NSC 2008: Cecilia Le [#50]

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On this page, you will find information about Cecilia Le, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-16, -343, and is ranked #82 in Division 1.

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 Cecilia Le]

Given name(s): Cecilia
Surname(s): Le
Home: Boston, MA, United States
Awards: kent gardens elementary spelling bee champ
Hobbies: beach reading, tree climbing, sushi tasting, dognaping
Occupation: Education Writer
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 88/139, 14-16 -194
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 41/108, 15-13 +78
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 73/76, 10-18 -695

Round by Round
High score: 543 Average for: 395 Average against: 410
Round 1		Le played #77 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 333 to 496 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-1, -163.
Round 2		Le played #9 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and won 427 to 345 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-1, -81.
Round 3		Le played #3 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 415 to 386 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-1, -52.
Round 4		Le played #102 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 400 to 410 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-2, -62.
Round 5		Le played #66 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 297 to 474 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 2-3, -239.
Round 6		Le played #82 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and won 475 to 370 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-3, -134.
Round 7		Le played #88 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 345 to 447 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-4, -236.
Round 8		Le played #8 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 384 to 449 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-5, -301.
Round 9		Le played #22 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and won 396 to 393 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-5, -298.
Round 10		Le played #63 Louie Muller (Newcastle, CA) and lost 344 to 411 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-6, -365.
Round 11		Le played #93 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 543 to 439 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-6, -261.
Round 12		Le played #33 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 463 to 448 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-6, -246.
Round 13		Le played #15 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 348 to 351 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-7, -249.
Round 14		Le played #47 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 428 to 531 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-8, -352.
Round 15		Le played #91 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 380 to 420 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-9, -392.
Round 16		Le played #96 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 300 to 391 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6-10, -483.
Round 17		Le played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 389 to 376 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-10, -470.
Round 18		Le played #36 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 492 to 275 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-10, -253.
Round 19		Le played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 474 to 356 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-10, -135.
Round 20		Le played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and won 430 to 395 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-10, -100.
Round 21		Le played #62 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 370 to 447 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-11, -177.
Round 22		Le played #34 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and lost 275 to 473 (a spread of -198). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-12, -375.
Round 23		Le played #72 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 374 to 416 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-13, -417.
Round 24		Le played #6 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 376 to 424 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 10-14, -465.
Round 25		Le played #20 Michael Early (Forth Worth, TX) and lost 429 to 439 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-15, -475.
Round 26		Le played #51 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 373 to 382 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 10-16, -484.
Round 27		Le recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 11-16, -434. Le is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Le played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) again and won 415 to 324 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 12-16, -343.

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