NSC 2011: Matt DeWaelsche [#49]

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On this page, you will find information about Matt DeWaelsche, 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 17-14, +879, and is ranked #22 in Division 2.

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): Matt Surname(s): DeWaelsche Home: San Antonio, TX, United States Hobbies: reading, movies Occupation: Librarian/Archivist

Round by Round
High score: 593 Average for: 409 Average against: 381
Round 1		DeWaelsche played #45 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 328 to 452 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-1, -124.
Round 2		DeWaelsche played #3 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 289 to 502 (a spread of -213). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-2, -337.
Round 3		DeWaelsche played #76 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 375 to 373 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-2, -335.
Round 4		DeWaelsche played #70 Conrad Braud (Dutchtown, LA) and won 483 to 307 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-2, -159.
Round 5		DeWaelsche played #56 Steven Karp (Waterloo ON) and won 494 to 401 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-2, -66.
Round 6		DeWaelsche played #19 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 395 to 367 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-2, -38.
Round 7		DeWaelsche played #16 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and won 531 to 448 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-2, +45.
Round 8		DeWaelsche played #10 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 442 to 272 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-2, +215.
Round 9		DeWaelsche played #24 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 395 to 439 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +171.
Round 10		DeWaelsche played #41 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 426 to 331 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +266.
Round 11		DeWaelsche played #52 Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and lost 380 to 490 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, +156.
Round 12		DeWaelsche played #13 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and lost 364 to 427 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-5, +93.
Round 13		DeWaelsche played #36 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 487 to 357 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +223.
Round 14		DeWaelsche played #2 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 418 to 346 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, +295.
Round 15		DeWaelsche played #31 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 369 to 472 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +192. DeWaelsche is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16		DeWaelsche played #30 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 367 to 419 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-7, +140.
Round 17		DeWaelsche played #54 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 439 to 243 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-7, +336.
Round 18		DeWaelsche played #44 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 512 to 312 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +536.
Round 19		DeWaelsche played #35 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 422 to 440 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, +518.
Round 20		DeWaelsche played #40 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 416 to 339 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-8, +595.
Round 21		DeWaelsche played #43 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and lost 316 to 358 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-9, +553.
Round 22		DeWaelsche played #29 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and lost 384 to 460 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-10, +477.
Round 23		DeWaelsche played #53 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 382 to 318 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-10, +541.
Round 24		DeWaelsche played #38 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 341 to 415 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-11, +467.
Round 25		DeWaelsche played #7 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 354 to 433 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-12, +388.
Round 26		DeWaelsche played #55 Hope Kennedy (Houston, TX) and won 322 to 314 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-12, +396.
Round 27		DeWaelsche played #11 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 416 to 476 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-13, +336.
Round 28		DeWaelsche played #6 Wes Eddings (College Station, TX) and won 593 to 297 (a spread of 296). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-13, +632.
Round 29		DeWaelsche played #4 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 416 to 354 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-13, +694. DeWaelsche is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30		DeWaelsche played #22 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 514 to 275 (a spread of 239). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-13, +933.
Round 31		DeWaelsche played #44 Arun Methaset (Thailand) again and lost 316 to 370 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-14, +879.

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