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Sam Hollington [#20] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Hollington, 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. Hollington currently has a record of 19-12, +434, and is ranked #11 in Division 3.

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 Sam Hollington]

Given name(s): Sam
Surname(s): Hollington
Home: St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Hobbies: Sports
Occupation: Self employed
USSO 2006 Division: 4
USSO 2006 Rank: 1/116, 22- 6 +1175
Career History
8-year record against other players at this event16-12 (0.571) 
Past 1-12 months4-7 (0.364)W LL W LL W L W LL
Past 13-24 months11-4 (0.733)WWWWWWW LL WW L WW L
Past 25-36 months1-0 (1.000)W
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 months0-1 (0.000)L
Past 61-72 monthsno games
Past 73-84 monthsno games
Past 85-96 monthsno games
Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round by Round

High score: 540
Average for: 388
Average against: 374

Round 1

[photo of Wilma Pitzer]

Hollington played #90 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 429 to 283 (a spread of 146).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Pitzer in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 1-0, +146.

Round 2

[photo of Gary Perman]

Hollington played #70 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 433 to 430 (a spread of 3).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Perman in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 2-0, +149.

Round 3

[photo of Pat Diener]

Hollington played #51 Pat Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 361 to 410 (a spread of -49).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Diener in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 2-1, +100.

Round 4

[photo of Becky Dyer]

Hollington played #35 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 422 to 330 (a spread of 92).

The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN

Hollington’s record vs. Dyer 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: #17.

Current record: 3-1, +192.

Round 5

[photo of Lynda Wise]

Hollington played #39 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 390 to 297 (a spread of 93).

The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN

Hollington’s record vs. Wise 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: #9.

Current record: 4-1, +285.

Round 6

[photo of Laura Moyer]

Hollington played #60 Laura Moyer (Fredericksburg, VA) and won 517 to 299 (a spread of 218).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Moyer in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 5-1, +503.

Round 7

[photo of Michael David]

Hollington played #40 Michael David (Portage, WI) and lost 328 to 372 (a spread of -44).

Before this event, Hollington had not played David in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 5-2, +459.

Round 8

[photo of Charlene H. White]

Hollington played #54 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 375 to 399 (a spread of -24).

Before this event, Hollington had not played White in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 5-3, +435.

Round 9

[photo of Errol Wilson]

Hollington played #9 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 370 to 465 (a spread of -95).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Wilson in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 5-4, +340.

Round 10

[photo of Samantha Southard]

Hollington played #79 Samantha Southard (Albany, NY) and lost 336 to 465 (a spread of -129).

The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN

Hollington’s record vs. Southard 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: #44.

Current record: 5-5, +211.

Round 11

[photo of Roger Cullman]

Hollington played #30 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 350 to 342 (a spread of 8).

The last time these two played was 2002-11 at: BRANTFORD, ONT, CAN

Hollington’s record vs. Cullman 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: no games.
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: #37.

Current record: 6-5, +219.

Round 12

[photo of Mary M Gordon]

Hollington played #26 Mary M Gordon (Garden Grove, CA) and won 349 to 344 (a spread of 5).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Gordon in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 7-5, +224.

Round 13

[photo of Marie Puma]

Hollington played #58 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and won 467 to 229 (a spread of 238).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Puma in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 8-5, +462.

Round 14

[photo of Linda Oliva]

Hollington played #29 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 402 to 280 (a spread of 122).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Oliva in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 9-5, +584.

Round 15

[photo of Ruben Solis]

Hollington played #36 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and won 366 to 314 (a spread of 52).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Solis in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 10-5, +636.

Round 16

[photo of Maureen Kennerk]

Hollington played #42 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 423 to 350 (a spread of 73).

The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN

Hollington’s record vs. Kennerk 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: #6.

Current record: 11-5, +709.

Round 17

[photo of Ryan Fischer]

Hollington played #5 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 404 to 353 (a spread of 51).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Fischer in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 12-5, +760.

Round 18

[photo of Carlene Wallis]

Hollington played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 330 to 410 (a spread of -80).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Wallis in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 12-6, +680.

Round 19

[photo of Mike Wolfberg]

Hollington played #4 Michael Wolfberg (Westford, MA) and won 424 to 378 (a spread of 46).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Wolfberg in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 13-6, +726.

Hollington is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 20

[photo of Pete Zeigler]

Hollington played #44 Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH) and lost 294 to 446 (a spread of -152).

The last time these two played was 2006-07 at: TORONTO, ONT CANADA

Hollington’s record vs. Zeigler 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: #8.

Current record: 13-7, +574.

Round 21

[photo of Ricky Sirois]

Hollington played #56 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and lost 297 to 465 (a spread of -168).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Sirois in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 13-8, +406.

Round 22

[photo of George Asaka]

Hollington played #13 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and won 424 to 319 (a spread of 105).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Asaka in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 14-8, +511.

Round 23

[photo of Larry P. Gradus]

Hollington played #10 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and won 385 to 312 (a spread of 73).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Gradus in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 15-8, +584.

Round 24

[photo of Chad Hopper]

Hollington played #8 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 399 to 427 (a spread of -28).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Hopper in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 15-9, +556.

Round 25

[photo of Gabriel Wong]

Hollington played #19 Gabriel Wong (Burnaby BC) and won 540 to 472 (a spread of 68).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Wong in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 16-9, +624.

Round 26

[photo of Pete Zeigler]

Hollington played #44 Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH) again and lost 394 to 512 (a spread of -118).

The last time these two played was 2006-07 at: TORONTO, ONT CANADA

Hollington’s record vs. Zeigler 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: #11.

Current record: 16-10, +506.

Round 27

[photo of Roger Cullman]

Hollington played #30 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) again and won 360 to 352 (a spread of 8).

The last time these two played was 2002-11 at: BRANTFORD, ONT, CAN

Hollington’s record vs. Cullman 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: no games.
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: #9.

Current record: 17-10, +514.

Round 28

[photo of Barbara Van Alen]

Hollington played #48 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and won 400 to 395 (a spread of 5).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Van Alen in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 18-10, +519.

Round 29

[photo of Carlynn Mayer]

Hollington played #15 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and lost 340 to 351 (a spread of -11).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Mayer in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 18-11, +508.

Round 30

[photo of Rob Long]

Hollington played #21 Rob Long (Sterling Heights, MI) and lost 369 to 444 (a spread of -75).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Long in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 18-12, +433.

Round 31

[photo of Lynda Finn]

Hollington played #74 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 341 to 340 (a spread of 1).

Before this event, Hollington had not played Finn in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 19-12, +434.