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Steve Oliger [#72] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about Steve Oliger, 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. Oliger currently has a record of 14-17, -279, and is ranked #65 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): Oliger Home: Holtwood, PA, United States Awards: Uhhhh...; 2004-06 Indianapolis, IN Hobbies: music, travel, reading, writing, computers Occupation: Retired Electronics Technician NSC 1987 Division: 1 NSC 1987 Rank: 223, 9-12 -383 NSC 1988 Division: 2 NSC 1988 Rank: 40/112, 12-11 +423 NSC 1989 Division: 1 NSC 1989 Rank: 99/149, 13-14 -1088 NSC 1992 Division: 1 NSC 1992 Rank: 112/176, 12.5-14.5 +19 NSC 1994 Division: 1 NSC 1994 Rank: 100/134, 12-15 -444 NSC 1996 Division: 1 NSC 1996 Rank: 104/108, 9-18 -596 NSC 1998 Division: 1 NSC 1998 Rank: 97/126, 14-17 -1013 NSC 2000 Division: 1 NSC 2000 Rank: 97/98, 8-23 -1322 NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 85/132, 15-16 -887 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 71/172, 16-14 -28 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 80/87, 11-17 -812 USSO 2006 Division: 2 USSO 2006 Rank: 26/102, 16-12 +274 |
![[photo of Steve Oliger]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/oliger_steve1.jpg)
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| Rank Diagram | |
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![[rank diagram]](072r.gif)
| Round by Round | ||
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High score: 537 | ||
| Round 1 |
| Oliger played #46 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 333 to 455 (a spread of -122). Before this event, Oliger had not played Mancine in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 0-1, -122. |
| Round 2 | Oliger recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-1, -72. | |
| Round 3 |
| Oliger played #50 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and won 387 to 367 (a spread of 20). The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Oliger’s record vs. Odom in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).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: W. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-1, -52. Oliger is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 4 |
| Oliger played #22 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 330 to 463 (a spread of -133). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Oliger’s record vs. Day 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: 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: 2-2, -185. |
| Round 5 |
| Oliger played #71 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 354 to 387 (a spread of -33). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Oliger’s record vs. Smith in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLW. 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: #66. Current record: 2-3, -218. |
| Round 6 |
| Oliger played #74 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 386 to 442 (a spread of -56). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Oliger’s record vs. Chakrabarti in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-3 (0.571).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: LW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-4, -274. |
| Round 7 |
| Oliger played #66 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 395 to 346 (a spread of 49). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY Oliger’s record vs. Phillips 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: #65. Current record: 3-4, -225. |
| Round 8 |
| Oliger played #64 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 498 to 336 (a spread of 162). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Oliger’s record vs. Dixon in the 8 years leading up to this event: 12-9 (0.571).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: WLWLWL. Past 37-48 months: LWLL. Past 49-60 months: WLWLWWWW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-4, -63. |
| Round 9 |
| Oliger played #82 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and won 399 to 390 (a spread of 9). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Oliger’s record vs. Carol 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: 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: #41. Current record: 5-4, -54. |
| Round 10 |
| Oliger played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 377 to 449 (a spread of -72). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Oliger’s record vs. Sherman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-10 (0.091).Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LLWLLL. Past 37-48 months: L. 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: #51. Current record: 5-5, -126. |
| Round 11 |
| Oliger played #47 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 294 to 539 (a spread of -245). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: MONTREAL, QUE, CAN Oliger’s record vs. Kaufman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WW. 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: #64. Current record: 5-6, -371. |
| Round 12 |
| Oliger played #43 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and won 460 to 378 (a spread of 82). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Oliger’s record vs. Epstein in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200).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: LW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-6, -289. |
| Round 13 |
| Oliger played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 453 to 341 (a spread of 112). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: CHARLOTTE, NC Oliger’s record vs. Shreve 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: #42. Current record: 7-6, -177. |
| Round 14 |
| Oliger played #57 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 320 to 446 (a spread of -126). Before this event, Oliger had not played Pianowski in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-7, -303. |
| Round 15 |
| Oliger played #83 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 398 to 321 (a spread of 77). Before this event, Oliger had not played Heidler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-7, -226. |
| Round 16 |
| Oliger played #84 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 537 to 383 (a spread of 154). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Oliger’s record vs. Paxson in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-7, -72. |
| Round 17 |
| Oliger played #23 Aaron Bader (Cambridge, MA) and won 397 to 367 (a spread of 30). Before this event, Oliger had not played Bader in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-7, -42. |
| Round 18 |
| Oliger played #48 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 416 to 442 (a spread of -26). Before this event, Oliger had not played Frentz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-8, -68. |
| Round 19 |
| Oliger played #26 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 505 to 334 (a spread of 171). Before this event, Oliger had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-8, +103. Oliger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Oliger is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 20 |
| Oliger played #19 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 390 to 440 (a spread of -50). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: WASHINGTON DC Oliger’s record vs. Appel in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-7 (0.417).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: WLL. Past 37-48 months: LWLL. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-9, +53. |
| Round 21 |
| Oliger played #9 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 391 to 413 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Oliger had not played Wiegand in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-10, +31. |
| Round 22 |
| Oliger played #18 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and won 403 to 348 (a spread of 55). Before this event, Oliger had not played Swift in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-10, +86. |
| Round 23 |
| Oliger played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 397 to 334 (a spread of 63). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Oliger’s record vs. Kramer in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-5 (0.167).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: LL. 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: #28. Current record: 13-10, +149. |
| Round 24 |
| Oliger played #49 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 274 to 483 (a spread of -209). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Oliger’s record vs. Schonbrun 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: #34. Current record: 13-11, -60. |
| Round 25 |
| Oliger played #30 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 367 to 371 (a spread of -4). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY Oliger’s record vs. Hill in the 8 years leading up to this event: 6-8 (0.429).Past 1-12 months: WWL. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LLW. Past 37-48 months: WWL. Past 49-60 months: LWLL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-12, -64. |
| Round 26 |
| Oliger played #61 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 349 to 382 (a spread of -33). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Oliger’s record vs. Gaspard 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: W. 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: #46. Current record: 13-13, -97. |
| Round 27 |
| Oliger played #38 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 516 to 323 (a spread of 193). Before this event, Oliger had not played Cohen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-13, +96. |
| Round 28 |
| Oliger played #73 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 323 to 438 (a spread of -115). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Oliger’s record vs. Baron 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: #47. Current record: 14-14, -19. Oliger is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 29 |
| Oliger played #44 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 276 to 440 (a spread of -164). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: CHARLOTTE, NC Oliger’s record vs. Linn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-4 (0.429).Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WLW. Past 37-48 months: L. 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: #55. Current record: 14-15, -183. |
| Round 30 |
| Oliger played #63 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and lost 383 to 422 (a spread of -39). Before this event, Oliger had not played Grob in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-16, -222. |
| Round 31 |
| Oliger played #35 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 418 to 475 (a spread of -57). The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: ALBANY, NY Oliger’s record vs. Sykes 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: #65. Current record: 14-17, -279. |
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