NSC 2011: Edward De Guzman [#71]

[ Congratulations to Nigel Richards, three-time National SCRABBLE Champion, on successfully defending his title this year. Please note that as of September 2011, Division 3 Winner Suhas Rao has been stripped of his title as a result of a disciplinary process, and that all other players in that division have been moved up one rank; these changes have not been reflected in the live coverage pages. ]

On this page, you will find information about Edward De Guzman, 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 13-18, +302, and is ranked #89 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): Edward Surname(s): De Guzman Home: San Francisco, CA, United States Occupation: usability researcher/analyst

Round by Round
High score: 562 Average for: 414 Average against: 404
Round 1		De Guzman played #47 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 376 to 327 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +49.
Round 2		De Guzman played #14 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 559 to 358 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +250.
Round 3		De Guzman played #107 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and won 483 to 366 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +367.
Round 4		De Guzman played #41 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 382 to 388 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +361.
Round 5		De Guzman played #36 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 346 to 475 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, +232.
Round 6		De Guzman played #37 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 448 to 341 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +339.
Round 7		De Guzman played #9 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 416 to 506 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +249.
Round 8		De Guzman played #75 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 503 to 401 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +351.
Round 9		De Guzman played #95 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 430 to 435 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-4, +346.
Round 10		De Guzman played #61 Jan Cardia (Wilmington, DE) and lost 328 to 391 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-5, +283.
Round 11		De Guzman played #67 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 339 to 424 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-6, +198.
Round 12		De Guzman played #79 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 360 to 462 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-7, +96.
Round 13		De Guzman played #50 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 473 to 370 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-7, +199.
Round 14		De Guzman played #28 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 347 to 434 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-8, +112.
Round 15		De Guzman played #32 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 324 to 422 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-9, +14. De Guzman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16		De Guzman played #16 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 399 to 391 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-9, +22.
Round 17		De Guzman played #97 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 386 to 363 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-9, +45.
Round 18		De Guzman played #55 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and lost 407 to 426 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-10, +26.
Round 19		De Guzman played #88 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 396 to 430 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-11, -8.
Round 20		De Guzman played #85 Ronald Howard (North Tustin, CA) and lost 350 to 404 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-12, -62.
Round 21		De Guzman played #43 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 472 to 486 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-13, -76. De Guzman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22		De Guzman played #8 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 502 to 340 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-13, +86.
Round 23		De Guzman played #103 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 562 to 296 (a spread of 266). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-13, +352.
Round 24		De Guzman played #96 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and lost 371 to 428 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-14, +295.
Round 25		De Guzman played #104 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 537 to 373 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-14, +459.
Round 26		De Guzman played #90 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and won 433 to 356 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-14, +536.
Round 27		De Guzman played #24 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 321 to 454 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 12-15, +403.
Round 28		De Guzman played #81 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 423 to 401 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13-15, +425.
Round 29		De Guzman played #78 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 338 to 409 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 13-16, +354. De Guzman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30		De Guzman played #39 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 406 to 408 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 13-17, +352.
Round 31		De Guzman played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 413 to 463 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 13-18, +302.

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