Randy Greenspan [#16] at 2007 Big Apple ST

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On this page, you will find information about Randy Greenspan, 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, +158, and is ranked #24 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

[photo of Randy Greenspan]

Given name(s): Randy
Surname(s): Greenspan
Home: Buffalo, NY, United States
Awards: 2003-08 Bird-in-Hand, PA; 2004-03 Pigeon Forge, TN; 2004-07 Albany, NY
Hobbies: crosswords,retrotainment,pingpong
Occupation: postal clerk
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 102/149, 12-15 +274
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 102/149, 12-15 +274
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 74/176, 14-13 +284
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 33/176, 16-11 +290
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 48/134, 14.5-12.5 +160
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 12/108, 17-10 +478
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 7/126, 20-11 +570
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 40/98, 16-15 +317
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 110/132, 13-18 -440
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 101/172, 14-16 +372
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 53/87, 13-15 +214
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 54/76, 13-15 -478
WSC 1993 Rank: 17

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	116-96 (0.547)
Past 1-12 months	19-19 (0.500)	W LLLL WWW LLL W LL WWW LL WW LL W L W L W L WWW L WW LL W
Past 13-24 months	11-12 (0.478)	WWW LLL W LLLLL WW L W L WWW LL W
Past 25-36 months	18-23 (0.439)	L WWWW LL WW LL WWWW LLLLLLLLL WWWW LL W LLL W L W L W LL
Past 37-48 months	29-27 (0.518)	W L WW LLL W LL W LL WW LL WWWW L W LLL W L WWWWW LL W L W L W L WWWW LLL W LL W L W L W
Past 49-60 months	20-8 (0.714)	WWW L WW L WWWWW LL W L WW L WWWWW L WW L
Past 61-72 months	19-7 (0.731)	WWW L WTWWWTWWW LLL WW L W L WWWWW
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.

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 546 Average for: 407 Average against: 396
Round 1		Greenspan played #24 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 343 to 353 (a spread of -10). The last time these two played was 2006-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Greenspan’s record vs. Day 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: #26. Current record: 0-1, -10. Greenspan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Greenspan played #40 Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD) and won 380 to 346 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Greenspan had not played Bailey in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-1, +24.
Round 3		Greenspan played #7 David Koenig (Englewood, NJ) and lost 365 to 487 (a spread of -122). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY Greenspan’s record vs. Koenig in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WLL. Past 37-48 months: WL. 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: #29. Current record: 1-2, -98.
Round 4		Greenspan played #12 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 457 to 508 (a spread of -51). The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: PARSIPPANY,NJ Greenspan’s record vs. Viloria in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. 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: #34. Current record: 1-3, -149.
Round 5		Greenspan played #39 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 378 to 375 (a spread of 3). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN Greenspan’s record vs. Avrin 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: #31. Current record: 2-3, -146. Greenspan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6		Greenspan played #23 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and won 419 to 324 (a spread of 95). Before this event, Greenspan had not played DiBattista in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-3, -51.
Round 7		Greenspan played #36 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 402 to 342 (a spread of 60). Before this event, Greenspan had not played Whitmarsh in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-3, +9.
Round 8		Greenspan played #6 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and lost 390 to 399 (a spread of -9). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Greenspan’s record vs. Tiekert in the 8 years leading up to this event: 6-7 (0.462). Past 1-12 months: LLLWL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: WLWLW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-4, +0.
Round 9		Greenspan played #26 Joe Weinike (New York, NY) and won 476 to 422 (a spread of 54). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Greenspan’s record vs. Weinike in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-5 (0.375). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WLLLL. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-4, +54. Greenspan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10		Greenspan played #17 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 389 to 429 (a spread of -40). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Greenspan’s record vs. Linn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 6-7 (0.462). Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LWL. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: WLW. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-5, +14.
Round 11		Greenspan played #8 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 443 to 448 (a spread of -5). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Greenspan’s record vs. Appel in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-5 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LWL. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-6, +9. Greenspan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12		Greenspan played #14 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and won 371 to 366 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Greenspan had not played Faria in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-6, +14. Greenspan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Greenspan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13		Greenspan played #15 Mark McCraw (Croton, NY) and won 546 to 331 (a spread of 215). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: ALBANY, NY Greenspan’s record vs. McCraw in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. 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: #15. Current record: 7-6, +229.
Round 14		Greenspan played #10 Stefan Rau (Newington, CT) and lost 377 to 389 (a spread of -12). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Greenspan’s record vs. Rau in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WLL. 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: #20. Current record: 7-7, +217.
Round 15		Greenspan played #25 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 367 to 426 (a spread of -59). Before this event, Greenspan had not played Rosin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-8, +158. Greenspan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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