Ruben Solis [#36] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Ruben Solis, 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. Solis currently has a record of 19-12, +618, and is ranked #10 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): Ruben Surname(s): Solis Home: Austin, TX, United States Awards: 1971 Frisbee golf champion of Trufant, Michigan Hobbies: Astronomy, sports Occupation: Engineer NSC 2004 Division: 4 NSC 2004 Rank: 63/150, 15.5-14.5 -106 NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 19/122, 17-11 -2 USSO 2006 Division: 4 USSO 2006 Rank: 9/116, 18-10 +824

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	21-20 (0.512)
Past 1-12 months	5-4 (0.556)	W LLL WW L WW
Past 13-24 months	8-7 (0.533)	LL WW L WWW LLL WW L W
Past 25-36 months	5-3 (0.625)	WW L W L W L W
Past 37-48 months	2-6 (0.250)	LLLLL WW L
Past 49-60 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
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: 526 Average for: 395 Average against: 375
Round 1		Solis played #76 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 289 to 409 (a spread of -120). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Solis’s record vs. Palazzo 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: #95. Current record: 0-1, -120.
Round 2		Solis played #88 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and won 497 to 312 (a spread of 185). Before this event, Solis had not played Sikorski in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, +65.
Round 3		Solis played #12 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 390 to 403 (a spread of -13). Before this event, Solis had not played Hembrook in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-2, +52.
Round 4		Solis played #57 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 397 to 336 (a spread of 61). Before this event, Solis had not played Chen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, +113.
Round 5		Solis played #17 Andrew Gaertner (Glenwood City, WI) and lost 360 to 395 (a spread of -35). Before this event, Solis had not played Gaertner in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-3, +78.
Round 6		Solis played #56 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and won 376 to 345 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Solis had not played Sirois in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, +109.
Round 7		Solis played #83 Nadine Jacobson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 406 to 371 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Solis had not played Jacobson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +144.
Round 8		Solis played #63 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and won 427 to 401 (a spread of 26). Before this event, Solis had not played Nang in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, +170.
Round 9		Solis played #26 Mary M Gordon (Garden Grove, CA) and won 451 to 388 (a spread of 63). Before this event, Solis had not played Gordon in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +233.
Round 10		Solis played #28 Samuel Moch (Brooklyn, NY) and won 421 to 306 (a spread of 115). Before this event, Solis had not played Moch in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +348.
Round 11		Solis played #74 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 385 to 300 (a spread of 85). Before this event, Solis had not played Finn in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +433.
Round 12		Solis played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Grand Forks, ND) and won 439 to 340 (a spread of 99). Before this event, Solis had not played Cadieux in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +532.
Round 13		Solis played #13 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 325 to 405 (a spread of -80). Before this event, Solis had not played Asaka in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +452.
Round 14		Solis played #8 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 348 to 397 (a spread of -49). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: IRVING, TX Solis’s record vs. Hopper 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: #18. Current record: 9-5, +403.
Round 15		Solis played #20 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 314 to 366 (a spread of -52). Before this event, Solis had not played Hollington in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-6, +351.
Round 16		Solis played #16 Edward Stewart (Baltimore, MD) and won 464 to 376 (a spread of 88). Before this event, Solis had not played Stewart in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +439.
Round 17		Solis played #94 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and won 459 to 345 (a spread of 114). Before this event, Solis had not played Silverman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +553.
Round 18		Solis played #19 Gabriel Wong (Burnaby BC) and lost 359 to 533 (a spread of -174). Before this event, Solis had not played Wong in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, +379.
Round 19		Solis played #31 Charmaine Wolfe (N. Tonawanda, NY) and won 396 to 345 (a spread of 51). Before this event, Solis had not played Wolfe in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-7, +430.
Round 20		Solis played #30 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 293 to 397 (a spread of -104). Before this event, Solis had not played Cullman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-8, +326.
Round 21		Solis played #4 Michael Wolfberg (Westford, MA) and lost 336 to 377 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Solis had not played Wolfberg in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-9, +285.
Round 22		Solis played #79 Samantha Southard (Albany, NY) and won 384 to 337 (a spread of 47). Before this event, Solis had not played Southard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, +332.
Round 23		Solis played #37 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 526 to 379 (a spread of 147). Before this event, Solis had not played Thomas in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-9, +479.
Round 24		Solis played #62 Chad Harris (Clemson, SC) and lost 381 to 428 (a spread of -47). Before this event, Solis had not played Harris in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-10, +432.
Round 25		Solis played #9 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and won 444 to 352 (a spread of 92). Before this event, Solis had not played Wilson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +524.
Round 26		Solis played #21 Rob Long (Sterling Heights, MI) and lost 397 to 488 (a spread of -91). Before this event, Solis had not played Long in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-11, +433.
Round 27		Solis played #48 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and won 428 to 316 (a spread of 112). Before this event, Solis had not played Van Alen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-11, +545.
Round 28		Solis played #85 George Viebranz (Strongsville, OH) and lost 346 to 467 (a spread of -121). Before this event, Solis had not played Viebranz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-12, +424.
Round 29		Solis played #10 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and won 409 to 297 (a spread of 112). Before this event, Solis had not played Gradus in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-12, +536.
Round 30		Solis played #43 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) and won 369 to 361 (a spread of 8). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Solis’s record vs. McDougall 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: #13. Current record: 18-12, +544.
Round 31		Solis played #9 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) again and won 432 to 358 (a spread of 74). Before this event, Solis had not played Wilson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-12, +618.
Award Ceremony		Solis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

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