Stephen Knapp [#73] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Stephen Knapp, 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. Knapp currently has a record of 18-12, +184, and is ranked #28 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): Stephen Surname(s): Knapp Home: Battle Creek, MI, United States Age: 46

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	28-22 (0.560)
Past 1-12 months	19-14 (0.576)	WWWW L WW LL WWW L WWW L WWW LLL W LLLL W L WW L
Past 13-24 months	8-7 (0.533)	WW LLL W L W L WW L WW L
Past 25-36 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 472 Average for: 370 Average against: 364
Round 1		Knapp played #81 Julie Lopez (Munster, IN) and won 424 to 396 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Lopez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-0, +28.
Round 2		Knapp played #143 Jay Strieb (Ardmore, PA) and lost 307 to 417 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Strieb in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 1-1, -82.
Round 3		Knapp played #100 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 370 to 321 (a spread of 49) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: BATTLE CREEK, MI Knapp's record vs. Morehead in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-1, -33.
Round 4		Knapp played #83 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and won 376 to 319 (a spread of 57) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Knapp's record vs. Lyda in the 5 years leading up to this event: 5-2 (0.714). Past 1-12 months: WWL. Past 13-24 months: WLWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-1, +24.
Round 5		Knapp played #96 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 327 to 351 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Michlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-2, +0.
Round 6		Knapp played #165 Charmaine Wolfe (North Tonawanda, NY) and won 472 to 318 (a spread of 154) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Knapp's record vs. Wolfe in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: 4-2, +154.
Round 7		Knapp played #149 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and lost 275 to 435 (a spread of -160) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Knapp's record vs. Thompson 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: #73. Current record: 4-3, -6.
Round 8		Knapp played #10 Jerri Bergeron (Atlanta, GA) and won 442 to 351 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-3, +85.
Round 9		Knapp played #53 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and won 356 to 304 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Goodman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-3, +137.
Round 10		Knapp played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 436 to 372 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-3, +201.
Round 11		Knapp played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and won 339 to 298 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-3, +242.
Round 12		Knapp played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and won 389 to 356 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-3, +275.
Round 13		Knapp played #62 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 441 to 486 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Haverly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-4, +230.
Round 14		Knapp played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and lost 355 to 375 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Knapp had not played McKeown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-5, +210. Knapp is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Knapp is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Knapp played #51 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and won 446 to 254 (a spread of 192) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Gillis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-5, +402.
Round 16		Knapp played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 334 to 475 (a spread of -141) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Zxqkj in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-6, +261.
Round 17		Knapp played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 277 to 395 (a spread of -118) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-7, +143.
Round 18		Knapp played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 357 to 278 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-7, +222.
Round 19		Knapp played #163 Mike Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and won 351 to 304 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Wier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-7, +269.
Round 20		Knapp played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and won 367 to 325 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-7, +311.
Round 21		Knapp played #116 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 393 to 413 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Rhea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-8, +291.
Round 22		Knapp played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 325 to 327 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Kraus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-9, +289.
Round 23		Knapp played #53 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and won 413 to 375 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Goodman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-9, +327.
Round 24		Knapp played #163 Mike Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 319 to 475 (a spread of -156) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Wier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-10, +171.
Round 25		Knapp played #88 Gerri Martin (Casselberry, FL) and won 385 to 382 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-10, +174.
Round 26		Knapp played #64 Susan Hoehn (Saint Paul, MN) and won 362 to 335 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Hoehn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-10, +201.
Round 27		Knapp played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 319 to 355 (a spread of -36) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Knapp's record vs. Diener in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: #35. Current record: 16-11, +165.
Round 28		Knapp played #123 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and won 381 to 338 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Sanchez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 17-11, +208.
Round 29		Knapp played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and lost 377 to 465 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Knapp had not played McKeown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 17-12, +120.
Round 30		Knapp played #47 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and won 379 to 315 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Knapp had not played Foster in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 18-12, +184.

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