NSC 2011: Andy Hoang [#29]

[ 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 Andy Hoang, 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 19-12, +934, and is ranked #5 in Division 4.

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): Andy Surname(s): Hoang Home: Cary, NC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 490 Average for: 381 Average against: 351
Round 1		Hoang played #45 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 480 to 343 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +137.
Round 2		Hoang played #48 Anna Marie Cook (Calgary AB) and won 439 to 286 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +290. Hoang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Hoang played #13 Jean Waldron (Whitby ON) and lost 349 to 417 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-1, +222.
Round 4		Hoang played #30 JC Green (Lealman, FL) and won 375 to 295 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +302.
Round 5		Hoang played #10 Regenia Hidalgo (Colleyville, TX) and won 437 to 315 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-1, +424.
Round 6		Hoang played #5 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 339 to 403 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-2, +360.
Round 7		Hoang played #37 Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM) and won 377 to 305 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +432.
Round 8		Hoang played #41 Maxine Marcus (Anaheim Hills, CA) and won 381 to 267 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +546.
Round 9		Hoang played #6 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) and lost 345 to 378 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-3, +513.
Round 10		Hoang played #12 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and lost 374 to 400 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-4, +487.
Round 11		Hoang played #8 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and lost 330 to 412 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-5, +405.
Round 12		Hoang played #4 Kenneth Kasney (Hot Springs, AR) and won 413 to 327 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-5, +491.
Round 13		Hoang played #25 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 490 to 355 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-5, +626. Hoang is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14		Hoang played #50 Kenny Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 428 to 378 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +676. Hoang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hoang is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15		Hoang played #1 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 459 to 324 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +811. Hoang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Hoang played #24 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 377 to 342 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +846.
Round 17		Hoang played #5 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) again and won 394 to 364 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-5, +876. Hoang is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18		Hoang played #23 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 356 to 306 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-5, +926.
Round 19		Hoang played #6 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) again and lost 306 to 352 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +880. Hoang is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20		Hoang played #37 Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM) again and lost 317 to 337 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-7, +860.
Round 21		Hoang played #33 Alexander Rivard (Austin, TX) and lost 322 to 389 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-8, +793.
Round 22		Hoang played #16 Elizabeth Davis (Dayton, OH) and lost 295 to 457 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-9, +631.
Round 23		Hoang played #33 Alexander Rivard (Austin, TX) again and won 368 to 294 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-9, +705.
Round 24		Hoang played #8 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) again and won 365 to 362 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-9, +708.
Round 25		Hoang played #9 Joey Titzman (Magnolia, TX) and lost 384 to 446 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-10, +646.
Round 26		Hoang played #17 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 343 to 354 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-11, +635. Hoang is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 27		Hoang played #50 Kenny Hoang (Cary, NC) again and won 444 to 283 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-11, +796.
Round 28		Hoang played #15 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and lost 325 to 420 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-12, +701.
Round 29		Hoang played #46 Rasul Macasimbar (los Angeles, CA) and won 372 to 282 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-12, +791.
Round 30		Hoang played #23 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) again and won 412 to 289 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-12, +914.
Round 31		Hoang played #3 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and won 417 to 397 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-12, +934.
After the Tournament		Hoang is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).

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