NSC 2012: Kenji Matsumoto [#11]

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On this page, you will find information about Kenji Matsumoto, who is competing at the 2012 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 20-11, +1370, and is ranked #4 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: Berkeley, CA, United States Awards: Division 3 Reno 2000, Division 2 2005 BAT premier Hobbies: philosophy

Round by Round
High score: 611 Average for: 433 Average against: 389
Round 1		Matsumoto played #61 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 327 to 453 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-1, -126.
Round 2		Matsumoto played #48 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 434 to 402 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-1, -94.
Round 3		Matsumoto played #28 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 475 to 428 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-1, -47.
Round 4		Matsumoto played #25 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 462 to 389 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +26. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Matsumoto played #16 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 463 to 323 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +166.
Round 6		Matsumoto played #13 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and won 554 to 303 (a spread of 251). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +417. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Matsumoto played #9 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 378 to 499 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +296.
Round 8		Matsumoto played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 282 to 451 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +127. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Matsumoto played #2 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 403 to 470 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-4, +60. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Matsumoto played #6 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 412 to 375 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, +97. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Matsumoto played #32 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and won 376 to 358 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +115.
Round 12		Matsumoto played #40 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 481 to 380 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +216.
Round 13		Matsumoto played #39 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 505 to 339 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +382.
Round 14		Matsumoto played #27 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 389 to 312 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +459.
Round 15		Matsumoto played #7 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 402 to 452 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +409.
Round 16		Matsumoto played #41 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 397 to 343 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +463.
Round 17		Matsumoto played #2 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) again and lost 380 to 424 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, +419. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Matsumoto played #26 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 378 to 385 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-7, +412.
Round 19		Matsumoto played #67 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 381 to 412 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-8, +381.
Round 20		Matsumoto played #36 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 471 to 357 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-8, +495.
Round 21		Matsumoto played #33 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 450 to 496 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-9, +449.
Round 22		Matsumoto played #20 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 399 to 383 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-9, +465.
Round 23		Matsumoto played #24 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 493 to 227 (a spread of 266). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-9, +731.
Round 24		Matsumoto played #30 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 428 to 391 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-9, +768.
Round 25		Matsumoto played #18 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 451 to 405 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-9, +814.
Round 26		Matsumoto played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and won 531 to 350 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-9, +995. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Matsumoto played #14 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 438 to 356 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +1077.
Round 28		Matsumoto played #7 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) again and lost 400 to 417 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-10, +1060.
Round 29		Matsumoto played #2 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) for the third time and lost 397 to 545 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-11, +912.
Round 30		Matsumoto played #4 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 611 to 228 (a spread of 383). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-11, +1295.
Round 31		Matsumoto played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 490 to 415 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-11, +1370.

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