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Chris Lipe [#79] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about Chris Lipe, 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. Lipe currently has a record of 17-14, -163, and is ranked #32 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): Chris Surname(s): Lipe Home: Rome, NY, United States Hobbies: playing saxophone Occupation: computer programmer USSO 2006 Division: 3 USSO 2006 Rank: 78/129, 13-15 +68 |
![[photo of Chris Lipe]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/lipe_chris.jpg)
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| Rank Diagram | |
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![[rank diagram]](079r.gif)
| Round by Round | ||
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High score: 530 | ||
| Round 1 |
| Lipe played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 398 to 365 (a spread of 33). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Lipe’s record vs. Cree 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: #35. Current record: 1-0, +33. |
| Round 2 |
| Lipe played #30 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 369 to 386 (a spread of -17). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY Lipe’s record vs. Hill 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: #41. Current record: 1-1, +16. |
| Round 3 |
| Lipe played #58 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and won 530 to 333 (a spread of 197). Before this event, Lipe had not played Stocker in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +213. |
| Round 4 |
| Lipe played #34 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 278 to 374 (a spread of -96). The last time these two played was 2006-07 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Lipe’s record vs. Schwartzman 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: 2-2, +117. |
| Round 5 |
| Lipe played #17 Mark McCraw (Croton, NY) and won 493 to 338 (a spread of 155). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ALBANY, NY Lipe’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: #23. Current record: 3-2, +272. |
| Round 6 |
| Lipe played #24 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ) and won 464 to 365 (a spread of 99). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Lipe’s record vs. Geary 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: #14. Current record: 4-2, +371. |
| Round 7 |
| Lipe played #63 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 422 to 414 (a spread of 8). Before this event, Lipe had not played Grob in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +379. |
| Round 8 |
| Lipe played #50 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 336 to 501 (a spread of -165). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Lipe’s record vs. Odom in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: 5-3, +214. |
| Round 9 |
| Lipe played #31 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 332 to 566 (a spread of -234). The last time these two played was 2006-09 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN Lipe’s record vs. Hoekstra 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: #39. Current record: 5-4, -20. |
| Round 10 |
| Lipe played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 475 to 383 (a spread of 92). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Lipe’s record vs. Kramer 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: #29. Current record: 6-4, +72. |
| Round 11 |
| Lipe played #16 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and lost 334 to 343 (a spread of -9). Before this event, Lipe had not played Tiekert in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-5, +63. |
| Round 12 |
| Lipe played #12 John Luebkemann (Bear, DE) and lost 290 to 428 (a spread of -138). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: CHARLOTTE, NC Lipe’s record vs. Luebkemann 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: #51. Current record: 6-6, -75. |
| Round 13 |
| Lipe played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 399 to 350 (a spread of 49). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Lipe’s record vs. Sherman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250).Past 1-12 months: LLLW. 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: #40. Current record: 7-6, -26. |
| Round 14 |
| Lipe played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 369 to 345 (a spread of 24). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Lipe’s record vs. Early 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: #34. Current record: 8-6, -2. |
| Round 15 |
| Lipe played #10 Rod MacNeil (Somerville, MA) and won 477 to 320 (a spread of 157). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: WORCHESTER, MA Lipe’s record vs. MacNeil 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: #25. Current record: 9-6, +155. |
| Round 16 |
| Lipe played #46 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 381 to 400 (a spread of -19). Before this event, Lipe had not played Mancine in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-7, +136. |
| Round 17 |
| Lipe played #57 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 374 to 357 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Lipe had not played Pianowski in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-7, +153. |
| Round 18 |
| Lipe played #65 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 408 to 304 (a spread of 104). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ALBANY, NY Lipe’s record vs. Matthews in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: LLL. 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: #19. Current record: 11-7, +257. |
| Round 19 |
| Lipe played #25 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 312 to 485 (a spread of -173). The last time these two played was 2006-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Lipe’s record vs. Lerman 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: #29. Current record: 11-8, +84. |
| Round 20 |
| Lipe played #3 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 299 to 425 (a spread of -126). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: DOVER, NH Lipe’s record vs. O'Laughlin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-4 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: LLLL. 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: #33. Current record: 11-9, -42. |
| Round 21 |
| Lipe played #19 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 494 to 356 (a spread of 138). Before this event, Lipe had not played Appel in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-9, +96. |
| Round 22 |
| Lipe played #75 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and lost 315 to 578 (a spread of -263). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Lipe’s record vs. Reeves 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: #37. Current record: 12-10, -167. |
| Round 23 |
| Lipe played #73 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 497 to 352 (a spread of 145). Before this event, Lipe had not played Baron in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-10, -22. |
| Round 24 |
| Lipe played #51 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 281 to 481 (a spread of -200). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Lipe’s record vs. Pellinen 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: #36. Current record: 13-11, -222. |
| Round 25 |
| Lipe played #43 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 411 to 448 (a spread of -37). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN Lipe’s record vs. Epstein 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: #43. Current record: 13-12, -259. |
| Round 26 |
| Lipe played #32 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 447 to 395 (a spread of 52). Before this event, Lipe had not played Saldanha in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-12, -207. |
| Round 27 |
| Lipe played #61 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and won 423 to 408 (a spread of 15). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Lipe’s record vs. Gaspard 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: #30. Current record: 15-12, -192. |
| Round 28 |
| Lipe played #18 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 410 to 419 (a spread of -9). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Lipe’s record vs. Swift 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: #33. Current record: 15-13, -201. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 29 |
| Lipe played #42 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 423 to 358 (a spread of 65). Before this event, Lipe had not played Ploysangngam in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-13, -136. |
| Round 30 |
| Lipe played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 403 to 401 (a spread of 2). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ALBANY, NY Lipe’s record vs. Wapnick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: WLW. 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: #24. Current record: 17-13, -134. |
| Round 31 |
| Lipe played #47 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 409 to 438 (a spread of -29). The last time these two played was 2006-09 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN Lipe’s record vs. Kaufman 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: #32. Current record: 17-14, -163. |
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