August 22–24, 2008
New York, NY

BASD 2008: Dave Wiegand [#7]

On this page, you will find information about Dave Wiegand, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Showdown. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 10-6, +310, and is ranked #6.

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 Dave Wiegand]

Given name(s): Dave
Surname(s): Wiegand
Home: Portland, OR, United States
Awards: (9th) 2001 WSC; (2nd) 1994 (3rd) 2000 (6th) 2002 NSC (1st) 2005 NSC; 2004-05 Seattle, WA; 2004-06 SWILLINS; 2004-09 Portland and numerous other Western US tournament
Hobbies: Bridge, Music
Occupation: Mortgage Underwriter
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 2/134, 19-8 +1447
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 26/108, 15.5-10.5 +915
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 14/126, 19-12 +525
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 3/98, 21-10 +1410
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 6/132, 20-11 +1495
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 86/172, 15-15 -62
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 1/87, 21-7 +1074
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 47/76, 13-15 +217
WSC 1999 Rank: 17
WSC 2001 Rank: 9
WSC 2003 Rank: 55
WSC 2005 Rank: 8

Round by Round
High score: 466 Average for: 418 Average against: 399
Before the Tournament		Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Wiegand played #2 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 442 to 350 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +92. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 2		Wiegand played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 449 to 360 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +181. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3		Wiegand played #19 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 382 to 339 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +224. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4		Wiegand played #15 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 328 to 383 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-1, +169. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Wiegand played #3 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 450 to 479 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-2, +140. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Wiegand played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 432 to 356 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-2, +216. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Wiegand played #9 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 457 to 492 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-3, +181. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Wiegand played #14 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and won 428 to 408 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-3, +201. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Wiegand played #6 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 403 to 399 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +205. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Wiegand played #10 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 429 to 385 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-3, +249.
Round 11		Wiegand played #12 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 399 to 470 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-4, +178. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Wiegand played #15 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) again and won 391 to 357 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-4, +212. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Wiegand played #15 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) for the third time and lost 408 to 482 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-5, +138. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Wiegand played #10 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) again and lost 466 to 498 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-6, +106. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Wiegand played #16 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 399 to 352 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-6, +153. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Wiegand played #2 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) again and won 426 to 269 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-6, +310. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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