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

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DO 2008: Cynthia Seales [#45]

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On this page, you will find information about Cynthia V Seales, 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 10-11, +850, and is ranked #59.

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 Cynthia V Seales]

Given name(s): Cynthia V
Surname(s): Seales
Home: Stone Mountain, GA, United States
Awards: 2003-10 Memphis, TN; NSA AB member since 2003
Hobbies: HOME REMODELING,SEWING,BOWLING
Occupation: BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY TECH
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 15/90, 16-11 +666
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 38/106, 15-12 +27
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 120/126, 11-20 -505
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 10/105, 20-11 +433
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 23/103, 18-13 +324
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 72/139, 15-15 -245
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 69/108, 13-15 -266
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 27/102, 16-12 +246
Career History
6-year record against other players at this event95-101 (0.485) 
Past 1-12 months16-19 (0.457)W L W LL WWTL W L W LLLLLL W LTWWW L W L WW LLLL WW
Past 13-24 months14-16 (0.467)L WWWWWW L W L W LLLLLLLLL W LL W L WW L WW
Past 25-36 months15-10 (0.600)LL W LL WWWWWW L WWWW L W L W LLL WW
Past 37-48 months13-17 (0.433)L WW L W L WW LLLLLL W LL W L WW LL WW L WW LL
Past 49-60 months19-23 (0.452)W L W LL WWW L WWW L W L W L W LLLL WWW LLLLLL W LL W L W LL W L W
Past 61-72 months18-16 (0.529)LLL WW L WW LL WW L WWWWW L WW L W LL W LL W L WW LL
Rank Diagram

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Round by Round

High score: 499
Average for: 398
Average against: 358

Round 1

[photo of Samantha Southard]

Seales played #86 Samantha Southard (Albany, NY) and lost 302 to 375 (a spread of -73).

Before this event, Seales had not played Southard in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 0-1, -73.

Seales is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 2

[photo of Kathy G Johnson]

Seales played #123 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 378 to 281 (a spread of 97).

Before this event, Seales had not played Johnson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 1-1, +24.

Round 3

[photo of Chris Cree]

Seales played #8 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 450 to 477 (a spread of -27).

Before this event, Seales had not played Cree in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 1-2, -3.

Round 4

[photo of Alyssa Faria]

Seales played #19 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and lost 384 to 415 (a spread of -31).

Before this event, Seales had not played Faria in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 1-3, -34.

Round 5

[photo of Carole S. Miller]

Seales played #82 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 422 to 345 (a spread of 77).

Before this event, Seales had not played Miller in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 2-3, +43.

Round 6

[photo of Tom Kowalik]

Seales played #93 Tom Kowalik (Schaumburg, IL) and lost 470 to 485 (a spread of -15).

Before this event, Seales had not played Kowalik in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 2-4, +28.

Round 7

[photo of Judy Newhouse]

Seales played #78 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 499 to 243 (a spread of 256).

Before this event, Seales had not played Newhouse in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 3-4, +284.

Round 8

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Seales played #35 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 344 to 375 (a spread of -31).

Before this event, Seales had not played Whitmarsh in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 3-5, +253.

Round 9

[photo of Joey Krafchick]

Seales played #61 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 368 to 319 (a spread of 49).

The last time these two played was 2007-07 at: BRIMINGHAM, AL

Seales’s record vs. Krafchick in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: L.
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: #59.

Current record: 4-5, +302.

Seales is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 10

[photo of Gretchen Cowan]

Seales played #87 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and lost 289 to 356 (a spread of -67).

The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN

Seales’s record vs. Cowan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: WW.
Past 25-36 months: L.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 4-6, +235.

Round 11

[photo of Teresa Sanders]

Seales played #104 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and lost 391 to 419 (a spread of -28).

Before this event, Seales had not played Sanders in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 4-7, +207.

Round 12

[photo of John Aitken]

Seales played #98 John Aitken (Vancouver BC) and lost 337 to 406 (a spread of -69).

Before this event, Seales had not played Aitken in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 4-8, +138.

Round 13

[photo of Ruth Sawyer]

Seales played #122 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and won 499 to 316 (a spread of 183).

Before this event, Seales had not played Sawyer in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 5-8, +321.

Round 14

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Seales played #115 Scott Gilstrap (Houston, TX) and won 423 to 292 (a spread of 131).

Before this event, Seales had not played Gilstrap in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 6-8, +452.

Round 15

[photo of John Redding]

Seales played #80 John Redding (Grand Prairie, TX) and lost 387 to 423 (a spread of -36).

Before this event, Seales had not played Redding in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 6-9, +416.

Round 16

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Seales played #84 Mary Krizan (Hastings, MN) and won 467 to 324 (a spread of 143).

Before this event, Seales had not played Krizan in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 7-9, +559.

Round 17

[photo of Michael Willis]

Seales played #32 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and lost 374 to 408 (a spread of -34).

Before this event, Seales had not played Willis in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 7-10, +525.

Round 18

[photo of K. C. Frodyma]

Seales played #66 KC Frodyma (Silver Spring, MD) and won 358 to 269 (a spread of 89).

Before this event, Seales had not played Frodyma in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 8-10, +614.

Round 19

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Seales played #116 Karen Dacosta (Grand Prairie, TX) and won 485 to 258 (a spread of 227).

Before this event, Seales had not played Dacosta in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 9-10, +841.

Round 20

[photo of John Fultz]

Seales played #74 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and lost 313 to 392 (a spread of -79).

Before this event, Seales had not played Fultz in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 9-11, +762.

Round 21

[photo of Paul Mulik]

Seales played #54 Paul Mulik (Joplin, MO) and won 424 to 336 (a spread of 88).

Before this event, Seales had not played Mulik in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 10-11, +850.


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