August 6-10, 2011
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NSC 2011: Kenji Matsumoto [#13]
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On this page, you will find information about
Kenji Matsumoto, who is competing
at the 2011 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 22-9, +1186, and is ranked
#2 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): Kenji Surname(s): Matsumoto Home: Aiea, HI, United States Awards: Division 3 Reno 2000, Division 2 2005 BAT premier Hobbies: philosophy |
Round by Round | High score: 576 Average for: 431 Average against: 392 | Round 1 | | Matsumoto played #102 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 500 to 360 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +140. | Round 2 | | Matsumoto played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 425 to 385 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +180. | Round 3 | | Matsumoto played #52 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 550 to 335 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +395. | Round 4 | | Matsumoto played #21 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 576 to 363 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +608. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 5 | | Matsumoto played #7 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 399 to 457 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +550. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 6 | | Matsumoto played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 494 to 372 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +672. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 7 | | Matsumoto played #27 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 427 to 373 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +726. | Round 8 | | Matsumoto played #44 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 429 to 423 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +732. | Round 9 | | Matsumoto played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 396 to 436 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +692. | Round 10 | | Matsumoto played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 394 to 441 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +645. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 11 | | Matsumoto played #31 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 350 to 442 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +553. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 12 | | Matsumoto played #9 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 406 to 371 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +588. | Round 13 | | Matsumoto played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 541 to 386 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +743. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 14 | | Matsumoto played #22 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 447 to 299 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +891. | Round 15 | | Matsumoto played #54 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 474 to 410 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +955. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 16 | | Matsumoto played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 382 to 383 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +954. | Round 17 | | Matsumoto played #17 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 427 to 357 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +1024. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 18 | | Matsumoto played #14 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 459 to 378 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +1105. | Round 19 | | Matsumoto played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 503 to 365 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-5, +1243. | Round 20 | | Matsumoto played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) again and won 401 to 287 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-5, +1357. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 21 | | Matsumoto played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 281 to 511 (a spread of -230). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-6, +1127. | Round 22 | | Matsumoto played #6 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 321 to 459 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +989. | Round 23 | | Matsumoto played #41 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 417 to 401 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-7, +1005. | Round 24 | | Matsumoto played #2 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 514 to 508 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-7, +1011. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 25 | | Matsumoto played #25 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 434 to 398 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-7, +1047. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 26 | | Matsumoto played #17 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) again and won 399 to 388 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-7, +1058. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 27 | | Matsumoto played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) again and lost 302 to 406 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-8, +954. | Round 28 | | Matsumoto played #6 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) again and won 482 to 299 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-8, +1137. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 29 | | Matsumoto played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) for the third time and won 474 to 404 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-8, +1207. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 30 | | Matsumoto played #31 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) again and lost 342 to 447 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-9, +1102. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 31 | | Matsumoto played #17 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) for the third time and won 405 to 321 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 22-9, +1186. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits). |
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