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NASC 2015: Kate Fukawa-Connelly [1-31]

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On this page, you will find information about Kate Fukawa-Connelly, 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 16-15, +653, and is ranked #23 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

[photo of Kate Fukawa-Connelly]

Given name(s): Kate
Surname(s): Fukawa-Connelly
Home: Lawrenceville, NJ, United States
Occupation: educator
Round by Round

High score: 542
Average for: 432
Average against: 411

Round 1

[photo of Steve Bush]

Fukawa-Connelly played #37 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and won 523 to 306 (a spread of 217).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 1-0, +217.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 2

[photo of Judy Newhouse]

Fukawa-Connelly played #70 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 403 to 343 (a spread of 60).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 2-0, +277.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 3

[photo of Joel Sherman]

Fukawa-Connelly played #15 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 340 to 570 (a spread of -230).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 2-1, +47.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 4

[photo of Avery Mojica]

Fukawa-Connelly played #33 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and lost 375 to 402 (a spread of -27).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 2-2, +20.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 5

[photo of Leesa Berahovich]

Fukawa-Connelly played #26 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 412 to 430 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 2-3, +2.

Round 6

[photo of Rafi Stern]

Fukawa-Connelly played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 453 to 377 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 3-3, +78.

Round 7

[photo of Matt Canik]

Fukawa-Connelly played #17 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 356 to 381 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 3-4, +53.

Round 8

[photo of Cesar Del Solar]

Fukawa-Connelly played #19 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 535 to 435 (a spread of 100).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 4-4, +153.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 9

[photo of Marlene Milkent]

Fukawa-Connelly played #59 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 500 to 272 (a spread of 228).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 5-4, +381.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Greg Heidler]

Fukawa-Connelly played #53 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 536 to 358 (a spread of 178).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 6-4, +559.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 11

[photo of Laurie Cohen]

Fukawa-Connelly played #18 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 384 to 451 (a spread of -67).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 6-5, +492.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 12

[photo of Nick Meyer]

Fukawa-Connelly played #22 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and won 466 to 371 (a spread of 95).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 7-5, +587.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Patricia Barrett]

Fukawa-Connelly played #43 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 325 to 422 (a spread of -97).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 7-6, +490.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 14

[photo of Trey Wright]

Fukawa-Connelly played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 414 to 465 (a spread of -51).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 7-7, +439.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 15

[photo of Joel Elkins]

Fukawa-Connelly played #52 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 463 to 414 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 8-7, +488.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

[photo of Marty Gabriel]

Fukawa-Connelly played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 369 to 408 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 8-8, +449.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]

Fukawa-Connelly played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 542 to 393 (a spread of 149).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 9-8, +598.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 18

[photo of Scott Appel]

Fukawa-Connelly played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 412 to 456 (a spread of -44).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 9-9, +554.

Round 19

[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]

Fukawa-Connelly played #51 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 447 to 491 (a spread of -44).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 9-10, +510.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 20

[photo of Bruce D Ambrosio]

Fukawa-Connelly played #60 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 523 to 286 (a spread of 237).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 10-10, +747.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 21

[photo of Ross Brown]

Fukawa-Connelly played #54 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 465 to 466 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 10-11, +746.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 22

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Fukawa-Connelly played #48 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 360 to 344 (a spread of 16).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 11-11, +762.

Round 23

[photo of Manop Phiphatboonserm]

Fukawa-Connelly played #46 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 402 to 426 (a spread of -24).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 11-12, +738.

Round 24

[photo of Jeremy Hall]

Fukawa-Connelly played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 429 to 405 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 12-12, +762.

Round 25

[photo of David Whitley]

Fukawa-Connelly played #47 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 496 to 317 (a spread of 179).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 13-12, +941.

Round 26

[photo of Robert Kahn]

Fukawa-Connelly played #61 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 382 to 587 (a spread of -205).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 13-13, +736.

Round 27

[photo of Darrell Day]

Fukawa-Connelly played #38 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 369 to 469 (a spread of -100).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 13-14, +636.

Round 28

[photo of Paul Erland]

Fukawa-Connelly played #50 Paul Erland (Pegram, TN) and lost 300 to 517 (a spread of -217).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 13-15, +419.

Round 29

[photo of Mark Miller]

Fukawa-Connelly played #65 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 461 to 384 (a spread of 77).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 14-15, +496.

Round 30

[photo of David Pearl]

Fukawa-Connelly played #39 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 473 to 367 (a spread of 106).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 15-15, +602.

Round 31

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

Fukawa-Connelly played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 492 to 441 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 16-15, +653.

Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).


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