NSC 2008: Edward De Guzman [#17]

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On this page, you will find information about Edward De Guzman, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15.5-12.5, -768, and is ranked #31 in Division 1.

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): Edward Surname(s): De Guzman Home: Urbana, IL, United States Hobbies: computers, music (piano, violin), tennis Occupation: Graduate Student NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 2/122, 20-8 +1443

Round by Round
High score: 496 Average for: 386 Average against: 414
Round 1		De Guzman played #30 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 427 to 393 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-0, +34.
Round 2		De Guzman played #20 Michael Early (Forth Worth, TX) and won 443 to 359 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-0, +118.
Round 3		De Guzman played #18 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and lost 309 to 422 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-1, +5.
Round 4		De Guzman played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 343 to 442 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-2, -94.
Round 5		De Guzman played #36 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and lost 408 to 449 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-3, -135.
Round 6		De Guzman played #86 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 366 to 362 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-3, -131.
Round 7		De Guzman played #89 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 360 to 359 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-3, -130.
Round 8		De Guzman played #27 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and tied at 365. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4.5-3.5, -130.
Round 9		De Guzman played #97 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 412 to 650 (a spread of -238). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4.5-4.5, -368.
Round 10		De Guzman played #101 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and won 496 to 323 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5.5-4.5, -195.
Round 11		De Guzman played #54 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 455 to 500 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5.5-5.5, -240.
Round 12		De Guzman played #100 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 347 to 428 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5.5-6.5, -321.
Round 13		De Guzman played #33 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 385 to 382 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6.5-6.5, -318.
Round 14		De Guzman played #41 Vernon Jones (Winter Haven, FL) and lost 300 to 441 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -459.
Round 15		De Guzman played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 329 to 381 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -511.
Round 16		De Guzman played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and won 416 to 380 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7.5-8.5, -475.
Round 17		De Guzman played #39 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 423 to 298 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8.5-8.5, -350.
Round 18		De Guzman played #12 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 249 to 543 (a spread of -294). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8.5-9.5, -644.
Round 19		De Guzman played #15 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 380 to 368 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9.5-9.5, -632.
Round 20		De Guzman played #53 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 382 to 353 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10.5-9.5, -603.
Round 21		De Guzman played #88 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 400 to 308 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11.5-9.5, -511.
Round 22		De Guzman played #98 Orry Swift (Waco, TX) and won 457 to 355 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12.5-9.5, -409.
Round 23		De Guzman played #58 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 301 to 616 (a spread of -315). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12.5-10.5, -724.
Round 24		De Guzman played #80 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and won 491 to 422 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13.5-10.5, -655.
Round 25		De Guzman played #56 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 418 to 420 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13.5-11.5, -657.
Round 26		De Guzman played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 469 to 378 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14.5-11.5, -566.
Round 27		De Guzman played #8 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 390 to 384 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15.5-11.5, -560.
Round 28		De Guzman played #105 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 299 to 507 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15.5-12.5, -768.

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