NSC 2014: Michael Bassett [#135]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Bassett, who is competing at the 2014 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 12.5-18.5, -680, and is ranked #118 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): Michael Surname(s): Bassett Home: Port Clinton, GA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 471 Average for: 369 Average against: 393
Before the Tournament		Bassett is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Bassett played #12 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and lost 334 to 400 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-1, -66.
Round 2		Bassett played #43 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 390 to 466 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 0-2, -142.
Round 3		Bassett played #70 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 471 to 402 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-2, -73.
Round 4		Bassett played #78 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 408 to 330 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-2, +5.
Round 5		Bassett played #109 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 329 to 425 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-3, -91.
Round 6		Bassett played #105 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 391 to 413 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-4, -113.
Round 7		Bassett played #30 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 314 to 422 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 2-5, -221.
Round 8		Bassett played #136 Christopher Ahlers (Williamsville, NY) and won 383 to 356 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 3-5, -194.
Round 9		Bassett played #21 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and tied at 325. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3.5-5.5, -194.
Round 10		Bassett played #86 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and lost 366 to 384 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 3.5-6.5, -212.
Round 11		Bassett played #99 Lydia Keras (London ON) and won 427 to 312 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4.5-6.5, -97.
Round 12		Bassett played #52 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 314 to 541 (a spread of -227). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 4.5-7.5, -324.
Round 13		Bassett played #121 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and won 434 to 290 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5.5-7.5, -180.
Round 14		Bassett played #131 Claudia Finn (Seattle, WA) and won 415 to 306 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -71.
Round 15		Bassett played #66 John Dungey (Mitchell ON) and lost 354 to 418 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -135.
Round 16		Bassett played #1 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and lost 341 to 458 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -252.
Round 17		Bassett played #41 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and lost 355 to 423 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 6.5-10.5, -320.
Round 18		Bassett played #74 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and lost 340 to 428 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 6.5-11.5, -408.
Round 19		Bassett played #97 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 365 to 354 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 7.5-11.5, -397.
Round 20		Bassett played #123 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and lost 277 to 442 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 7.5-12.5, -562.
Round 21		Bassett played #100 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 279 to 551 (a spread of -272). Current ranking: #126. Current record: 7.5-13.5, -834.
Round 22		Bassett recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 8.5-13.5, -784.
Round 23		Bassett played #118 Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and lost 443 to 452 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #124. Current record: 8.5-14.5, -793.
Round 24		Bassett played #55 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 308 to 372 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #129. Current record: 8.5-15.5, -857.
Round 25		Bassett played #115 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 334 to 272 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 9.5-15.5, -795.
Round 26		Bassett played #128 Vivian Minden (Dundas ON) and won 396 to 376 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 10.5-15.5, -775.
Round 27		Bassett played #133 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and lost 400 to 406 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 10.5-16.5, -781.
Round 28		Bassett played #81 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 444 to 271 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 11.5-16.5, -608.
Round 29		Bassett played #134 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 368 to 396 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 11.5-17.5, -636.
Round 30		Bassett played #117 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 378 to 352 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 12.5-17.5, -610.
Round 31		Bassett played #62 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 382 to 452 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 12.5-18.5, -680.

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