NSC 2013: Mike Frentz [#14]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Frentz, who is competing at the 2013 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 18-13, +885, and is ranked #19 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): Mike Surname(s): Frentz Home: San Mateo, CA, United States Awards: National Merit Scholar Hobbies: Reading, theater, poker, piano-playing Occupation: Accountant

Round by Round
High score: 551 Average for: 418 Average against: 390
Round 1		Frentz played #125 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 526 to 393 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +133.
Round 2		Frentz played #71 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 370 to 505 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-1, -2.
Round 3		Frentz played #60 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 364 to 289 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-1, +73.
Round 4		Frentz played #50 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 340 to 461 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-2, -48.
Round 5		Frentz played #97 KC Frodyma (San Francisco, CA) and won 551 to 287 (a spread of 264). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-2, +216.
Round 6		Frentz played #24 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 354 to 446 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-3, +124.
Round 7		Frentz played #91 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 438 to 413 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, +149.
Round 8		Frentz played #87 Charlie Southwell (Arlington, VA) and won 470 to 378 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-3, +241.
Round 9		Frentz played #12 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 500 to 281 (a spread of 219). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-3, +460.
Round 10		Frentz played #32 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 429 to 358 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +531.
Round 11		Frentz played #7 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and lost 375 to 404 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-4, +502.
Round 12		Frentz played #43 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 400 to 381 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +521.
Round 13		Frentz played #3 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 508 to 331 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +698.
Round 14		Frentz played #62 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 443 to 343 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +798.
Round 15		Frentz played #66 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 404 to 351 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +851.
Round 16		Frentz played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 489 to 465 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +875.
Round 17		Frentz played #23 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 426 to 436 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-5, +865.
Round 18		Frentz played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 366 to 403 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-6, +828. Frentz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Frentz played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 410 to 420 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-7, +818.
Round 20		Frentz played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 325 to 408 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +735.
Round 21		Frentz played #22 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 331 to 431 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-9, +635.
Round 22		Frentz played #19 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 442 to 322 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-9, +755. Frentz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Frentz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23		Frentz played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 464 to 308 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +911.
Round 24		Frentz played #27 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 283 to 427 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-10, +767.
Round 25		Frentz played #31 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 410 to 424 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-11, +753.
Round 26		Frentz played #51 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 525 to 380 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-11, +898.
Round 27		Frentz played #25 John Luebkemann (Bermuda) and won 385 to 349 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +934.
Round 28		Frentz played #30 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 346 to 542 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-12, +738.
Round 29		Frentz played #47 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 400 to 332 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-12, +806.
Round 30		Frentz played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) again and won 469 to 376 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-12, +899.
Round 31		Frentz played #9 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 420 to 434 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 18-13, +885.

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