NSC 2012: Michael Thelen [#32]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Thelen, 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 15-16, -199, and is ranked #49 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): Michael Surname(s): Thelen Home: West Jordan, UT, United States Hobbies: Programming, reading Occupation: Software engineer

Round by Round
High score: 527 Average for: 400 Average against: 407
Round 1		Thelen played #44 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 375 to 513 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-1, -138.
Round 2		Thelen played #77 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 387 to 522 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 0-2, -273. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Thelen played #2 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 404 to 381 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-2, -250.
Round 4		Thelen played #73 Stefan Huber (Tampa, FL) and won 390 to 375 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-2, -235.
Round 5		Thelen played #35 Randy Greenspan (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 395 to 411 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-3, -251.
Round 6		Thelen played #27 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 273 to 346 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-4, -324.
Round 7		Thelen played #30 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 412 to 384 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-4, -296.
Round 8		Thelen played #21 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 458 to 435 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-4, -273.
Round 9		Thelen played #48 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 423 to 387 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-4, -237.
Round 10		Thelen played #47 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 446 to 408 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, -199.
Round 11		Thelen played #11 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 358 to 376 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-5, -217.
Round 12		Thelen played #22 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 441 to 474 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-6, -250. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Thelen played #31 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 374 to 404 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-7, -280.
Round 14		Thelen played #70 Erickson Smith (Cary, NC) and won 396 to 385 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-7, -269.
Round 15		Thelen played #34 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 507 to 390 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-7, -152.
Round 16		Thelen played #66 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 379 to 425 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-8, -198.
Round 17		Thelen played #39 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 348 to 469 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-9, -319.
Round 18		Thelen played #15 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 367 to 465 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-10, -417.
Round 19		Thelen played #19 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 360 to 387 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-11, -444.
Round 20		Thelen played #56 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 527 to 249 (a spread of 278). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-11, -166.
Round 21		Thelen played #58 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 363 to 477 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-12, -280.
Round 22		Thelen played #55 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 444 to 335 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-12, -171. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Thelen played #69 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 379 to 287 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-12, -79.
Round 24		Thelen played #60 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and lost 357 to 453 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-13, -175.
Round 25		Thelen played #51 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 396 to 372 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-13, -151.
Round 26		Thelen played #57 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 308 to 444 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-14, -287.
Round 27		Thelen played #65 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 360 to 453 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-15, -380.
Round 28		Thelen played #37 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 498 to 351 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-15, -233.
Round 29		Thelen played #52 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 429 to 417 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-15, -221.
Round 30		Thelen played #49 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and lost 340 to 480 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-16, -361.
Round 31		Thelen played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 514 to 352 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 15-16, -199.

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