Ben Harrison [#17] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Ben Harrison, 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. Harrison currently has a record of 23-8, +803, and is ranked #1 in Division 2.

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): Ben Surname(s): Harrison Home: Cambridge, MA, United States Awards: 1st place 2005 NSC div 4 Hobbies: Ultimate, Weight Lifting Occupation: Software Engineer NSC 2004 Division: 6 NSC 2004 Rank: 2/76, 22-8 +1917 NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 1/122, 22-6 +1917 USSO 2006 Division: 3 USSO 2006 Rank: 19/129, 17-11 +432

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	43.5-26.5 (0.621)
Past 1-12 months	18.5-8.5 (0.685)	WW L WWW L W LTWW LL WW LL WWWWWW L WW
Past 13-24 months	17-10 (0.630)	WWWW L WWWWW L WWWW LLLLLL WWW LL W
Past 25-36 months	8-6 (0.571)	WW LLL WWW L W L WW L
Past 37-48 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 49-60 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
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: 507 Average for: 405 Average against: 379
Round 1		Harrison played #101 Mary A Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and won 439 to 365 (a spread of 74). Before this event, Harrison had not played Lyons in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +74.
Round 2		Harrison played #75 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 386 to 447 (a spread of -61). Before this event, Harrison had not played Weisskopf in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-1, +13.
Round 3		Harrison played #38 Adrian Mannella (Park Ridge, IL) and lost 298 to 393 (a spread of -95). Before this event, Harrison had not played Mannella in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-2, -82.
Round 4		Harrison played #91 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 416 to 397 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Harrison had not played Creed in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-2, -63.
Round 5		Harrison played #53 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 413 to 484 (a spread of -71). Before this event, Harrison had not played Polsky in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-3, -134.
Round 6		Harrison played #2 Jill Pfeiffer (Lancaster, PA) and won 450 to 328 (a spread of 122). Before this event, Harrison had not played Pfeiffer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-3, -12. Harrison is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 7		Harrison played #55 Mark Berg (New York, NY) and won 451 to 299 (a spread of 152). Before this event, Harrison had not played Berg in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-3, +140.
Round 8		Harrison played #72 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 311 to 460 (a spread of -149). Before this event, Harrison had not played Lakernick in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-4, -9.
Round 9		Harrison played #102 Terry Kang Rau (Newington, CT) and won 379 to 321 (a spread of 58). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Harrison’s record vs. Rau 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: #43. Current record: 5-4, +49.
Round 10		Harrison played #64 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 409 to 308 (a spread of 101). Before this event, Harrison had not played Scheimberg in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-4, +150.
Round 11		Harrison played #82 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 464 to 394 (a spread of 70). Before this event, Harrison had not played Kelly in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, +220.
Round 12		Harrison played #32 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Waltham, MA) and won 427 to 400 (a spread of 27). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ALBANY, NY Harrison’s record vs. Fukawa-Connelly 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: #16. Current record: 8-4, +247.
Round 13		Harrison played #86 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 425 to 352 (a spread of 73). Before this event, Harrison had not played Easter in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-4, +320.
Round 14		Harrison played #7 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 448 to 415 (a spread of 33). The last time these two played was 2006-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Harrison’s record vs. Lipkin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1.5-2.5 (0.375). Past 1-12 months: LT. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. 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: #8. Current record: 10-4, +353.
Round 15		Harrison played #16 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 349 to 304 (a spread of 45). Before this event, Harrison had not played Fidler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +398.
Round 16		Harrison played #96 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and lost 293 to 490 (a spread of -197). Before this event, Harrison had not played Edelson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +201.
Round 17		Harrison played #12 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and won 507 to 430 (a spread of 77). Before this event, Harrison had not played Golob in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-5, +278.
Round 18		Harrison played #56 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 442 to 387 (a spread of 55). Before this event, Harrison had not played Schultz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +333.
Round 19		Harrison played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 378 to 407 (a spread of -29). Before this event, Harrison had not played Stern in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-6, +304.
Round 20		Harrison played #18 Mike Weepie (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 464 to 360 (a spread of 104). Before this event, Harrison had not played Weepie in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +408.
Round 21		Harrison played #66 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 403 to 372 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Harrison had not played Bowman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +439. Harrison is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Harrison played #39 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and won 492 to 268 (a spread of 224). Before this event, Harrison had not played True in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +663. Harrison is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23		Harrison played #5 Robert Crowe (Fort Wayne, IN) and won 369 to 344 (a spread of 25). Before this event, Harrison had not played Crowe in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-6, +688.
Round 24		Harrison played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 461 to 328 (a spread of 133). Before this event, Harrison had not played Rosin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-6, +821.
Round 25		Harrison played #4 Matthew Hodge (Moore, OK) and won 394 to 376 (a spread of 18). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: WASHINGTON DC Harrison’s record vs. Hodge 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: #2. Current record: 19-6, +839. Harrison is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Harrison is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 26		Harrison played #50 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 347 to 303 (a spread of 44). The last time these two played was 2006-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Harrison’s record vs. Dunlop 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: #1. Current record: 20-6, +883.
Round 27		Harrison played #25 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 304 to 508 (a spread of -204). Before this event, Harrison had not played Fiszbein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-7, +679.
Round 28		Harrison played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) again and lost 281 to 533 (a spread of -252). Before this event, Harrison had not played Stern in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-8, +427. Harrison is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Harrison is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 29		Harrison played #50 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) again and won 455 to 309 (a spread of 146). The last time these two played was 2006-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Harrison’s record vs. Dunlop 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: #2. Current record: 21-8, +573.
Round 30		Harrison played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) for the third time and won 448 to 379 (a spread of 69). Before this event, Harrison had not played Stern in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 22-8, +642. Harrison is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 31		Harrison played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) for the fourth time and won 463 to 302 (a spread of 161). Before this event, Harrison had not played Stern in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-8, +803. Harrison is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Award Ceremony		Harrison is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

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