NSC 2014: Kien Hung Yeo [#61]

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On this page, you will find information about Kien Hung Yeo, 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 18-13, +372, and is ranked #15 in Division 5.

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): Kien Hung Surname(s): Yeo Home: Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia Hobbies: WeiQi, Writing and Weightlifting

Round by Round
High score: 567 Average for: 421 Average against: 409
Before the Tournament		Yeo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Yeo played #34 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 380 to 475 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 0-1, -95.
Round 2		Yeo played #52 Michal Josko (Rochester, NY) and won 468 to 248 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, +125.
Round 3		Yeo played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 329 to 502 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-2, -48.
Round 4		Yeo played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 418 to 383 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-2, -13.
Round 5		Yeo played #28 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 437 to 424 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-2, +0.
Round 6		Yeo played #44 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and lost 392 to 414 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-3, -22.
Round 7		Yeo played #4 Philip Nelkon (United Kingdom) and lost 402 to 412 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-4, -32.
Round 8		Yeo played #40 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 403 to 336 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-4, +35.
Round 9		Yeo played #18 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 567 to 366 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-4, +236.
Round 10		Yeo played #30 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and lost 356 to 379 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-5, +213.
Round 11		Yeo played #65 Patricia John (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 435 to 426 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-5, +222.
Round 12		Yeo played #39 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 468 to 338 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-5, +352.
Round 13		Yeo played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 420 to 479 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-6, +293.
Round 14		Yeo played #12 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and lost 348 to 486 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-7, +155.
Round 15		Yeo played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 424 to 528 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-8, +51.
Round 16		Yeo played #24 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 408 to 371 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-8, +88.
Round 17		Yeo played #50 Andy Saunders (Guelph ON) and won 418 to 364 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-8, +142.
Round 18		Yeo played #48 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 426 to 331 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-8, +237.
Round 19		Yeo played #16 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and won 426 to 389 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-8, +274.
Round 20		Yeo played #13 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 335 to 494 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-9, +115.
Round 21		Yeo played #19 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 407 to 496 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-10, +26.
Round 22		Yeo played #62 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 439 to 329 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-10, +136.
Round 23		Yeo played #38 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 454 to 330 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-10, +260.
Round 24		Yeo played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 363 to 400 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-11, +223.
Round 25		Yeo played #9 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 365 to 543 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-12, +45.
Round 26		Yeo played #29 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 403 to 431 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-13, +17.
Round 27		Yeo played #46 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 400 to 377 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-13, +40.
Round 28		Yeo played #42 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 512 to 360 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-13, +192.
Round 29		Yeo played #41 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 473 to 371 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-13, +294.
Round 30		Yeo played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 477 to 435 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-13, +336.
Round 31		Yeo played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) again and won 512 to 476 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-13, +372.

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