Arthur Finkle [#23] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Arthur Finkle, 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. Finkle currently has a record of 16-15, +27, and is ranked #42 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

[photo of Arthur Finkle]

Given name(s): Arthur
Surname(s): Finkle
Home: Coral Gables, FL, United States
Awards:
Hobbies: Tennis, Skiing, Boating, Basketball, Charities
Occupation: Financial Services
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 46/90, 14-13 -368
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 129/151, 13-18 -797
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 86/122, 14-17 -215
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 84/136, 15-16 -570
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 90/169, 15-15 -185
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 80/134, 13-15 +179
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 92/129, 13-15 -642

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	11-3 (0.786)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	5-0 (1.000)	WWWWW
Past 25-36 months	3-1 (0.750)	L WWW
Past 37-48 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	2-2 (0.500)	W L 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: 526 Average for: 375 Average against: 374
Round 1		Finkle played #86 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 367 to 401 (a spread of -34). Before this event, Finkle had not played Weisskopf in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-1, -34.
Round 2		Finkle played #63 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and won 413 to 375 (a spread of 38). Before this event, Finkle had not played Nang in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-1, +4.
Round 3		Finkle played #35 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 292 to 471 (a spread of -179). Before this event, Finkle had not played Dyer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-2, -175.
Round 4		Finkle played #22 Samuel Smith (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 282 to 402 (a spread of -120). Before this event, Finkle had not played Smith in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-3, -295.
Round 5		Finkle played #19 Gabriel Wong (Burnaby BC) and lost 352 to 388 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Finkle had not played Wong in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-4, -331.
Round 6		Finkle played #98 Thomas ORourke (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 339 to 386 (a spread of -47). Before this event, Finkle had not played O'Rourke in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-5, -378.
Round 7		Finkle played #105 Gene Rawlins (Toronto ON) and won 509 to 408 (a spread of 101). Before this event, Finkle had not played Rawlins in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-5, -277.
Round 8		Finkle played #95 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and lost 378 to 420 (a spread of -42). Before this event, Finkle had not played White in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-6, -319.
Round 9		Finkle played #7 Richard Lauder (Madison, WI) and lost 269 to 435 (a spread of -166). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Finkle’s record vs. Lauder 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: #101. Current record: 2-7, -485.
Round 10		Finkle played #107 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 357 to 344 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Finkle had not played Kidd in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 3-7, -472.
Round 11		Finkle played #83 Nadine Jacobson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 401 to 372 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Finkle had not played Jacobson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-7, -443.
Round 12		Finkle played #96 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 378 to 316 (a spread of 62). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Finkle’s record vs. Brooks 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: #82. Current record: 5-7, -381.
Round 13		Finkle played #52 Edward Coker (Bronx, NY) and won 435 to 303 (a spread of 132). Before this event, Finkle had not played Coker in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-7, -249.
Round 14		Finkle played #64 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 365 to 343 (a spread of 22). Before this event, Finkle had not played Gove in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-7, -227.
Round 15		Finkle played #25 Anita Barry (Chicago, IL) and lost 308 to 348 (a spread of -40). Before this event, Finkle had not played Barry in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-8, -267.
Round 16		Finkle played #37 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 386 to 491 (a spread of -105). Before this event, Finkle had not played Thomas in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-9, -372.
Round 17		Finkle played #57 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 409 to 367 (a spread of 42). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Finkle’s record vs. Chen 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: #66. Current record: 8-9, -330.
Round 18		Finkle played #90 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 382 to 356 (a spread of 26). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Finkle’s record vs. Pitzer 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: W. 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: #55. Current record: 9-9, -304.
Round 19		Finkle played #43 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 343 to 412 (a spread of -69). Before this event, Finkle had not played McDougall in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-10, -373.
Round 20		Finkle played #46 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 373 to 387 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Finkle had not played Collins in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-11, -387.
Round 21		Finkle played #27 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 369 to 324 (a spread of 45). Before this event, Finkle had not played Druskin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-11, -342.
Round 22		Finkle played #60 Laura Moyer (Fredericksburg, VA) and won 372 to 356 (a spread of 16). Before this event, Finkle had not played Moyer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-11, -326.
Round 23		Finkle played #78 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 327 to 402 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Finkle had not played Senii in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-12, -401.
Round 24		Finkle played #49 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 396 to 413 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Finkle had not played Smith in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-13, -418.
Round 25		Finkle played #65 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 431 to 319 (a spread of 112). Before this event, Finkle had not played Gest in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12-13, -306.
Round 26		Finkle played #24 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 284 to 467 (a spread of -183). Before this event, Finkle had not played Lobo in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 12-14, -489.
Round 27		Finkle played #75 Derek Bowman (Winnipeg MB) and won 411 to 302 (a spread of 109). Before this event, Finkle had not played Bowman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13-14, -380.
Round 28		Finkle played #89 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and won 381 to 285 (a spread of 96). Before this event, Finkle had not played Fultz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 14-14, -284.
Round 29		Finkle played #38 Shelley Sullivan (Windsor Locks, CT) and lost 371 to 390 (a spread of -19). Before this event, Finkle had not played Sullivan in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 14-15, -303.
Round 30		Finkle played #80 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and won 526 to 293 (a spread of 233). Before this event, Finkle had not played Scott in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 15-15, -70.
Round 31		Finkle played #68 Bill Payne (Calgary AB) and won 429 to 332 (a spread of 97). Before this event, Finkle had not played Payne in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 16-15, +27.

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