Pongsakorn Atichatsrisakul [#8] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Pongsakorn Atichatsrisakul, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Atichatsrisakul currently has a record of 17-13, +169, and is ranked #40 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
	Given name(s): Pongsakorn Surname(s): Atichatsrisakul Home: Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand Age: 19 Awards: Thai junior champion year 2002 Hobbies: Play Scrabble Occupation: Student

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	0-0 (0.000)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 517 Average for: 383 Average against: 374
Before the Tournament		Atichatsrisakul is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Atichatsrisakul played #19 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and won 432 to 351 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +81.
Round 2		Atichatsrisakul played #43 Joseph Galloway (Elizabethtown, KY) and won 413 to 362 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Galloway in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-0, +132.
Round 3		Atichatsrisakul played #88 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and lost 363 to 399 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Lindzon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-1, +96.
Round 4		Atichatsrisakul played #135 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 333 to 366 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-2, +63.
Round 5		Atichatsrisakul played #133 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and lost 367 to 391 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Strasberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-3, +39.
Round 6		Atichatsrisakul played #44 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and lost 331 to 442 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Ganguet in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 2-4, -72.
Round 7		Atichatsrisakul played #67 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and won 421 to 408 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Jokubaitis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-4, -59.
Round 8		Atichatsrisakul played #12 Linda Bredel (Sierra Vista, AZ) and won 398 to 312 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Bredel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-4, +27.
Round 9		Atichatsrisakul played #71 Chani Katz (San Mateo, CA) and won 362 to 341 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Katz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-4, +48.
Round 10		Atichatsrisakul played #15 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and won 352 to 326 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Cadieux in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-4, +74. Atichatsrisakul is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Atichatsrisakul is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 11		Atichatsrisakul recorded a loss with a spread of -73 points. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-5, +1.
Round 12		Atichatsrisakul played #82 Cason Lane (San Diego, CA) and won 384 to 331 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Lane in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-5, +54.
Round 13		Atichatsrisakul played #40 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 452 to 396 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-5, +110.
Round 14		Atichatsrisakul played #140 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 370 to 356 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Wise in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-5, +124.
Round 15		Atichatsrisakul played #38 Robert Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 377 to 413 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Enszer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-6, +88.
Round 16		Atichatsrisakul played #82 Cason Lane (San Diego, CA) and lost 309 to 324 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Lane in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-7, +73.
Round 17		Atichatsrisakul played #123 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 419 to 440 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Shambach in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-8, +52.
Round 18		Atichatsrisakul played #64 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and won 502 to 341 (a spread of 161) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Joffe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-8, +213.
Round 19		Atichatsrisakul played #71 Chani Katz (San Mateo, CA) and won 434 to 385 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Katz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-8, +262.
Round 20		Atichatsrisakul played #117 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 336 to 311 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Rosenblum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-8, +287.
Round 21		Atichatsrisakul played #30 Carl Durdan (North Easton, MA) and won 411 to 408 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Durdan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-8, +290.
Round 22		Atichatsrisakul played #87 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 217 to 472 (a spread of -255) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Leifer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-9, +35.
Round 23		Atichatsrisakul played #99 Andrea Carla Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and won 380 to 328 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Michaels in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-9, +87.
Round 24		Atichatsrisakul played #5 Scott Anderson (Boulder, CO) and lost 301 to 388 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Anderson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-10, +0.
Round 25		Atichatsrisakul played #104 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and won 460 to 261 (a spread of 199) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Patterson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-10, +199.
Round 26		Atichatsrisakul played #3 Chris Abordo (West Paterson, NJ) and lost 328 to 376 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Abordo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-11, +151.
Round 27		Atichatsrisakul played #70 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and lost 348 to 449 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Karris in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-12, +50.
Round 28		Atichatsrisakul played #63 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and won 379 to 367 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Jaramillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 16-12, +62.
Round 29		Atichatsrisakul played #50 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 400 to 481 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Gotlieb in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 16-13, -19. Atichatsrisakul is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 30		Atichatsrisakul played #129 Judy Steward (Torrington, CT) and won 517 to 329 (a spread of 188) . Before this event, Atichatsrisakul had not played Steward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 17-13, +169.

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