NSC 2013: Melissa Routzahn [#88]

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On this page, you will find information about Melissa Routzahn, 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 14-17, -1117, and is ranked #95 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): Melissa Surname(s): Routzahn Home: Crystal Lake, IL, United States Hobbies: Inventing ridiculous Scrabble crafts

Round by Round
High score: 497 Average for: 370 Average against: 409
Round 1		Routzahn played #53 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 394 to 416 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-1, -22.
Round 2		Routzahn played #28 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 321 to 530 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 0-2, -231.
Round 3		Routzahn played #102 Marut Siriwangso (Thailand) and lost 343 to 417 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 0-3, -305.
Round 4		Routzahn played #90 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 355 to 348 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 1-3, -298.
Round 5		Routzahn played #100 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and lost 343 to 494 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 1-4, -449.
Round 6		Routzahn played #118 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 418 to 372 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 2-4, -403.
Round 7		Routzahn played #51 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 290 to 382 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 2-5, -495.
Round 8		Routzahn played #67 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 355 to 538 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 2-6, -678.
Round 9		Routzahn played #126 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and lost 380 to 383 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 2-7, -681.
Round 10		Routzahn played #64 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 402 to 358 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 3-7, -637.
Round 11		Routzahn recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 4-7, -587.
Round 12		Routzahn played #115 Danny Panganiban (Calgary AB) and won 403 to 306 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-7, -490.
Round 13		Routzahn played #121 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and lost 335 to 460 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 5-8, -615.
Round 14		Routzahn played #70 Matthew Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and lost 392 to 430 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 5-9, -653.
Round 15		Routzahn played #8 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 312 to 451 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 5-10, -792.
Round 16		Routzahn played #105 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 497 to 451 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 6-10, -746.
Round 17		Routzahn played #96 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 465 to 422 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 7-10, -703.
Round 18		Routzahn played #92 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 374 to 340 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-10, -669.
Round 19		Routzahn played #93 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and lost 353 to 442 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 8-11, -758.
Round 20		Routzahn played #113 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 374 to 354 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-11, -738.
Round 21		Routzahn played #73 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 343 to 413 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 9-12, -808.
Round 22		Routzahn played #91 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 372 to 349 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-12, -785.
Round 23		Routzahn played #108 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 302 to 365 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-13, -848.
Round 24		Routzahn played #117 Jackie Wong (Brooklyn, NY) and won 386 to 329 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 11-13, -791.
Round 25		Routzahn played #125 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 472 to 370 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 12-13, -689.
Round 26		Routzahn played #78 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 312 to 474 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 12-14, -851.
Round 27		Routzahn played #35 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 470 to 272 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 13-14, -653.
Round 28		Routzahn played #69 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 379 to 365 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 14-14, -639.
Round 29		Routzahn played #17 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 312 to 434 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 14-15, -761.
Round 30		Routzahn played #40 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 333 to 522 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 14-16, -950.
Round 31		Routzahn played #35 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) again and lost 316 to 483 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 14-17, -1117.

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