Ron Barker [#15] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Ronald Barker, 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. Barker currently has a record of 19-12, +293, and is ranked #11 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 Ronald Barker]

Given name(s): Ronald
Surname(s): Barker
Home: Boise, ID, United States
Awards: 3 great kids!! plus won state champ 13 mile footrace in CA and AZ in masters div
Hobbies: fresh air-aerobic
Occupation: soc security
NSC 2000 Division: 6
NSC 2000 Rank: 12/77, 19-12 +488
NSC 2002 Division: 6
NSC 2002 Rank: 19/88, 18-13 +457
NSC 2004 Division: 5
NSC 2004 Rank: 6/90, 19.5-10.5 +240
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 55/93, 13-15 +58
USSO 2006 Division: 5
USSO 2006 Rank: 77/88, 11-17 -522

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	18-11 (0.621)
Past 1-12 months	3-2 (0.600)	WWW LL
Past 13-24 months	6-3 (0.667)	L WWWW L WW L
Past 25-36 months	4-1 (0.800)	L WWWW
Past 37-48 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
Past 49-60 months	1-2 (0.333)	W LL
Past 61-72 months	2-2 (0.500)	WW LL
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 516 Average for: 379 Average against: 369
Round 1		Barker played #66 Stanley Angrist (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 415 to 344 (a spread of 71). Before this event, Barker had not played Angrist in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +71.
Round 2		Barker played #49 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) and won 516 to 341 (a spread of 175). Before this event, Barker had not played Millard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +246. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 3		Barker played #23 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 406 to 494 (a spread of -88). Before this event, Barker had not played Kaye in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +158.
Round 4		Barker played #70 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and won 454 to 311 (a spread of 143). Before this event, Barker had not played De Young in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +301.
Round 5		Barker played #24 Ann McClain (Franklin, IN) and won 461 to 305 (a spread of 156). Before this event, Barker had not played McClain in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +457.
Round 6		Barker played #57 JC Green (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 387 to 271 (a spread of 116). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: RENO, NV Barker’s record vs. Green in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: W. 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: #3. Current record: 5-1, +573.
Round 7		Barker played #7 Lesley Salas (Shorewood, WI) and won 393 to 293 (a spread of 100). Before this event, Barker had not played Salas in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +673.
Round 8		Barker played #21 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and lost 335 to 367 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Barker had not played Li in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +641.
Round 9		Barker played #14 Brad Mills (Charleston, WV) and won 424 to 303 (a spread of 121). Before this event, Barker had not played Mills in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +762.
Round 10		Barker played #11 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and lost 329 to 508 (a spread of -179). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: PORTLAND, OR Barker’s record vs. Fenske in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. 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: #5. Current record: 7-3, +583.
Round 11		Barker played #9 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 458 to 270 (a spread of 188). Before this event, Barker had not played Cole in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +771.
Round 12		Barker played #28 David A Brown (Lexington, KY) and won 337 to 311 (a spread of 26). Before this event, Barker had not played Brown in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-3, +797.
Round 13		Barker played #4 Andrew Friedrich (Aurora, CO) and lost 302 to 442 (a spread of -140). Before this event, Barker had not played Friedrich in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +657.
Round 14		Barker played #20 Betzy Collins (Thornhill ON) and won 422 to 401 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Barker had not played Collins in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +678. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15		Barker played #32 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 287 to 467 (a spread of -180). Before this event, Barker had not played Johnson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +498. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 16		Barker played #3 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 343 to 374 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Barker had not played Bonin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +467.
Round 17		Barker played #22 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 481 to 449 (a spread of 32). Before this event, Barker had not played Huber in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-6, +499.
Round 18		Barker played #13 John McClain (Franklin, IN) and won 370 to 296 (a spread of 74). Before this event, Barker had not played McClain in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +573.
Round 19		Barker played #1 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 315 to 417 (a spread of -102). Before this event, Barker had not played Krafchick in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +471.
Round 20		Barker played #27 Erica Moore (Chicago, IL) and lost 247 to 394 (a spread of -147). Before this event, Barker had not played Moore in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +324.
Round 21		Barker played #6 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 275 to 497 (a spread of -222). Before this event, Barker had not played Scott in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-9, +102.
Round 22		Barker played #47 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 364 to 347 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Barker had not played Lezin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-9, +119.
Round 23		Barker played #48 Beth Palmer (Mt. Vernon, IN) and won 422 to 296 (a spread of 126). Before this event, Barker had not played Palmer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +245.
Round 24		Barker played #10 Fraser Simpson (Toronto ON) and lost 334 to 380 (a spread of -46). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Barker’s record vs. Simpson 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: #18. Current record: 14-10, +199.
Round 25		Barker played #43 Bernette Glover (Chicago, IL) and won 374 to 335 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Barker had not played Glover in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +238.
Round 26		Barker played #10 Fraser Simpson (Toronto ON) again and lost 343 to 372 (a spread of -29). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Barker’s record vs. Simpson 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: #18. Current record: 15-11, +209.
Round 27		Barker played #32 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) again and lost 349 to 367 (a spread of -18). Before this event, Barker had not played Johnson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-12, +191.
Round 28		Barker played #35 Gary Sharon (Mount Pleasant, MI) and won 421 to 378 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Barker had not played Sharon in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-12, +234.
Round 29		Barker played #16 Tony Anzaldi (Royal Oak, MI) and won 386 to 365 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Barker had not played Anzaldi in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-12, +255.
Round 30		Barker played #38 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 394 to 371 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Barker had not played Bianca in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-12, +278.
Round 31		Barker played #8 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 396 to 381 (a spread of 15). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Barker’s record vs. Cann 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: W. 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: #11. Current record: 19-12, +293.

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