Sears, Van
Current rating: 1499
Record: 5-5-1
| Grand Prix Washington DC 2014 (JOU limited) | starting rating: 1501 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1sealed | 247 | Daniels, Donald (1500) | Won 2-0 | +181519 |
| 2sealed | 43 | Eltman, Jesse (1518) | Won 2-0 | +181537 |
| 3sealed | 94 | Schapurga, Mike (1436) | Draw 1-1 | -21535 |
| 4sealed | 173 | Perez, Samuel (1532) | Lost 0-2 | -181517 |
| 5sealed | 308 | Beste, Owen (1525) | Lost 0-2 | -181499 |
| average opponent: 1502record: 2-2-1 | new rating: 1499 | |||
| Grand Prix Philadelphia 2008 (extended) | starting rating: 1500 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1extended | 92 | Baker, Charles (1465) | Lost 1-2 | -191481 |
| 2extended | 274 | Craig, David (1479) | Won 2-0 | +181499 |
| 3extended | 256 | Portizo, Jason (1481) | Won 2-1 | +181517 |
| 4extended | 205 | Diefendorf, Brian (1641) | Lost 1-2 | -161501 |
| 5extended | 259 | Keinath, Alexander (1503) | Won 2-0 | +181519 |
| 6extended | 154 | Magrann, Will (1516) | Lost 0-2 | -181501 |
| average opponent: 1514record: 3-3 | new rating: 1501 | |||