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

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DO 2008: Gretchen Cowan [#87]

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On this page, you will find information about Gretchen Cowan, 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 11-10, -252, and is ranked #57.

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 Gretchen Cowan]

Given name(s): Gretchen
Surname(s): Cowan
Home: San Clemente, CA, United States
Hobbies: political activist'reading'travel
Occupation: RETIRED TEACHER
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 228, 9-12 -281
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 52/106, 13.5-13.5 +267
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 31/136, 18-13 +172
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 79/134, 13-15 +242
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 97/129, 12.5-15.5 -357

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	24.5-31.5 (0.438)
Past 1-12 months	3-3 (0.500)	LL WW L W
Past 13-24 months	5-9 (0.357)	LLL W L W LL WW L W LL
Past 25-36 months	3-3 (0.500)	L WWW LL
Past 37-48 months	2.5-6.5 (0.278)	L W LLTW LLL
Past 49-60 months	4-5 (0.444)	WW L W LLL W L
Past 61-72 months	7-5 (0.583)	L WWWWW LLL WW L

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 471 Average for: 368 Average against: 380
Round 1		Cowan played #52 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 342 to 508 (a spread of -166). Before this event, Cowan had not played Kasney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-1, -166.
Round 2		Cowan played #19 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and lost 393 to 458 (a spread of -65). Before this event, Cowan had not played Faria in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-2, -231.
Round 3		Cowan played #112 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and won 395 to 337 (a spread of 58). Before this event, Cowan had not played Dancho in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-2, -173.
Round 4		Cowan played #76 Maureen Delgado (Houston, TX) and lost 330 to 394 (a spread of -64). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Cowan’s record vs. Delgado 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: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-3, -237.
Round 5		Cowan played #50 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 384 to 421 (a spread of -37). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Cowan’s record vs. Tillekeratne 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: #103. Current record: 1-4, -274.
Round 6		Cowan played #74 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and won 471 to 333 (a spread of 138). Before this event, Cowan had not played Fultz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-4, -136.
Round 7		Cowan played #107 Peggy Altazan (Zachary, LA) and won 398 to 353 (a spread of 45). Before this event, Cowan had not played Altazan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-4, -91.
Round 8		Cowan played #122 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and won 357 to 340 (a spread of 17). The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Cowan’s record vs. Sawyer 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-4, -74.
Round 9		Cowan played #92 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 394 to 328 (a spread of 66). Before this event, Cowan had not played Pastore in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-4, -8.
Round 10		Cowan played #45 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 356 to 289 (a spread of 67). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Cowan’s record vs. Seales in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. 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: #41. Current record: 6-4, +59. Cowan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11		Cowan played #63 George Viebranz (Strongsville, OH) and won 380 to 334 (a spread of 46). Before this event, Cowan had not played Viebranz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-4, +105.
Round 12		Cowan played #9 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 333 to 365 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Cowan had not played Thevenot in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-5, +73.
Round 13		Cowan played #37 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 287 to 456 (a spread of -169). Before this event, Cowan had not played Kantimathi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-6, -96. Cowan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14		Cowan played #81 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 260 to 418 (a spread of -158). Before this event, Cowan had not played Thomas in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-7, -254.
Round 15		Cowan played #70 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 357 to 450 (a spread of -93). Before this event, Cowan had not played Hughes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-8, -347.
Round 16		Cowan played #71 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 378 to 340 (a spread of 38). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Cowan’s record vs. Short in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-8, -309.
Round 17		Cowan played #79 Tony Rankin (Austin, TX) and lost 268 to 412 (a spread of -144). Before this event, Cowan had not played Rankin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8-9, -453.
Round 18		Cowan played #21 Doug Riblet (Austin, TX) and lost 343 to 447 (a spread of -104). Before this event, Cowan had not played Riblet in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-10, -557.
Round 19		Cowan played #65 David Moersdorf (Gatlinburg, TN) and won 442 to 361 (a spread of 81). Before this event, Cowan had not played Moersdorf in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-10, -476.
Round 20		Cowan played #80 John Redding (Grand Prairie, TX) and won 415 to 282 (a spread of 133). Before this event, Cowan had not played Redding in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-10, -343.
Round 21		Cowan played #72 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and won 436 to 345 (a spread of 91). Before this event, Cowan had not played Lambert in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-10, -252.

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