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

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DO 2008: Keith Hagel [#53]

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On this page, you will find information about Keith Hagel, 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, +84, and is ranked #37.

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): Keith Surname(s): Hagel Home: Auburn, ME, United States Awards: 1st place, Div. B, 2004 Eastern Championships, Danbury, Conn. Hobbies: used bookstores, road food Occupation: Newspaper editor NSC 2005 Division: 2 NSC 2005 Rank: 89/108, 11.5-16.5 -538

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	15-20 (0.429)
Past 1-12 months	5-9 (0.357)	LLLL WWW LLL W LL W
Past 13-24 months	3-3 (0.500)	W LLL WW
Past 25-36 months	4-2 (0.667)	WW LL WW
Past 37-48 months	1-3 (0.250)	LL W L
Past 49-60 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 61-72 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W

Rank Diagram
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 498 Average for: 377 Average against: 373
Round 1		Hagel played #69 Annette Bailey (Town Withheld, CT) and won 429 to 401 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Hagel had not played Bailey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-0, +28.
Round 2		Hagel played #104 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 447 to 295 (a spread of 152). Before this event, Hagel had not played Sanders in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-0, +180.
Round 3		Hagel played #25 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 498 to 368 (a spread of 130). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Hagel’s record vs. Firstman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-0, +310.
Round 4		Hagel played #62 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 390 to 301 (a spread of 89). Before this event, Hagel had not played Weissman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-0, +399.
Round 5		Hagel played #46 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 448 to 297 (a spread of 151). The last time these two played was 2007-08 at: PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Hagel’s record vs. Hamilton in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +550. Hagel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Hagel played #11 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 361 to 372 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Hagel had not played Armstrong in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +539. Hagel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Hagel played #2 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 247 to 439 (a spread of -192). Before this event, Hagel had not played Katz-Brown in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-2, +347. Hagel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8		Hagel played #36 Rich Moyer (Portland, OR) and lost 296 to 393 (a spread of -97). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Hagel’s record vs. Moyer 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-3, +250.
Round 9		Hagel played #3 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 387 to 364 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Hagel had not played Cappelletto in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-3, +273.
Round 10		Hagel played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 318 to 498 (a spread of -180). Before this event, Hagel had not played Benedict in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-4, +93.
Round 11		Hagel played #12 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 352 to 335 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Hagel had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-4, +110.
Round 12		Hagel played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 387 to 335 (a spread of 52). Before this event, Hagel had not played Weinstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-4, +162.
Round 13		Hagel played #52 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 461 to 328 (a spread of 133). Before this event, Hagel had not played Kasney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-4, +295.
Round 14		Hagel played #39 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Duncanville, TX) and lost 312 to 457 (a spread of -145). Before this event, Hagel had not played Dick-Onuoha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-5, +150.
Round 15		Hagel played #9 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 428 to 482 (a spread of -54). Before this event, Hagel had not played Thevenot in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-6, +96.
Round 16		Hagel played #23 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 329 to 446 (a spread of -117). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Hagel’s record vs. Zxqkj in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: #43. Current record: 9-7, -21.
Round 17		Hagel played #22 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 318 to 350 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Hagel had not played Early in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-8, -53.
Round 18		Hagel played #30 Stefan Rau (Newington, CT) and won 411 to 407 (a spread of 4). The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: ALBANY, NY Hagel’s record vs. Rau 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: #44. Current record: 10-8, -49.
Round 19		Hagel played #96 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 412 to 314 (a spread of 98). Before this event, Hagel had not played Gooley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-8, +49.
Round 20		Hagel played #37 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 279 to 347 (a spread of -68). Before this event, Hagel had not played Kantimathi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-9, -19.
Round 21		Hagel played #36 Rich Moyer (Portland, OR) again and won 407 to 304 (a spread of 103). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Hagel’s record vs. Moyer 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-9, +84.

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