NASC 2015: Ken Kasney [1-42]

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On this page, you will find information about Ken Kasney, 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 14-17, -791, and is ranked #54 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): Ken Surname(s): Kasney Home: Meridian, ID, United States Hobbies: Golf, Science, History, Gardening Occupation: Retired

Round by Round
High score: 483 Average for: 380 Average against: 408
Round 1		Kasney played #25 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 383 to 446 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -63.
Round 2		Kasney played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 275 to 475 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-2, -263.
Round 3		Kasney played #63 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 404 to 344 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-2, -203.
Round 4		Kasney played #39 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 373 to 450 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-3, -280.
Round 5		Kasney played #37 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and lost 274 to 461 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-4, -467.
Round 6		Kasney played #72 Alan Kait (Lompoc, CA) and won 401 to 383 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-4, -449.
Round 7		Kasney played #57 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 359 to 364 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-5, -454.
Round 8		Kasney played #55 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 421 to 413 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-5, -446.
Round 9		Kasney played #52 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 398 to 446 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-6, -494.
Round 10		Kasney played #60 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 483 to 443 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-6, -454.
Round 11		Kasney played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 413 to 349 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-6, -390.
Round 12		Kasney played #32 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 412 to 430 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-7, -408.
Round 13		Kasney played #62 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 346 to 394 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-8, -456. Kasney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Kasney played #41 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and lost 351 to 406 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-9, -511.
Round 15		Kasney played #61 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 449 to 353 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-9, -415.
Round 16		Kasney played #70 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 354 to 527 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-10, -588. Kasney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Kasney played #29 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 314 to 488 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-11, -762.
Round 18		Kasney recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-11, -712.
Round 19		Kasney played #66 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 331 to 276 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-11, -657. Kasney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Kasney played #64 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 398 to 331 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-11, -590.
Round 21		Kasney played #22 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and won 437 to 353 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-11, -506.
Round 22		Kasney played #50 Paul Erland (Pegram, TN) and won 406 to 399 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-11, -499.
Round 23		Kasney played #56 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and lost 360 to 413 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-12, -552.
Round 24		Kasney played #53 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 429 to 405 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-12, -528.
Round 25		Kasney played #44 Norases Vesdapunt (Stanford, CA) and lost 397 to 411 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-13, -542.
Round 26		Kasney played #46 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 401 to 424 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-14, -565.
Round 27		Kasney played #40 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 295 to 512 (a spread of -217). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-15, -782.
Round 28		Kasney played #45 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 403 to 331 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-15, -710.
Round 29		Kasney played #68 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 414 to 344 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-15, -640.
Round 30		Kasney played #59 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 316 to 445 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-16, -769.
Round 31		Kasney played #44 Norases Vesdapunt (Stanford, CA) again and lost 405 to 427 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14-17, -791.

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