Chani Katz [#26] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Chani Katz, 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. Katz currently has a record of 13-18, -334, and is ranked #88 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): Chani Surname(s): Katz Home: Petach Tikvah, CA, Israel Awards: Hobbies: Occupation: NSC 1998 Division: 1 NSC 1998 Rank: 93/126, 14-17 -709 NSC 2002 Division: 2 NSC 2002 Rank: 31/103, 17-14 +521 NSC 2004 Division: 2 NSC 2004 Rank: 26/139, 18-12 +149

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	33-33 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	0-4 (0.000)	LLLL
Past 13-24 months	4-1 (0.800)	L WWWW
Past 25-36 months	4-2 (0.667)	W LL WWW
Past 37-48 months	10-9 (0.526)	LL WWW L W L W L WW L WW LLL W
Past 49-60 months	2-2 (0.500)	L W L W
Past 61-72 months	13-15 (0.464)	LLLLLL W L WWW LLLLL WW L WWWWW LL WW
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 527 Average for: 391 Average against: 402
Round 1		Katz played #85 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and won 489 to 412 (a spread of 77). Before this event, Katz had not played Cleaveland in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +77.
Round 2		Katz played #58 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and lost 344 to 388 (a spread of -44). Before this event, Katz had not played Hartsman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-1, +33.
Round 3		Katz played #42 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 374 to 393 (a spread of -19). Before this event, Katz had not played McArthur in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-2, +14.
Round 4		Katz played #87 Phyllis Prather (Cincinnati, OH) and won 437 to 360 (a spread of 77). Before this event, Katz had not played Prather in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, +91.
Round 5		Katz played #44 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 456 to 403 (a spread of 53). The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Katz’s record vs. Haynes in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-2, +144.
Round 6		Katz played #31 Stuart Goldman (Riverhead, NY) and won 412 to 396 (a spread of 16). The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Katz’s record vs. Goldman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: LL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, +160.
Round 7		Katz played #89 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 527 to 313 (a spread of 214). Before this event, Katz had not played Hughes in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +374.
Round 8		Katz played #15 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 427 to 394 (a spread of 33). Before this event, Katz had not played Horn in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +407.
Round 9		Katz played #56 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 283 to 442 (a spread of -159). Before this event, Katz had not played Schultz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +248.
Round 10		Katz played #6 Jason Bednarz (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 409 to 477 (a spread of -68). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Katz’s record vs. Bednarz in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: LLWW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, +180.
Round 11		Katz played #7 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 405 to 450 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Katz had not played Lipkin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-5, +135.
Round 12		Katz played #21 Dan Sereduick (Baltimore, MD) and lost 299 to 511 (a spread of -212). Before this event, Katz had not played Sereduick in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-6, -77.
Round 13		Katz played #95 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 303 to 385 (a spread of -82). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Katz’s record vs. Seales in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 6-7, -159.
Round 14		Katz played #28 James L Kille (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 402 to 417 (a spread of -15). Before this event, Katz had not played Kille in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-8, -174.
Round 15		Katz played #2 Jill Pfeiffer (Lancaster, PA) and lost 325 to 384 (a spread of -59). Before this event, Katz had not played Pfeiffer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-9, -233.
Round 16		Katz played #29 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 400 to 352 (a spread of 48). Before this event, Katz had not played Ubeika in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-9, -185.
Round 17		Katz played #35 Robin LaPrelle (Rural Retreat, VA) and lost 361 to 392 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Katz had not played LaPrelle in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-10, -216.
Round 18		Katz played #10 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 349 to 442 (a spread of -93). Before this event, Katz had not played Edwards in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7-11, -309.
Round 19		Katz played #109 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 438 to 451 (a spread of -13). Before this event, Katz had not played Gremaud in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-12, -322.
Round 20		Katz played #97 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 422 to 383 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Katz had not played Kitchen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-12, -283.
Round 21		Katz played #63 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and won 417 to 361 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Katz had not played Glowniak in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-12, -227.
Round 22		Katz played #107 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 338 to 437 (a spread of -99). The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV Katz’s record vs. Short 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: LW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-13, -326.
Round 23		Katz played #104 Kevin Lucas (Madison Heights, MI) and lost 344 to 432 (a spread of -88). Before this event, Katz had not played Lucas in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9-14, -414.
Round 24		Katz played #72 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 498 to 287 (a spread of 211). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Katz’s record vs. Lakernick 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 10-14, -203.
Round 25		Katz played #110 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 378 to 453 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Katz had not played Milton in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 10-15, -278.
Round 26		Katz played #105 Keith Hagel (Auburn, ME) and lost 234 to 435 (a spread of -201). Before this event, Katz had not played Hagel in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 10-16, -479.
Round 27		Katz played #103 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and won 415 to 364 (a spread of 51). Before this event, Katz had not played Lee in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 11-16, -428.
Round 28		Katz played #80 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 421 to 346 (a spread of 75). Before this event, Katz had not played Myers in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 12-16, -353.
Round 29		Katz played #99 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and won 460 to 359 (a spread of 101). Before this event, Katz had not played Murray in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 13-16, -252. Katz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Katz played #90 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 367 to 421 (a spread of -54). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Katz’s record vs. Clark 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: #83. Current record: 13-17, -306.
Round 31		Katz played #49 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and lost 398 to 426 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Katz had not played Petree in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 13-18, -334.

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