Sandy Nang [#48] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Sandy Nang, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Nang currently has a record of 15-15, -218, and is ranked #46 in Division 5.

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): Sandy Surname(s): Nang Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States Age: 36 Hobbies: Crosswords Occupation: Editor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	3-3 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	3-3 (0.500)	LL W L WW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 457 Average for: 348 Average against: 358
Round 1		Nang played #16 Tacy Callies (Orlando, FL) and lost 320 to 384 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Nang had not played Callies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-1, -64.
Round 2		Nang played #64 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 319 to 348 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Nang had not played Readle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 0-2, -93.
Round 3		Nang played #37 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and won 392 to 321 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Nang had not played Kinsella in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-2, -22.
Round 4		Nang played #84 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 412 to 415 (a spread of -3) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPINSHIP Nang's record vs. Tongue 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: #65. Current record: 1-3, -25.
Round 5		Nang played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 351 to 408 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Nang had not played Snoddy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-4, -82.
Round 6		Nang played #24 John Ezekowitz (Boston, MA) and lost 322 to 375 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Nang had not played Ezekowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-5, -135. Nang is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Nang is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 7		Nang played #34 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and lost 281 to 361 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Nang had not played Hunter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-6, -215.
Round 8		Nang played #26 L. Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and lost 261 to 411 (a spread of -150) . Before this event, Nang had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-7, -365.
Round 9		Nang played #71 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and won 457 to 305 (a spread of 152) . Before this event, Nang had not played Shapiro in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-7, -213.
Round 10		Nang played #88 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and lost 317 to 442 (a spread of -125) . Before this event, Nang had not played Weinerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-8, -338.
Round 11		Nang played #78 Roger Steward (Torrington, CT) and won 384 to 297 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Nang had not played Steward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-8, -251.
Round 12		Nang recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-8, -201.
Round 13		Nang played #49 Carl Naples (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) and won 380 to 377 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Nang had not played Naples in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-8, -198.
Round 14		Nang played #56 Pat Patrick (Westfield, MA) and won 361 to 346 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Nang had not played Patrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-8, -183.
Round 15		Nang played #55 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and lost 362 to 381 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Nang had not played Patneau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-9, -202.
Round 16		Nang played #11 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 330 to 342 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Nang had not played Besadny in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-10, -214.
Round 17		Nang played #4 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 414 to 380 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Nang had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-10, -180.
Round 18		Nang played #50 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and lost 229 to 514 (a spread of -285) . Before this event, Nang had not played Nees in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-11, -465.
Round 19		Nang played #47 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 368 to 294 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Nang had not played Morris in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-11, -391.
Round 20		Nang played #86 Marina A. Villena (San Pablo, CA) and lost 357 to 378 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Nang had not played Villena in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-12, -412.
Round 21		Nang played #50 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and won 404 to 325 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Nang had not played Nees in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-12, -333.
Round 22		Nang played #25 Jan Feidel (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 335 to 392 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Nang had not played Feidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-13, -390.
Round 23		Nang played #55 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and lost 281 to 402 (a spread of -121) . Before this event, Nang had not played Patneau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 9-14, -511.
Round 24		Nang played #79 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and won 373 to 277 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Nang had not played Strong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-14, -415.
Round 25		Nang played #87 James Wallenberg (Toronto ON) and lost 308 to 361 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Nang had not played Wallenberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-15, -468.
Round 26		Nang played #88 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and won 355 to 279 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Nang had not played Weinerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-15, -392.
Round 27		Nang played #4 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 330 to 296 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Nang had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 12-15, -358.
Round 28		Nang played #54 Lorraine Pariser (Santa Monica, CA) and won 390 to 336 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Nang had not played Pariser in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-15, -304.
Round 29		Nang played #43 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and won 343 to 287 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Nang had not played Major in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-15, -248.
Round 30		Nang played #21 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 370 to 340 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Nang had not played Doyle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 15-15, -218.

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