NASC 2015: Laurie Cohen [1-18]

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On this page, you will find information about Laurie Cohen, 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 14-7, +509, and is ranked #46 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): Laurie Surname(s): Cohen Home: Tempe, AZ, United States Awards: 2003-12 Tucson, AZ Hobbies: movies, travel

Round by Round
High score: 539 Average for: 420 Average against: 396
Round 1		Cohen played #62 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 339 to 380 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 0-1, -41.
Round 2		Cohen played #41 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and won 398 to 349 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, +8.
Round 3		Cohen played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 510 to 408 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +110.
Round 4		Cohen played #17 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 399 to 384 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +125. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Cohen played #44 Norases Vesdapunt (Stanford, CA) and lost 376 to 384 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +117.
Round 6		Cohen played #22 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and won 494 to 378 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +233.
Round 7		Cohen played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 356 to 451 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-3, +138.
Round 8		Cohen played #36 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 415 to 366 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-3, +187.
Round 9		Cohen played #1 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and won 419 to 380 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +226.
Round 10		Cohen played #58 Tasha Asberry (Cordova, TN) and lost 356 to 428 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, +154.
Round 11		Cohen played #31 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 451 to 384 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +221.
Round 12		Cohen played #40 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 495 to 497 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-5, +219. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Cohen played #15 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 467 to 352 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-5, +334.
Round 14		Cohen played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 435 to 432 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +337. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Cohen played #43 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 477 to 296 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +518. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Cohen played #38 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 477 to 474 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +521. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 17		Cohen played #9 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 427 to 408 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +540. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Cohen played #6 Joey Krafchick (Richardson, TX) and won 539 to 310 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-5, +769. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Cohen played #7 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 328 to 413 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-6, +684. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Cohen played #12 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 420 to 377 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-6, +727. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 21		Cohen played #3 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 239 to 457 (a spread of -218). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +509. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Cohen recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +509. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Cohen recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +509. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Cohen recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-7, +509. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Cohen recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-7, +509. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Cohen recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-7, +509. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Cohen recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-7, +509.
Round 28		Cohen recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-7, +509.
Round 29		Cohen recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-7, +509.
Round 30		Cohen recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-7, +509.
Round 31		Cohen recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-7, +509.

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