Neva Slater [#56] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Neva Slater, 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. Slater currently has a record of 15.5-15.5, -16, and is ranked #41 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 Neva Slater]

Given name(s): Neva
Surname(s): Slater
Home: Manchester, CT, United States
Hobbies: Bowling
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1989 Division: 2
NSC 1989 Rank: 45/70, 13-14 -328
NSC 1992 Division: 2
NSC 1992 Rank: 119/139, 11-16 -787
NSC 1994 Division: 3
NSC 1994 Rank: 33/70, 14-13 -23
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 36/120, 15-12 +156
NSC 1998 Division: 4
NSC 1998 Rank: 64/125, 15-16 +322
NSC 2000 Division: 5
NSC 2000 Rank: 54/78, 14-17 -293
NSC 2002 Division: 6
NSC 2002 Rank: 23/88, 17-14 +707
NSC 2004 Division: 6
NSC 2004 Rank: 24/76, 16.5-13.5 +242
NSC 2005 Division: 6
NSC 2005 Rank: 80/131, 13-15 +354
USSO 2006 Division: 6
USSO 2006 Rank: 31/114, 16-12 +86

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	23-17 (0.575)
Past 1-12 months	1-5 (0.167)	L W LLLL
Past 13-24 months	6-7 (0.462)	L W LL WWWW LLLL W
Past 25-36 months	5-4 (0.556)	WW LL W LL WW
Past 37-48 months	6-1 (0.857)	WWWW L WW
Past 49-60 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 61-72 months	4-0 (1.000)	WWWW
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 522 Average for: 354 Average against: 355
Round 1		Slater played #35 Gary Sharon (Mount Pleasant, MI) and won 522 to 293 (a spread of 229). Before this event, Slater had not played Sharon in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +229.
Round 2		Slater played #4 Andrew Friedrich (Aurora, CO) and lost 336 to 418 (a spread of -82). Before this event, Slater had not played Friedrich in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, +147.
Round 3		Slater played #80 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and lost 228 to 345 (a spread of -117). Before this event, Slater had not played Boyd in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-2, +30.
Round 4		Slater played #3 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 350 to 441 (a spread of -91). Before this event, Slater had not played Bonin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-3, -61.
Round 5		Slater played #75 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 387 to 374 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Slater had not played Laris in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-3, -48.
Round 6		Slater played #69 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and tied at 297. Before this event, Slater had not played Konkol in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2.5-3.5, -48.
Round 7		Slater played #71 Noah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 299 to 367 (a spread of -68). Before this event, Slater had not played Lieberman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2.5-4.5, -116.
Round 8		Slater played #72 Melissa Brown (Eden Prairie, MN) and won 359 to 298 (a spread of 61). Before this event, Slater had not played Brown in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3.5-4.5, -55.
Round 9		Slater played #29 Vi Greene (Erie, PA) and lost 347 to 359 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Slater had not played Greene in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3.5-5.5, -67.
Round 10		Slater played #30 Jim Barker (San José, CA) and won 382 to 296 (a spread of 86). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Slater’s record vs. Barker in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: WW. 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: #48. Current record: 4.5-5.5, +19.
Round 11		Slater played #42 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 348 to 356 (a spread of -8). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Slater’s record vs. Stock in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: #57. Current record: 4.5-6.5, +11.
Round 12		Slater played #51 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and lost 342 to 362 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Slater had not played Major in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4.5-7.5, -9.
Round 13		Slater played #61 Dianne Watson (Burlington ON) and won 411 to 377 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Slater had not played Watson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5.5-7.5, +25.
Round 14		Slater played #37 Wendell Smith (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 349 to 363 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Slater had not played Smith in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5.5-8.5, +11.
Round 15		Slater played #67 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 330 to 442 (a spread of -112). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Slater’s record vs. Fernando 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: #69. Current record: 5.5-9.5, -101.
Round 16		Slater played #63 Janet Griesel (Madison, WI) and won 335 to 279 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Slater had not played Griesel in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -45.
Round 17		Slater played #64 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 397 to 386 (a spread of 11). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Slater’s record vs. Dunlop 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: W. 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: #56. Current record: 7.5-9.5, -34.
Round 18		Slater played #78 Jack Howe (Paragould, AR) and lost 294 to 414 (a spread of -120). Before this event, Slater had not played Howe in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7.5-10.5, -154.
Round 19		Slater played #44 Carol Jones (Las Cruces, NM) and lost 276 to 306 (a spread of -30). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Slater’s record vs. Jones 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: #65. Current record: 7.5-11.5, -184.
Round 20		Slater played #49 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) and won 423 to 370 (a spread of 53). The last time these two played was 2006-12 at: SHELTON, CT Slater’s record vs. Millard in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: L. 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: #63. Current record: 8.5-11.5, -131.
Round 21		Slater played #74 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 401 to 297 (a spread of 104). Before this event, Slater had not played Johnson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9.5-11.5, -27.
Round 22		Slater played #60 Martha Mills (Charleston, WV) and won 457 to 288 (a spread of 169). Before this event, Slater had not played Mills in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10.5-11.5, +142.
Round 23		Slater played #77 Peggy Grant (Blythewood, SC) and won 347 to 305 (a spread of 42). Before this event, Slater had not played Grant in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11.5-11.5, +184.
Round 24		Slater played #36 Mike Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 512 to 328 (a spread of 184). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY Slater’s record vs. Sherman 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: #37. Current record: 12.5-11.5, +368.
Round 25		Slater played #34 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 327 to 292 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Slater had not played Cooper in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13.5-11.5, +403.
Round 26		Slater played #41 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and lost 297 to 440 (a spread of -143). Before this event, Slater had not played Dancho in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +260.
Round 27		Slater played #47 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 253 to 430 (a spread of -177). Before this event, Slater had not played Lezin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13.5-13.5, +83.
Round 28		Slater played #50 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour, Vancouver Island BC) and won 340 to 313 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Slater had not played Eilertsen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14.5-13.5, +110.
Round 29		Slater played #24 Ann McClain (Franklin, IN) and won 381 to 312 (a spread of 69). Before this event, Slater had not played McClain in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15.5-13.5, +179.
Round 30		Slater played #18 Brett Constantine (Exeter, NH) and lost 374 to 472 (a spread of -98). Before this event, Slater had not played Constantine in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +81. Slater is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 31		Slater played #33 Brenda Brunson (Chicago, IL) and lost 280 to 377 (a spread of -97). Before this event, Slater had not played Brunson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15.5-15.5, -16.

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