Darin True [#39] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Darin True, 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. True currently has a record of 19-12, +699, and is ranked #12 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): Darin Surname(s): True Home: Pontiac, IL, United States Awards: 2004-07 Peoria, IL; 2005-02 Port Richey, FL (EB) Hobbies: Scrabble, working out Occupation: Assembly and test specialist NSC 2004 Division: 2 NSC 2004 Rank: 32/139, 17-13 +514

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	52-34 (0.605)
Past 1-12 months	10-9 (0.526)	L WW L WW LL W LL W L W L WW L W
Past 13-24 months	6-4 (0.600)	L WW LL WWW L W
Past 25-36 months	16-4 (0.800)	WWWWW L WWWWWW L WWW L WW L
Past 37-48 months	17-13 (0.567)	WW L W LLLL W L W L WWW LL WWWW LL WW LL WWW
Past 49-60 months	2-3 (0.400)	LLL WW
Past 61-72 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 526 Average for: 410 Average against: 388
Round 1		True played #77 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 300 to 401 (a spread of -101). Before this event, True had not played Patterson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 0-1, -101.
Round 2		True played #94 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 421 to 304 (a spread of 117). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL True’s record vs. Dustin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. 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: #50. Current record: 1-1, +16.
Round 3		True played #4 Matthew Hodge (Moore, OK) and lost 420 to 489 (a spread of -69). Before this event, True had not played Hodge in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-2, -53.
Round 4		True played #44 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 467 to 303 (a spread of 164). Before this event, True had not played Haynes in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-2, +111.
Round 5		True played #32 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Waltham, MA) and lost 434 to 440 (a spread of -6). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL True’s record vs. Fukawa-Connelly 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: #60. Current record: 2-3, +105.
Round 6		True played #56 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 291 to 416 (a spread of -125). Before this event, True had not played Schultz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-4, -20.
Round 7		True played #35 Robin LaPrelle (Rural Retreat, VA) and won 423 to 401 (a spread of 22). Before this event, True had not played LaPrelle in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-4, +2.
Round 8		True played #100 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 400 to 386 (a spread of 14). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP True’s record vs. Horn 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: 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: #53. Current record: 4-4, +16.
Round 9		True played #89 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 498 to 359 (a spread of 139). Before this event, True had not played Hughes in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-4, +155.
Round 10		True played #99 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and won 427 to 378 (a spread of 49). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: INDIANAPOLIS, IN True’s record vs. Murray in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. 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: #25. Current record: 6-4, +204.
Round 11		True played #68 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and won 473 to 332 (a spread of 141). Before this event, True had not played Scroggins in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +345.
Round 12		True played #70 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 412 to 395 (a spread of 17). Before this event, True had not played Clifford in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-4, +362.
Round 13		True played #5 Robert Crowe (Fort Wayne, IN) and won 461 to 379 (a spread of 82). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: HAZEL PARK, MI True’s record vs. Crowe 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: #9. Current record: 9-4, +444.
Round 14		True played #72 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 455 to 339 (a spread of 116). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: HAZEL PARK, MI True’s record vs. Lakernick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 8-2 (0.800). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WLW. Past 37-48 months: WWLWW. 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: #4. Current record: 10-4, +560.
Round 15		True played #96 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and lost 376 to 463 (a spread of -87). Before this event, True had not played Edelson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-5, +473.
Round 16		True played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 467 to 356 (a spread of 111). Before this event, True had not played Rosin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +584.
Round 17		True played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 387 to 393 (a spread of -6). Before this event, True had not played Stern in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +578.
Round 18		True played #18 Mike Weepie (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 402 to 376 (a spread of 26). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: ELMHURST, IL NOVEMBER 27-28, 2004 True’s record vs. Weepie 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: LW. 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: #10. Current record: 12-6, +604.
Round 19		True played #66 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 416 to 324 (a spread of 92). Before this event, True had not played Bowman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +696.
Round 20		True played #57 Daniel Schey (Detroit, MI) and won 456 to 370 (a spread of 86). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: HAZEL PARK, MI True’s record vs. Schey in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +782. True is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		True played #7 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 333 to 440 (a spread of -107). Before this event, True had not played Lipkin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-7, +675.
Round 22		True played #17 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 268 to 492 (a spread of -224). Before this event, True had not played Harrison in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, +451.
Round 23		True played #42 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 354 to 435 (a spread of -81). The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP True’s record vs. McArthur 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: #19. Current record: 14-9, +370.
Round 24		True played #50 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 329 to 427 (a spread of -98). Before this event, True had not played Dunlop in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-10, +272.
Round 25		True played #71 Tim Michaels (Knoxville, TN) and lost 321 to 441 (a spread of -120). Before this event, True had not played Michaels in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-11, +152. True is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 26		True played #86 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 448 to 342 (a spread of 106). The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: BATTLE CREEK, MI True’s record vs. Easter 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: W. 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: #26. Current record: 15-11, +258.
Round 27		True played #6 Jason Bednarz (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 388 to 440 (a spread of -52). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL True’s record vs. Bednarz in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. 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: #35. Current record: 15-12, +206.
Round 28		True played #27 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and won 486 to 339 (a spread of 147). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP True’s record vs. Leifer 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: W. 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: 16-12, +353.
Round 29		True played #15 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 477 to 375 (a spread of 102). Before this event, True had not played Horn in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-12, +455.
Round 30		True played #91 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 407 to 322 (a spread of 85). Before this event, True had not played Creed in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-12, +540.
Round 31		True played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 526 to 367 (a spread of 159). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP True’s record vs. Kamen 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: 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: #12. Current record: 19-12, +699.

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