Thavachai Thivavarnvongs [#135] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Thavachai Thivavarnvongs, 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. Thivavarnvongs currently has a record of 14-16, -84, and is ranked #85 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): Thavachai Surname(s): Thivavarnvongs Home: Muang, Khon-Kaen, Thailand Hobbies: Scrabble Occupation: Professor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	9-6 (0.600)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	8-6 (0.571)	W LL W L WWW L WW L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 478 Average for: 371 Average against: 374
Round 1		Thivavarnvongs played #67 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and lost 386 to 420 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Jokubaitis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 0-1, -34.
Round 2		Thivavarnvongs played #133 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 417 to 307 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Strasberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-1, +76.
Round 3		Thivavarnvongs played #44 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and lost 360 to 417 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Ganguet in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-2, +19.
Round 4		Thivavarnvongs played #8 Pongsakorn Atichatsrisakul (Thailand) and won 366 to 333 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Atichatsrisakul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-2, +52.
Round 5		Thivavarnvongs played #19 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and lost 218 to 460 (a spread of -242) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 2-3, -190.
Round 6		Thivavarnvongs played #43 Joseph Galloway (Elizabethtown, KY) and lost 341 to 381 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Galloway in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 2-4, -230.
Round 7		Thivavarnvongs played #88 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and lost 378 to 403 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Lindzon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 2-5, -255.
Round 8		Thivavarnvongs played #101 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and lost 332 to 399 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Nanavati in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 2-6, -322.
Round 9		Thivavarnvongs played #20 Connie Creed (Cheltenham, PA) and won 436 to 303 (a spread of 133) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Creed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 3-6, -189.
Round 10		Thivavarnvongs played #16 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 349 to 346 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Camper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 4-6, -186.
Round 11		Thivavarnvongs played #21 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and lost 353 to 417 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Dabbs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 4-7, -250.
Round 12		Thivavarnvongs played #95 Paul McCarthy (Littleton, CO) and lost 311 to 434 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played McCarthy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 4-8, -373.
Round 13		Thivavarnvongs played #97 Charles Merlis (West Hartford, CT) and lost 365 to 399 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Merlis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 4-9, -407.
Round 14		Thivavarnvongs played #14 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and lost 305 to 509 (a spread of -204) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Burton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 4-10, -611.
Round 15		Thivavarnvongs played #126 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 394 to 324 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Slivka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 5-10, -541.
Round 16		Thivavarnvongs played #45 William Giblin (Hahnville, LA) and won 345 to 295 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Giblin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 6-10, -491.
Round 17		Thivavarnvongs played #111 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and won 447 to 366 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Raymond in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 7-10, -410.
Round 18		Thivavarnvongs played #52 Larry P. Gradus (Margate, FL) and won 474 to 343 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Gradus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 8-10, -279.
Round 19		Thivavarnvongs played #97 Charles Merlis (West Hartford, CT) and lost 372 to 451 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Merlis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 8-11, -358.
Round 20		Thivavarnvongs played #13 Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 312 to 364 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Breitbeil in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 8-12, -410.
Round 21		Thivavarnvongs played #58 Varda Horelle (Safety Harbor, FL) and lost 335 to 388 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Horelle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 8-13, -463.
Round 22		Thivavarnvongs played #102 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and won 408 to 363 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 9-13, -418.
Round 23		Thivavarnvongs played #93 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 392 to 328 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 10-13, -354.
Round 24		Thivavarnvongs played #119 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 422 to 276 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Scheimberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 11-13, -208.
Round 25		Thivavarnvongs played #28 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 396 to 330 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Druskin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 12-13, -142.
Round 26		Thivavarnvongs played #133 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 377 to 307 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Strasberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13-13, -72.
Round 27		Thivavarnvongs played #56 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and lost 385 to 421 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Hermanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 13-14, -108.
Round 28		Thivavarnvongs played #66 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and won 478 to 359 (a spread of 119) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 14-14, +11.
Round 29		Thivavarnvongs played #20 Connie Creed (Cheltenham, PA) and lost 316 to 387 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Creed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 14-15, -60. Thivavarnvongs is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 30		Thivavarnvongs played #31 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 359 to 383 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Dustin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 14-16, -84.

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