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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

[photo of Steve Oliger]

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
Career History
8-year record against other players at this event102.5-163.5 (0.385) 
Past 1-12 months16-28 (0.364)W L W L W L W LLL W LLLL W L WW LL WW LLLLLL W LLLL WWWW LL W LLL
Past 13-24 months19.5-23.5 (0.453)WWW LLLLLL WW L WWW LLL W LL WW LL WW L W LL W LL W LTLLL WWW
Past 25-36 months26-42 (0.382)WW L WWW L W L W LLLL W LLL W LLLLL WWW LLLLL WW LL W LL W LL W LLLL WW LL W LL WW LLLLL WW LL WW L
Past 37-48 months15-28 (0.349)WW LL WW L W LLLLLL W LL W LLLLLLLL WWW LLLL W L W L WW LLL W
Past 49-60 months16-25 (0.390)L W LLLLL W LL WW L WW L W L W L W LL W L W LLLL W LL WW LL W LL W
Past 61-72 months10-17 (0.370)WW LL W LLLL W L W LLLLLL WW L WW L W LL
Past 73-84 monthsno games
Past 85-96 monthsno games
Rank Diagram

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Round by Round

High score: 537
Average for: 391
Average against: 402

Round 1

[photo of Dominick Mancine]

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

[photo of Lisa Odom]

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

[photo of Darrell Day]

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

[photo of Keith Smith]

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

[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]

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

[photo of Webster Phillips]

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

[photo of Jan Dixon]

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

[photo of Jean Carol]

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

[photo of Joel Sherman]

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

[photo of Zev Kaufman]

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

[photo of J. Paul Epstein]

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

[photo of Jon Shreve]

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

[photo of Scott Pianowski]

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

[photo of Greg A. Heidler]

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

[photo of Mike Paxson]

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

[photo of Aaron Bader]

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

[photo of Mike Frentz]

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

[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]

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

[photo of Scott Appel]

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

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

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

[photo of Orry Swift]

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

[photo of Jim Kramer]

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

[photo of Lester Schonbrun]

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

[photo of Marlon Hill]

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

[photo of Joe Gaspard]

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

[photo of Laurie Cohen]

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

[photo of Mike Baron]

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

[photo of Robert P. Linn]

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

[photo of Steve Grob]

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

[photo of Christopher Sykes]

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.