Ricky Sirois [#56] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Ricky Sirois, 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. Sirois currently has a record of 17-14, +426, and is ranked #28 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
	Given name(s): Ricky Surname(s): Sirois Home: Overland Park, KS, United States Awards: 2005 Arden Cup -- Division E -- 3rd place Hobbies: poetry; video games; movies; music Occupation: Teacher NSC 2005 Division: 6 NSC 2005 Rank: 5/131, 19-9 +886 USSO 2006 Division: 5 USSO 2006 Rank: 2/88, 20.5- 7.5 +505

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	16.5-14.5 (0.532)
Past 1-12 months	10-6 (0.625)	L W L WW LLLL WWWWWWW
Past 13-24 months	3.5-4.5 (0.438)	LL W LL WWT
Past 25-36 months	3-4 (0.429)	W LLL W L 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

Rank Diagram
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 483 Average for: 394 Average against: 380
Before the Tournament		Sirois is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (6 hits).
Round 1		Sirois played #47 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 364 to 486 (a spread of -122). Before this event, Sirois had not played Michlin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-1, -122.
Round 2		Sirois played #1 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 418 to 386 (a spread of 32). Before this event, Sirois had not played Houlgate-West in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-1, -90.
Round 3		Sirois played #101 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and lost 315 to 329 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Sirois had not played Mair in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-2, -104.
Round 4		Sirois played #61 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 406 to 369 (a spread of 37). Before this event, Sirois had not played Sealy in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-2, -67.
Round 5		Sirois played #37 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 470 to 448 (a spread of 22). Before this event, Sirois had not played Thomas in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-2, -45.
Round 6		Sirois played #36 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and lost 345 to 376 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Sirois had not played Solis in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-3, -76.
Round 7		Sirois played #18 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and won 397 to 329 (a spread of 68). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Sirois’s record vs. Koselke in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #45. Current record: 4-3, -8.
Round 8		Sirois played #10 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and won 444 to 409 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Sirois had not played Gradus in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-3, +27.
Round 9		Sirois played #39 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 326 to 432 (a spread of -106). Before this event, Sirois had not played Wise in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-4, -79.
Round 10		Sirois played #65 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 421 to 321 (a spread of 100). Before this event, Sirois had not played Gest in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-4, +21.
Round 11		Sirois played #19 Gabriel Wong (Burnaby BC) and won 427 to 296 (a spread of 131). Before this event, Sirois had not played Wong in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-4, +152.
Round 12		Sirois played #46 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and won 435 to 280 (a spread of 155). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: URBANA, IL Sirois’s record vs. Collins in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #18. Current record: 8-4, +307.
Round 13		Sirois played #43 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) and won 373 to 358 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Sirois had not played McDougall in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-4, +322.
Round 14		Sirois played #5 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 352 to 405 (a spread of -53). Before this event, Sirois had not played Fischer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-5, +269.
Round 15		Sirois played #31 Charmaine Wolfe (N. Tonawanda, NY) and won 401 to 338 (a spread of 63). Before this event, Sirois had not played Wolfe in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, +332.
Round 16		Sirois played #69 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and won 407 to 385 (a spread of 22). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Sirois’s record vs. Justice in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-5 (0.444). Past 1-12 months: LWLW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WLLL. 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: #10. Current record: 11-5, +354.
Round 17		Sirois played #13 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and won 449 to 393 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Sirois had not played Asaka in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +410.
Round 18		Sirois played #4 Michael Wolfberg (Westford, MA) and lost 394 to 445 (a spread of -51). Before this event, Sirois had not played Wolfberg in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-6, +359.
Round 19		Sirois played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and won 440 to 325 (a spread of 115). Before this event, Sirois had not played Wallis in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +474.
Round 20		Sirois played #40 Michael David (Portage, WI) and won 389 to 387 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Sirois had not played David in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +476.
Round 21		Sirois played #20 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 465 to 297 (a spread of 168). Before this event, Sirois had not played Hollington in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +644.
Round 22		Sirois played #44 Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH) and lost 397 to 404 (a spread of -7). Before this event, Sirois had not played Zeigler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +637.
Round 23		Sirois played #9 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 354 to 398 (a spread of -44). Before this event, Sirois had not played Wilson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-8, +593.
Round 24		Sirois played #15 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and lost 312 to 424 (a spread of -112). Before this event, Sirois had not played Mayer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-9, +481.
Round 25		Sirois played #8 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 400 to 410 (a spread of -10). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sirois’s record vs. Hopper 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: #15. Current record: 15-10, +471.
Round 26		Sirois played #79 Samantha Southard (Albany, NY) and lost 328 to 361 (a spread of -33). Before this event, Sirois had not played Southard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-11, +438.
Round 27		Sirois played #17 Andrew Gaertner (Glenwood City, WI) and lost 334 to 421 (a spread of -87). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Sirois’s record vs. Gaertner 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: #28. Current record: 15-12, +351.
Round 28		Sirois played #12 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 483 to 328 (a spread of 155). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Sirois’s record vs. Hembrook in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #21. Current record: 16-12, +506.
Round 29		Sirois played #85 George Viebranz (Strongsville, OH) and won 453 to 385 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Sirois had not played Viebranz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-12, +574.
Round 30		Sirois played #62 Chad Harris (Clemson, SC) and lost 344 to 462 (a spread of -118). Before this event, Sirois had not played Harris in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-13, +456.
Round 31		Sirois played #43 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) again and lost 369 to 399 (a spread of -30). Before this event, Sirois had not played McDougall in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 17-14, +426.

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