NSC 2014: Matt DeWaelsche [#59]

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On this page, you will find information about Matt DeWaelsche, 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 13.5-17.5, -160, and is ranked #104 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): Matt Surname(s): DeWaelsche Home: San Antonio, TX, United States Hobbies: reading, movies Occupation: Librarian/Archivist

Round by Round
High score: 477 Average for: 376 Average against: 382
Round 1		DeWaelsche played #75 Richard Landau (Croton-on-Hudson, NY) and won 410 to 297 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +113.
Round 2		DeWaelsche played #130 Yolanda Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and won 405 to 358 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +160.
Round 3		DeWaelsche played #24 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and lost 338 to 379 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, +119.
Round 4		DeWaelsche played #50 Daniel Blake (Guilderland, NY) and won 477 to 360 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +236.
Round 5		DeWaelsche played #119 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and lost 370 to 411 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-2, +195.
Round 6		DeWaelsche played #69 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 323 to 344 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-3, +174.
Round 7		DeWaelsche played #85 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 436 to 352 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-3, +258.
Round 8		DeWaelsche played #40 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 359 to 388 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-4, +229.
Round 9		DeWaelsche played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and tied at 391. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4.5-4.5, +229.
Round 10		DeWaelsche played #1 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and won 392 to 304 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +317.
Round 11		DeWaelsche played #27 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 390 to 385 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +322.
Round 12		DeWaelsche played #61 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 349 to 392 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6.5-5.5, +279.
Round 13		DeWaelsche played #31 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 372 to 409 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6.5-6.5, +242.
Round 14		DeWaelsche played #71 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and lost 333 to 418 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6.5-7.5, +157.
Round 15		DeWaelsche played #22 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 474 to 378 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7.5-7.5, +253.
Round 16		DeWaelsche played #56 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 330 to 423 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7.5-8.5, +160.
Round 17		DeWaelsche played #17 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 348 to 474 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7.5-9.5, +34.
Round 18		DeWaelsche played #53 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 268 to 433 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 7.5-10.5, -131.
Round 19		DeWaelsche played #105 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 375 to 448 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 7.5-11.5, -204.
Round 20		DeWaelsche played #41 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and lost 306 to 390 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 7.5-12.5, -288.
Round 21		DeWaelsche played #136 Christopher Ahlers (Williamsville, NY) and won 358 to 301 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 8.5-12.5, -231.
Round 22		DeWaelsche played #21 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 401 to 356 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 9.5-12.5, -186.
Round 23		DeWaelsche played #134 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 387 to 352 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10.5-12.5, -151.
Round 24		DeWaelsche played #52 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 363 to 485 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 10.5-13.5, -273.
Round 25		DeWaelsche played #66 John Dungey (Mitchell ON) and won 419 to 304 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 11.5-13.5, -158.
Round 26		DeWaelsche played #54 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 404 to 451 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 11.5-14.5, -205.
Round 27		DeWaelsche played #126 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 411 to 431 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 11.5-15.5, -225.
Round 28		DeWaelsche played #110 Alex Rodriguez (NYC, NY) and lost 352 to 353 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 11.5-16.5, -226.
Round 29		DeWaelsche played #123 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and lost 372 to 385 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 11.5-17.5, -239.
Round 30		DeWaelsche played #118 Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 400 to 339 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 12.5-17.5, -178.
Round 31		DeWaelsche played #123 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) again and won 357 to 339 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 13.5-17.5, -160.

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