Woody Chen [#19] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Woody Chen, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Chen currently has a record of 18-12, +349, and is ranked #27 in Division 3.

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): Woody Surname(s): Chen Home: Flushing, NY, United States Age: 34 Awards: Organizing Scrabble tournaments reachable by NYC subway Hobbies: Scrabble, Video Games, Photography, Dancing Occupation: Paralegal

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	49.5-53.5 (0.481)
Past 1-12 months	12-14 (0.462)	WW LLLLLL WW L W LL W LL WWW LLL WWW
Past 13-24 months	9-10 (0.474)	L WWW L W L W L W L WW LLLLL W
Past 25-36 months	13-13 (0.500)	WWW LLLLL W LLLLL WWW L WWW L W L WW
Past 37-48 months	7-5 (0.583)	W L W LL WW L W L WW
Past 49-60 months	8.5-11.5 (0.425)	W LLLLL WWTL WW LLL W L W L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 491 Average for: 371 Average against: 360
Round 1		Chen played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 380 to 273 (a spread of 107) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Chen's record vs. King in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). 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: W. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +107.
Round 2		Chen played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 312 to 383 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Chen had not played Panitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-1, +36.
Round 3		Chen played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 311 to 380 (a spread of -69) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Chen's record vs. Kraus in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 1-2, -33.
Round 4		Chen played #167 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and won 360 to 301 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Chen had not played Wyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-2, +26.
Round 5		Chen played #101 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and won 385 to 359 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Chen had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-2, +52.
Round 6		Chen played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 384 to 398 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Chen had not played Cornelison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-3, +38.
Round 7		Chen played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 306 to 354 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Chen had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-4, -10.
Round 8		Chen played #142 Stephanie Steele (Saint Paul, MN) and won 417 to 322 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Chen had not played Steele in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-4, +85.
Round 9		Chen played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 400 to 344 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Chen had not played Cleary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-4, +141.
Round 10		Chen played #69 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and lost 344 to 408 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Chen had not played Kennerk in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 5-5, +77.
Round 11		Chen played #13 Joann Burchett (Atlanta, GA) and won 362 to 302 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Chen had not played Burchett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-5, +137.
Round 12		Chen played #164 Jeannie J. Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 386 to 328 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Chen had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-5, +195.
Round 13		Chen played #165 Charmaine Wolfe (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 337 to 361 (a spread of -24) . The last time these two played was 2001-12 at: RYE BROOK, NY Chen's record vs. Wolfe in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-6, +171.
Round 14		Chen played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and won 453 to 360 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Chen had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-6, +264.
Round 15		Chen played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 332 to 424 (a spread of -92) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: PISCATAWAY, NJ Chen's record vs. Zxqkj in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-4 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LLLL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-7, +172.
Round 16		Chen played #1 James Abbott (Chicago, IL) and won 397 to 301 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Chen had not played Abbott in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-7, +268.
Round 17		Chen played #115 Bonnie Redland (Sun City West, AZ) and lost 363 to 442 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Chen had not played Redland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-8, +189.
Round 18		Chen played #38 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 362 to 334 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Chen had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-8, +217.
Round 19		Chen played #28 Kurt Davies (Whispering Pines, NC) and lost 304 to 441 (a spread of -137) . Before this event, Chen had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-9, +80.
Round 20		Chen played #109 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 368 to 328 (a spread of 40) . The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: DANBURY, CT Chen's record vs. Palazzo in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LL. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-9, +120.
Round 21		Chen played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 363 to 310 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Chen had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-9, +173.
Round 22		Chen played #128 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 351 to 343 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Chen had not played Schultz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-9, +181.
Round 23		Chen played #131 Brian Sebastian (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 370 to 384 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Chen had not played Sebastian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-10, +167.
Round 24		Chen played #6 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) and lost 287 to 454 (a spread of -167) . The last time these two played was 2002-12 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Chen's record vs. Babina in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LLW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13-11, +0.
Round 25		Chen played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and lost 332 to 400 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Chen had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 13-12, -68.
Round 26		Chen played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and won 491 to 339 (a spread of 152) . Before this event, Chen had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-12, +84.
Round 27		Chen played #156 Yolanda Ushry (Pemberton, NJ) and won 426 to 376 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Chen had not played Ushry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 15-12, +134.
Round 28		Chen played #76 Patricia Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and won 389 to 327 (a spread of 62) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: MELBOURNE, FL Chen's record vs. Krohn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 16-12, +196.
Round 29		Chen played #96 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and won 390 to 318 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Chen had not played Michlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 17-12, +268.
Round 30		Chen played #28 Kurt Davies (Whispering Pines, NC) and won 472 to 391 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Chen had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 18-12, +349.

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