Vivian Minden [#50] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Vivian Minden, 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. Minden currently has a record of 15-16, +111, and is ranked #56 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 Vivian Minden]

Given name(s): Vivian
Surname(s): Minden
Home: Dundas, ON, Canada
Occupation: Musician
NSC 1989 Division: 2
NSC 1989 Rank: 50/70, 12-15 -134
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 31/90, 15-12 -38
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 100/106, 9.5-17.5 -635
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 34/151, 18-13 -478
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 77/105, 14-17 -360
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 47/136, 17-14 -366
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 111/129, 11.5-16.5 -787

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	42.5-50.5 (0.457)
Past 1-12 months	5-8 (0.385)	LL WW L W LLLL W L W
Past 13-24 months	7.5-16.5 (0.312)	LLLLLL W LLLTL W L WW LL WW LLL W
Past 25-36 months	2-3 (0.400)	LLL WW
Past 37-48 months	13-10 (0.565)	W L WW L W L WW LL WW LLL WW LL WWW
Past 49-60 months	11-11 (0.500)	LL WWW L W LL WW LL W L W LL W L WW
Past 61-72 months	4-2 (0.667)	L W L WWW
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 502 Average for: 381 Average against: 378
Round 1		Minden played #69 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and lost 367 to 397 (a spread of -30). Before this event, Minden had not played Justice in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-1, -30.
Round 2		Minden played #91 Joan Mocine (Oakland, CA) and won 437 to 334 (a spread of 103). Before this event, Minden had not played Mocine in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-1, +73.
Round 3		Minden played #5 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 354 to 422 (a spread of -68). Before this event, Minden had not played Fischer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-2, +5.
Round 4		Minden played #81 John D Williams (Greenport, NY) and won 483 to 315 (a spread of 168). Before this event, Minden had not played Williams in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-2, +173.
Round 5		Minden played #101 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 472 to 299 (a spread of 173). Before this event, Minden had not played Mair in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, +346.
Round 6		Minden played #6 Peter Dolgenos (Sacramento, CA) and won 404 to 335 (a spread of 69). Before this event, Minden had not played Dolgenos in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-2, +415.
Round 7		Minden played #59 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 392 to 330 (a spread of 62). Before this event, Minden had not played Gooley in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +477.
Round 8		Minden played #43 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) and won 414 to 320 (a spread of 94). Before this event, Minden had not played McDougall in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +571.
Round 9		Minden played #47 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and won 417 to 336 (a spread of 81). Before this event, Minden had not played Michlin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +652.
Round 10		Minden played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Grand Forks, ND) and won 502 to 299 (a spread of 203). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: PORT HURON, MI Minden’s record vs. Cadieux in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WL. 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: #3. Current record: 8-2, +855.
Round 11		Minden played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 382 to 390 (a spread of -8). Before this event, Minden had not played Wallis in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +847.
Round 12		Minden played #4 Michael Wolfberg (Westford, MA) and lost 416 to 441 (a spread of -25). Before this event, Minden had not played Wolfberg in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +822.
Round 13		Minden played #8 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 333 to 433 (a spread of -100). Before this event, Minden had not played Hopper in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-5, +722.
Round 14		Minden played #31 Charmaine Wolfe (N. Tonawanda, NY) and lost 333 to 409 (a spread of -76). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: BUFFALO, NY Minden’s record vs. Wolfe in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5.5-9.5 (0.367). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: LLTLW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WLL. Past 49-60 months: LWWL. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-6, +646.
Round 15		Minden played #54 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 454 to 381 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Minden’s record vs. White in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. 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: #18. Current record: 9-6, +719.
Round 16		Minden played #41 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and lost 306 to 493 (a spread of -187). Before this event, Minden had not played Williams in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-7, +532.
Round 17		Minden played #48 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and lost 442 to 455 (a spread of -13). Before this event, Minden had not played Van Alen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-8, +519.
Round 18		Minden played #37 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 432 to 342 (a spread of 90). Before this event, Minden had not played Thomas in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-8, +609.
Round 19		Minden played #17 Andrew Gaertner (Glenwood City, WI) and lost 323 to 397 (a spread of -74). Before this event, Minden had not played Gaertner in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-9, +535.
Round 20		Minden played #34 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 472 to 336 (a spread of 136). The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: PORT HURON, MI Minden’s record vs. Morehead 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: 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: #28. Current record: 11-9, +671.
Round 21		Minden played #7 Richard Lauder (Madison, WI) and won 328 to 310 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Minden had not played Lauder in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-9, +689.
Round 22		Minden played #85 George Viebranz (Strongsville, OH) and lost 295 to 409 (a spread of -114). Before this event, Minden had not played Viebranz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-10, +575.
Round 23		Minden played #70 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 308 to 425 (a spread of -117). Before this event, Minden had not played Perman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-11, +458.
Round 24		Minden played #79 Samantha Southard (Albany, NY) and lost 315 to 375 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Minden had not played Southard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-12, +398.
Round 25		Minden played #38 Shelley Sullivan (Windsor Locks, CT) and won 423 to 404 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Minden had not played Sullivan in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-12, +417.
Round 26		Minden played #103 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and won 379 to 319 (a spread of 60). The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: ALBANY, NY Minden’s record vs. Goodman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-12, +477.
Round 27		Minden played #28 Samuel Moch (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 280 to 523 (a spread of -243). Before this event, Minden had not played Moch in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-13, +234.
Round 28		Minden played #10 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and lost 315 to 337 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Minden had not played Gradus in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-14, +212.
Round 29		Minden played #83 Nadine Jacobson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 341 to 326 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Minden had not played Jacobson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-14, +227.
Round 30		Minden played #96 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and lost 331 to 434 (a spread of -103). The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Minden’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: 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: #47. Current record: 15-15, +124.
Round 31		Minden played #94 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and lost 364 to 377 (a spread of -13). Before this event, Minden had not played Silverman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 15-16, +111.

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