Kevin Sears [#26] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Sears, 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. Sears currently has a record of 16-15, -39, and is ranked #36 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
	Given name(s): Kevin Surname(s): Sears Home: Louisville, KY, United States Occupation: Student USSO 2006 Division: 6 USSO 2006 Rank: 73/114, 13-15 -15

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	16-12 (0.571)
Past 1-12 months	9-7 (0.562)	WW LL W L WW LLL WW L WW
Past 13-24 months	4-4 (0.500)	L W L WWW LL
Past 25-36 months	3-1 (0.750)	W L WW
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

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 448 Average for: 366 Average against: 367
Round 1		Sears played #54 M W Schroeder (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 434 to 286 (a spread of 148). Before this event, Sears had not played Schroeder in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +148.
Round 2		Sears played #74 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 419 to 285 (a spread of 134). Before this event, Sears had not played Johnson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +282.
Round 3		Sears played #11 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and lost 335 to 475 (a spread of -140). Before this event, Sears had not played Fenske in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, +142.
Round 4		Sears played #13 John McClain (Franklin, IN) and lost 376 to 402 (a spread of -26). Before this event, Sears had not played McClain in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-2, +116.
Round 5		Sears played #80 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and won 387 to 331 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Sears had not played Boyd in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-2, +172.
Round 6		Sears played #78 Jack Howe (Paragould, AR) and won 412 to 279 (a spread of 133). Before this event, Sears had not played Howe in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +305.
Round 7		Sears played #34 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 404 to 305 (a spread of 99). Before this event, Sears had not played Cooper in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +404.
Round 8		Sears played #52 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and lost 329 to 339 (a spread of -10). Before this event, Sears had not played Hughes in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-3, +394.
Round 9		Sears played #38 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 400 to 373 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Sears had not played Bianca in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, +421.
Round 10		Sears played #57 JC Green (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 330 to 421 (a spread of -91). Before this event, Sears had not played Green in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-4, +330.
Round 11		Sears played #3 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 327 to 372 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Sears had not played Bonin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-5, +285.
Round 12		Sears played #23 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 337 to 504 (a spread of -167). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Sears’s record vs. Kaye in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #41. Current record: 6-6, +118.
Round 13		Sears played #33 Brenda Brunson (Chicago, IL) and won 332 to 323 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Sears had not played Brunson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-6, +127.
Round 14		Sears played #55 Polly Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 430 to 276 (a spread of 154). Before this event, Sears had not played Lenzen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-6, +281.
Round 15		Sears played #12 Thomas Michaels (Chuckey, TN) and won 364 to 266 (a spread of 98). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: LEXINGTON, KY Sears’s record vs. Michaels in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WWL. 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: #19. Current record: 9-6, +379.
Round 16		Sears played #45 Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI) and won 431 to 274 (a spread of 157). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Sears’s record vs. Vantol 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: #14. Current record: 10-6, +536.
Round 17		Sears played #9 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 396 to 350 (a spread of 46). Before this event, Sears had not played Cole in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, +582.
Round 18		Sears played #43 Bernette Glover (Chicago, IL) and won 368 to 318 (a spread of 50). Before this event, Sears had not played Glover in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +632.
Round 19		Sears played #21 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and lost 282 to 384 (a spread of -102). Before this event, Sears had not played Li in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-7, +530.
Round 20		Sears played #4 Andrew Friedrich (Aurora, CO) and lost 325 to 397 (a spread of -72). Before this event, Sears had not played Friedrich in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-8, +458.
Round 21		Sears played #32 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 342 to 461 (a spread of -119). Before this event, Sears had not played Johnson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-9, +339.
Round 22		Sears played #8 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 353 to 427 (a spread of -74). Before this event, Sears had not played Cann in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-10, +265.
Round 23		Sears played #10 Fraser Simpson (Toronto ON) and lost 369 to 432 (a spread of -63). Before this event, Sears had not played Simpson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-11, +202.
Round 24		Sears played #50 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour, Vancouver Island BC) and won 448 to 278 (a spread of 170). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Sears’s record vs. Eilertsen 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: #25. Current record: 13-11, +372.
Round 25		Sears played #44 Carol Jones (Las Cruces, NM) and won 366 to 330 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Sears had not played Jones in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-11, +408.
Round 26		Sears played #27 Erica Moore (Chicago, IL) and lost 363 to 415 (a spread of -52). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Sears’s record vs. Moore in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #26. Current record: 14-12, +356.
Round 27		Sears played #41 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and lost 295 to 443 (a spread of -148). Before this event, Sears had not played Dancho in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-13, +208.
Round 28		Sears played #48 Beth Palmer (Mt. Vernon, IN) and won 378 to 370 (a spread of 8). Before this event, Sears had not played Palmer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-13, +216.
Round 29		Sears played #37 Wendell Smith (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 286 to 474 (a spread of -188). Before this event, Sears had not played Smith in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-14, +28.
Round 30		Sears played #59 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 408 to 383 (a spread of 25). Before this event, Sears had not played Besadny in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-14, +53.
Round 31		Sears played #68 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and lost 313 to 405 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Sears had not played Scholz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-15, -39.

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