Matt Graham [#4] at 2007 Big Apple ST

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On this page, you will find information about Matt Graham, who is competing at the 2007 Big Apple ST. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-2, +745, and is ranked #1 in Division 1.

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

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Given name(s): Matt
Surname(s): Graham
Home: New York, NY, United States
Awards: (2nd) 1997 WSC; 2002-05, 2003-05 Stamford, CT; 2003-06, 2005-01 Atlantic City, NJ;2004-09 Parsippany, NJ; 2005-01 Oshawa, ON
Hobbies: clabbers
Occupation: not provided
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 114/176, 12-15 +891
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 57/134, 13-13 +209
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 22/108, 16-11 +326
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 65/126, 15-16 +485
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 25/98, 18-13 +101
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 55/132, 16-15 +684
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 37/172, 17-13 +962
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 18/87, 16-12 +1213
WSC 1993 Rank: 28
WSC 1997 Rank: 2
WSC 2001 Rank: 46

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	99-75 (0.569)
Past 1-12 months	11-11 (0.500)	L WWW LL W LLL WW LLL WW L WW L W
Past 13-24 months	5-3 (0.625)	LLL WWWWW
Past 25-36 months	15-16 (0.484)	W LLLL WW LL WW L WW L WW LLLLL WWW LL W L WW
Past 37-48 months	19-8 (0.704)	WW LLL WWWWWWWWWWWWWWW L W LLL W L
Past 49-60 months	27-20 (0.574)	WWW L W LLLLLLLLL W LLLLL WW L WW L WWWWWWWW L WWWW L W L WWWWW
Past 61-72 months	22-17 (0.564)	LL WW LL W L W L W L WW L WWW LL WWW L WW L W L W LL WWWWW LL
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

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Round by Round
High score: 507 Average for: 437 Average against: 387
Before the Tournament		Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Graham is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Graham played #39 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 494 to 315 (a spread of 179). Before this event, Graham had not played Avrin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +179. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Graham played #30 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 404 to 364 (a spread of 40). Before this event, Graham had not played Tier in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +219.
Round 3		Graham played #19 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 470 to 442 (a spread of 28). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Graham’s record vs. Tangredi in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-5 (0.444). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LLW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LLWW. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +247. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Graham is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4		Graham played #17 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 482 to 420 (a spread of 62). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Graham’s record vs. Linn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 11-3 (0.786). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WLLWWW. Past 61-72 months: LWWWW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +309. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Graham is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 5		Graham played #34 Jill Pfeiffer (Lancaster, PA) and won 405 to 385 (a spread of 20). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Graham’s record vs. Pfeiffer 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: #1. Current record: 5-0, +329.
Round 6		Graham played #32 Marjorie Schoneboom (Central Islip, NY) and won 448 to 378 (a spread of 70). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Graham’s record vs. Schoneboom in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: #1. Current record: 6-0, +399. Graham is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 7		Graham played #24 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and won 473 to 402 (a spread of 71). Before this event, Graham had not played Day in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +470. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Graham played #9 Merrill Kaitz (Amesbury, MA) and won 433 to 404 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Graham had not played Kaitz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-0, +499. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Graham played #3 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 426 to 368 (a spread of 58). Before this event, Graham had not played O'Laughlin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-0, +557. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Graham is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10		Graham played #20 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 489 to 361 (a spread of 128). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Graham’s record vs. Le 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: #1. Current record: 10-0, +685. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Graham is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11		Graham played #13 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 380 to 335 (a spread of 45). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Graham’s record vs. Zxqkj 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: L. 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: #1. Current record: 11-0, +730. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Graham is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 12		Graham played #18 Augustine Adda (Belleville, NJ) and lost 306 to 499 (a spread of -193). Before this event, Graham had not played Adda in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-1, +537. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Graham is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 13		Graham played #24 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) again and won 507 to 350 (a spread of 157). Before this event, Graham had not played Day in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-1, +694. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 14		Graham played #24 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) for the third time and won 503 to 352 (a spread of 151). Before this event, Graham had not played Day in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-1, +845. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Graham is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15		Graham played #10 Stefan Rau (Newington, CT) and lost 328 to 428 (a spread of -100). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Graham’s record vs. Rau in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-2 (0.714). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WW. 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: #1. Current record: 13-2, +745. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Graham is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
After the Tournament		Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Graham is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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