David Weiss [#84] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about David Weiss, 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. Weiss currently has a record of 15-16, +255, and is ranked #60 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): David Surname(s): Weiss Home: Billings, MT, United States Awards: 1st place (division 3) at Reno MLK 2004 Hobbies: Movies, hiking, skiing, travel Occupation: Professor NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 133/169, 13-17 -464 USSO 2006 Division: 3 USSO 2006 Rank: 52/129, 15-13 -123

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	34-40 (0.459)
Past 1-12 months	10-4 (0.714)	W L WW L WW L WWWW L W
Past 13-24 months	14-18 (0.438)	LLLLL W LL W LL WW L W L WW LL W LL WW L WW L W L W
Past 25-36 months	6-8 (0.429)	WW LLLL W L W L W L W L
Past 37-48 months	4-10 (0.286)	LLLLLLL WWW LL W 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

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 475 Average for: 393 Average against: 385
Round 1		Weiss played #5 Robert Crowe (Fort Wayne, IN) and lost 376 to 400 (a spread of -24). Before this event, Weiss had not played Crowe in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-1, -24.
Round 2		Weiss played #50 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 358 to 340 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Weiss had not played Dunlop in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, -6.
Round 3		Weiss played #74 Kevin Leeds (Atlanta, GA) and lost 384 to 400 (a spread of -16). Before this event, Weiss had not played Leeds in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-2, -22.
Round 4		Weiss played #95 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 366 to 357 (a spread of 9). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: RENO, NV Weiss’s record vs. Seales in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. 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: #58. Current record: 2-2, -13.
Round 5		Weiss played #47 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 343 to 400 (a spread of -57). Before this event, Weiss had not played Shambach in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-3, -70.
Round 6		Weiss played #73 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 457 to 336 (a spread of 121). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Weiss’s record vs. Tillekeratne 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: #54. Current record: 3-3, +51.
Round 7		Weiss played #31 Stuart Goldman (Riverhead, NY) and lost 327 to 425 (a spread of -98). Before this event, Weiss had not played Goldman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-4, -47.
Round 8		Weiss played #48 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 455 to 378 (a spread of 77). Before this event, Weiss had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-4, +30.
Round 9		Weiss played #107 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 323 to 405 (a spread of -82). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Weiss’s record vs. Short in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. 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: #73. Current record: 4-5, -52.
Round 10		Weiss played #62 Mary Capalbi (Deerfield Beach, FL) and won 377 to 299 (a spread of 78). Before this event, Weiss had not played Capalbi in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-5, +26.
Round 11		Weiss played #28 James L Kille (Philadelphia, PA) and won 468 to 413 (a spread of 55). Before this event, Weiss had not played Kille in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-5, +81.
Round 12		Weiss played #20 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 366 to 426 (a spread of -60). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: SANDUSKY, OH Weiss’s record vs. Stock in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLW. 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: 6-6, +21.
Round 13		Weiss played #34 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and lost 363 to 445 (a spread of -82). Before this event, Weiss had not played Claitor in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-7, -61.
Round 14		Weiss played #65 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 470 to 306 (a spread of 164). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Weiss’s record vs. Loritz 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: 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: #50. Current record: 7-7, +103.
Round 15		Weiss played #64 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 396 to 418 (a spread of -22). The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: DENVER, CO Weiss’s record vs. Scheimberg in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. 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: 7-8, +81.
Round 16		Weiss played #71 Tim Michaels (Knoxville, TN) and won 475 to 306 (a spread of 169). The last time these two played was 2006-07 at: CHARLESTON, WV Weiss’s record vs. Michaels in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWW. 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: #47. Current record: 8-8, +250.
Round 17		Weiss played #8 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 324 to 412 (a spread of -88). The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: DENVER, CO Weiss’s record vs. Avrin 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: L. 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: #63. Current record: 8-9, +162.
Round 18		Weiss played #40 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 320 to 531 (a spread of -211). Before this event, Weiss had not played Tyler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-10, -49.
Round 19		Weiss played #19 Doug Riblet (Austin, TX) and won 379 to 334 (a spread of 45). Before this event, Weiss had not played Riblet in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-10, -4.
Round 20		Weiss played #44 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and lost 426 to 436 (a spread of -10). Before this event, Weiss had not played Haynes in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-11, -14.
Round 21		Weiss played #10 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) and won 402 to 370 (a spread of 32). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Weiss’s record vs. Edwards 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: #67. Current record: 10-11, +18.
Round 22		Weiss played #105 Keith Hagel (Auburn, ME) and won 450 to 341 (a spread of 109). Before this event, Weiss had not played Hagel in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-11, +127. Weiss is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Weiss played #2 Jill Pfeiffer (Lancaster, PA) and won 433 to 350 (a spread of 83). Before this event, Weiss had not played Pfeiffer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-11, +210.
Round 24		Weiss played #58 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and won 406 to 300 (a spread of 106). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Weiss’s record vs. Hartsman 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: 13-11, +316.
Round 25		Weiss played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 462 to 308 (a spread of 154). Before this event, Weiss had not played Whitmarsh in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-11, +470.
Round 26		Weiss played #56 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 427 to 431 (a spread of -4). The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Weiss’s record vs. Schultz 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: W. Past 37-48 months: LLLL. 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: 14-12, +466.
Round 27		Weiss played #86 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 381 to 371 (a spread of 10). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Weiss’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: LWW. 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: 15-12, +476.
Round 28		Weiss played #70 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and lost 337 to 427 (a spread of -90). Before this event, Weiss had not played Clifford in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-13, +386.
Round 29		Weiss played #11 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 320 to 353 (a spread of -33). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: HUDSON, OH Weiss’s record vs. Anglin 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: #44. Current record: 15-14, +353.
Round 30		Weiss played #77 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 366 to 457 (a spread of -91). Before this event, Weiss had not played Patterson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 15-15, +262.
Round 31		Weiss played #22 Jason Idalski (Warren, MI) and lost 438 to 445 (a spread of -7). Before this event, Weiss had not played Idalski in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 15-16, +255.

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