NSC 2011: Michael Thelen [#60]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Thelen, 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 15-16, +824, and is ranked #56 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): Michael Surname(s): Thelen Home: West Jordan, UT, United States Hobbies: Programming, reading Occupation: Software engineer

Round by Round
High score: 641 Average for: 414 Average against: 388
Before the Tournament		Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Thelen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Thelen played #44 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 368 to 426 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 0-1, -58.
Round 2		Thelen played #2 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 347 to 387 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-2, -98.
Round 3		Thelen played #98 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 449 to 340 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-2, +11.
Round 4		Thelen played #43 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 287 to 453 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-3, -155. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5		Thelen played #85 Ronald Howard (North Tustin, CA) and won 453 to 318 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-3, -20.
Round 6		Thelen played #26 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 424 to 425 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-4, -21. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Thelen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 7		Thelen played #70 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 461 to 381 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-4, +59.
Round 8		Thelen played #101 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and won 457 to 290 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-4, +226.
Round 9		Thelen played #104 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 593 to 264 (a spread of 329). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-4, +555.
Round 10		Thelen played #59 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and won 395 to 340 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +610.
Round 11		Thelen played #75 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 368 to 396 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-5, +582.
Round 12		Thelen played #67 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 358 to 409 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-6, +531.
Round 13		Thelen played #25 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 295 to 504 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-7, +322.
Round 14		Thelen played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 479 to 480 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-8, +321.
Round 15		Thelen played #88 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and won 641 to 325 (a spread of 316). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-8, +637. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Thelen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 16		Thelen played #27 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and lost 371 to 468 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-9, +540.
Round 17		Thelen played #8 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 457 to 443 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-9, +554.
Round 18		Thelen played #64 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 406 to 286 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-9, +674.
Round 19		Thelen played #18 John Luebkemann (Richmond, VA) and lost 364 to 392 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-10, +646.
Round 20		Thelen played #57 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 425 to 333 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-10, +738.
Round 21		Thelen played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 375 to 402 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-11, +711.
Round 22		Thelen played #15 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and won 432 to 378 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-11, +765.
Round 23		Thelen played #16 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 389 to 449 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-12, +705.
Round 24		Thelen played #9 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 323 to 430 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-13, +598.
Round 25		Thelen played #100 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and lost 382 to 502 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-14, +478.
Round 26		Thelen played #39 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 517 to 340 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-14, +655.
Round 27		Thelen played #66 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 429 to 367 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-14, +717.
Round 28		Thelen played #63 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 483 to 379 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-14, +821.
Round 29		Thelen played #87 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 326 to 418 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 14-15, +729.
Round 30		Thelen played #96 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and won 452 to 265 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 15-15, +916.
Round 31		Thelen played #26 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) again and lost 334 to 426 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 15-16, +824.

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