August 1-5, 2009
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NSC 2009: Nathan Benedict [#3]
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On this page, you will find information about
Nathan Benedict, who is competing
at the 2009 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 18-13, +849, and is ranked
#19 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): Nathan Surname(s): Benedict Home: Tucson, AZ, USA Awards: 2007 Arden Cup; 2008 Phoenix; 2007 WSC Participant Hobbies: Crosswords, Travel, Yoga Occupation: Professional Poker Player |
Round by Round | High score: 562 Average for: 416 Average against: 388 | Round 1 | | Benedict played #108 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 382 to 319 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-0, +63. | Round 2 | | Benedict played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 360 to 490 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-1, -67. | Round 3 | | Benedict played #38 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 418 to 338 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-1, +13. | Round 4 | | Benedict played #75 Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA) and won 410 to 312 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-1, +111. Benedict is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 5 | | Benedict played #53 Bruce Adams (Rochdale, MA) and lost 320 to 427 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-2, +4. | Round 6 | | Benedict played #61 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 456 to 367 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-2, +93. | Round 7 | | Benedict played #73 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and lost 309 to 371 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-3, +31. | Round 8 | | Benedict played #120 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 432 to 304 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-3, +159. | Round 9 | | Benedict played #18 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 441 to 329 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-3, +271. Benedict is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Benedict is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 10 | | Benedict played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 475 to 534 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-4, +212. Benedict is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Benedict is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 11 | | Benedict played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 427 to 536 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-5, +103. | Round 12 | | Benedict played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 445 to 367 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-5, +181. | Round 13 | | Benedict played #98 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 357 to 404 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-6, +134. | Round 14 | | Benedict played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 461 to 408 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-6, +187. | Round 15 | | Benedict played #10 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 390 to 452 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-7, +125. Benedict is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 16 | | Benedict played #74 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 394 to 491 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-8, +28. | Round 17 | | Benedict played #48 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 408 to 405 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-8, +31. | Round 18 | | Benedict played #6 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 419 to 371 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-8, +79. | Round 19 | | Benedict played #23 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 480 to 309 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-8, +250. | Round 20 | | Benedict played #78 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 562 to 244 (a spread of 318). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-8, +568. | Round 21 | | Benedict played #95 Dave Leifer (Atlanta, GA) and lost 329 to 409 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-9, +488. | Round 22 | | Benedict played #87 Marc Broering (Louisville, KY) and lost 438 to 445 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-10, +481. | Round 23 | | Benedict played #109 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 385 to 425 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-11, +441. | Round 24 | | Benedict played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 468 to 399 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-11, +510. | Round 25 | | Benedict played #103 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 406 to 411 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-12, +505. | Round 26 | | Benedict played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 400 to 394 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-12, +511. | Round 27 | | Benedict played #39 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 392 to 439 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-13, +464. | Round 28 | | Benedict played #66 Will Nediger (London ON) and won 485 to 307 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-13, +642. | Round 29 | | Benedict played #11 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 383 to 311 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-13, +714. | Round 30 | | Benedict played #52 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 432 to 303 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-13, +843. | Round 31 | | Benedict played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 422 to 416 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 18-13, +849. Benedict is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
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