Jim Fonti [#9] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Fonti, 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. Fonti currently has a record of 15.5-15.5, -84, and is ranked #36 in Division 4.

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): Jim Surname(s): Fonti Home: Port Jefferson, NY, United States Awards: Hobbies: Softball, Movies Occupation: Federal Probation Officer NSC 2002 Division: 5 NSC 2002 Rank: 38/111, 17-14 +100 NSC 2004 Division: 4 NSC 2004 Rank: 124/150, 12.5-17.5 -910 USSO 2006 Division: 4 USSO 2006 Rank: 73/116, 13-15 -174

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	13.5-25.5 (0.346)
Past 1-12 months	6-10 (0.375)	L WW LLLLLL W LL WWW L
Past 13-24 months	5-6 (0.455)	W L W LL W LLL WW
Past 25-36 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 37-48 months	0.5-6.5 (0.071)	LLTLLLL
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	1-2 (0.333)	L 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: 459 Average for: 377 Average against: 379
Round 1		Fonti played #64 Cheryl Allen Munley (Tewksbury Twp, NJ) and won 407 to 354 (a spread of 53). Before this event, Fonti had not played Allen Munley in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +53.
Round 2		Fonti played #36 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 376 to 371 (a spread of 5). The last time these two played was 2006-12 at: NORTH SALEM, NY Fonti’s record vs. Mahnken in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: WLWL. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: LL. 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: #14. Current record: 2-0, +58.
Round 3		Fonti played #19 KC Frodyma (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 368 to 392 (a spread of -24). Before this event, Fonti had not played Frodyma in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +34.
Round 4		Fonti played #31 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and won 335 to 268 (a spread of 67). Before this event, Fonti had not played Riordan in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +101.
Round 5		Fonti played #45 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and lost 373 to 397 (a spread of -24). Before this event, Fonti had not played Brittain in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, +77.
Round 6		Fonti played #67 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 345 to 338 (a spread of 7). Before this event, Fonti had not played O'Laughlin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +84.
Round 7		Fonti played #39 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and won 378 to 351 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Fonti had not played Johnson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +111. Fonti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 8		Fonti played #14 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and lost 263 to 420 (a spread of -157). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Fonti’s record vs. Wade 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: #24. Current record: 5-3, -46.
Round 9		Fonti played #40 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 381 to 460 (a spread of -79). Before this event, Fonti had not played Donegan in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-4, -125.
Round 10		Fonti played #3 Ben Lam (Markham ON) and won 375 to 372 (a spread of 3). Before this event, Fonti had not played Lam in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, -122.
Round 11		Fonti played #34 Robin Schlauch (College Park, MD) and won 458 to 379 (a spread of 79). Before this event, Fonti had not played Schlauch in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, -43.
Round 12		Fonti played #49 Laura Landsbaum (The Woodlands, TX) and won 445 to 349 (a spread of 96). Before this event, Fonti had not played Landsbaum in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +53.
Round 13		Fonti played #11 Wesley Eddings (Birmingham, AL) and won 459 to 303 (a spread of 156). Before this event, Fonti had not played Eddings in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +209.
Round 14		Fonti played #35 Tom Kowalik (Schaumburg, IL) and won 373 to 353 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Fonti had not played Kowalik in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +229.
Round 15		Fonti played #26 Kelly McKenzie (Newport, KY) and lost 426 to 461 (a spread of -35). Before this event, Fonti had not played McKenzie in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +194.
Round 16		Fonti played #23 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 376 to 409 (a spread of -33). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: FARMINGHILL, NY Fonti’s record vs. Wertheimer 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: #15. Current record: 10-6, +161.
Round 17		Fonti played #37 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 304 to 401 (a spread of -97). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Fonti’s record vs. Lashley 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: #19. Current record: 10-7, +64.
Round 18		Fonti played #6 Hubert Van Tol (Rochester, NY) and won 453 to 317 (a spread of 136). Before this event, Fonti had not played Van Tol in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +200.
Round 19		Fonti played #52 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 422 to 361 (a spread of 61). Before this event, Fonti had not played Reinke in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-7, +261.
Round 20		Fonti played #56 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 439 to 290 (a spread of 149). Before this event, Fonti had not played Reinke in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-7, +410.
Round 21		Fonti played #4 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and lost 310 to 414 (a spread of -104). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Fonti’s record vs. Cur 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: #13. Current record: 13-8, +306.
Round 22		Fonti played #38 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 384 to 306 (a spread of 78). Before this event, Fonti had not played Garrod in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-8, +384. Fonti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fonti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23		Fonti played #5 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and won 440 to 357 (a spread of 83). The last time these two played was 2006-12 at: NORTH SALEM, NY Fonti’s record vs. Jeffers 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: #7. Current record: 15-8, +467.
Round 24		Fonti played #44 Bryan Lewis (Erie, PA) and lost 325 to 382 (a spread of -57). Before this event, Fonti had not played Lewis in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-9, +410.
Round 25		Fonti played #29 Matt Eason (Tampa, FL) and lost 369 to 422 (a spread of -53). Before this event, Fonti had not played Eason in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-10, +357.
Round 26		Fonti played #29 Matt Eason (Tampa, FL) again and lost 363 to 420 (a spread of -57). Before this event, Fonti had not played Eason in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-11, +300.
Round 27		Fonti played #14 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) again and tied at 408. The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Fonti’s record vs. Wade 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: #18. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +300. Fonti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Fonti played #54 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 333 to 390 (a spread of -57). Before this event, Fonti had not played Morris in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +243.
Round 29		Fonti played #53 Andy Saunders (Guelph ON) and lost 346 to 463 (a spread of -117). Before this event, Fonti had not played Saunders in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15.5-13.5, +126.
Round 30		Fonti played #22 Sue Gable (Mt. Vernon, NY) and lost 326 to 406 (a spread of -80). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: NORTH SALEM, NY Fonti’s record vs. Gable in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: LLWLL. 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: #32. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +46.
Round 31		Fonti played #21 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 316 to 446 (a spread of -130). Before this event, Fonti had not played Bowman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15.5-15.5, -84.

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