	The DALLAS OPEN
	March 9–11, 2007
	Organized by Chris Cree

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Benjamin Bloom [#49] at 2007 Dallas Open

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On this page, you will find information about Benjamin Bloom, who is a contestant at the 2007 Dallas Open. Bloom currently has a record of 10.5-11.5, +235, and is ranked #73.

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): Benjamin Surname(s): Bloom Home: Miami, FL, United States Age: 31 Awards: Scrabble By The Sea (Israel) Champion Oct. 2004, Winner Div 2 Kissimee, FL Dec. 2004 Hobbies: watching paint dry Occupation: Z-Coil represntative to the disabled community

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	32-23 (0.582)
Past 1-12 months	5-2 (0.714)	W LL WWWW
Past 13-24 months	9-9 (0.500)	L WWW L WWW L W LLL WW LLL
Past 25-36 months	9-8 (0.529)	W L WWWW L W LLLL W LL WW
Past 37-48 months	8-3 (0.727)	L WW L WW L WWWW
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

Round-by-Round
High score: 539 Average for: 380 Average against: 369
Round 1		Bloom played #89 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK; 1278) and won 384 to 287 (a spread of 97) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Bloom’s record vs. Brooks in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +97.
Round 2		Bloom played #128 Avis Topps (Memphis, TN; 500) and won 539 to 215 (a spread of 324) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Topps in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +421.
Round 3		Bloom played #25 Fran Silver (Cote Saint-Luc QC; 1734) and tied at 381 . The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: MELBOURNE, FL Bloom’s record vs. Silver in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2.5-0.5, +421. Bloom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bloom is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4		Bloom played #61 Austin Bradley (Waco, TX; 1461) and lost 415 to 419 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Bradley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2.5-1.5, +417.
Round 5		Bloom played #78 Reid Hattaway (Baker, LA; 1372) and won 389 to 314 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Hattaway in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3.5-1.5, +492.
Round 6		Bloom played #55 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM; 1513) and lost 304 to 451 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Schultz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +345.
Round 7		Bloom played #22 Paul Phillips (Denver, CO; 1738) and won 410 to 409 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Phillips in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4.5-2.5, +346.
Round 8		Bloom played #93 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX; 1240) and won 401 to 349 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Scott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5.5-2.5, +398.
Round 9		Bloom played #39 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT; 1637) and lost 281 to 485 (a spread of -204) . The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Bloom’s record vs. Thelen in the 6 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. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +194.
Round 10		Bloom played #74 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX; 1412) and lost 299 to 443 (a spread of -144) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Hughes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +50.
Round 11		Bloom played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR; 1961) and lost 323 to 435 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Wiegand in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5.5-5.5, -62.
Round 12		Bloom played #97 Matt Canik (Austin, TX; 1207) and lost 348 to 378 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Canik in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5.5-6.5, -92. Bloom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Bloom played #57 Paul Mulik (Joplin, MO; 1502) and won 422 to 334 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Mulik in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6.5-6.5, -4. Bloom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bloom is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 14		Bloom played #40 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB; 1637) and lost 310 to 325 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Tillekeratne in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -19.
Round 15		Bloom played #46 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL; 1609) and won 392 to 347 (a spread of 45) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PORT RICHEY, FL Bloom’s record vs. Lakernick in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7.5-7.5, +26.
Round 16		Bloom played #80 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX; 1366) and lost 363 to 400 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Speicher in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7.5-8.5, -11.
Round 17		Bloom played #45 Carla Cree (Dallas, TX; 1610) and won 490 to 308 (a spread of 182) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Cree in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8.5-8.5, +171.
Round 18		Bloom played #79 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY; 1367) and lost 372 to 384 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Chen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 8.5-9.5, +159.
Round 19		Bloom played #33 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA; 1658) and won 415 to 283 (a spread of 132) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Joffe in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9.5-9.5, +291.
Round 20		Bloom played #103 Chris Canik (Austin, TX; 1122) and won 419 to 393 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Canik in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +317.
Round 21		Bloom played #52 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL; 1547) and lost 367 to 388 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Weisskopf in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 10.5-10.5, +296.
Round 22		Bloom played #85 Samantha Southard (Albany, NY; 1305) and lost 336 to 397 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Bloom had not played Southard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10.5-11.5, +235.

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