Matthew Collins [#46] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew Collins, 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. Collins currently has a record of 15-16, -218, and is ranked #62 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): Matthew Surname(s): Collins Home: Cincinnati, OH, United States Awards: 2004-03 Hudson Summit Open winner Hobbies: Golf, bowling, piano, travel Occupation: Librarian NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 89/169, 15-15 -167 NSC 2005 Division: 3 NSC 2005 Rank: 118/134, 11-17 -123

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	23-19 (0.548)
Past 1-12 months	5-10 (0.333)	W LLLLLL W LL W LL WW
Past 13-24 months	8-1 (0.889)	W L WWWWWWW
Past 25-36 months	7-6 (0.538)	L W L W LLL WWWWW L
Past 37-48 months	3-2 (0.600)	LL WWW
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: 528 Average for: 378 Average against: 385
Round 1		Collins played #71 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 309 to 361 (a spread of -52). Before this event, Collins had not played Drinkwine in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-1, -52.
Round 2		Collins played #95 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 367 to 365 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Collins had not played White in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-1, -50. Collins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Collins is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 3		Collins played #26 Mary M Gordon (Garden Grove, CA) and lost 371 to 392 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Collins had not played Gordon in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-2, -71.
Round 4		Collins played #78 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 410 to 373 (a spread of 37). Before this event, Collins had not played Senii in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-2, -34.
Round 5		Collins played #14 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 337 to 480 (a spread of -143). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: COLUMBUS, OH Collins’s record vs. Stafford in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LWLL. Past 37-48 months: L. 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: #78. Current record: 2-3, -177.
Round 6		Collins played #58 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and won 431 to 370 (a spread of 61). Before this event, Collins had not played Puma in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-3, -116.
Round 7		Collins played #24 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 528 to 276 (a spread of 252). Before this event, Collins had not played Lobo in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, +136.
Round 8		Collins played #103 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and won 436 to 271 (a spread of 165). Before this event, Collins had not played Goodman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +301.
Round 9		Collins played #63 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 360 to 399 (a spread of -39). Before this event, Collins had not played Nang in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-4, +262.
Round 10		Collins played #27 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 378 to 355 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Collins had not played Druskin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +285.
Round 11		Collins played #1 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 431 to 323 (a spread of 108). Before this event, Collins had not played Houlgate-West in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +393.
Round 12		Collins played #56 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and lost 280 to 435 (a spread of -155). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: URBANA, IL Collins’s record vs. Sirois 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: #31. Current record: 7-5, +238.
Round 13		Collins played #10 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and lost 372 to 456 (a spread of -84). Before this event, Collins had not played Gradus in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-6, +154.
Round 14		Collins played #54 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 390 to 401 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Collins had not played White in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-7, +143.
Round 15		Collins played #66 Janet Gray (Royal Oak, MI) and won 403 to 331 (a spread of 72). Before this event, Collins had not played Gray in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-7, +215.
Round 16		Collins played #21 Rob Long (Sterling Heights, MI) and lost 367 to 400 (a spread of -33). Before this event, Collins had not played Long in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-8, +182.
Round 17		Collins played #88 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and won 402 to 337 (a spread of 65). Before this event, Collins had not played Sikorski in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-8, +247.
Round 18		Collins played #43 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 317 to 493 (a spread of -176). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: LEXINGTON, KY Collins’s record vs. McDougall 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: #48. Current record: 9-9, +71.
Round 19		Collins played #62 Chad Harris (Clemson, SC) and lost 381 to 414 (a spread of -33). Before this event, Collins had not played Harris in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-10, +38.
Round 20		Collins played #23 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 387 to 373 (a spread of 14). Before this event, Collins had not played Finkle in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-10, +52.
Round 21		Collins played #49 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 339 to 523 (a spread of -184). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: LEXINGTON, KY Collins’s record vs. Smith 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: #59. Current record: 10-11, -132.
Round 22		Collins played #6 Peter Dolgenos (Sacramento, CA) and lost 264 to 438 (a spread of -174). Before this event, Collins had not played Dolgenos in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-12, -306.
Round 23		Collins played #2 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and lost 275 to 356 (a spread of -81). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: URBANA, IL Collins’s record vs. Hoggatt in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: LW. 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: #81. Current record: 10-13, -387.
Round 24		Collins played #60 Laura Moyer (Fredericksburg, VA) and won 456 to 309 (a spread of 147). Before this event, Collins had not played Moyer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-13, -240.
Round 25		Collins played #91 Joan Mocine (Oakland, CA) and won 414 to 394 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Collins had not played Mocine in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-13, -220.
Round 26		Collins played #75 Derek Bowman (Winnipeg MB) and lost 406 to 421 (a spread of -15). Before this event, Collins had not played Bowman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 12-14, -235.
Round 27		Collins played #22 Samuel Smith (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 347 to 427 (a spread of -80). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: URBANA, IL Collins’s record vs. Smith in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: WLL. 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: #77. Current record: 12-15, -315.
Round 28		Collins played #82 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 413 to 301 (a spread of 112). Before this event, Collins had not played Shuman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-15, -203.
Round 29		Collins played #100 Patricia Day (Dayton, OH) and won 413 to 401 (a spread of 12). Before this event, Collins had not played Day in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-15, -191.
Round 30		Collins played #92 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 347 to 394 (a spread of -47). Before this event, Collins had not played Fernando in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 14-16, -238.
Round 31		Collins played #101 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 401 to 381 (a spread of 20). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Collins’s record vs. Mair 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: #62. Current record: 15-16, -218.

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