Jesse Matthews [#65] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Jesse Matthews, 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. Matthews currently has a record of 16-15, -414, and is ranked #41 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): Jesse Surname(s): Matthews Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Awards: Hopefully a good result at Nationals :-) Hobbies: pwning n00bs Occupation: Vaquero NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 116/172, 14-16 -637 NSC 2005 Division: 2 NSC 2005 Rank: 101/108, 10-18 -834 USSO 2006 Division: 1 USSO 2006 Rank: 71/76, 11-17 -892

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	27-30 (0.474)
Past 1-12 months	7-6 (0.538)	L WWW LLLL W L WWW
Past 13-24 months	14-14 (0.500)	LL W L W L WW LL W L WWW LLL WWWWW LLL W L
Past 25-36 months	1-3 (0.250)	LLL W
Past 37-48 months	5-7 (0.417)	L WWWW LLLL W 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

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 525 Average for: 392 Average against: 405
Round 1		Matthews played #25 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 327 to 486 (a spread of -159). The last time these two played was 2006-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Matthews’s record vs. Lerman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #84. Current record: 0-1, -159.
Round 2		Matthews played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 382 to 367 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Matthews had not played Kramer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-1, -144.
Round 3		Matthews played #76 Keith Cejmer (Stevensville, MI) and won 477 to 368 (a spread of 109). Before this event, Matthews had not played Cejmer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-1, -35.
Round 4		Matthews played #16 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and won 363 to 334 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Matthews had not played Tiekert in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-1, -6. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Matthews is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5		Matthews played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 378 to 407 (a spread of -29). Before this event, Matthews had not played Cree in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, -35.
Round 6		Matthews played #83 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 492 to 358 (a spread of 134). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Matthews’s record vs. Heidler 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: #25. Current record: 4-2, +99.
Round 7		Matthews played #89 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 272 to 480 (a spread of -208). Before this event, Matthews had not played Sayavesa in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-3, -109.
Round 8		Matthews played #23 Aaron Bader (Cambridge, MA) and won 362 to 339 (a spread of 23). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ALBANY, NY Matthews’s record vs. Bader 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: #30. Current record: 5-3, -86.
Round 9		Matthews played #87 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 363 to 347 (a spread of 16). Before this event, Matthews had not played Miranda in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-3, -70.
Round 10		Matthews played #6 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 395 to 470 (a spread of -75). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ALBANY, NY Matthews’s record vs. Mallick 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: 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: #34. Current record: 6-4, -145.
Round 11		Matthews played #1 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 421 to 398 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Matthews had not played Nemitrmansuk in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-4, -122.
Round 12		Matthews played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 473 to 349 (a spread of 124). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ALBANY, NY Matthews’s record vs. Wapnick 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: #18. Current record: 8-4, +2.
Round 13		Matthews played #49 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 303 to 460 (a spread of -157). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Matthews’s record vs. Schonbrun 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: #27. Current record: 8-5, -155.
Round 14		Matthews played #8 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 429 to 452 (a spread of -23). Before this event, Matthews had not played Okosagah in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-6, -178. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Matthews is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15		Matthews played #73 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 439 to 328 (a spread of 111). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Matthews’s record vs. Baron in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. 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: #28. Current record: 9-6, -67.
Round 16		Matthews played #38 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 330 to 460 (a spread of -130). Before this event, Matthews had not played Cohen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-7, -197.
Round 17		Matthews played #21 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 324 to 410 (a spread of -86). Before this event, Matthews had not played Brockmeier in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-8, -283.
Round 18		Matthews played #79 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 304 to 408 (a spread of -104). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ALBANY, NY Matthews’s record vs. Lipe in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WWW. 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: #51. Current record: 9-9, -387.
Round 19		Matthews played #60 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 399 to 352 (a spread of 47). Before this event, Matthews had not played Leifer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-9, -340.
Round 20		Matthews played #68 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 330 to 417 (a spread of -87). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ALBANY, NY Matthews’s record vs. Stegman 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: 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: #49. Current record: 10-10, -427.
Round 21		Matthews played #84 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 400 to 375 (a spread of 25). Before this event, Matthews had not played Paxson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-10, -402.
Round 22		Matthews played #51 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 353 to 386 (a spread of -33). Before this event, Matthews had not played Pellinen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-11, -435.
Round 23		Matthews played #18 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 395 to 407 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Matthews had not played Swift in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-12, -447.
Round 24		Matthews played #88 Thacha Koowirat (Thailand) and lost 333 to 464 (a spread of -131). Before this event, Matthews had not played Koowirat in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-13, -578.
Round 25		Matthews played #63 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 471 to 404 (a spread of 67). Before this event, Matthews had not played Grob in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-13, -511.
Round 26		Matthews played #22 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 525 to 432 (a spread of 93). Before this event, Matthews had not played Day in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-13, -418.
Round 27		Matthews played #80 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 446 to 422 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Matthews had not played Fiszbein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-13, -394.
Round 28		Matthews played #56 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 516 to 408 (a spread of 108). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Matthews’s record vs. Polatnick 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: #34. Current record: 15-13, -286.
Round 29		Matthews played #75 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and lost 381 to 443 (a spread of -62). Before this event, Matthews had not played Reeves in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-14, -348.
Round 30		Matthews played #44 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 419 to 392 (a spread of 27). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Matthews’s record vs. Linn 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: #36. Current record: 16-14, -321.
Round 31		Matthews played #19 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 339 to 432 (a spread of -93). Before this event, Matthews had not played Appel in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 16-15, -414.
After the Tournament		Matthews is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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