Glenda Short [#107] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Glenda Short, 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. Short currently has a record of 12-19, +99, and is ranked #95 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 Glenda Short]

Given name(s): Glenda
Surname(s): Short
Home: Oklahoma City, OK, United States
Awards: Highest rated female Scrabble player in Oklahoma
Hobbies: Movies, TV, Cooking, Travel, Puzzles and Games
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1988 Division: 2
NSC 1988 Rank: 9/112, 15-8 +686
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 5/90, 18-9 +685
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 25/106, 15.5-11.5 +464
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 86/151, 15-16 -33
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 17/122, 19-12 +195
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 89/136, 14-17 +214
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 18/139, 18-12 +713
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 30/134, 16-12 +620
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 71/129, 13.5-14.5 +33

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	68-86 (0.442)
Past 1-12 months	7-12 (0.368)	WW LLLL W L W L W L W LL W LLL
Past 13-24 months	18.5-17.5 (0.514)	WW L W LL W LL W LLL WW L WWWWWWW L WWTL W LLLL W LL
Past 25-36 months	14-18 (0.438)	LL W LL WW L W LLLL W LLL W L WW LL W LL WW L WWW
Past 37-48 months	11-19 (0.367)	L W LL W LL WW LLLL W LL W L W LLLL W LL WW L W
Past 49-60 months	9-10 (0.474)	L WWWWW LL WW LLL W L W LLL
Past 61-72 months	8.5-9.5 (0.472)	WWW LLTWW LL WW LLLL 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: 580 Average for: 388 Average against: 385
Round 1		Short played #18 Mike Weepie (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 402 to 317 (a spread of 85). Before this event, Short had not played Weepie in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +85.
Round 2		Short played #45 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 323 to 453 (a spread of -130). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Short’s record vs. Slankard 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: #73. Current record: 1-1, -45.
Round 3		Short played #78 Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH) and won 476 to 372 (a spread of 104). Before this event, Short had not played Breitbeil in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-1, +59.
Round 4		Short played #48 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 383 to 451 (a spread of -68). Before this event, Short had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-2, -9.
Round 5		Short played #79 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 338 to 430 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Short had not played Cohen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-3, -101.
Round 6		Short played #29 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 340 to 346 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Short had not played Ubeika in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-4, -107.
Round 7		Short played #2 Jill Pfeiffer (Lancaster, PA) and won 404 to 358 (a spread of 46). Before this event, Short had not played Pfeiffer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-4, -61.
Round 8		Short played #19 Doug Riblet (Austin, TX) and lost 311 to 363 (a spread of -52). The last time these two played was 2004-12 at: AUSTIN, TX Short’s record vs. Riblet in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-4 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LLW. Past 49-60 months: WWLW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 3-5, -113.
Round 9		Short played #84 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 405 to 323 (a spread of 82). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Short’s record vs. Weiss in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. 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: #70. Current record: 4-5, -31.
Round 10		Short played #49 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 401 to 381 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Short had not played Petree in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-5, -11.
Round 11		Short played #92 Carla Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 434 to 326 (a spread of 108). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: IRVING, TX Short’s record vs. Cree 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: #41. Current record: 6-5, +97.
Round 12		Short played #81 Andrew Solomon (Houston, TX) and lost 402 to 473 (a spread of -71). Before this event, Short had not played Solomon in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-6, +26.
Round 13		Short played #20 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 351 to 448 (a spread of -97). Before this event, Short had not played Stock in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-7, -71.
Round 14		Short played #83 Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN) and lost 356 to 357 (a spread of -1). Before this event, Short had not played Steele in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-8, -72.
Round 15		Short played #67 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 354 to 410 (a spread of -56). Before this event, Short had not played Engelhardt in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-9, -128.
Round 16		Short played #69 Susi Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and won 468 to 392 (a spread of 76). Before this event, Short had not played Tiekert in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-9, -52.
Round 17		Short played #68 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and won 580 to 343 (a spread of 237). Before this event, Short had not played Scroggins in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-9, +185. Short is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Short is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 18		Short played #62 Mary Capalbi (Deerfield Beach, FL) and lost 330 to 399 (a spread of -69). Before this event, Short had not played Capalbi in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-10, +116.
Round 19		Short played #14 Erica Norris (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 373 to 407 (a spread of -34). Before this event, Short had not played Norris in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8-11, +82.
Round 20		Short played #88 Frank Kashuk (Edmonds, WA) and lost 353 to 372 (a spread of -19). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Short’s record vs. Kashuk in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #81. Current record: 8-12, +63.
Round 21		Short played #104 Kevin Lucas (Madison Heights, MI) and won 375 to 282 (a spread of 93). Before this event, Short had not played Lucas in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-12, +156.
Round 22		Short played #26 Chani Katz (Israel) and won 437 to 338 (a spread of 99). The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV Short’s record vs. Katz 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: #68. Current record: 10-12, +255.
Round 23		Short played #38 Adrian Mannella (Park Ridge, IL) and lost 385 to 421 (a spread of -36). The last time these two played was 2001-11 at: GRAND CANYON CHAMPIONSHIP Short’s record vs. Mannella 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-13, +219.
Round 24		Short played #33 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) and lost 368 to 388 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Short had not played Bihlmeyer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-14, +199.
Round 25		Short played #109 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 550 to 288 (a spread of 262). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: EUREKA, AR Short’s record vs. Gremaud in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #69. Current record: 11-14, +461.
Round 26		Short played #54 Elana Lehrer (City Withheld, NJ) and lost 352 to 500 (a spread of -148). Before this event, Short had not played Lehrer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-15, +313.
Round 27		Short played #63 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and lost 338 to 371 (a spread of -33). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Short’s record vs. Glowniak 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: #85. Current record: 11-16, +280.
Round 28		Short played #61 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and lost 354 to 413 (a spread of -59). Before this event, Short had not played Hay in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 11-17, +221.
Round 29		Short played #87 Phyllis Prather (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 303 to 421 (a spread of -118). Before this event, Short had not played Prather in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 11-18, +103.
Round 30		Short played #65 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 406 to 367 (a spread of 39). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Short’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: 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: #90. Current record: 12-18, +142.
Round 31		Short played #98 Lynda Shayne (Edmonds, WA) and lost 385 to 428 (a spread of -43). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Short’s record vs. Shayne 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: #95. Current record: 12-19, +99.

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