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

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DO 2008: Ronnie Thomas [#81]

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On this page, you will find information about Ronnie Thomas, 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, -742, and is ranked #76.

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 Ronnie Thomas]

Given name(s): Ronnie
Surname(s): Thomas
Home: Bethesda, MD, United States
Awards:
Hobbies: Scrabble, bicycling, hiking, reading
Occupation: Herbalife Distributor
NSC 1998 Division: 4
NSC 1998 Rank: 99/125, 14-17 -1343
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 103/122, 13-18 -1284
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 123/136, 12-19 -633
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 31/169, 18-12 -119

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	15-22 (0.405)
Past 1-12 months	2-5 (0.286)	L W LLL W L
Past 13-24 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 25-36 months	7-7 (0.500)	L W L W LL W LL WWW L W
Past 37-48 months	5-4 (0.556)	LL WWWWW LL
Past 49-60 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 61-72 months	0-4 (0.000)	LLLL

Rank Diagram
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 515 Average for: 365 Average against: 401
Round 1		Thomas played #41 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 515 to 394 (a spread of 121). Before this event, Thomas had not played Shafritz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +121.
Round 2		Thomas played #24 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 176 to 492 (a spread of -316). Before this event, Thomas had not played Shreve in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-1, -195.
Round 3		Thomas played #110 Phyllis Owen (Plano, TX) and won 515 to 381 (a spread of 134). Before this event, Thomas had not played Owen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-1, -61.
Round 4		Thomas played #72 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and won 407 to 378 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Thomas had not played Lambert in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-1, -32.
Round 5		Thomas played #9 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 451 to 373 (a spread of 78). Before this event, Thomas had not played Thevenot in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-1, +46.
Round 6		Thomas played #13 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 343 to 419 (a spread of -76). Before this event, Thomas had not played Brockmeier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-2, -30.
Round 7		Thomas played #90 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and lost 169 to 425 (a spread of -256). Before this event, Thomas had not played Brooks in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-3, -286.
Round 8		Thomas played #22 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 243 to 423 (a spread of -180). Before this event, Thomas had not played Early in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-4, -466.
Round 9		Thomas played #75 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and lost 286 to 390 (a spread of -104). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Thomas’s record vs. Stevens 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: #85. Current record: 4-5, -570.
Round 10		Thomas played #69 Annette Bailey (Town Withheld, CT) and won 378 to 367 (a spread of 11). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Thomas’s record vs. Bailey in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-5, -559.
Round 11		Thomas played #98 John Aitken (Vancouver BC) and won 473 to 349 (a spread of 124). Before this event, Thomas had not played Aitken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-5, -435.
Round 12		Thomas played #77 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 419 to 412 (a spread of 7). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Thomas’s record vs. Chen in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). 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: LLL. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-5, -428.
Round 13		Thomas played #70 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 443 to 417 (a spread of 26). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Thomas’s record vs. Hughes 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: #35. Current record: 8-5, -402.
Round 14		Thomas played #87 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 418 to 260 (a spread of 158). Before this event, Thomas had not played Cowan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-5, -244.
Round 15		Thomas played #62 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 400 to 354 (a spread of 46). The last time these two played was 2007-09 at: BALTIMORE, MD Thomas’s record vs. Weissman 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: #20. Current record: 10-5, -198.
Round 16		Thomas played #10 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 257 to 423 (a spread of -166). Before this event, Thomas had not played O'Laughlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-6, -364.
Round 17		Thomas played #23 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 370 to 458 (a spread of -88). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Thomas’s record vs. Zxqkj in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-7, -452. Thomas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18		Thomas played #36 Rich Moyer (Portland, OR) and lost 351 to 454 (a spread of -103). Before this event, Thomas had not played Moyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-8, -555.
Round 19		Thomas played #68 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and lost 337 to 383 (a spread of -46). Before this event, Thomas had not played Justice in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-9, -601.
Round 20		Thomas played #71 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 395 to 412 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Thomas had not played Short in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-10, -618.
Round 21		Thomas played #25 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 324 to 448 (a spread of -124). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: WASHINGTON DC Thomas’s record vs. Firstman 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: #76. Current record: 10-11, -742.

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