November 14–16, 2008
Dallas, TX

WPC 2008: Marty Gabriel [#16]

On this page, you will find information about Marty Gabriel, who is competing at the 2008 World Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-9, +53, and is ranked #8.

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 Marty Gabriel]

Given name(s): Marty
Surname(s): Gabriel
Home: Charleston, IL, United States
Awards: Touch Football All-American (nine times) ; National Touch Football League championship team member (seven times)
Hobbies: golf, tennis, softball, basketball, pool, ping pong, birds
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 99/126, 13-18 -283
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 36/98, 17-14 -9
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 65/132, 16-15 -442
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 95/172, 14.5-15.5 +285
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 46/87, 14-14 -272
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 33/76, 14.5-13.5 -416
2008 WPC Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 534 Average for: 431 Average against: 428
Round 1	Australia	Gabriel played #30 Donna MacDonald (AUS) and won 420 to 327 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +93. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	United States	Gabriel played #40 Puneet Sharma (USA) and won 440 to 433 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +100. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	Romania	Gabriel played #41 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 409 to 345 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +164.
Round 4	United States	Gabriel played #42 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 475 to 466 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-0, +173.
Round 5	Malta	Gabriel played #6 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 418 to 538 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +53.
Round 6	Australia	Gabriel played #15 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 400 to 546 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, -93. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	England	Gabriel played #3 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 438 to 333 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +12.
Round 8	United States	Gabriel played #34 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 534 to 414 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-2, +132.
Round 9	United States	Gabriel played #7 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and lost 346 to 462 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +16. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10	Australia	Gabriel played #9 Joanne Craig (AUS) and won 456 to 329 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +143.
Round 11	Ghana	Gabriel played #47 Michael Quao (GHA) and lost 397 to 450 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +90. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	United States	Gabriel played #4 Nick Ball (USA) and won 453 to 435 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +108. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	Malaysia	Gabriel played #37 Nigel Richards (MYS) and won 464 to 411 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +161. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	United States	Gabriel played #2 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 506 to 340 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +327. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15	United States	Gabriel played #2 Peter Armstrong (USA) again and lost 443 to 451 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +319. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16	United States	Gabriel played #4 Nick Ball (USA) again and won 499 to 363 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-5, +455. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	United States	Gabriel played #44 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 363 to 457 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +361. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18	England	Gabriel played #38 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 412 to 381 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-6, +392.
Round 19	United States	Gabriel played #44 Dave Wiegand (USA) again and won 533 to 448 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-6, +477. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	New Zealand	Gabriel played #43 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 414 to 391 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-6, +500.
Round 21	Malaysia	Gabriel played #37 Nigel Richards (MYS) again and lost 355 to 564 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-7, +291.
Round 22	Thailand	Gabriel played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 434 to 443 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-8, +282.
Round 23	United States	Gabriel played #26 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 408 to 404 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-8, +286. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24	Thailand	Gabriel played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) again and lost 315 to 548 (a spread of -233). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-9, +53.

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