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

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DO 2008: April McCarley [#88]

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On this page, you will find information about April McCarley, 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 9-12, +347, and is ranked #80.

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 April McCarley]

Given name(s): April
Surname(s): McCarley
Home: Austin, TX, United States
Awards: Attend international tournaments
Hobbies: reading, travel
Occupation: Special Education teacher
NSC 1996 Division: 4
NSC 1996 Rank: 27/78, 15-12 -110
NSC 2000 Division: 5
NSC 2000 Rank: 16/78, 17.5-13.5 +697
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 148/169, 12-18 -429
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 102/122, 11-17 -231
USSO 2006 Division: 4
USSO 2006 Rank: 68/116, 13-15 +228

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	54-55 (0.495)
Past 1-12 months	8-7 (0.533)	LL WW L W LL WW L WWW L
Past 13-24 months	14-14 (0.500)	L W LLLL W LL WW LL WWWW L WW L WW LL W L W
Past 25-36 months	12.5-13.5 (0.481)	LLL W L WW LL W LLLL WWW L WTLL WWWW
Past 37-48 months	11.5-8.5 (0.575)	L WWWWWWWW LLL W LLLTL WW
Past 49-60 months	8-12 (0.400)	L W LL W LL W LL W L W LL WW L W L
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 490 Average for: 374 Average against: 357
Round 1		McCarley played #37 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 329 to 420 (a spread of -91). Before this event, McCarley had not played Kantimathi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-1, -91. McCarley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). McCarley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 2		McCarley played #6 John Luebkemann (Bear, DE) and lost 298 to 465 (a spread of -167). Before this event, McCarley had not played Luebkemann in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 0-2, -258.
Round 3		McCarley played #116 Karen Dacosta (Grand Prairie, TX) and won 416 to 316 (a spread of 100). Before this event, McCarley had not played Dacosta in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-2, -158.
Round 4		McCarley played #71 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 372 to 416 (a spread of -44). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: SALADO, TX McCarley’s record vs. Short in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #96. Current record: 1-3, -202.
Round 5		McCarley played #109 Marsha Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and won 410 to 313 (a spread of 97). Before this event, McCarley had not played Gillis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-3, -105.
Round 6		McCarley played #121 Scott Hawkins (Champaign, IL) and won 348 to 293 (a spread of 55). Before this event, McCarley had not played Hawkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-3, -50.
Round 7		McCarley played #25 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 354 to 359 (a spread of -5). Before this event, McCarley had not played Firstman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-4, -55.
Round 8		McCarley played #77 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and lost 379 to 380 (a spread of -1). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX McCarley’s record vs. Chen in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #78. Current record: 3-5, -56.
Round 9		McCarley played #73 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and won 416 to 322 (a spread of 94). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: SALADO, TX McCarley’s record vs. Speicher in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-5, +38.
Round 10		McCarley played #57 Terry Kang Rau (Newington, CT) and won 434 to 299 (a spread of 135). Before this event, McCarley had not played Rau in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-5, +173.
Round 11		McCarley played #82 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 346 to 267 (a spread of 79). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: SALADO, TX McCarley’s record vs. Miller in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2.5-3.5 (0.417). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: WT. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, +252.
Round 12		McCarley played #94 Frank Schin (Gatlinburg, TN) and lost 316 to 371 (a spread of -55). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN McCarley’s record vs. Schin 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: #51. Current record: 6-6, +197.
Round 13		McCarley played #61 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 277 to 332 (a spread of -55). Before this event, McCarley had not played Krafchick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-7, +142. McCarley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). McCarley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14		McCarley played #90 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and lost 352 to 357 (a spread of -5). The last time these two played was 2006-09 at: HOUSTON, TX McCarley’s record vs. Brooks in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-6 (0.455). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WWW. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: LLLLL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-8, +137.
Round 15		McCarley played #84 Mary Krizan (Hastings, MN) and lost 352 to 358 (a spread of -6). Before this event, McCarley had not played Krizan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-9, +131.
Round 16		McCarley played #99 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 456 to 335 (a spread of 121). Before this event, McCarley had not played Gunn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-9, +252.
Round 17		McCarley played #100 Keith Nishimi (League City, TX) and lost 386 to 388 (a spread of -2). Before this event, McCarley had not played Nishimi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-10, +250.
Round 18		McCarley played #74 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and won 484 to 317 (a spread of 167). Before this event, McCarley had not played Fultz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-10, +417.
Round 19		McCarley played #98 John Aitken (Vancouver BC) and lost 256 to 319 (a spread of -63). Before this event, McCarley had not played Aitken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-11, +354.
Round 20		McCarley played #92 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 490 to 460 (a spread of 30). Before this event, McCarley had not played Pastore in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-11, +384.
Round 21		McCarley played #38 Carla Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 378 to 415 (a spread of -37). Before this event, McCarley had not played Cree in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-12, +347.

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