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NSC 2008: Cesar Del Solar [#18]
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On this page, you will find information about
Cesar Del Solar, 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 12-16, -384, and is ranked
#83 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 | ![[photo of Cesar Del Solar]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/del_solar_cesar.jpg)
| Given name(s): Cesar Surname(s): Del Solar Home: Pasadena, CA, United States Hobbies: Guitar, music, programming, making awkward conversation-stopping comments Occupation: Electrical Engineer USSO 2006 Division: 2 USSO 2006 Rank: 51/102, 14-14 -96 |
Round by Round | High score: 537 Average for: 386 Average against: 400 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Michael Early]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/early_mike.jpg)
| Del Solar played #20 Michael Early (Forth Worth, TX) and won 506 to 313 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +193. | Round 2 | ![[photo of David Gibson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gibson_david.jpeg)
| Del Solar played #30 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 498 to 414 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +277. Del Solar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 3 | ![[photo of Edward De Guzman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/de_guzman_edward.jpg)
| Del Solar played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and won 422 to 309 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +390. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Mike Frentz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/frentz_mike_2.jpg)
| Del Solar played #27 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and won 414 to 399 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +405. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Maddy Kamen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/golob_maddy.jpg)
| Del Solar played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 537 to 332 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +610. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Amnuay Ploysangngam]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/ploysangngam_amnuay.2.jpeg)
| Del Solar played #77 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 446 to 270 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +786. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Matt Graham]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/graham_matt.jpg)
| Del Solar played #32 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 362 to 514 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +634. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Jason Katz-Brown]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/katz-brown_jason.jpg)
| Del Solar played #45 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 357 to 380 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +611. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Trip Payne]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/payne_trip_2.jpg)
| Del Solar played #70 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and won 434 to 288 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-2, +757. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Brian Cappelletto]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cappelletto_brian.jpeg)
| Del Solar played #10 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 411 to 481 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +687. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Debbie Stegman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stegman_debbie.jpg)
| Del Solar played #95 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 413 to 433 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +667. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
| Del Solar played #105 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 227 to 560 (a spread of -333). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-5, +334. | Round 13 | ![[photo of J. Paul Epstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/epstein_j_paul.jpg)
| Del Solar played #23 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 322 to 421 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-6, +235. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Marlon Hill]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hill_marlon.jpeg)
| Del Solar played #38 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 519 to 277 (a spread of 242). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-6, +477. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Daniel Fogel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fogel_daniel.jpg)
| Del Solar played #25 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and won 369 to 343 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-6, +503. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Patricia Barrett]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/barrett_pat.jpeg)
| Del Solar played #6 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 287 to 417 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-7, +373. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Webster Phillips]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/phillips_webster.jpg)
| Del Solar played #74 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 380 to 395 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-8, +358. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Howard Pistol]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pistol_howard.jpg)
| Del Solar played #76 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 452 to 366 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-8, +444. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Manop Phiphatboonserm]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/phiphatboonserm_manop_2.jpg)
| Del Solar played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 375 to 326 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-8, +493. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Orry Swift]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/swift_orry_3.jpg)
| Del Solar played #98 Orry Swift (Waco, TX) and lost 296 to 466 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-9, +323. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Pakorn Nemitrmansuk]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/n/nemitrmansuk_pakorn.jpeg)
| Del Solar played #64 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 381 to 403 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-10, +301. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Robert Quigley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/q/quigley_robert.jpg)
| Del Solar played #80 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and lost 314 to 492 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-11, +123. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Rod MacNeil]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/macneil_rod_3.jpg)
| Del Solar played #56 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 389 to 322 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-11, +190. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Steve Glass]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/glass_steve.jpeg)
| Del Solar played #31 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 345 to 407 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-12, +128. | Round 25 | ![[photo of David Koenig]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/koenig_david.jpg)
| Del Solar played #47 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 315 to 594 (a spread of -279). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-13, -151. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Steve Grob]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/grob_steve.jpg)
| Del Solar played #34 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and lost 298 to 383 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-14, -236. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Winter Zxqkj]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zxqkj_winter.jpg)
| Del Solar played #106 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 396 to 399 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 12-15, -239. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Daniel Fogel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fogel_daniel.jpg)
| Del Solar played #25 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) again and lost 345 to 490 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 12-16, -384. |
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