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Steve Pellinen [#51] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about Steve Pellinen, 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. Pellinen currently has a record of 17-14, -145, and is ranked #31 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): Steve Surname(s): Pellinen Home: St. Louis Park, MN, United States Awards: Ninth Grade Battle of Wits Champion; 2005-03 Twin Cities, MN Hobbies: Reading, music, baseball Occupation: Civil Engineer Notes: NSA AB member 1999-2003 NSC 1989 Division: 2 NSC 1989 Rank: 12/70, 16.5-10.5 +547 NSC 1990 Division: 1 NSC 1990 Rank: 79/176, 14-13 -87 NSC 1992 Division: 1 NSC 1992 Rank: 32/176, 16-11 +339 NSC 1994 Division: 1 NSC 1994 Rank: 70/134, 13.5-13.5 -745 NSC 1996 Division: 1 NSC 1996 Rank: 78/108, 12-15 -396 NSC 1998 Division: 1 NSC 1998 Rank: 89/126, 14-17 -272 NSC 2000 Division: 1 NSC 2000 Rank: 58/98, 15-16 -161 NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 102/132, 13-18 +47 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 47/172, 17-13 +61 NSC 2005 Division: 2 NSC 2005 Rank: 5/108, 19-9 +926 |
![[photo of Steve Pellinen]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/pellinen_steve.jpg)
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| Rank Diagram | |
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| Round by Round | ||
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High score: 495 | ||
| Round 1 |
| Pellinen played #35 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 461 to 405 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Pellinen had not played Sykes in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +56. |
| Round 2 |
| Pellinen played #22 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 375 to 506 (a spread of -131). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Pellinen’s record vs. Day in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #62. Current record: 1-1, -75. |
| Round 3 |
| Pellinen played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 397 to 302 (a spread of 95). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Pellinen’s record vs. Rosen in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).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: L. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, +20. |
| Round 4 |
| Pellinen played #74 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 452 to 375 (a spread of 77). The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Pellinen’s record vs. Chakrabarti 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +97. |
| Round 5 |
| Pellinen played #70 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 479 to 293 (a spread of 186). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Pellinen’s record vs. Daniel in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #9. Current record: 4-1, +283. |
| Round 6 |
| Pellinen played #33 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and lost 413 to 435 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Pellinen had not played Leong in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +261. |
| Round 7 |
| Pellinen played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 351 to 500 (a spread of -149). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Pellinen’s record vs. Benedict in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LLL. 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: #35. Current record: 4-3, +112. |
| Round 8 |
| Pellinen played #55 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 314 to 449 (a spread of -135). Before this event, Pellinen had not played Kahn in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-4, -23. |
| Round 9 |
| Pellinen played #68 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 323 to 440 (a spread of -117). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Pellinen’s record vs. Stegman 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: #61. Current record: 4-5, -140. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 10 |
| Pellinen played #10 Rod MacNeil (Somerville, MA) and lost 365 to 524 (a spread of -159). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Pellinen’s record vs. MacNeil 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: #73. Current record: 4-6, -299. |
| Round 11 |
| Pellinen played #81 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and won 357 to 342 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Pellinen had not played Del Solar in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-6, -284. |
| Round 12 |
| Pellinen played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 447 to 379 (a spread of 68). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Pellinen’s record vs. Withers in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (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: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-6, -216. |
| Round 13 |
| Pellinen played #44 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 291 to 493 (a spread of -202). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Pellinen’s record vs. Linn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-6 (0.455).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WLW. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: LLWLL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-7, -418. |
| Round 14 |
| Pellinen played #71 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 371 to 477 (a spread of -106). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Pellinen’s record vs. Smith 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: #70. Current record: 6-8, -524. |
| Round 15 |
| Pellinen played #52 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and won 495 to 361 (a spread of 134). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Pellinen’s record vs. Cahnmann in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1.5-2.5 (0.375).Past 1-12 months: TLLW. 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: #61. Current record: 7-8, -390. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 16 |
| Pellinen played #42 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 402 to 441 (a spread of -39). Before this event, Pellinen had not played Ploysangngam in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-9, -429. |
| Round 17 |
| Pellinen played #63 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 429 to 345 (a spread of 84). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN Pellinen’s record vs. Grob in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-9, -345. |
| Round 18 |
| Pellinen played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 422 to 378 (a spread of 44). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Pellinen’s record vs. Wapnick 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: #49. Current record: 9-9, -301. |
| Round 19 |
| Pellinen played #83 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 438 to 449 (a spread of -11). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Pellinen’s record vs. Heidler in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #56. Current record: 9-10, -312. |
| Round 20 |
| Pellinen played #60 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 406 to 333 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: GATLINBURG, TN Pellinen’s record vs. Leifer 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: #48. Current record: 10-10, -239. |
| Round 21 |
| Pellinen played #87 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 339 to 334 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Pellinen had not played Miranda in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-10, -234. |
| Round 22 |
| Pellinen played #65 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 386 to 353 (a spread of 33). Before this event, Pellinen had not played Matthews in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-10, -201. |
| Round 23 |
| Pellinen played #23 Aaron Bader (Cambridge, MA) and lost 315 to 440 (a spread of -125). Before this event, Pellinen had not played Bader in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-11, -326. |
| Round 24 |
| Pellinen played #79 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 481 to 281 (a spread of 200). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Pellinen’s record vs. Lipe 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: #35. Current record: 13-11, -126. |
| Round 25 |
| Pellinen played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 412 to 373 (a spread of 39). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Pellinen’s record vs. Sherman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-5 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: LL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-11, -87. |
| Round 26 |
| Pellinen played #59 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and won 434 to 390 (a spread of 44). Before this event, Pellinen had not played Quigley in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-11, -43. |
| Round 27 |
| Pellinen played #31 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 304 to 374 (a spread of -70). The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Pellinen’s record vs. Hoekstra in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667).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: WLLWW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-12, -113. |
| Round 28 |
| Pellinen played #21 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 388 to 430 (a spread of -42). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Pellinen’s record vs. Brockmeier 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: #32. Current record: 15-13, -155. Pellinen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 29 |
| Pellinen played #73 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 441 to 376 (a spread of 65). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: SWILNS Pellinen’s record vs. Baron in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-4 (0.556).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: WLWW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-13, -90. |
| Round 30 |
| Pellinen played #75 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and won 399 to 380 (a spread of 19). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Pellinen’s record vs. Reeves 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: #23. Current record: 17-13, -71. |
| Round 31 |
| Pellinen played #18 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 311 to 385 (a spread of -74). Before this event, Pellinen had not played Swift in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 17-14, -145. |
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