Karl Higby [#53] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Karl Higby, 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. Higby currently has a record of 13-18, -695, and is ranked #74 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): Karl Surname(s): Higby Home: Schenectady, NY, United States

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	20-16 (0.556)
Past 1-12 months	14-12 (0.538)	W LL WWW LL WW L WW L W LLL W LLL WWWW
Past 13-24 months	6-3 (0.667)	WW L WWWW LL
Past 25-36 months	0-1 (0.000)	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

Rank Diagram
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 520 Average for: 375 Average against: 397
Round 1		Higby played #43 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and won 452 to 287 (a spread of 165). Before this event, Higby had not played Epstein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +165.
Round 2		Higby played #16 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and won 407 to 380 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Higby had not played Tiekert in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +192. Higby is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3		Higby played #71 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 391 to 404 (a spread of -13). Before this event, Higby had not played Smith in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +179.
Round 4		Higby played #9 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 350 to 444 (a spread of -94). Before this event, Higby had not played Wiegand in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, +85.
Round 5		Higby played #23 Aaron Bader (Cambridge, MA) and lost 305 to 448 (a spread of -143). Before this event, Higby had not played Bader in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-3, -58. Higby is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 6		Higby played #21 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 293 to 372 (a spread of -79). Before this event, Higby had not played Brockmeier in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-4, -137.
Round 7		Higby played #57 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 413 to 387 (a spread of 26). Before this event, Higby had not played Pianowski in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-4, -111.
Round 8		Higby played #47 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 337 to 397 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Higby had not played Kaufman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-5, -171.
Round 9		Higby played #61 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 410 to 473 (a spread of -63). Before this event, Higby had not played Gaspard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-6, -234.
Round 10		Higby played #66 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 376 to 304 (a spread of 72). Before this event, Higby had not played Phillips in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-6, -162.
Round 11		Higby played #91 Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ) and lost 311 to 433 (a spread of -122). Before this event, Higby had not played Rand in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-7, -284.
Round 12		Higby played #88 Thacha Koowirat (Thailand) and lost 395 to 422 (a spread of -27). Before this event, Higby had not played Koowirat in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-8, -311.
Round 13		Higby played #82 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 279 to 349 (a spread of -70). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: BUFFALO, NY Higby’s record vs. Carol in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #83. Current record: 4-9, -381.
Round 14		Higby played #28 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 383 to 425 (a spread of -42). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY Higby’s record vs. Kreiswirth in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: WLL. 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: #87. Current record: 4-10, -423.
Round 15		Higby played #90 Mike Whiteoak (United Kingdom) and won 351 to 329 (a spread of 22). Before this event, Higby had not played Whiteoak in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-10, -401.
Round 16		Higby played #58 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 311 to 436 (a spread of -125). Before this event, Higby had not played Stocker in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-11, -526.
Round 17		Higby played #77 Marty Marcus (Wilmette, IL) and won 442 to 383 (a spread of 59). Before this event, Higby had not played Marcus in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-11, -467.
Round 18		Higby played #40 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and won 496 to 381 (a spread of 115). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Higby’s record vs. Faria in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). 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: 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: 7-11, -352.
Round 19		Higby played #78 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 520 to 291 (a spread of 229). Before this event, Higby had not played Baker in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-11, -123.
Round 20		Higby played #35 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 370 to 305 (a spread of 65). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: BUFFALO, NY Higby’s record vs. Sykes 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: #58. Current record: 9-11, -58.
Round 21		Higby played #62 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 251 to 530 (a spread of -279). Before this event, Higby had not played Leah in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-12, -337.
Round 22		Higby played #81 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and won 398 to 296 (a spread of 102). Before this event, Higby had not played Del Solar in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-12, -235.
Round 23		Higby played #87 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 490 to 350 (a spread of 140). Before this event, Higby had not played Miranda in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-12, -95.
Round 24		Higby played #34 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 367 to 447 (a spread of -80). Before this event, Higby had not played Schwartzman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-13, -175.
Round 25		Higby played #32 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 348 to 423 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Higby had not played Saldanha in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-14, -250.
Round 26		Higby played #42 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 331 to 433 (a spread of -102). Before this event, Higby had not played Ploysangngam in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-15, -352.
Round 27		Higby played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 386 to 353 (a spread of 33). Before this event, Higby had not played Withers in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 12-15, -319.
Round 28		Higby played #17 Mark McCraw (Croton, NY) and lost 393 to 424 (a spread of -31). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY Higby’s record vs. McCraw 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: #68. Current record: 12-16, -350.
Round 29		Higby played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 418 to 395 (a spread of 23). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Higby’s record vs. Rosen 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: #63. Current record: 13-16, -327.
Round 30		Higby played #68 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 318 to 489 (a spread of -171). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Higby’s record vs. Stegman 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: #71. Current record: 13-17, -498.
Round 31		Higby played #24 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 333 to 530 (a spread of -197). Before this event, Higby had not played Geary in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 13-18, -695.

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