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NSC 2008: Rose Kreiswirth [#49]
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On this page, you will find information about
Rose Kreiswirth, 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 9-19, -528, and is ranked
#101 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 Rose Kreiswirth]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kreiswirth_rose_3.jpg)
| Given name(s): Rose Surname(s): Kreiswirth Home: East Northport, NY, United States Hobbies: Reading....Puzzles....Mah Jongg....Volunteer work Occupation: Retired Mental Health Clinic Administrator NSC 1985 Division: 1 NSC 1985 Rank: 82/302, 13-9 -396 NSC 1987 Division: 1 NSC 1987 Rank: 77, 12-9 -260 NSC 1989 Division: 1 NSC 1989 Rank: 15/149, 17-10 +576 NSC 1989 Division: 1 NSC 1989 Rank: 15/149, 17-10 +576 NSC 1990 Division: 1 NSC 1990 Rank: 44/176, 15.5-11.5 +90 NSC 1992 Division: 1 NSC 1992 Rank: 70/176, 14-13 +533 NSC 1994 Division: 1 NSC 1994 Rank: 77/134, 13-14 +77 NSC 1998 Division: 1 NSC 1998 Rank: 86/126, 14-17 -240 NSC 2000 Division: 1 NSC 2000 Rank: 69/98, 14-17 -284 NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 86/132, 14.5-16.5 -805 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 131/172, 13-17 -309 USSO 2006 Division: 2 USSO 2006 Rank: 29/102, 16-12 -305 |
Round by Round | High score: 555 Average for: 380 Average against: 402 | Round 1 | | Kreiswirth recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-0, +50. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Mark Kenas]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kenas_mark.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #46 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 455 to 344 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-0, +161. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Debbie Stegman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stegman_debbie.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #95 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 324 to 380 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, +105. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Trip Payne]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/payne_trip_2.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #70 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 273 to 495 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-2, -117. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Sam Rosin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rosin_sam_2.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #86 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 307 to 441 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-3, -251. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/matsumoto_kenji.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #58 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 386 to 419 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-4, -284. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Laurie Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cohen_laurie.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #12 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 299 to 461 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-5, -446. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Dave Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/leifer_dave.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #51 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 352 to 343 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-5, -437. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Dielle Saldanha]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/saldanha_dielle.jpeg)
| Kreiswirth played #89 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 403 to 347 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-5, -381. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Jan Dixon]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dixon_jan.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 393 to 338 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-5, -326. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Nick Meyer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/meyer_nick.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #61 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 364 to 470 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-6, -432. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Webster Phillips]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/phillips_webster.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #74 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 358 to 372 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 5-7, -446. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Dean Saldanha]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/saldanha_dean.jpeg)
| Kreiswirth played #88 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 297 to 410 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-8, -559. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Stefan Rau]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rau_stephan.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #81 Stefan Rau (New Britain, CT) and lost 328 to 360 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-9, -591. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Marjorie Schoneboom]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/schoneboom_marjorie.jpeg)
| Kreiswirth played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and lost 412 to 463 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 5-10, -642. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sayavesa_navapadol.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #90 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 367 to 369 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-11, -644. Kreiswirth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 17 | ![[photo of Jeremy Cahnmann]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cahnmann_jeremy.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #9 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and won 531 to 337 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6-11, -450. | Round 18 | ![[photo of David Pearl]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pearl_david.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #71 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 555 to 344 (a spread of 211). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-11, -239. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Seth Lipkin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lipkin_seth.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #55 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 367 to 456 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-12, -328. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Lisa Odom]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/odom_lisa.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #66 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 371 to 413 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-13, -370. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Steve Oliger]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oliger_steve1.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 369 to 393 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 7-14, -394. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Mike Paxson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/paxson_mike.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #69 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and lost 363 to 425 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 7-15, -456. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Frank Tangredi]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tangredi_frank_2.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #99 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 438 to 346 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8-15, -364. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Craig Rowland]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rowland_craig_2.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #87 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 350 to 435 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 8-16, -449. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Alyssa Faria]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/faria_alyssa.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #24 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 490 to 363 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 9-16, -322. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Jon Shreve]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/shreve_jon.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #93 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 379 to 482 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 9-17, -425. Kreiswirth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 27 | ![[photo of Ira Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cohen_ira.jpeg)
| Kreiswirth played #11 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 316 to 414 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 9-18, -523. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Frank Tangredi]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tangredi_frank_2.jpg)
| Kreiswirth played #99 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) again and lost 417 to 422 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 9-19, -528. |
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