Sam Hollington [#20] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Hollington, 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. Hollington currently has a record of 19-12, +434, and is ranked #11 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): Sam Surname(s): Hollington Home: St. Catharines, ON, Canada Hobbies: Sports Occupation: Self employed USSO 2006 Division: 4 USSO 2006 Rank: 1/116, 22- 6 +1175

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	16-12 (0.571)
Past 1-12 months	4-7 (0.364)	W LL W LL W L W LL
Past 13-24 months	11-4 (0.733)	WWWWWWW LL WW L WW L
Past 25-36 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
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: 540 Average for: 388 Average against: 374
Round 1		Hollington played #90 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 429 to 283 (a spread of 146). Before this event, Hollington had not played Pitzer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +146.
Round 2		Hollington played #70 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 433 to 430 (a spread of 3). Before this event, Hollington had not played Perman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +149.
Round 3		Hollington played #51 Pat Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 361 to 410 (a spread of -49). Before this event, Hollington had not played Diener in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +100.
Round 4		Hollington played #35 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 422 to 330 (a spread of 92). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Hollington’s record vs. Dyer 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: #17. Current record: 3-1, +192.
Round 5		Hollington played #39 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 390 to 297 (a spread of 93). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN Hollington’s record vs. Wise 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: #9. Current record: 4-1, +285.
Round 6		Hollington played #60 Laura Moyer (Fredericksburg, VA) and won 517 to 299 (a spread of 218). Before this event, Hollington had not played Moyer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +503.
Round 7		Hollington played #40 Michael David (Portage, WI) and lost 328 to 372 (a spread of -44). Before this event, Hollington had not played David in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +459.
Round 8		Hollington played #54 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 375 to 399 (a spread of -24). Before this event, Hollington had not played White in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-3, +435.
Round 9		Hollington played #9 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 370 to 465 (a spread of -95). Before this event, Hollington had not played Wilson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-4, +340.
Round 10		Hollington played #79 Samantha Southard (Albany, NY) and lost 336 to 465 (a spread of -129). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN Hollington’s record vs. Southard 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: #44. Current record: 5-5, +211.
Round 11		Hollington played #30 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 350 to 342 (a spread of 8). The last time these two played was 2002-11 at: BRANTFORD, ONT, CAN Hollington’s record vs. Cullman 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: #37. Current record: 6-5, +219.
Round 12		Hollington played #26 Mary M Gordon (Garden Grove, CA) and won 349 to 344 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Hollington had not played Gordon in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-5, +224.
Round 13		Hollington played #58 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and won 467 to 229 (a spread of 238). Before this event, Hollington had not played Puma in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-5, +462.
Round 14		Hollington played #29 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 402 to 280 (a spread of 122). Before this event, Hollington had not played Oliva in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +584.
Round 15		Hollington played #36 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and won 366 to 314 (a spread of 52). Before this event, Hollington had not played Solis in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +636.
Round 16		Hollington played #42 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 423 to 350 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Hollington’s record vs. Kennerk 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: #6. Current record: 11-5, +709.
Round 17		Hollington played #5 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 404 to 353 (a spread of 51). Before this event, Hollington had not played Fischer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +760.
Round 18		Hollington played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 330 to 410 (a spread of -80). Before this event, Hollington had not played Wallis in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +680.
Round 19		Hollington played #4 Michael Wolfberg (Westford, MA) and won 424 to 378 (a spread of 46). Before this event, Hollington had not played Wolfberg in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-6, +726. Hollington is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Hollington played #44 Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH) and lost 294 to 446 (a spread of -152). The last time these two played was 2006-07 at: TORONTO, ONT CANADA Hollington’s record vs. Zeigler 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: #8. Current record: 13-7, +574.
Round 21		Hollington played #56 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and lost 297 to 465 (a spread of -168). Before this event, Hollington had not played Sirois in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-8, +406.
Round 22		Hollington played #13 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and won 424 to 319 (a spread of 105). Before this event, Hollington had not played Asaka in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-8, +511.
Round 23		Hollington played #10 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and won 385 to 312 (a spread of 73). Before this event, Hollington had not played Gradus in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +584.
Round 24		Hollington played #8 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 399 to 427 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Hollington had not played Hopper in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-9, +556.
Round 25		Hollington played #19 Gabriel Wong (Burnaby BC) and won 540 to 472 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Hollington had not played Wong in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-9, +624.
Round 26		Hollington played #44 Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH) again and lost 394 to 512 (a spread of -118). The last time these two played was 2006-07 at: TORONTO, ONT CANADA Hollington’s record vs. Zeigler 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: #11. Current record: 16-10, +506.
Round 27		Hollington played #30 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) again and won 360 to 352 (a spread of 8). The last time these two played was 2002-11 at: BRANTFORD, ONT, CAN Hollington’s record vs. Cullman 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: #9. Current record: 17-10, +514.
Round 28		Hollington played #48 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and won 400 to 395 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Hollington had not played Van Alen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-10, +519.
Round 29		Hollington played #15 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and lost 340 to 351 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Hollington had not played Mayer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-11, +508.
Round 30		Hollington played #21 Rob Long (Sterling Heights, MI) and lost 369 to 444 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Hollington had not played Long in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-12, +433.
Round 31		Hollington played #74 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 341 to 340 (a spread of 1). Before this event, Hollington had not played Finn in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 19-12, +434.

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