Matt Breden [#12] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Matt Breden, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Breden currently has a record of 18-10, +813, and is ranked #8 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): Matt Surname(s): Breden Home: Hampton, VA, United States Awards: Two air medals, 1st place Div III Scrabble Tournament, Moose Jaw, Canada, 12-0, 1700 pt spread Hobbies: banjo picking, travel Occupation: US Air Force Officer, B-52 bombardier

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	1-6 (0.143)
Past 1-12 months	0-4 (0.000)	LLLL
Past 13-24 months	1-2 (0.333)	L W L
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 510 Average for: 399 Average against: 370
Round 1		Breden played #23 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 351 to 465 (a spread of -114). Before this event, Breden had not played Donegan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 0-1, -114.
Round 2		Breden played #15 Judy Carlock (Tucson, AZ) and won 411 to 330 (a spread of 81). Before this event, Breden had not played Carlock in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-1, -33.
Round 3		Breden played #40 Bruce M Halverson (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 337 to 346 (a spread of -9). Before this event, Breden had not played Halverson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-2, -42.
Round 4		Breden played #63 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 354 to 317 (a spread of 37). Before this event, Breden had not played Readle in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, -5.
Round 5		Breden played #21 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 381 to 331 (a spread of 50). Before this event, Breden had not played Cooper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-2, +45.
Round 6		Breden played #42 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and won 480 to 325 (a spread of 155). Before this event, Breden had not played Hubble in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +200.
Round 7		Breden played #22 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and won 406 to 393 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Breden had not played DeMers in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-2, +213.
Round 8		Breden played #5 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and won 439 to 356 (a spread of 83). Before this event, Breden had not played Barker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +296.
Round 9		Breden played #71 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and lost 311 to 411 (a spread of -100). Before this event, Breden had not played Sawyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +196.
Round 10		Breden played #11 Adam Boocher (South Bend, IN) and lost 367 to 495 (a spread of -128). Before this event, Breden had not played Boocher in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-4, +68.
Round 11		Breden played #10 Doug Bobkovich (Gilbert, AZ) and won 484 to 421 (a spread of 63). Before this event, Breden had not played Bobkovich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +131. Breden is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Breden is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 12		Breden played #64 Michael Rhodes (Tucson, AZ) and lost 323 to 337 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Breden had not played Rhodes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-5, +117.
Round 13		Breden played #39 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and won 419 to 351 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Breden had not played Hagelstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-5, +185.
Round 14		Breden played #58 Austin Nichols (Washington, DC) and lost 390 to 397 (a spread of -7). Before this event, Breden had not played Nichols in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-6, +178. Breden is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15		Breden played #8 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 446 to 331 (a spread of 115). Before this event, Breden had not played Besadny in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +293.
Round 16		Breden played #29 Gregory Fanoe (Atlanta, GA) and lost 303 to 514 (a spread of -211). Before this event, Breden had not played Fanoe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-7, +82.
Round 17		Breden played #49 Elana Lekach (Fair Lawn, NJ) and lost 364 to 447 (a spread of -83). Before this event, Breden had not played Lekach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-8, -1.
Round 18		Breden played #17 John Cheras (Whitinsville, MA) and won 412 to 317 (a spread of 95). Before this event, Breden had not played Cheras in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-8, +94.
Round 19		Breden played #9 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and won 421 to 368 (a spread of 53). Before this event, Breden had not played Blackman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-8, +147.
Round 20		Breden played #25 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 421 to 308 (a spread of 113). Before this event, Breden had not played Doyle in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-8, +260.
Round 21		Breden played #36 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 510 to 250 (a spread of 260). Before this event, Breden had not played Galebach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +520.
Round 22		Breden played #60 Thomas ORourke (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 353 to 376 (a spread of -23). Before this event, Breden had not played O'Rourke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-9, +497.
Round 23		Breden played #77 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and won 476 to 391 (a spread of 85). Before this event, Breden had not played Sirois in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-9, +582.
Round 24		Breden played #58 Austin Nichols (Washington, DC) again and won 373 to 290 (a spread of 83). Before this event, Breden had not played Nichols in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-9, +665.
Round 25		Breden played #65 Fred III Rible (Los Angeles, CA) and won 420 to 363 (a spread of 57). Before this event, Breden had not played Rible in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-9, +722.
Round 26		Breden played #91 Antonio Malonzo (Philippines) and lost 364 to 441 (a spread of -77). Before this event, Breden had not played Malonzo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-10, +645.
Round 27		Breden played #32 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 432 to 324 (a spread of 108). Before this event, Breden had not played Finn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-10, +753.
Round 28		Breden played #7 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 412 to 352 (a spread of 60). Before this event, Breden had not played Berahovich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-10, +813.

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