Kathi Cann [#8] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Kathi Cann, 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. Cann currently has a record of 18-13, +361, and is ranked #16 in Division 5.

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 Kathi Cann]

Given name(s): Kathi
Surname(s): Cann
Home: Leitchfield, KY, United States
Hobbies: bowling, traveling, volunteer work
Occupation: retired social worker
NSC 1992 Division: 2
NSC 1992 Rank: 89/139, 13-14 -420
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 109/120, 10-17 -1095
NSC 1998 Division: 4
NSC 1998 Rank: 21/125, 18.5-12.5 +393
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 83/111, 13-18 +32
NSC 2004 Division: 5
NSC 2004 Rank: 47/90, 15-15 -247
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 83/93, 11-17 -437

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	29-11 (0.725)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	6-5 (0.545)	L W L W LLL WWWW
Past 25-36 months	9-4 (0.692)	WWWW LL WW L WWW L
Past 37-48 months	6-0 (1.000)	WWWWWW
Past 49-60 months	4-1 (0.800)	L WWWW
Past 61-72 months	4-1 (0.800)	WWWW L
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 448 Average for: 367 Average against: 356
Round 1		Cann played #75 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 355 to 303 (a spread of 52). Before this event, Cann had not played Laris in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +52.
Round 2		Cann played #59 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 355 to 379 (a spread of -24). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Cann’s record vs. Besadny in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: WWL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-1, +28.
Round 3		Cann played #30 Jim Barker (San José, CA) and won 393 to 295 (a spread of 98). Before this event, Cann had not played Barker in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, +126.
Round 4		Cann played #31 Pat Hardwick (Stow, OH) and lost 349 to 377 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Cann had not played Hardwick in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-2, +98.
Round 5		Cann played #34 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 306 to 381 (a spread of -75). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Cann’s record vs. Cooper in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. 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: #46. Current record: 2-3, +23.
Round 6		Cann played #38 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 302 to 392 (a spread of -90). Before this event, Cann had not played Bianca in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-4, -67.
Round 7		Cann played #50 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour, Vancouver Island BC) and lost 312 to 351 (a spread of -39). Before this event, Cann had not played Eilertsen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-5, -106.
Round 8		Cann played #63 Janet Griesel (Madison, WI) and won 397 to 358 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Cann had not played Griesel in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-5, -67.
Round 9		Cann played #5 Jim Bryant (Clayton, IN) and won 361 to 322 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Cann had not played Bryant in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-5, -28.
Round 10		Cann played #55 Polly Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 315 to 406 (a spread of -91). Before this event, Cann had not played Lenzen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-6, -119.
Round 11		Cann played #79 Barbara Delano (Erie, PA) and won 415 to 348 (a spread of 67). Before this event, Cann had not played Delano in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-6, -52.
Round 12		Cann played #42 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 357 to 321 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Cann had not played Stock in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-6, -16.
Round 13		Cann played #77 Peggy Grant (Blythewood, SC) and won 390 to 300 (a spread of 90). Before this event, Cann had not played Grant in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-6, +74.
Round 14		Cann played #62 Sophia Murzin (Dearborn Heights, MI) and won 448 to 269 (a spread of 179). Before this event, Cann had not played Murzin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-6, +253.
Round 15		Cann played #27 Erica Moore (Chicago, IL) and lost 344 to 353 (a spread of -9). Before this event, Cann had not played Moore in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-7, +244.
Round 16		Cann played #7 Lesley Salas (Shorewood, WI) and won 377 to 302 (a spread of 75). Before this event, Cann had not played Salas in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-7, +319.
Round 17		Cann played #24 Ann McClain (Franklin, IN) and won 381 to 362 (a spread of 19). The last time these two played was 2005-12 at: ELIZABETHTOWN, KY Cann’s record vs. McClain in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. 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: #21. Current record: 10-7, +338.
Round 18		Cann played #20 Betzy Collins (Thornhill ON) and lost 339 to 421 (a spread of -82). Before this event, Cann had not played Collins in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-8, +256.
Round 19		Cann played #17 Jeffrey Nelson (Burlington, VT) and won 397 to 348 (a spread of 49). Before this event, Cann had not played Nelson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-8, +305.
Round 20		Cann played #53 Adam Czernikowski (Chicago, IL) and lost 360 to 379 (a spread of -19). Before this event, Cann had not played Czernikowski in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-9, +286.
Round 21		Cann played #54 M W Schroeder (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 369 to 355 (a spread of 14). Before this event, Cann had not played Schroeder in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-9, +300.
Round 22		Cann played #26 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and won 427 to 353 (a spread of 74). Before this event, Cann had not played Sears in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-9, +374.
Round 23		Cann played #47 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 410 to 432 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Cann had not played Lezin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-10, +352.
Round 24		Cann played #21 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and lost 260 to 451 (a spread of -191). Before this event, Cann had not played Li in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-11, +161.
Round 25		Cann played #11 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and won 329 to 317 (a spread of 12). Before this event, Cann had not played Fenske in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-11, +173. Cann is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 26		Cann played #37 Wendell Smith (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 422 to 346 (a spread of 76). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Cann’s record vs. Smith in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. 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: #17. Current record: 15-11, +249.
Round 27		Cann played #33 Brenda Brunson (Chicago, IL) and won 391 to 349 (a spread of 42). Before this event, Cann had not played Brunson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +291.
Round 28		Cann played #28 David A Brown (Lexington, KY) and lost 374 to 401 (a spread of -27). Before this event, Cann had not played Brown in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-12, +264.
Round 29		Cann played #35 Gary Sharon (Mount Pleasant, MI) and won 378 to 366 (a spread of 12). Before this event, Cann had not played Sharon in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-12, +276.
Round 30		Cann played #45 Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI) and won 396 to 296 (a spread of 100). Before this event, Cann had not played Vantol in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-12, +376.
Round 31		Cann played #15 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and lost 381 to 396 (a spread of -15). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Cann’s record vs. Barker 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: L. 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: #16. Current record: 18-13, +361.

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