NSC 2013: Michael Thelen [#56]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Thelen, 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 13-18, -53, and is ranked #99 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: 528 Average for: 411 Average against: 413
Round 1		Thelen played #77 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 458 to 343 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +115.
Round 2		Thelen played #105 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 397 to 495 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-1, +17.
Round 3		Thelen played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 377 to 374 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-1, +20.
Round 4		Thelen played #107 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and lost 422 to 543 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-2, -101.
Round 5		Thelen played #60 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 341 to 366 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-3, -126.
Round 6		Thelen played #86 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 378 to 423 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-4, -171.
Round 7		Thelen played #100 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and lost 349 to 428 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 2-5, -250.
Round 8		Thelen played #63 Mike Howlett (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 456 to 384 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-5, -178.
Round 9		Thelen played #125 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 472 to 363 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-5, -69. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Thelen played #70 Matthew Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and lost 355 to 441 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-6, -155.
Round 11		Thelen played #108 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 450 to 403 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-6, -108.
Round 12		Thelen played #17 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 478 to 330 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-6, +40.
Round 13		Thelen played #58 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and lost 437 to 462 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-7, +15.
Round 14		Thelen played #93 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and won 528 to 387 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-7, +156.
Round 15		Thelen played #91 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 373 to 394 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-8, +135.
Round 16		Thelen played #75 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 381 to 383 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-9, +133.
Round 17		Thelen played #83 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 383 to 467 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-10, +49.
Round 18		Thelen played #94 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 463 to 391 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-10, +121.
Round 19		Thelen played #97 KC Frodyma (San Francisco, CA) and won 520 to 360 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-10, +281.
Round 20		Thelen played #61 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 345 to 351 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-11, +275.
Round 21		Thelen played #80 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 451 to 371 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-11, +355.
Round 22		Thelen played #116 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 420 to 383 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-11, +392. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Thelen played #54 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 396 to 466 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-12, +322.
Round 24		Thelen played #109 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 379 to 477 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-13, +224.
Round 25		Thelen played #57 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 392 to 406 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-14, +210.
Round 26		Thelen played #90 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 448 to 330 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 12-14, +328.
Round 27		Thelen played #85 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and lost 378 to 456 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 12-15, +250.
Round 28		Thelen played #38 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 329 to 506 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 12-16, +73.
Round 29		Thelen played #73 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 390 to 328 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 13-16, +135.
Round 30		Thelen played #67 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 403 to 495 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 13-17, +43.
Round 31		Thelen played #69 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 407 to 503 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 13-18, -53.

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