Traci Nguyen [#106] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Traci Nguyen, 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. Nguyen currently has a record of 16-14, -115, and is ranked #72 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): Traci Surname(s): Nguyen Home: Pearland, TX, United States Age: 32 Awards: Won Division 3 of the 2003 Texas Championships Hobbies: Scrabble....obviously Occupation: Analyst

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	9-12 (0.429)
Past 1-12 months	1-4 (0.200)	LLLL W
Past 13-24 months	8-8 (0.500)	L W LL WWWWWW LLLL W L
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round-by-Round
High score: 494 Average for: 368 Average against: 372
Round 1		Nguyen played #104 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 398 to 289 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +109.
Round 2		Nguyen played #44 Janice Fisher (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 468 to 404 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Fisher in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +173.
Round 3		Nguyen played #41 Gina Fassio (Methuen, MA) and lost 227 to 504 (a spread of -277) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Fassio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-1, -104.
Round 4		Nguyen played #56 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and won 400 to 277 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-1, +19.
Round 5		Nguyen played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and won 369 to 306 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-1, +82.
Round 6		Nguyen played #88 Gerri Martin (Casselberry, FL) and lost 298 to 388 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-2, -8.
Round 7		Nguyen played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 293 to 497 (a spread of -204) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-3, -212.
Round 8		Nguyen played #156 Yolanda Ushry (Pemberton, NJ) and won 462 to 287 (a spread of 175) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Ushry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-3, -37.
Round 9		Nguyen played #28 Kurt Davies (Whispering Pines, NC) and won 421 to 301 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-3, +83.
Round 10		Nguyen played #149 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and won 344 to 338 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-3, +89.
Round 11		Nguyen played #163 Mike Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 339 to 418 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Wier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-4, +10.
Round 12		Nguyen played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and won 494 to 374 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-4, +130.
Round 13		Nguyen played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 321 to 384 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Rubin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-5, +67.
Round 14		Nguyen played #22 Edd Coker (Bronx, NY) and won 377 to 362 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Coker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-5, +82.
Round 15		Nguyen played #47 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and won 427 to 334 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Foster in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-5, +175.
Round 16		Nguyen played #61 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and won 404 to 372 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Hartsman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-5, +207.
Round 17		Nguyen played #89 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 374 to 252 (a spread of 122) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played McCall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-5, +329.
Round 18		Nguyen played #39 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 347 to 400 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Espallardo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-6, +276.
Round 19		Nguyen played #66 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 345 to 453 (a spread of -108) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Jacobson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-7, +168.
Round 20		Nguyen played #73 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 325 to 367 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Knapp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-8, +126.
Round 21		Nguyen played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 411 to 443 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Kraus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-9, +94. Nguyen is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Nguyen played #116 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and won 397 to 354 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Rhea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-9, +137.
Round 23		Nguyen played #148 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 333 to 410 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-10, +60.
Round 24		Nguyen played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and lost 348 to 458 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 13-11, -50.
Round 25		Nguyen played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 400 to 332 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Chen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-11, +18.
Round 26		Nguyen played #6 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) and lost 326 to 417 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Babina in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 14-12, -73.
Round 27		Nguyen played #105 Edward Neugroschl (New Milford, CT) and lost 251 to 430 (a spread of -179) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Neugroschl in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 14-13, -252.
Round 28		Nguyen played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 369 to 293 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Cleary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 15-13, -176.
Round 29		Nguyen played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and won 460 to 321 (a spread of 139) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 16-13, -37.
Round 30		Nguyen played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 312 to 390 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Nguyen had not played Catanese in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 16-14, -115.

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