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NSC 2013: Joan Knobelsdorf [#53]

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On this page, you will find information about Joan Knobelsdorf, 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, +312, and is ranked #27 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

[photo of Joan Knobelsdorf]

Given name(s): Joan
Surname(s): Knobelsdorf
Home: Palm Harbor, FL, United States
Awards: second place in bottom division in Providence
Hobbies: Gardening, travelling, bridge, mahjong, Hospice volunteer
Round by Round

High score: 519
Average for: 367
Average against: 357

Round 1

[photo of Lynn Gunn]

Knobelsdorf played #73 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 287 to 356 (a spread of -69).

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 0-1, -69.

Round 2

[photo of Tina Cur]

Knobelsdorf played #124 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and won 441 to 314 (a spread of 127).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 1-1, +58.

Round 3

[photo of Ken Louie]

Knobelsdorf played #26 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 389 to 405 (a spread of -16).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 1-2, +42.

Round 4

[photo of Charlene White]

Knobelsdorf played #74 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 357 to 348 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 2-2, +51.

Round 5

[photo of Marwan Saadi]

Knobelsdorf played #35 Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) and lost 329 to 407 (a spread of -78).

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 2-3, -27.

Round 6

[photo of Alexander Rivard]

Knobelsdorf played #38 Alexander Rivard (Austin, TX) and won 406 to 381 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 3-3, -2.

Round 7

[photo of Jan Lapierre]

Knobelsdorf played #142 Jan Lapierre (CHERRY HILL, NJ) and won 394 to 276 (a spread of 118).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 4-3, +116.

Round 8

[photo of Ben Settle]

Knobelsdorf played #115 Ben Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 282 to 377 (a spread of -95).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-4, +21.

Round 9

[photo of Pamela Stubblefield]

Knobelsdorf played #10 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 308 to 359 (a spread of -51).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 4-5, -30.

Round 10

[photo of Jason Steuber]

Knobelsdorf played #75 Jason Steuber (Columbus, OH) and won 330 to 319 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 5-5, -19.

Round 11

[photo of Mary Logullo]

Knobelsdorf played #130 Mary Logullo (Dallas, TX) and won 428 to 323 (a spread of 105).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 6-5, +86.

Round 12

[photo of Harry Durbin]

Knobelsdorf played #95 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 399 to 326 (a spread of 73).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 7-5, +159.

Round 13

[photo of Randy Urist]

Knobelsdorf played #2 Randy Urist (San Diego, CA) and won 519 to 234 (a spread of 285).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 8-5, +444.

Round 14

[photo of Rhonda Morris]

Knobelsdorf played #41 Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 365 to 363 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 9-5, +446.

Round 15

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Knobelsdorf played #81 Sonia Wilmot (Littleton, CO) and won 431 to 397 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 10-5, +480.

Round 16

[photo of Miriam Gregory]

Knobelsdorf played #63 Miriam Gregory (Vancouver BC) and won 355 to 341 (a spread of 14).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 11-5, +494.

Round 17

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Knobelsdorf played #117 Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) and won 363 to 359 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 12-5, +498.

Round 18

[photo of Wilma Pitzer]

Knobelsdorf played #62 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 376 to 396 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 12-6, +478.

Round 19

[photo of Brett Jackson]

Knobelsdorf played #5 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and lost 337 to 338 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 12-7, +477.

Round 20

[photo of Steve Moniz]

Knobelsdorf played #14 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 373 to 409 (a spread of -36).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 12-8, +441.

Round 21

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Knobelsdorf played #64 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 264 to 415 (a spread of -151).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 12-9, +290.

Round 22

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Knobelsdorf played #89 Eric Miller (New Braunfels, TX) and won 410 to 371 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 13-9, +329.

Round 23

[photo of Edward Gowash]

Knobelsdorf played #32 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 297 to 341 (a spread of -44).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 13-10, +285.

Round 24

[photo of Vicki Holmes]

Knobelsdorf played #67 Vicki Holmes (Menominee, MI) and won 386 to 336 (a spread of 50).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 14-10, +335.

Round 25

[photo of Cathy Poole]

Knobelsdorf played #91 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 289 to 498 (a spread of -209).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 14-11, +126.

Round 26

[photo of David Postal]

Knobelsdorf played #87 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and won 430 to 342 (a spread of 88).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 15-11, +214.

Round 27

[photo of Derven Francis]

Knobelsdorf played #44 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 376 to 255 (a spread of 121).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 16-11, +335.

Round 28

[photo of Marla Riff]

Knobelsdorf played #15 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 370 to 366 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 17-11, +339.

Round 29

[photo of Gigi Miller]

Knobelsdorf played #27 Gigi Miller (Reno, NV) and lost 366 to 373 (a spread of -7).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 17-12, +332.

Round 30

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Knobelsdorf played #17 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 397 to 366 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 18-12, +363.

Round 31

[photo of Edward Gowash]

Knobelsdorf played #32 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) again and lost 323 to 374 (a spread of -51).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 18-13, +312.

After the Tournament  

Knobelsdorf is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).


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