NSC 2012: Steve Anstandig [#50]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Anstandig, 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, +51, and is ranked #6 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
	Given name(s): Steve Surname(s): Anstandig Home: Commerce Township, MI, United States Hobbies: Gardening, Bowling and Reading

Round by Round
High score: 533 Average for: 400 Average against: 398
Round 1		Anstandig played #25 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 385 to 544 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0-1, -159.
Round 2		Anstandig played #16 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 533 to 358 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-1, +16.
Round 3		Anstandig played #73 John Fultz (Springfield, IL) and won 382 to 277 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +121.
Round 4		Anstandig played #47 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 434 to 408 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-1, +147.
Round 5		Anstandig played #2 Visan Vongthanasunthorn (Thailand) and lost 370 to 427 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +90.
Round 6		Anstandig played #14 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 390 to 408 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-3, +72.
Round 7		Anstandig played #86 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 426 to 360 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-3, +138.
Round 8		Anstandig played #49 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 462 to 419 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, +181.
Round 9		Anstandig played #24 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 389 to 351 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +219.
Round 10		Anstandig played #43 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 459 to 377 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +301.
Round 11		Anstandig played #8 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 337 to 511 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-4, +127.
Round 12		Anstandig played #3 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 372 to 419 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-5, +80.
Round 13		Anstandig played #15 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 355 to 395 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, +40.
Round 14		Anstandig played #82 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 420 to 395 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-6, +65.
Round 15		Anstandig played #78 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 424 to 435 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-7, +54.
Round 16		Anstandig played #51 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 352 to 345 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-7, +61.
Round 17		Anstandig played #46 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and won 443 to 405 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-7, +99.
Round 18		Anstandig played #19 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and won 422 to 385 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-7, +136.
Round 19		Anstandig played #48 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 435 to 333 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-7, +238.
Round 20		Anstandig played #21 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 429 to 367 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-7, +300.
Round 21		Anstandig played #26 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and won 503 to 330 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +473.
Round 22		Anstandig played #3 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) again and lost 254 to 458 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-8, +269.
Round 23		Anstandig played #12 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 388 to 379 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-8, +278.
Round 24		Anstandig played #62 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 393 to 373 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +298.
Round 25		Anstandig played #4 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and won 442 to 420 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-8, +320.
Round 26		Anstandig played #46 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) again and lost 376 to 450 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-9, +246.
Round 27		Anstandig played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 413 to 405 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-9, +254.
Round 28		Anstandig played #25 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) again and won 383 to 377 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +260.
Round 29		Anstandig played #4 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) again and lost 358 to 478 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-10, +140. Anstandig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Anstandig played #40 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 292 to 422 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-11, +10.
Round 31		Anstandig played #6 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 367 to 326 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 20-11, +51.

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