Barbara Van Alen [#48] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara Van Alen, 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. Van Alen currently has a record of 17.5-13.5, +308, and is ranked #23 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 Barbara Van Alen]

Given name(s): Barbara
Surname(s): Van Alen
Home: Chandler, AZ, United States
Awards: NSA Co-DIrector of the Year 2004
Hobbies: Travel, Hiking, Reading, Photography
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1988 Division: 1
NSC 1988 Rank: 185/200, 10-17 -585
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 121/139, 12-18 -692
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 105/134, 12-16 -399
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 65/129, 14-14 +0

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	34.5-35.5 (0.493)
Past 1-12 months	3-4 (0.429)	LL WW LL W
Past 13-24 months	6-13 (0.316)	W LLLLL W LLLL W LL WW L W L
Past 25-36 months	4-3 (0.571)	L W LL WWW
Past 37-48 months	4.5-1.5 (0.750)	WWTW L W
Past 49-60 months	8-6 (0.571)	LL WWW L W L WWWW LL
Past 61-72 months	9-8 (0.529)	L WWWWW LL WW L W LLL 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: 514 Average for: 387 Average against: 377
Round 1		Van Alen played #74 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 385 to 356 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Finn in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-0, +29.
Round 2		Van Alen played #97 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 398 to 300 (a spread of 98). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Greene in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-0, +127. Van Alen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Van Alen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 3		Van Alen played #25 Anita Barry (Chicago, IL) and lost 341 to 349 (a spread of -8). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Barry in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, +119.
Round 4		Van Alen played #10 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and lost 382 to 483 (a spread of -101). The last time these two played was 2006-12 at: MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE NOVEMBER/) Van Alen’s record vs. Gradus 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: #51. Current record: 2-2, +18.
Round 5		Van Alen played #88 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and won 514 to 311 (a spread of 203). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Sikorski in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-2, +221.
Round 6		Van Alen played #17 Andrew Gaertner (Glenwood City, WI) and won 415 to 368 (a spread of 47). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Gaertner in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-2, +268.
Round 7		Van Alen played #49 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and won 468 to 335 (a spread of 133). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Smith in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +401.
Round 8		Van Alen played #69 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and won 474 to 407 (a spread of 67). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Justice in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +468.
Round 9		Van Alen played #35 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 408 to 384 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Dyer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +492.
Round 10		Van Alen played #54 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 360 to 315 (a spread of 45). Before this event, Van Alen had not played White in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +537. Van Alen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 11		Van Alen played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Grand Forks, ND) and lost 311 to 338 (a spread of -27). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Van Alen’s record vs. Cadieux 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: #7. Current record: 8-3, +510.
Round 12		Van Alen played #15 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 404 to 367 (a spread of 37). The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: RENO, NV Van Alen’s record vs. Mayer 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: #4. Current record: 9-3, +547.
Round 13		Van Alen played #42 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and tied at 359. Before this event, Van Alen had not played Kennerk in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9.5-3.5, +547.
Round 14		Van Alen played #4 Michael Wolfberg (Westford, MA) and lost 351 to 520 (a spread of -169). The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: PORT RICHEY, FL Van Alen’s record vs. Wolfberg in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1.5-0.5 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WT. 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: 9.5-4.5, +378.
Round 15		Van Alen played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 301 to 385 (a spread of -84). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Wallis in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +294.
Round 16		Van Alen played #5 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 417 to 449 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Fischer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +262. Van Alen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Van Alen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 17		Van Alen played #50 Vivian Minden (Dundas ON) and won 455 to 442 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Minden in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +275.
Round 18		Van Alen played #85 George Viebranz (Strongsville, OH) and lost 365 to 440 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Viebranz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10.5-7.5, +200.
Round 19		Van Alen played #18 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and won 404 to 325 (a spread of 79). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Koselke in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11.5-7.5, +279.
Round 20		Van Alen played #7 Richard Lauder (Madison, WI) and won 502 to 249 (a spread of 253). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Lauder in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12.5-7.5, +532.
Round 21		Van Alen played #59 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 337 to 401 (a spread of -64). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Gooley in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +468.
Round 22		Van Alen played #16 Edward Stewart (Baltimore, MD) and won 382 to 271 (a spread of 111). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Stewart in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +579.
Round 23		Van Alen played #79 Samantha Southard (Albany, NY) and lost 372 to 386 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Southard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +565.
Round 24		Van Alen played #40 Michael David (Portage, WI) and won 387 to 369 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Van Alen had not played David in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +583.
Round 25		Van Alen played #71 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and won 345 to 331 (a spread of 14). The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: RENO, NV Van Alen’s record vs. Drinkwine 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15.5-9.5, +597.
Round 26		Van Alen played #19 Gabriel Wong (Burnaby BC) and won 403 to 352 (a spread of 51). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Wong in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16.5-9.5, +648.
Round 27		Van Alen played #36 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and lost 316 to 428 (a spread of -112). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Solis in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +536.
Round 28		Van Alen played #20 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 395 to 400 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Hollington in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +531.
Round 29		Van Alen played #12 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 321 to 446 (a spread of -125). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Hembrook in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16.5-12.5, +406.
Round 30		Van Alen played #70 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 419 to 356 (a spread of 63). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Perman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17.5-12.5, +469.
Round 31		Van Alen played #35 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) again and lost 294 to 455 (a spread of -161). Before this event, Van Alen had not played Dyer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17.5-13.5, +308.

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