	The DALLAS OPEN
	March 7–9, 2008
	Organized by Chris Cree

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DO 2008: Geoff Thevenot [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Geoff Thevenot, who is competing at the 2008 Dallas Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-6, +1060, and is ranked #4.

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 Geoff Thevenot]

Given name(s): Geoff
Surname(s): Thevenot
Home: Austin, TX, United States
Awards: 2006 US Scrabble Open (runner-up); member of U.S. team at 2007 CanAm
Hobbies: music, tennis, reading
Occupation: copy editor
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 122/172, 13-17 +231
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 43/87, 14-14 +220
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 2/76, 19- 9 +1310

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	113-103 (0.523)
Past 1-12 months	22-24 (0.478)	LL W LLLLLLLL WWWWWWW L WW LL W L W LLL WW L W LL W L WWW L W L WW L
Past 13-24 months	37-32 (0.536)	W LLL WW LLL WWW L W LLLLLL W L W LL WW LLL WW L WW L WW LL WW L W LL W LL WWW L WW L WWWWWW LL WWWWW
Past 25-36 months	21-18 (0.538)	W L WW L WW L WWWWWW L WWW LLL W L W L W LLLLLLLL W L WWW
Past 37-48 months	19-18 (0.514)	L WWW LL WW L WW L W LLLL WWWWWW L W LL W L W LLL WW LL
Past 49-60 months	14-11 (0.560)	LL WWWWW L WW L WWW L WWW LLLLL W L
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 508 Average for: 430 Average against: 380
Round 1		Thevenot played #120 Norm Brekke (Cypress, TX) and won 450 to 300 (a spread of 150). Before this event, Thevenot had not played Brekke in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +150.
Round 2		Thevenot played #75 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and won 503 to 417 (a spread of 86). Before this event, Thevenot had not played Stevens in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +236.
Round 3		Thevenot played #58 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 452 to 346 (a spread of 106). Before this event, Thevenot had not played Fischer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +342.
Round 4		Thevenot played #21 Doug Riblet (Austin, TX) and lost 399 to 483 (a spread of -84). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: SALADO, TX Thevenot’s record vs. Riblet in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +258.
Round 5		Thevenot played #81 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 373 to 451 (a spread of -78). Before this event, Thevenot had not played Thomas in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, +180.
Round 6		Thevenot played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 393 to 425 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Thevenot had not played Weinstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-3, +148.
Round 7		Thevenot played #92 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 471 to 273 (a spread of 198). Before this event, Thevenot had not played Pastore in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-3, +346.
Round 8		Thevenot played #79 Tony Rankin (Austin, TX) and won 428 to 383 (a spread of 45). Before this event, Thevenot had not played Rankin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-3, +391.
Round 9		Thevenot played #19 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 383 to 320 (a spread of 63). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Thevenot’s record vs. Faria in the 6 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. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-3, +454.
Round 10		Thevenot played #44 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 323 to 408 (a spread of -85). Before this event, Thevenot had not played Harshbarger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +369. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 11		Thevenot played #48 Ann Mirabito (College Station, TX) and won 428 to 426 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Thevenot had not played Mirabito in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-4, +371.
Round 12		Thevenot played #87 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 365 to 333 (a spread of 32). Before this event, Thevenot had not played Cowan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-4, +403.
Round 13		Thevenot played #29 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 508 to 328 (a spread of 180). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: WASHINGTON DC Thevenot’s record vs. Le 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: #13. Current record: 9-4, +583.
Round 14		Thevenot played #23 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 466 to 364 (a spread of 102). The last time these two played was 2008-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Thevenot’s record vs. Zxqkj in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +685.
Round 15		Thevenot played #53 Keith Hagel (Auburn, ME) and won 482 to 428 (a spread of 54). Before this event, Thevenot had not played Hagel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-4, +739. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16		Thevenot played #14 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 481 to 275 (a spread of 206). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Thevenot’s record vs. Chakrabarti in the 6 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. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +945.
Round 17		Thevenot played #11 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 364 to 501 (a spread of -137). The last time these two played was 2008-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Thevenot’s record vs. Armstrong in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +808. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18		Thevenot played #39 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Duncanville, TX) and won 469 to 396 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: SALADO, TX Thevenot’s record vs. Dick-Onuoha in the 6 years leading up to this event: 8-3 (0.727). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WWWW. Past 37-48 months: LLWL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +881.
Round 19		Thevenot played #13 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 323 to 474 (a spread of -151). Before this event, Thevenot had not played Brockmeier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +730.
Round 20		Thevenot played #15 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and won 498 to 345 (a spread of 153). The last time these two played was 2007-11 at: AUSTIN, TX Thevenot’s record vs. Swift in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-6 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: WLWLW. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +883.
Round 21		Thevenot played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 472 to 295 (a spread of 177). Before this event, Thevenot had not played Benedict in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +1060.

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