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

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DO 2008: Darrell Day [#12]

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On this page, you will find information about Darrell Day, 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 12-9, +786, and is ranked #28.

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 Darrell Day]

Given name(s): Darrell
Surname(s): Day
Home: Richardson, TX, United States
Awards: Former City Councilman; wrote feature published in NY Times
Hobbies: basketball, jogging, volleyball, chasing my 3-year-old
Occupation: Executive Search Firm CEO
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 7/302, 17-5 +1058
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 5/149, 18.5-8.5 +509
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 5/149, 18.5-8.5 +509
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 76/108, 12-15 -240
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 76/132, 15-16 -118
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 97/172, 14.5-15.5 -406
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 32/87, 15-13 +198
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 18/76, 16-12 -16
WSC 1993 Rank: 22

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	150-116 (0.564)
Past 1-12 months	31-27 (0.534)	LLL WW L W LLL WWWW LL W LL WWWW L W L W L W LL W L WWW L WW LL WWW L W L WW LL WW LL WW L
Past 13-24 months	35.5-30.5 (0.538)	WW L WW LLLLLLL WW L W L WWW LLLLLL WW L WW LL WW L WTLL WWWW LLL W LL WWWWW L W L WWW L WWWW
Past 25-36 months	23-14 (0.622)	LL W LL W L W L W LL WW LL WWWW LL WWWW L WWWW L WWWWW
Past 37-48 months	20-21 (0.488)	WWW L W L W LL W LL W L W L WWWWW LLLLLL W LL W L WW LLLL WWW
Past 49-60 months	21.5-10.5 (0.672)	W LL WW L WWWW L WWWWWWW L WTLLLL WW L WWWW
Past 61-72 months	19-13 (0.594)	WWW L WWW L W LLL WWW LLL WWW LL WW L WW L WW L

Rank Diagram
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 561 Average for: 419 Average against: 382
Round 1		Day played #117 E B Holschuh (Arlington, TX) and won 437 to 250 (a spread of 187). Before this event, Day had not played Holschuh in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +187.
Round 2		Day played #84 Mary Krizan (Hastings, MN) and lost 403 to 449 (a spread of -46). Before this event, Day had not played Krizan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, +141.
Round 3		Day played #60 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 421 to 315 (a spread of 106). Before this event, Day had not played Thornton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +247.
Round 4		Day played #112 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and won 522 to 302 (a spread of 220). Before this event, Day had not played Dancho in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +467.
Round 5		Day played #32 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and lost 368 to 465 (a spread of -97). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: SALADO, TX Day’s record vs. Willis in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-5 (0.444). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-2, +370. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Day is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6		Day played #34 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 433 to 372 (a spread of 61). Before this event, Day had not played Lipe in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +431.
Round 7		Day played #58 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 490 to 333 (a spread of 157). Before this event, Day had not played Fischer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-2, +588.
Round 8		Day played #48 Ann Mirabito (College Station, TX) and lost 386 to 429 (a spread of -43). Before this event, Day had not played Mirabito in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +545.
Round 9		Day played #17 Paul Holser (Wylie, TX) and won 429 to 308 (a spread of 121). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: SALADO, TX Day’s record vs. Holser in the 6 years leading up to this event: 11-1 (0.917). Past 1-12 months: WWLWW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: WW. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +666.
Round 10		Day played #28 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 464 to 506 (a spread of -42). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: SALADO, TX Day’s record vs. Smith in the 6 years leading up to this event: 12-13 (0.480). Past 1-12 months: LWWWL. Past 13-24 months: LWWLW. Past 25-36 months: LLWWW. Past 37-48 months: LLLWWLL. Past 49-60 months: WLL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +624.
Round 11		Day played #53 Keith Hagel (Auburn, ME) and lost 335 to 352 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Day had not played Hagel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-5, +607.
Round 12		Day played #49 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 411 to 278 (a spread of 133). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Day’s record vs. Clifford 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: #28. Current record: 7-5, +740. Day is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 13		Day played #3 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 324 to 404 (a spread of -80). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Day’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-5 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-6, +660. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Day is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14		Day played #5 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 414 to 531 (a spread of -117). The last time these two played was 2007-09 at: BALTIMORE, MD Day’s record vs. Sherman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-3 (0.571). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-7, +543.
Round 15		Day played #63 George Viebranz (Strongsville, OH) and won 530 to 357 (a spread of 173). Before this event, Day had not played Viebranz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-7, +716.
Round 16		Day played #93 Tom Kowalik (Schaumburg, IL) and won 396 to 367 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Day had not played Kowalik in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-7, +745.
Round 17		Day played #75 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and won 403 to 381 (a spread of 22). Before this event, Day had not played Stevens in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-7, +767. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Day played #44 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 561 to 401 (a spread of 160). Before this event, Day had not played Harshbarger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-7, +927. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Day played #22 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 302 to 415 (a spread of -113). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: SALADO, TX Day’s record vs. Early in the 6 years leading up to this event: 15.5-16.5 (0.484). Past 1-12 months: WLLL. Past 13-24 months: LLWLL. Past 25-36 months: WLWWWW. Past 37-48 months: LWLLL. Past 49-60 months: WLLWWTL. Past 61-72 months: WWWLW. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-8, +814. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Day played #50 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 380 to 364 (a spread of 16). Before this event, Day had not played Tillekeratne in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-8, +830.
Round 21		Day played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 396 to 440 (a spread of -44). The last time these two played was 2007-09 at: BALTIMORE, MD Day’s record vs. MacNeil in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #28. Current record: 12-9, +786.

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