Joanne Cohen [#79] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Joanne Cohen, 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. Cohen currently has a record of 15-16, +451, and is ranked #57 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

[photo of Joanne Cohen]

Given name(s): Joanne
Surname(s): Cohen
Home: Owings Mills, MD, United States
Hobbies: reading; world travel
Occupation: foreign language teacher
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 39/302, 14-8 +539
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 39/149, 15-12 +603
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 73/176, 14-13 +365
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 82/176, 13-13 -317
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 136/172, 13-17 -775
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 68/102, 13-15 -801

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	66.5-57.5 (0.536)
Past 1-12 months	11-10 (0.524)	LLLTWW L WWTW LLL WWWW LL W
Past 13-24 months	22-20 (0.524)	LL W L W L W L W L WWW LLL W L WWW L WW LL WW LL WW LLL W L WW L WW
Past 25-36 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 37-48 months	15.5-10.5 (0.596)	LL WWW L WW LTW L WWWWW LL WW L W L W L
Past 49-60 months	9-11 (0.450)	W LLLLL W LL WWW L W L WW L W L
Past 61-72 months	8-4 (0.667)	WW LL WWWW L W L W
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 516 Average for: 394 Average against: 380
Round 1		Cohen played #36 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 470 to 319 (a spread of 151). Before this event, Cohen had not played Methaset in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +151.
Round 2		Cohen played #15 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 427 to 434 (a spread of -7). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Cohen’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: #28. Current record: 1-1, +144.
Round 3		Cohen played #99 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 392 to 396 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Cohen had not played Murray in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-2, +140.
Round 4		Cohen played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 401 to 399 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Cohen had not played Whitmarsh in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, +142.
Round 5		Cohen played #107 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 430 to 338 (a spread of 92). Before this event, Cohen had not played Short in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, +234.
Round 6		Cohen played #24 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 371 to 457 (a spread of -86). Before this event, Cohen had not played Martin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-3, +148.
Round 7		Cohen played #62 Mary Capalbi (Deerfield Beach, FL) and won 502 to 323 (a spread of 179). Before this event, Cohen had not played Capalbi in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-3, +327.
Round 8		Cohen played #95 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 335 to 458 (a spread of -123). Before this event, Cohen had not played Seales in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-4, +204.
Round 9		Cohen played #53 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 385 to 412 (a spread of -27). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Cohen’s record vs. Polsky in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0.5-0.5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: T. 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: #59. Current record: 4-5, +177.
Round 10		Cohen played #46 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 361 to 399 (a spread of -38). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Cohen’s record vs. Knapp 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: #75. Current record: 4-6, +139.
Round 11		Cohen played #35 Robin LaPrelle (Rural Retreat, VA) and won 476 to 323 (a spread of 153). Before this event, Cohen had not played LaPrelle in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-6, +292.
Round 12		Cohen played #37 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 321 to 388 (a spread of -67). Before this event, Cohen had not played Krieger in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-7, +225.
Round 13		Cohen played #64 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 374 to 330 (a spread of 44). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Cohen’s record vs. Scheimberg 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: #53. Current record: 6-7, +269.
Round 14		Cohen played #73 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 373 to 433 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Cohen had not played Tillekeratne in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-8, +209.
Round 15		Cohen played #76 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and lost 385 to 393 (a spread of -8). Before this event, Cohen had not played Johnson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-9, +201.
Round 16		Cohen played #2 Jill Pfeiffer (Lancaster, PA) and lost 367 to 375 (a spread of -8). The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY Cohen’s record vs. Pfeiffer 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: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-10, +193.
Round 17		Cohen played #51 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 322 to 416 (a spread of -94). Before this event, Cohen had not played Bohnsack in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-11, +99.
Round 18		Cohen played #63 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and won 516 to 330 (a spread of 186). Before this event, Cohen had not played Glowniak in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-11, +285.
Round 19		Cohen played #100 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 388 to 342 (a spread of 46). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Cohen’s record vs. Horn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4.5-2.5 (0.643). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: TWL. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-11, +331.
Round 20		Cohen played #49 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 334 to 316 (a spread of 18). The last time these two played was 2007-07 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Cohen’s record vs. Petree in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: LWWL. 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: #68. Current record: 9-11, +349.
Round 21		Cohen played #19 Doug Riblet (Austin, TX) and lost 346 to 444 (a spread of -98). Before this event, Cohen had not played Riblet in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-12, +251.
Round 22		Cohen played #72 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 380 to 316 (a spread of 64). Before this event, Cohen had not played Lakernick in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-12, +315.
Round 23		Cohen played #109 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 451 to 310 (a spread of 141). Before this event, Cohen had not played Gremaud in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-12, +456.
Round 24		Cohen played #14 Erica Norris (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 342 to 507 (a spread of -165). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Cohen’s record vs. Norris in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-13, +291.
Round 25		Cohen played #21 Dan Sereduick (Baltimore, MD) and lost 352 to 485 (a spread of -133). The last time these two played was 2007-07 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Cohen’s record vs. Sereduick 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: #72. Current record: 11-14, +158.
Round 26		Cohen played #38 Adrian Mannella (Park Ridge, IL) and won 459 to 342 (a spread of 117). The last time these two played was 2001-11 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Cohen’s record vs. Mannella 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-14, +275.
Round 27		Cohen played #88 Frank Kashuk (Edmonds, WA) and won 405 to 336 (a spread of 69). Before this event, Cohen had not played Kashuk in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-14, +344.
Round 28		Cohen played #54 Elana Lehrer (City Withheld, NJ) and lost 353 to 366 (a spread of -13). Before this event, Cohen had not played Lehrer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13-15, +331.
Round 29		Cohen played #30 Dee Jackson (Deerfield Beach, FL) and won 397 to 382 (a spread of 15). The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: ALBANY, NY Cohen’s record vs. Jackson in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800). 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: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 14-15, +346.
Round 30		Cohen played #81 Andrew Solomon (Houston, TX) and lost 389 to 417 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Cohen had not played Solomon in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 14-16, +318.
Round 31		Cohen played #83 Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN) and won 418 to 285 (a spread of 133). Before this event, Cohen had not played Steele in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 15-16, +451.

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