NSC 2013: Kent Nelson [#118]

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On this page, you will find information about Kent Nelson, 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 19-12, +482, and is ranked #14 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): Kent Surname(s): Nelson Home: Sandy, UT, United States Awards: Won Grand Canyon Scrabble Tournament, 2000 Hobbies: Golf, Bowling, Boggle

Round by Round
High score: 508 Average for: 390 Average against: 375
Round 1		Nelson played #114 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 403 to 446 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-1, -43.
Round 2		Nelson played #122 Nick Fraher (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 360 to 424 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 0-2, -107.
Round 3		Nelson played #58 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 343 to 350 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 0-3, -114.
Round 4		Nelson played #109 Frederick Schneider (Middle Village, NY) and won 452 to 307 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-3, +31.
Round 5		Nelson played #9 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 435 to 327 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-3, +139.
Round 6		Nelson played #113 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and won 364 to 338 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-3, +165.
Round 7		Nelson played #95 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 360 to 354 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +171.
Round 8		Nelson played #87 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and lost 340 to 362 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-4, +149.
Round 9		Nelson played #34 Jeanmarie Youngblood (Brooklyn, NY) and won 413 to 323 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-4, +239.
Round 10		Nelson played #12 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 396 to 361 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, +274.
Round 11		Nelson played #18 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) and won 396 to 383 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, +287.
Round 12		Nelson played #25 Michael Kapernaros (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 401 to 413 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-5, +275.
Round 13		Nelson played #22 Michael Stevens (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 440 to 416 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-5, +299.
Round 14		Nelson played #33 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and lost 277 to 419 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-6, +157.
Round 15		Nelson played #68 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 371 to 358 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-6, +170.
Round 16		Nelson played #43 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 366 to 362 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-6, +174.
Round 17		Nelson played #80 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 421 to 363 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-6, +232.
Round 18		Nelson played #13 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and won 465 to 372 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-6, +325.
Round 19		Nelson played #6 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 379 to 363 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-6, +341.
Round 20		Nelson played #1 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and won 480 to 347 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-6, +474.
Round 21		Nelson played #69 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 457 to 418 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +513.
Round 22		Nelson played #51 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 335 to 411 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-7, +437.
Round 23		Nelson played #83 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 397 to 401 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-8, +433.
Round 24		Nelson played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 400 to 354 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-8, +479.
Round 25		Nelson played #14 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 346 to 449 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-9, +376.
Round 26		Nelson played #19 Jarett Myskiw (Winnipeg MB) and lost 391 to 409 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-10, +358.
Round 27		Nelson played #28 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 371 to 304 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-10, +425.
Round 28		Nelson played #77 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 349 to 373 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-11, +401.
Round 29		Nelson played #11 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 508 to 372 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-11, +537.
Round 30		Nelson played #3 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 398 to 286 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-11, +649.
Round 31		Nelson played #28 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) again and lost 285 to 452 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 19-12, +482.

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