The DALLAS OPEN
March 7–9, 2008
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DO 2008: Lee Brooks [#90]

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On this page, you will find information about Lee Brooks, 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, -363, and is ranked #72.

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 Lee Brooks]

Given name(s): Lee
Surname(s): Brooks
Home: Lawton, OK, United States
Hobbies: Knitting, Walking
Occupation: Retired Stenographer
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 75/120, 13-14 -313
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 150/151, 9-22 -1303
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 29/118, 17-14 +620
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 98/136, 14-17 -467
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 126/169, 13-17 -297
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 119/134, 11-17 -266
USSO 2006 Division: 4
USSO 2006 Rank: 37/116, 15-13 +225
Career History
6-year record against other players at this event110-141 (0.438) 
Past 1-12 months25.5-24.5 (0.510)L WWW L W L W L W L W L WTL WW LLLL W L WWW LLLLL WW L WWW L W L WW LL W L W L W
Past 13-24 months13.5-19.5 (0.409)LL W LLLLLLL WWW LL WW LTL WW LLL WWWWW LLL
Past 25-36 months8-21 (0.276)LLL W L W LL WW LLLLLLLL WW LLL W LLLL W
Past 37-48 months23-29 (0.442)L W LLLL WW LLLLL W L WWW L WWWW LLL W LL WW L WW LLL WWW LLL WW LLLL W L W
Past 49-60 months27-24 (0.529)LL WWW L WW LLL WW L WW L WW LLLL WWWWW L W LLLLLLL WWW L WWW LL WW L WW
Past 61-72 months13-23 (0.361)LLL WW L WWWWW LLLLLLLLLL W L W LLL WW L W LL W LL
Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round by Round

High score: 507
Average for: 354
Average against: 371

Round 1

[photo of Wallace Schultz]

Brooks played #43 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 507 to 367 (a spread of 140).

The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LUBBOCK, TX

Brooks’s record vs. Schultz in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-5 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: WL.
Past 37-48 months: LWWWLWLL.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 1-0, +140.

Round 2

[photo of David Gibson]

Brooks played #1 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 328 to 389 (a spread of -61).

Before this event, Brooks had not played Gibson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 1-1, +79.

Round 3

[photo of Michael Donegan]

Brooks played #95 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 400 to 320 (a spread of 80).

The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: SALADO, TX

Brooks’s record vs. Donegan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750).
Past 1-12 months: WWWL.
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: #33.

Current record: 2-1, +159.

Round 4

[photo of Phyllis Owen]

Brooks played #110 Phyllis Owen (Plano, TX) and won 403 to 257 (a spread of 146).

Before this event, Brooks had not played Owen in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 3-1, +305.

Round 5

[photo of Doug Riblet]

Brooks played #21 Doug Riblet (Austin, TX) and won 401 to 375 (a spread of 26).

The last time these two played was 2007-11 at: AUSTIN, TX

Brooks’s record vs. Riblet in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: W.
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: L.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 4-1, +331.

Round 6

[photo of John O'Laughlin]

Brooks played #10 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 409 to 354 (a spread of 55).

Before this event, Brooks had not played O'Laughlin in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 5-1, +386.

Round 7

[photo of Ronnie Thomas]

Brooks played #81 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 425 to 169 (a spread of 256).

Before this event, Brooks had not played Thomas in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 6-1, +642.

Round 8

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

Brooks played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 224 to 512 (a spread of -288).

Before this event, Brooks had not played Weinstein in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 6-2, +354.

Round 9

[photo of John Luebkemann]

Brooks played #6 John Luebkemann (Bear, DE) and lost 330 to 477 (a spread of -147).

Before this event, Brooks had not played Luebkemann in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 6-3, +207.

Brooks is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Brooks is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Thomas Conrad]

Brooks played #40 Thomas Conrad (Rio Rancho, NM) and lost 321 to 362 (a spread of -41).

Before this event, Brooks had not played Conrad in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 6-4, +166.

Round 11

[photo of Ben Withers]

Brooks played #20 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 266 to 392 (a spread of -126).

Before this event, Brooks had not played Withers in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 6-5, +40.

Round 12

[photo of Winter Zxqkj]

Brooks played #23 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 284 to 463 (a spread of -179).

The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: DALLAS, TX

Brooks’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: no games.
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: #63.

Current record: 6-6, -139.

Round 13

[photo of Michael Willis]

Brooks played #32 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and won 421 to 272 (a spread of 149).

The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: DALLAS, TX

Brooks’s record vs. Willis 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: no games.
Past 49-60 months: L.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 7-6, +10.

Round 14

[photo of April McCarley]

Brooks played #88 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 357 to 352 (a spread of 5).

The last time these two played was 2006-09 at: HOUSTON, TX

Brooks’s record vs. McCarley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 6-5 (0.545).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: W.
Past 25-36 months: LLL.
Past 37-48 months: LL.
Past 49-60 months: WWWWW.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 8-6, +15.

Round 15

[photo of Siri Tillekeratne]

Brooks played #50 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 229 to 465 (a spread of -236).

Before this event, Brooks had not played Tillekeratne in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 8-7, -221.

Round 16

[photo of Ken Kasney]

Brooks played #52 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 344 to 427 (a spread of -83).

The last time these two played was 2007-11 at: BRYAN, TX

Brooks’s record vs. Kasney in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-4 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: LLL.
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: #65.

Current record: 8-8, -304.

Round 17

[photo of Tom Kowalik]

Brooks played #93 Tom Kowalik (Schaumburg, IL) and lost 368 to 373 (a spread of -5).

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

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 8-9, -309.

Round 18

[photo of Mark Gooley]

Brooks played #96 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 350 to 312 (a spread of 38).

The last time these two played was 2007-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM

Brooks’s record vs. Gooley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200).
Past 1-12 months: LL.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: LLW.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 9-9, -271.

Round 19

[photo of John Redding]

Brooks played #80 John Redding (Grand Prairie, TX) and won 399 to 316 (a spread of 83).

The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: IRVING, TX

Brooks’s record vs. Redding 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: #54.

Current record: 10-9, -188.

Round 20

[photo of Jon Shreve]

Brooks played #24 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 371 to 379 (a spread of -8).

Before this event, Brooks had not played Shreve in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 10-10, -196.

Round 21

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Brooks played #79 Tony Rankin (Austin, TX) and lost 293 to 460 (a spread of -167).

The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: SALADO, TX

Brooks’s record vs. Rankin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).
Past 1-12 months: LW.
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: #72.

Current record: 10-11, -363.


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