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 455 to 333 (a spread of 122).

Before this event, Mancine had not played Oliger in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 1-0, +122.

Round 2

[photo of Mike Paxson]

Mancine played #84 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and lost 404 to 430 (a spread of -26).

Before this event, Mancine had not played Paxson in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 1-1, +96.

Round 3

[photo of Joel Sherman]

Mancine played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 430 to 363 (a spread of 67).

The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN

Mancine’s record vs. Sherman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-4 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: LL.
Past 25-36 months: L.
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: #19.

Current record: 2-1, +163.

Round 4

[photo of Robert P. Linn]

Mancine played #44 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 380 to 416 (a spread of -36).

The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN

Mancine’s record vs. Linn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: LW.
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: #35.

Current record: 2-2, +127.

Round 5

[photo of Rod MacNeil]

Mancine played #10 Rod MacNeil (Somerville, MA) and lost 307 to 464 (a spread of -157).

The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN

Mancine’s record vs. MacNeil 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: LL.
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: #54.

Current record: 2-3, -30.

Round 6

[photo of Steve Tier]

Mancine played #27 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 470 to 330 (a spread of 140).

Before this event, Mancine had not played Tier in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 3-3, +110.

Round 7

[photo of Thacha Koowirat]

Mancine played #88 Thacha Koowirat (Thailand) and lost 362 to 377 (a spread of -15).

Before this event, Mancine had not played Koowirat in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 3-4, +95.

Round 8

[photo of Michael Baker]

Mancine played #78 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 311 to 448 (a spread of -137).

The last time these two played was 2007-07 at: RENO, NV

Mancine’s record vs. Baker in the 8 years leading up to this event: 10-9 (0.526).
Past 1-12 months: WWLWW.
Past 13-24 months: LWLLLLLLW.
Past 25-36 months: WWWW.
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: #61.

Current record: 3-5, -42.

Round 9

[photo of Marlon Hill]

Mancine played #30 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 463 to 357 (a spread of 106).

The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV

Mancine’s record vs. Hill 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: 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: #51.

Current record: 4-5, +64.

Round 10

[photo of Keith Cejmer]

Mancine played #76 Keith Cejmer (Stevensville, MI) and won 460 to 387 (a spread of 73).

Before this event, Mancine had not played Cejmer in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 5-5, +137.

Round 11

[photo of Michael Early]

Mancine played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 436 to 435 (a spread of 1).

The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Mancine’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: #37.

Current record: 6-5, +138.

Round 12

[photo of Laurie Cohen]

Mancine played #38 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 475 to 372 (a spread of 103).

The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: GRAND CANYON, AZ

Mancine’s record vs. Cohen in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).
Past 1-12 months: L.
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: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 7-5, +241.

Round 13

[photo of Jan Dixon]

Mancine played #64 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 487 to 373 (a spread of 114).

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Mancine’s record vs. Dixon 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: #16.

Current record: 8-5, +355.

Round 14

[photo of John Luebkemann]

Mancine played #12 John Luebkemann (Bear, DE) and lost 380 to 428 (a spread of -48).

Before this event, Mancine had not played Luebkemann in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 8-6, +307.

Round 15

[photo of Tony Leah]

Mancine played #62 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 405 to 266 (a spread of 139).

Before this event, Mancine had not played Leah in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 9-6, +446.

Round 16

[photo of Chris Lipe]

Mancine played #79 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 400 to 381 (a spread of 19).

Before this event, Mancine had not played Lipe in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 10-6, +465.

Round 17

[photo of Orry Swift]

Mancine played #18 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 332 to 375 (a spread of -43).

Before this event, Mancine had not played Swift in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 10-7, +422.

Round 18

[photo of Ron Tiekert]

Mancine played #16 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and lost 348 to 396 (a spread of -48).

Before this event, Mancine had not played Tiekert in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 10-8, +374.

Mancine is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Mancine is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 19

[photo of Mike Baron]

Mancine played #73 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 406 to 416 (a spread of -10).

The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ

Mancine’s record vs. Baron in the 8 years leading up to this event: 8-8 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: LWLW.
Past 13-24 months: WLLLWWW.
Past 25-36 months: LWLW.
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: #35.

Current record: 10-9, +364.

Round 20

[photo of Lester Schonbrun]

Mancine played #49 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 437 to 388 (a spread of 49).

The last time these two played was 2007-07 at: RENO, NV

Mancine’s record vs. Schonbrun in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-7 (0.417).
Past 1-12 months: WL.
Past 13-24 months: WLLLWW.
Past 25-36 months: WL.
Past 37-48 months: LL.
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: #27.

Current record: 11-9, +413.

Mancine is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 21

[photo of Joe Gaspard]

Mancine played #61 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and won 335 to 307 (a spread of 28).

The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: GRAND CANYON, AZ

Mancine’s record vs. Gaspard in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: W.
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: #23.

Current record: 12-9, +441.

Round 22

[photo of Greg A. Heidler]

Mancine played #83 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 389 to 425 (a spread of -36).

The last time these two played was 2007-07 at: RENO, NV

Mancine’s record vs. Heidler in the 8 years leading up to this event: 7-5 (0.583).
Past 1-12 months: WWL.
Past 13-24 months: WLLWWWW.
Past 25-36 months: L.
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: #29.

Current record: 12-10, +405.

Round 23

[photo of John O'Laughlin]

Mancine played #3 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 403 to 421 (a spread of -18).

The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV

Mancine’s record vs. O'Laughlin 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: L.
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: #37.

Current record: 12-11, +387.

Round 24

[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]

Mancine played #89 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 501 to 347 (a spread of 154).

Before this event, Mancine had not played Sayavesa in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 13-11, +541.

Round 25

[photo of Robert Quigley]

Mancine played #59 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and lost 382 to 421 (a spread of -39).

Before this event, Mancine had not played Quigley in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 13-12, +502.

Round 26

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

Mancine played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 272 to 411 (a spread of -139).

The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN

Mancine’s record vs. Weinstein in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0.5-0.5 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: T.
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: 13-13, +363.

Mancine is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Mancine is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 27

[photo of Zev Kaufman]

Mancine played #47 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 350 to 411 (a spread of -61).

Before this event, Mancine had not played Kaufman in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 13-14, +302.

Round 28

[photo of Debbie Stegman]

Mancine played #68 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 421 to 389 (a spread of 32).

The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Mancine’s record vs. Stegman 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: 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: #41.

Current record: 14-14, +334.

Round 29

[photo of Darrell Day]

Mancine played #22 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 304 to 369 (a spread of -65).

The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN

Mancine’s record vs. Day 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: no games.
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: #48.

Current record: 14-15, +269.

Round 30

[photo of Keith Smith]

Mancine played #71 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 399 to 540 (a spread of -141).

The last time these two played was 2006-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM

Mancine’s record vs. Smith in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800).
Past 1-12 months: W.
Past 13-24 months: W.
Past 25-36 months: WL.
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: #57.

Current record: 14-16, +128.

Round 31

[photo of Peter Schwartzman]

Mancine played #34 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 329 to 445 (a spread of -116).

The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: PEORIA, IL

Mancine’s record vs. Schwartzman 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: WLWL.
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: 14-17, +12.