NSC 2008: Matt DeWaelsche [#29]

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On this page, you will find information about Matt De Waelsche, 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 11-17, -860, and is ranked #121 in Division 2.

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 Matt De Waelsche]

Given name(s): Matt
Surname(s): De Waelsche
Home: San Antonio, TX, United States
Hobbies: reading, movies
Occupation: Archivist/Librarian
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 87, 12-9 +74
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 125/176, 12-15 -98
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 102/176, 13-14 -8
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 63/134, 14-13 -268
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 14/106, 17-10 +257
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 106/126, 13-18 -850
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 68/105, 14.5-16.5 -426
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 83/103, 13-18 -369
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 101/139, 13.5-16.5 -170
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 49/102, 14-14 +37

Round by Round
High score: 474 Average for: 366 Average against: 396
Round 1		De Waelsche played #74 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 398 to 333 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +65.
Round 2		De Waelsche played #3 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and won 474 to 341 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +198.
Round 3		De Waelsche played #138 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and lost 324 to 411 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, +111.
Round 4		De Waelsche played #97 Jeff Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and won 389 to 345 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-1, +155.
Round 5		De Waelsche played #136 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 369 to 359 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-1, +165.
Round 6		De Waelsche played #11 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) and lost 308 to 525 (a spread of -217). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-2, -52.
Round 7		De Waelsche played #50 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 371 to 441 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-3, -122.
Round 8		De Waelsche played #49 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 321 to 432 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-4, -233.
Round 9		De Waelsche played #54 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 363 to 480 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 4-5, -350.
Round 10		De Waelsche played #120 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 296 to 490 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 4-6, -544.
Round 11		De Waelsche played #45 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 293 to 476 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 4-7, -727.
Round 12		De Waelsche played #65 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 335 to 436 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 4-8, -828.
Round 13		De Waelsche played #131 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and won 424 to 285 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 5-8, -689.
Round 14		De Waelsche played #6 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and won 403 to 283 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-8, -569.
Round 15		De Waelsche played #111 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 277 to 492 (a spread of -215). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 6-9, -784.
Round 16		De Waelsche played #64 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and lost 346 to 353 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 6-10, -791.
Round 17		De Waelsche played #78 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 352 to 387 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 6-11, -826.
Round 18		De Waelsche played #95 Erica Norris (Phoenixville, PA) and won 395 to 377 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 7-11, -808.
Round 19		De Waelsche played #25 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 358 to 322 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 8-11, -772.
Round 20		De Waelsche played #70 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and lost 363 to 449 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 8-12, -858.
Round 21		De Waelsche played #92 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 450 to 369 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 9-12, -777.
Round 22		De Waelsche played #85 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 424 to 393 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 10-12, -746.
Round 23		De Waelsche played #102 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 387 to 416 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 10-13, -775.
Round 24		De Waelsche played #128 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 326 to 413 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 10-14, -862.
Round 25		De Waelsche played #109 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 329 to 397 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 10-15, -930.
Round 26		De Waelsche played #139 Dave Zimmerman (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 386 to 224 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 11-15, -768.
Round 27		De Waelsche played #68 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and lost 413 to 455 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 11-16, -810.
Round 28		De Waelsche recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 11-17, -860.

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