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NSC 2012: Visan Vongthanasunthorn [#2]
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Congratulations to Nigel Richards, the 2012 National SCRABBLE Champion. This is Nigel's fourth title, and third consecutive one. The site will continue to be updated and corrected throughout the rest of the day.
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On this page, you will find information about
Visan Vongthanasunthorn, 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, -565, and is ranked
#56 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 | ![[photo of Visan Vongthanasunthorn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/v/vongthanasoonthorn_visan.jpg)
| Given name(s): Visan Surname(s): Vongthanasunthorn Home: Bangsue, BANGKOK, Thailand |
Round by Round | High score: 479 Average for: 380 Average against: 398 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Mary Ellen Weisskopf]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weisskopf_mary_ellen.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #71 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 388 to 369 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-0, +19. Vongthanasunthorn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 2 | ![[photo of Cynthia Pughsley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pughsley_cynthia.jpeg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #55 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 355 to 430 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-1, -56. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Gunther Jacobi]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jacobi_gunther_2.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #40 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 429 to 399 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-1, -26. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Elspeth Abbate]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/abbate_elspeth.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #49 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 375 to 368 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-1, -19. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Steve Anstandig]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/anstandig_steve.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #50 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 427 to 370 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-1, +38. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Mary Pastore]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pastore_mary.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #75 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 392 to 390 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-1, +40. | Round 7 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #38 John Wiley (Palo Alto, CA) and won 389 to 382 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-1, +47. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Jason Broersma]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/broersma_jason.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #21 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 432 to 383 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-1, +96. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Jackson Smylie]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/smylie_jackson_2.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #25 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 336 to 418 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-2, +14. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Adam Ginzberg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/ginzberg_adam.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #4 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and lost 314 to 474 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-3, -146. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Chris Schneider]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/schneider_chris.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #13 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 373 to 351 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-3, -124. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Arthur Finkle]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/finkle_arthur.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #78 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 454 to 431 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-3, -101. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Roy Kamen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kamen_roy.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #8 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 374 to 406 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-4, -133. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Timothy Bottorff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bottorff_timothy.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #12 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 457 to 369 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, -45. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Mark Rosenberg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #15 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 347 to 444 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-5, -142. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Alan Stern]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stern_alan_2.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #3 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 328 to 384 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-6, -198. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Lila Crotty]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/crotty_lila_3.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #48 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 394 to 416 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, -220. | Round 18 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #11 Purinth Thitiyagoon (Thailand) and won 479 to 383 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-7, -124. Vongthanasunthorn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 19 | ![[photo of Glenn Dunlop]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dunlop_glenn_3.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #14 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 288 to 452 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-8, -288. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Dave Rauppius]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #39 Dave Rauppius (Athens, GA) and lost 350 to 405 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-9, -343. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Connie Creed]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/creed_connie.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #37 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 384 to 381 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-9, -340. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Thavachai Thivavarnvongs]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/thivavarnvong_thavachai.jpeg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #16 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 276 to 359 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-10, -423. | Round 23 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #65 Jill Heffner (Longwood, FL) and won 355 to 292 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-10, -360. | Round 24 | ![[photo of David Engelhardt]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/engelhardt_david.jpeg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #56 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 386 to 396 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-11, -370. Vongthanasunthorn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 25 | ![[photo of Stefan Fatsis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fatsis_stefan.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #28 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 387 to 398 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-12, -381. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Liz Gottlin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gottlin_liz_3.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #23 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 451 to 279 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-12, -209. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Shelley Ubeika]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/ubeika_shelley_3.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #68 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 391 to 445 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-13, -263. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Jerry Scheiten]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/scheiten_jerry.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #26 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 321 to 501 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-14, -443. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Tobey Roland]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/roland_tobey.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #58 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 320 to 402 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-15, -525. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Diana Spiller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/spiller_diana_3.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #83 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 472 to 318 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 15-15, -371. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Francis Anum]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/anum_francis_3.jpg)
| Vongthanasunthorn played #32 Francis Anum (Virginia Beach, VA) and lost 355 to 549 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 15-16, -565. |
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