Mark McCraw [#15] at 2007 Big Apple ST

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On this page, you will find information about Mark McCraw, 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 7-8, -323, and is ranked #30 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
	Given name(s): Mark Surname(s): McCraw Home: Croton, NY, United States

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	17-6 (0.739)
Past 1-12 months	12-3 (0.800)	WW L W L WWWWW L WWWW
Past 13-24 months	4-3 (0.571)	L WW L W L W
Past 25-36 months	1-0 (1.000)	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

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: 486 Average for: 383 Average against: 405
Round 1		McCraw played #32 Marjorie Schoneboom (Central Islip, NY) and lost 414 to 502 (a spread of -88). Before this event, McCraw had not played Schoneboom in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 0-1, -88.
Round 2		McCraw played #42 Susi Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and lost 367 to 417 (a spread of -50). Before this event, McCraw had not played Tiekert in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-2, -138.
Round 3		McCraw played #11 Rod MacNeil (Somerville, MA) and won 365 to 300 (a spread of 65). Before this event, McCraw had not played MacNeil in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-2, -73.
Round 4		McCraw played #35 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 419 to 404 (a spread of 15). Before this event, McCraw had not played Goldstein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-2, -58.
Round 5		McCraw played #12 John Viloria (New York, NY) and won 429 to 369 (a spread of 60). Before this event, McCraw had not played Viloria in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-2, +2.
Round 6		McCraw played #1 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 486 to 365 (a spread of 121). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ALBANY, NY McCraw’s record vs. Mallick 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: #11. Current record: 4-2, +123.
Round 7		McCraw played #18 Augustine Adda (Belleville, NJ) and lost 376 to 385 (a spread of -9). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY McCraw’s record vs. Adda 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: #12. Current record: 4-3, +114.
Round 8		McCraw played #10 Stefan Rau (Newington, CT) and won 355 to 337 (a spread of 18). Before this event, McCraw had not played Rau in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-3, +132. McCraw is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9		McCraw played #13 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 328 to 528 (a spread of -200). Before this event, McCraw had not played Zxqkj in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-4, -68.
Round 10		McCraw played #2 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 329 to 503 (a spread of -174). Before this event, McCraw had not played Katz-Brown in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-5, -242. McCraw is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). McCraw is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 11		McCraw played #5 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 365 to 382 (a spread of -17). Before this event, McCraw had not played Edley in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-6, -259. McCraw is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). McCraw is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 12		McCraw played #28 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and won 417 to 328 (a spread of 89). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT McCraw’s record vs. Cahnmann 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: #23. Current record: 6-6, -170.
Round 13		McCraw played #16 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 331 to 546 (a spread of -215). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: ALBANY, NY McCraw’s record vs. Greenspan 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: #30. Current record: 6-7, -385.
Round 14		McCraw played #19 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 340 to 354 (a spread of -14). Before this event, McCraw had not played Tangredi in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-8, -399.
Round 15		McCraw played #22 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 426 to 350 (a spread of 76). The last time these two played was 2006-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY McCraw’s record vs. Stegman 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: #30. Current record: 7-8, -323.

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