NSC 2008: Joan Knobelsdorf [#57]

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On this page, you will find information about Joan Knobelsdorf, 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 17-11, +301, and is ranked #17 in Division 4.

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 Joan Knobelsdorf]

Given name(s): Joan
Surname(s): Knobelsdorf
Home: Palm Harbor, FL, United States
Awards: second place in bottom division in Providence
Hobbies: Gardening, travelling, bridge, mahjong, Hospice volunteer
Occupation: Retired
NSC 2000 Division: 6
NSC 2000 Rank: 2/77, 21-10 +1994
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 124/126, 9-22 -691
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 69/150, 15-15 +140
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 75/122, 13-15 +149

Round by Round
High score: 574 Average for: 372 Average against: 362
Round 1		Knobelsdorf played #96 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 364 to 347 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-0, +17.
Round 2		Knobelsdorf played #49 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 375 to 395 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-1, -3.
Round 3		Knobelsdorf played #113 Tim Wise (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 320 to 327 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-2, -10.
Round 4		Knobelsdorf played #53 Diana Ittner (Menomonee Falls, WI) and won 376 to 287 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, +79.
Round 5		Knobelsdorf played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 485 to 282 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +282.
Round 6		Knobelsdorf played #28 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 450 to 424 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +308.
Round 7		Knobelsdorf played #22 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 372 to 297 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +383.
Round 8		Knobelsdorf played #33 Alexandra Gianikas (Tallahassee, FL) and won 418 to 373 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +428.
Round 9		Knobelsdorf played #97 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 316 to 325 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +419.
Round 10		Knobelsdorf played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and won 370 to 353 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +436.
Round 11		Knobelsdorf played #10 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 415 to 353 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-3, +498.
Round 12		Knobelsdorf played #23 Matt Eason (Tampa, FL) and won 422 to 293 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +627.
Round 13		Knobelsdorf played #48 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and won 574 to 348 (a spread of 226). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +853.
Round 14		Knobelsdorf played #110 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 300 to 535 (a spread of -235). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +618.
Round 15		Knobelsdorf played #109 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 398 to 312 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-4, +704.
Round 16		Knobelsdorf played #55 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and lost 330 to 381 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +653.
Round 17		Knobelsdorf played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and won 382 to 364 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +671.
Round 18		Knobelsdorf played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 323 to 402 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-6, +592.
Round 19		Knobelsdorf played #81 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and lost 245 to 350 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-7, +487.
Round 20		Knobelsdorf played #77 Keith Pries (Englewood, CO) and lost 413 to 428 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-8, +472.
Round 21		Knobelsdorf played #76 Michael Perl (Ithaca, NY) and won 398 to 366 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-8, +504.
Round 22		Knobelsdorf played #83 Robin Ross (Saint Petersburg, FL) and won 327 to 260 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, +571.
Round 23		Knobelsdorf played #50 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 351 to 323 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-8, +599.
Round 24		Knobelsdorf played #63 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 358 to 340 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-8, +617.
Round 25		Knobelsdorf played #100 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 340 to 355 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-9, +602.
Round 26		Knobelsdorf played #33 Alexandra Gianikas (Tallahassee, FL) again and lost 253 to 447 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-10, +408.
Round 27		Knobelsdorf played #99 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 431 to 412 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-10, +427.
Round 28		Knobelsdorf played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) again and lost 319 to 445 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-11, +301.

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