Chad Hopper [#8] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Chad Hopper, 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. Hopper currently has a record of 26-5, +1781, and is ranked #1 in Division 3.

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): Chad Surname(s): Hopper Home: Austin, TX, United States Hobbies: crossword puzzle construction, puppets, and science Occupation: artist NSC 2005 Division: 6 NSC 2005 Rank: 12/131, 18-10 +593 USSO 2006 Division: 4 USSO 2006 Rank: 11/116, 17-11 +1109

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	15-7 (0.682)
Past 1-12 months	8-0 (1.000)	WWWWWWWW
Past 13-24 months	2-4 (0.333)	L W L W LL
Past 25-36 months	5-3 (0.625)	WWW LL W L 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

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 512 Average for: 419 Average against: 361
Round 1		Hopper played #99 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 457 to 424 (a spread of 33). Before this event, Hopper had not played Hendrickson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-0, +33.
Round 2		Hopper played #79 Samantha Southard (Albany, NY) and won 358 to 271 (a spread of 87). Before this event, Hopper had not played Southard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +120.
Round 3		Hopper played #28 Samuel Moch (Brooklyn, NY) and won 468 to 333 (a spread of 135). Before this event, Hopper had not played Moch in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +255.
Round 4		Hopper played #39 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 398 to 355 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Hopper had not played Wise in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +298.
Round 5		Hopper played #2 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 512 to 378 (a spread of 134). Before this event, Hopper had not played Hoggatt in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +432.
Round 6		Hopper played #9 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and won 433 to 362 (a spread of 71). Before this event, Hopper had not played Wilson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +503.
Round 7		Hopper played #15 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and lost 344 to 358 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Hopper had not played Mayer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +489. Hopper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Hopper played #4 Michael Wolfberg (Westford, MA) and lost 340 to 463 (a spread of -123). Before this event, Hopper had not played Wolfberg in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-2, +366.
Round 9		Hopper played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Grand Forks, ND) and won 398 to 343 (a spread of 55). Before this event, Hopper had not played Cadieux in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-2, +421.
Round 10		Hopper played #62 Chad Harris (Clemson, SC) and won 458 to 375 (a spread of 83). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Hopper’s record vs. Harris 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: #6. Current record: 8-2, +504.
Round 11		Hopper played #54 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 459 to 391 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Hopper had not played White in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +572.
Round 12		Hopper played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 357 to 389 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Hopper had not played Wallis in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-3, +540.
Round 13		Hopper played #50 Vivian Minden (Dundas ON) and won 433 to 333 (a spread of 100). Before this event, Hopper had not played Minden in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +640.
Round 14		Hopper played #36 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and won 397 to 348 (a spread of 49). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: IRVING, TX Hopper’s record vs. Solis 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: #3. Current record: 11-3, +689.
Round 15		Hopper played #5 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 387 to 429 (a spread of -42). Before this event, Hopper had not played Fischer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +647.
Round 16		Hopper played #40 Michael David (Portage, WI) and won 425 to 296 (a spread of 129). Before this event, Hopper had not played David in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +776.
Round 17		Hopper played #42 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 395 to 300 (a spread of 95). Before this event, Hopper had not played Kennerk in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-4, +871.
Round 18		Hopper played #13 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and won 381 to 326 (a spread of 55). Before this event, Hopper had not played Asaka in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-4, +926.
Round 19		Hopper played #44 Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH) and won 420 to 363 (a spread of 57). Before this event, Hopper had not played Zeigler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-4, +983. Hopper is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 20		Hopper played #10 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and won 418 to 400 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Hopper had not played Gradus in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-4, +1001.
Round 21		Hopper played #16 Edward Stewart (Baltimore, MD) and won 512 to 346 (a spread of 166). Before this event, Hopper had not played Stewart in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-4, +1167. Hopper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Hopper played #47 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and won 466 to 344 (a spread of 122). Before this event, Hopper had not played Michlin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-4, +1289.
Round 23		Hopper played #19 Gabriel Wong (Burnaby BC) and won 373 to 315 (a spread of 58). Before this event, Hopper had not played Wong in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-4, +1347.
Round 24		Hopper played #20 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 427 to 399 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Hopper had not played Hollington in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-4, +1375.
Round 25		Hopper played #56 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and won 410 to 400 (a spread of 10). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Hopper’s record vs. Sirois 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: #2. Current record: 21-4, +1385.
Round 26		Hopper played #4 Michael Wolfberg (Westford, MA) again and won 464 to 310 (a spread of 154). Before this event, Hopper had not played Wolfberg in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-4, +1539. Hopper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Hopper is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 27		Hopper played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) again and won 404 to 393 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Hopper had not played Wallis in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-4, +1550. Hopper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hopper is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 28		Hopper played #44 Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH) again and lost 431 to 437 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Hopper had not played Zeigler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-5, +1544.
Round 29		Hopper played #4 Michael Wolfberg (Westford, MA) for the third time and won 397 to 311 (a spread of 86). Before this event, Hopper had not played Wolfberg in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 24-5, +1630. Hopper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Hopper played #4 Michael Wolfberg (Westford, MA) for the fourth time and won 441 to 340 (a spread of 101). Before this event, Hopper had not played Wolfberg in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 25-5, +1731. Hopper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Hopper recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 26-5, +1781.
Award Ceremony		Hopper is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

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