Pat Diener [#51] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Pat Diener, 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. Diener currently has a record of 14.5-16.5, +39, and is ranked #67 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 Pat Diener]

Given name(s): Pat
Surname(s): Diener
Home: Dublin, CA, United States
Hobbies: scrabble, reading, minatures
Occupation: QA Analyst
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 92/133, 14-17 -409
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 120/122, 10-21 -916
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 44/136, 17-14 +21
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 15/169, 19-11 +715
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 100/134, 12-16 -166
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 109/129, 12-16 -710

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	107.5-118.5 (0.476)
Past 1-12 months	14-11 (0.560)	L W L WWW LLL WW L W LLL W L WWW L WWW
Past 13-24 months	24-28 (0.462)	LLLLLL WWWW LL WWW L WW L W L W L W L W L WWW LLL WWW L W LLL W LL W LL W LLL W
Past 25-36 months	22-17 (0.564)	L W LL W L WW L WWW LLL W L WW LL WWWWW L W L WW LL WW L WW L
Past 37-48 months	11-14 (0.440)	W LLLL W L WWWW LLLLLL W L W L WW L W
Past 49-60 months	19-17 (0.528)	LL W LLLL WWW LLLL W L WWW LL WWW L WWWW L WW LL WW
Past 61-72 months	17.5-31.5 (0.357)	LL WWW LLL W LLTLL W LLLL WWW LL W LL WW LL W LLL W L WW LL W LLLLL 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: 494 Average for: 380 Average against: 379
Round 1		Diener played #70 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 387 to 428 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Diener had not played Perman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-1, -41.
Round 2		Diener played #90 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 381 to 315 (a spread of 66). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: RENO, NV Diener’s record vs. Pitzer in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: LW. 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: #50. Current record: 1-1, +25.
Round 3		Diener played #20 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 410 to 361 (a spread of 49). Before this event, Diener had not played Hollington in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, +74.
Round 4		Diener played #29 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 380 to 410 (a spread of -30). Before this event, Diener had not played Oliva in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-2, +44.
Round 5		Diener played #30 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 289 to 465 (a spread of -176). Before this event, Diener had not played Cullman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-3, -132.
Round 6		Diener played #79 Samantha Southard (Albany, NY) and lost 341 to 488 (a spread of -147). Before this event, Diener had not played Southard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-4, -279.
Round 7		Diener played #74 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 403 to 416 (a spread of -13). Before this event, Diener had not played Finn in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-5, -292.
Round 8		Diener played #24 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 354 to 400 (a spread of -46). Before this event, Diener had not played Lobo in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 2-6, -338.
Round 9		Diener played #88 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 361 to 462 (a spread of -101). Before this event, Diener had not played Sikorski in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 2-7, -439.
Round 10		Diener played #83 Nadine Jacobson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 283 to 429 (a spread of -146). Before this event, Diener had not played Jacobson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 2-8, -585.
Round 11		Diener played #107 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 494 to 243 (a spread of 251). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Diener’s record vs. Kidd in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-8, -334.
Round 12		Diener played #45 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and tied at 368. Before this event, Diener had not played Schlechter in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3.5-8.5, -334.
Round 13		Diener played #91 Joan Mocine (Oakland, CA) and won 381 to 374 (a spread of 7). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: SAN JOSE, CA Diener’s record vs. Mocine in the 8 years leading up to this event: 15-24 (0.385). Past 1-12 months: LLLLLW. Past 13-24 months: LLWWLLLW. Past 25-36 months: LWWLLWW. Past 37-48 months: LLLW. Past 49-60 months: LWWWW. Past 61-72 months: LWLLLWLLL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4.5-8.5, -327.
Round 14		Diener played #93 Alan Riechman (Aiken, SC) and won 363 to 332 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Diener had not played Riechman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5.5-8.5, -296.
Round 15		Diener played #6 Peter Dolgenos (Sacramento, CA) and lost 308 to 320 (a spread of -12). The last time these two played was 2007-07 at: BERKELEY, CA Diener’s record vs. Dolgenos in the 8 years leading up to this event: 28.5-26.5 (0.518). Past 1-12 months: WWW. Past 13-24 months: LLLWLWWW. Past 25-36 months: LWWLLW. Past 37-48 months: WLLLWWWWL. Past 49-60 months: LLWLWWLLLLWWLLWW. Past 61-72 months: LTWWLWWLLWLWL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5.5-9.5, -308.
Round 16		Diener played #98 Thomas ORourke (Alpharetta, GA) and won 394 to 326 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Diener had not played O'Rourke in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -240.
Round 17		Diener played #103 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and lost 387 to 395 (a spread of -8). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Diener’s record vs. Goodman 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: #91. Current record: 6.5-10.5, -248.
Round 18		Diener played #27 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 417 to 310 (a spread of 107). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Diener’s record vs. Druskin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: LL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7.5-10.5, -141.
Round 19		Diener played #28 Samuel Moch (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 333 to 392 (a spread of -59). Before this event, Diener had not played Moch in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 7.5-11.5, -200.
Round 20		Diener played #22 Samuel Smith (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 380 to 386 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Diener had not played Smith in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7.5-12.5, -206.
Round 21		Diener played #67 Jimmy Upton (Jonesboro, AR) and won 403 to 350 (a spread of 53). Before this event, Diener had not played Upton in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8.5-12.5, -153.
Round 22		Diener played #105 Gene Rawlins (Toronto ON) and won 411 to 336 (a spread of 75). Before this event, Diener had not played Rawlins in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9.5-12.5, -78.
Round 23		Diener played #100 Patricia Day (Dayton, OH) and won 445 to 343 (a spread of 102). The last time these two played was 2001-10 at: INDIANAPOLIS, IN Diener’s record vs. Day 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: #71. Current record: 10.5-12.5, +24.
Round 24		Diener played #3 Tijan Jeng (Silver Spring, MD) and won 472 to 415 (a spread of 57). Before this event, Diener had not played Jeng in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +81.
Round 25		Diener played #89 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and won 369 to 357 (a spread of 12). Before this event, Diener had not played Fultz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12.5-12.5, +93.
Round 26		Diener played #92 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 325 to 421 (a spread of -96). Before this event, Diener had not played Fernando in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12.5-13.5, -3.
Round 27		Diener played #49 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 383 to 400 (a spread of -17). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Diener’s record vs. Smith 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: #68. Current record: 12.5-14.5, -20.
Round 28		Diener played #94 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and won 331 to 327 (a spread of 4). Before this event, Diener had not played Silverman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 13.5-14.5, -16.
Round 29		Diener played #96 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and lost 395 to 406 (a spread of -11). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Diener’s record vs. Brooks in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: WLLL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13.5-15.5, -27.
Round 30		Diener played #84 Mona Larsen (Glenmont, NY) and lost 382 to 385 (a spread of -3). Before this event, Diener had not played Larsen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 13.5-16.5, -30.
Round 31		Diener played #63 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and won 446 to 377 (a spread of 69). The last time these two played was 2007-07 at: RENO, NV Diener’s record vs. Nang in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #67. Current record: 14.5-16.5, +39.

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