NSC 2012: Lou Cornelis [#27]

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On this page, you will find information about Lou Cornelis, 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 17-14, -375, and is ranked #25 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): Lou Surname(s): Cornelis Home: Stoney Creek, ON, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 501 Average for: 395 Average against: 407
Round 1		Cornelis played #57 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 329 to 514 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -185. Cornelis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Cornelis played #66 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 501 to 396 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-1, -80.
Round 3		Cornelis played #5 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 410 to 385 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, -55.
Round 4		Cornelis played #6 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 283 to 424 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-2, -196.
Round 5		Cornelis played #21 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 410 to 358 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, -144. Cornelis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Cornelis played #32 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and won 346 to 273 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-2, -71.
Round 7		Cornelis played #16 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 401 to 505 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-3, -175.
Round 8		Cornelis played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 456 to 434 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, -153.
Round 9		Cornelis played #61 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 474 to 435 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-3, -114.
Round 10		Cornelis played #15 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 366 to 467 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-4, -215. Cornelis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Cornelis played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 496 to 484 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-4, -203.
Round 12		Cornelis played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 413 to 343 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-4, -133.
Round 13		Cornelis played #67 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 320 to 311 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, -124.
Round 14		Cornelis played #11 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 312 to 389 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, -201.
Round 15		Cornelis played #14 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 330 to 412 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-6, -283.
Round 16		Cornelis played #45 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 459 to 388 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-6, -212.
Round 17		Cornelis played #12 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 412 to 436 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-7, -236.
Round 18		Cornelis played #24 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 433 to 383 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-7, -186.
Round 19		Cornelis played #36 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 384 to 447 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-8, -249.
Round 20		Cornelis played #28 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 415 to 357 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-8, -191.
Round 21		Cornelis played #39 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 474 to 365 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-8, -82.
Round 22		Cornelis played #67 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) again and won 440 to 343 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +15.
Round 23		Cornelis played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) again and lost 356 to 366 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +5.
Round 24		Cornelis played #13 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 334 to 416 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-10, -77.
Round 25		Cornelis played #40 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 477 to 442 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, -42.
Round 26		Cornelis played #20 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 312 to 575 (a spread of -263). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-11, -305.
Round 27		Cornelis played #35 Randy Greenspan (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 409 to 420 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-12, -316.
Round 28		Cornelis played #9 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 367 to 345 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-12, -294.
Round 29		Cornelis played #18 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 400 to 325 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-12, -219.
Round 30		Cornelis played #13 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) again and lost 359 to 459 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-13, -319.
Round 31		Cornelis played #33 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 365 to 421 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-14, -375.

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