NASC 2015: Kenji Matsumoto [1-01]

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On this page, you will find information about Kenji Matsumoto, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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, +431, and is ranked #4 in Division 1.

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): Kenji Surname(s): Matsumoto Home: Berkeley, CA, United States Awards: Division 3 Reno 2000, Division 2 2005 BAT premier Hobbies: philosophy

Round by Round
High score: 562 Average for: 417 Average against: 405
Before the Tournament		Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Matsumoto played #64 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 400 to 424 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 0-1, -24. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Matsumoto played #48 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 397 to 361 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, +12.
Round 3		Matsumoto played #27 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 422 to 375 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +59.
Round 4		Matsumoto played #63 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 394 to 470 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, -17.
Round 5		Matsumoto played #52 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 562 to 424 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-2, +121.
Round 6		Matsumoto played #43 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 374 to 459 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-3, +36.
Round 7		Matsumoto played #61 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 373 to 349 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, +60.
Round 8		Matsumoto played #24 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 353 to 371 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-4, +42.
Round 9		Matsumoto played #18 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 380 to 419 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-5, +3.
Round 10		Matsumoto played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 338 to 538 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-6, -197. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Matsumoto played #54 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 378 to 369 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-6, -188. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Matsumoto played #20 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and lost 342 to 565 (a spread of -223). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-7, -411. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 13		Matsumoto played #19 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 394 to 473 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-8, -490. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Matsumoto played #56 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and lost 378 to 431 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-9, -543. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Matsumoto played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 477 to 344 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-9, -410.
Round 16		Matsumoto recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-9, -360.
Round 17		Matsumoto played #45 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 383 to 320 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-9, -297.
Round 18		Matsumoto played #34 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 423 to 464 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-10, -338.
Round 19		Matsumoto played #59 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 419 to 378 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-10, -297.
Round 20		Matsumoto played #44 Norases Vesdapunt (Stanford, CA) and won 544 to 316 (a spread of 228). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-10, -69. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Matsumoto played #40 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 450 to 454 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-11, -73.
Round 22		Matsumoto played #46 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 393 to 346 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-11, -26.
Round 23		Matsumoto played #50 Paul Erland (Pegram, TN) and won 458 to 400 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-11, +32.
Round 24		Matsumoto played #39 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 478 to 424 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-11, +86.
Round 25		Matsumoto played #23 Doug Brockmeier (San Francisco, CA) and lost 363 to 427 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-12, +22.
Round 26		Matsumoto played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 481 to 307 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-12, +196.
Round 27		Matsumoto played #37 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and won 476 to 327 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-12, +345.
Round 28		Matsumoto played #17 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 433 to 409 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-12, +369.
Round 29		Matsumoto played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and won 429 to 418 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-12, +380. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Matsumoto played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 397 to 395 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-12, +382.
Round 31		Matsumoto played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and won 433 to 384 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-12, +431.

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