NSC 2012: Michael Bassett [#1]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Bassett, 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 21-10, +1067, and is ranked #4 in Division 3.

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): Bassett Home: Port Clinton, GA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 572 Average for: 410 Average against: 376
Round 1		Bassett played #69 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 405 to 368 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +37. Bassett is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Bassett played #41 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and lost 343 to 439 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-1, -59. Bassett is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Bassett played #23 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and won 423 to 355 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-1, +9.
Round 4		Bassett played #9 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 351 to 443 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-2, -83.
Round 5		Bassett played #24 Marshall Resnick (West Orange, NJ) and won 543 to 324 (a spread of 219). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-2, +136.
Round 6		Bassett played #42 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 524 to 349 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +311.
Round 7		Bassett played #46 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and won 433 to 403 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +341.
Round 8		Bassett played #32 Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) and lost 313 to 321 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +333.
Round 9		Bassett played #14 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 408 to 399 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +342.
Round 10		Bassett played #13 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 391 to 441 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +292.
Round 11		Bassett recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +342.
Round 12		Bassett played #34 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and lost 338 to 423 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-5, +257.
Round 13		Bassett played #27 Denise Mahnken (Tillman, SC) and lost 400 to 463 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-6, +194.
Round 14		Bassett played #63 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 338 to 311 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-6, +221. Bassett is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Bassett played #74 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 473 to 260 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-6, +434. Bassett is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Bassett played #45 Barbara Bordwell McGrew (Burlington, VT) and won 406 to 314 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-6, +526.
Round 17		Bassett played #4 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 384 to 399 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-7, +511.
Round 18		Bassett played #70 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 540 to 341 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-7, +710. Bassett is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Bassett played #35 Diane Joseph (Fremont, OH) and won 529 to 339 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-7, +900.
Round 20		Bassett played #31 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 572 to 290 (a spread of 282). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-7, +1182. Bassett is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Bassett played #75 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 319 to 401 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-8, +1100.
Round 22		Bassett played #22 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and won 367 to 324 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +1143.
Round 23		Bassett played #28 Mary Rhoades (Bedford, TX) and won 391 to 386 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-8, +1148.
Round 24		Bassett played #5 Cliff Smith (Ballwin, MO) and won 378 to 365 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +1161.
Round 25		Bassett played #30 Norma Lovett (Unknown city QC) and lost 241 to 563 (a spread of -322). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-9, +839.
Round 26		Bassett played #3 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 424 to 415 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-9, +848.
Round 27		Bassett played #21 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and won 495 to 326 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-9, +1017.
Round 28		Bassett played #10 Adam Fine (Gaithersburg, MD) and won 431 to 409 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-9, +1039.
Round 29		Bassett played #30 Norma Lovett (Unknown city QC) again and won 368 to 364 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-9, +1043.
Round 30		Bassett played #9 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) again and lost 323 to 391 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-10, +975.
Round 31		Bassett played #30 Norma Lovett (Unknown city QC) for the third time and won 451 to 359 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 21-10, +1067.

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