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

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DO 2008: John Aitken [#98]

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On this page, you will find information about John Aitken, 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, -485, and is ranked #74.

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): John Surname(s): Aitken Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada Occupation: postal worker USSO 2006 Division: 5 USSO 2006 Rank: 53/88, 13-15 +26

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	11-16 (0.407)
Past 1-12 months	6-5 (0.545)	L WWW L WW LLL W
Past 13-24 months	2-8 (0.200)	L W LLLLL W LL
Past 25-36 months	3-3 (0.500)	W LL W L W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 439 Average for: 359 Average against: 382
Round 1		Aitken played #15 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 357 to 401 (a spread of -44). Before this event, Aitken had not played Swift in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -44.
Round 2		Aitken played #47 Stuart Goldman (Riverhead, NY) and lost 316 to 405 (a spread of -89). Before this event, Aitken had not played Goldman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-2, -133.
Round 3		Aitken played #94 Frank Schin (Gatlinburg, TN) and lost 336 to 365 (a spread of -29). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Aitken’s record vs. Schin 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: #105. Current record: 0-3, -162.
Round 4		Aitken played #68 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and won 383 to 359 (a spread of 24). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Aitken’s record vs. Justice 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: #91. Current record: 1-3, -138.
Round 5		Aitken played #108 Stephen Sneed (Ft. Worth, TX) and won 394 to 379 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Aitken had not played Sneed in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-3, -123.
Round 6		Aitken played #112 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and won 439 to 359 (a spread of 80). Before this event, Aitken had not played Dancho in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-3, -43.
Round 7		Aitken played #19 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and lost 390 to 392 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Aitken had not played Faria in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-4, -45.
Round 8		Aitken played #21 Doug Riblet (Austin, TX) and lost 289 to 476 (a spread of -187). Before this event, Aitken had not played Riblet in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-5, -232.
Round 9		Aitken played #51 Kevin Leeds (Atlanta, TX) and won 353 to 316 (a spread of 37). Before this event, Aitken had not played Leeds in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-5, -195.
Round 10		Aitken played #103 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and lost 369 to 403 (a spread of -34). Before this event, Aitken had not played Hagelstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4-6, -229.
Round 11		Aitken played #81 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 349 to 473 (a spread of -124). Before this event, Aitken had not played Thomas in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 4-7, -353.
Round 12		Aitken played #45 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 406 to 337 (a spread of 69). Before this event, Aitken had not played Seales in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-7, -284.
Round 13		Aitken played #77 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 401 to 276 (a spread of 125). Before this event, Aitken had not played Chen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-7, -159.
Round 14		Aitken played #43 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 327 to 448 (a spread of -121). Before this event, Aitken had not played Schultz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-8, -280.
Round 15		Aitken played #83 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 430 to 343 (a spread of 87). Before this event, Aitken had not played Gillis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-8, -193.
Round 16		Aitken played #106 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and lost 295 to 387 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Aitken had not played Sanchez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-9, -285.
Round 17		Aitken played #42 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 274 to 477 (a spread of -203). Before this event, Aitken had not played Bohnsack in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-10, -488.
Round 18		Aitken played #97 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and won 431 to 386 (a spread of 45). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Aitken’s record vs. Scott 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: #83. Current record: 8-10, -443.
Round 19		Aitken played #88 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 319 to 256 (a spread of 63). Before this event, Aitken had not played McCarley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-10, -380.
Round 20		Aitken played #34 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 290 to 466 (a spread of -176). Before this event, Aitken had not played Lipe in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-11, -556.
Round 21		Aitken played #100 Keith Nishimi (League City, TX) and won 394 to 323 (a spread of 71). Before this event, Aitken had not played Nishimi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-11, -485.

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