Jim Laris [#75] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Laris, 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. Laris currently has a record of 13-18, -811, and is ranked #70 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): Jim Surname(s): Laris Home: Altadena, CA, United States Hobbies: Traveling, Golf, Reading Occupation: Retired USSO 2006 Division: 6 USSO 2006 Rank: 102/114, 11-17 -652

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	0-3 (0.000)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
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

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 481 Average for: 329 Average against: 358
Round 1		Laris played #8 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 303 to 355 (a spread of -52). Before this event, Laris had not played Cann in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-1, -52.
Round 2		Laris played #30 Jim Barker (San José, CA) and won 366 to 302 (a spread of 64). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: LOS GATOS, CA Laris’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: 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: #37. Current record: 1-1, +12.
Round 3		Laris played #59 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 302 to 343 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Laris had not played Besadny in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-2, -29.
Round 4		Laris played #77 Peggy Grant (Blythewood, SC) and lost 330 to 358 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Laris had not played Grant in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-3, -57.
Round 5		Laris played #56 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and lost 374 to 387 (a spread of -13). Before this event, Laris had not played Slater in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-4, -70.
Round 6		Laris played #66 Stanley Angrist (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 385 to 328 (a spread of 57). Before this event, Laris had not played Angrist in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-4, -13.
Round 7		Laris played #69 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 276 to 345 (a spread of -69). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Laris’s record vs. Konkol 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: #64. Current record: 2-5, -82.
Round 8		Laris played #5 Jim Bryant (Clayton, IN) and won 324 to 300 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Laris had not played Bryant in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-5, -58.
Round 9		Laris played #62 Sophia Murzin (Dearborn Heights, MI) and lost 275 to 377 (a spread of -102). Before this event, Laris had not played Murzin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-6, -160.
Round 10		Laris played #60 Martha Mills (Charleston, WV) and lost 279 to 456 (a spread of -177). Before this event, Laris had not played Mills in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-7, -337.
Round 11		Laris played #65 Leah Patriarco (Chicago, IL) and lost 316 to 436 (a spread of -120). Before this event, Laris had not played Patriarco in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-8, -457.
Round 12		Laris played #63 Janet Griesel (Madison, WI) and lost 316 to 370 (a spread of -54). Before this event, Laris had not played Griesel in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-9, -511.
Round 13		Laris played #80 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and won 306 to 293 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Laris had not played Boyd in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-9, -498.
Round 14		Laris recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-9, -448.
Round 15		Laris played #31 Pat Hardwick (Stow, OH) and won 368 to 355 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Laris had not played Hardwick in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-9, -435.
Round 16		Laris played #74 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 301 to 287 (a spread of 14). Before this event, Laris had not played Johnson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-9, -421.
Round 17		Laris played #55 Polly Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 308 to 385 (a spread of -77). Before this event, Laris had not played Lenzen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-10, -498.
Round 18		Laris played #42 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 327 to 397 (a spread of -70). Before this event, Laris had not played Stock in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-11, -568.
Round 19		Laris played #71 Noah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 385 to 386 (a spread of -1). Before this event, Laris had not played Lieberman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-12, -569.
Round 20		Laris played #33 Brenda Brunson (Chicago, IL) and lost 288 to 408 (a spread of -120). Before this event, Laris had not played Brunson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-13, -689.
Round 21		Laris played #81 Florida Jones (Hazel Crest, IL) and won 394 to 299 (a spread of 95). Before this event, Laris had not played Jones in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-13, -594.
Round 22		Laris played #46 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and lost 289 to 480 (a spread of -191). Before this event, Laris had not played Mahmood in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-14, -785.
Round 23		Laris played #79 Barbara Delano (Erie, PA) and lost 310 to 392 (a spread of -82). Before this event, Laris had not played Delano in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-15, -867.
Round 24		Laris played #76 Eunice Smith (Southfield, MI) and won 334 to 329 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Laris had not played Smith in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-15, -862.
Round 25		Laris played #29 Vi Greene (Erie, PA) and won 340 to 300 (a spread of 40). Before this event, Laris had not played Greene in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-15, -822.
Round 26		Laris played #78 Jack Howe (Paragould, AR) and won 374 to 331 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Laris had not played Howe in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-15, -779.
Round 27		Laris played #78 Jack Howe (Paragould, AR) again and lost 283 to 391 (a spread of -108). Before this event, Laris had not played Howe in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-16, -887.
Round 28		Laris played #67 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 272 to 432 (a spread of -160). Before this event, Laris had not played Fernando in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-17, -1047.
Round 29		Laris played #73 Kaye Platts (Evansville, IN) and won 481 to 268 (a spread of 213). Before this event, Laris had not played Platts in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 12-17, -834.
Round 30		Laris played #82 Lillian Zoller (Dayton, OH) and won 364 to 340 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Laris had not played Zoller in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13-17, -810.
Round 31		Laris played #61 Dianne Watson (Burlington ON) and lost 304 to 305 (a spread of -1). Before this event, Laris had not played Watson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-18, -811.

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