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

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DO 2008: Paul Holser [#17]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Holser, 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 14-7, +77, and is ranked #13.

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): Paul Surname(s): Holser Home: Wylie, TX, United States Hobbies: guitar, Ultimate Frisbee, crossword puzzles, mimicry Occupation: software developer NSC 2000 Division: 4 NSC 2000 Rank: 12/118, 19-12 +733 NSC 2002 Division: 2 NSC 2002 Rank: 55/103, 15-16 +84

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	76.5-74.5 (0.507)
Past 1-12 months	16-18 (0.471)	LLLLL WW L W LLLL WW L WWW L W LL W L W L W L WWW L W
Past 13-24 months	13-9 (0.591)	W L W L WW L W LLL WWW L WWW LL WW
Past 25-36 months	9.5-13.5 (0.413)	L W LL WW LLLLLLL W LTWWWWW LL
Past 37-48 months	13-7 (0.650)	L WWWWWW LL WWW L W LLL WWW
Past 49-60 months	14-17 (0.452)	LLL WW L W L WW L WW L W LLL WWW LL W LLLL W L W
Past 61-72 months	11-10 (0.524)	L W L WWWW L W LL W LLL WWW LL W

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 491 Average for: 395 Average against: 391
Round 1		Holser played #122 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and lost 318 to 391 (a spread of -73). Before this event, Holser had not played Sawyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-1, -73.
Round 2		Holser played #83 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 397 to 211 (a spread of 186). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Holser’s record vs. Gillis in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: L. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +113.
Round 3		Holser played #63 George Viebranz (Strongsville, OH) and won 394 to 314 (a spread of 80). Before this event, Holser had not played Viebranz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-1, +193. Holser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Holser played #92 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 454 to 364 (a spread of 90). Before this event, Holser had not played Pastore in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +283.
Round 5		Holser played #26 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 437 to 487 (a spread of -50). Before this event, Holser had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-2, +233. Holser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Holser is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6		Holser played #84 Mary Krizan (Hastings, MN) and won 383 to 359 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Holser had not played Krizan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-2, +257.
Round 7		Holser played #105 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 388 to 379 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Holser had not played Mahnken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-2, +266. Holser is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8		Holser played #3 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 366 to 523 (a spread of -157). Before this event, Holser had not played Cappelletto in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-3, +109.
Round 9		Holser played #12 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 308 to 429 (a spread of -121). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: SALADO, TX Holser’s record vs. Day in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-11 (0.083). Past 1-12 months: LLWLL. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: LL. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-4, -12.
Round 10		Holser played #71 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 372 to 318 (a spread of 54). The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: WACO, TX Holser’s record vs. Short in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: LWW. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-4, +42.
Round 11		Holser played #94 Frank Schin (Gatlinburg, TN) and won 394 to 371 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Holser had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-4, +65.
Round 12		Holser played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 351 to 526 (a spread of -175). Before this event, Holser had not played MacNeil in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-5, -110.
Round 13		Holser played #21 Doug Riblet (Austin, TX) and won 491 to 386 (a spread of 105). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: SALADO, TX Holser’s record vs. Riblet in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-5, -5.
Round 14		Holser played #49 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 410 to 391 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Holser had not played Clifford in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-5, +14.
Round 15		Holser played #24 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 403 to 390 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Holser had not played Shreve in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-5, +27. Holser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Holser is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16		Holser played #19 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and lost 373 to 433 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Holser had not played Faria in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-6, -33.
Round 17		Holser played #1 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 403 to 352 (a spread of 51). Before this event, Holser had not played Gibson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-6, +18.
Round 18		Holser played #62 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 391 to 388 (a spread of 3). Before this event, Holser had not played Weissman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-6, +21.
Round 19		Holser played #29 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 382 to 380 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Holser had not played Le in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-6, +23.
Round 20		Holser played #5 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 442 to 444 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Holser had not played Sherman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-7, +21.
Round 21		Holser played #56 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 433 to 377 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Holser had not played Scheimberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-7, +77.

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