NASC 2015: Matt DeWaelsche [2-47]

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On this page, you will find information about Matt DeWaelsche, 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 14.5-16.5, +143, and is ranked #51 in Division 2.

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): Matt Surname(s): DeWaelsche Home: San Antonio, TX, United States Hobbies: reading, movies Occupation: Librarian/Archivist

Round by Round
High score: 468 Average for: 391 Average against: 387
Round 1		DeWaelsche played #37 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 294 to 386 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 0-1, -92.
Round 2		DeWaelsche played #7 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 324 to 455 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0-2, -223.
Round 3		DeWaelsche played #69 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 384 to 314 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-2, -153.
Round 4		DeWaelsche played #85 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 322 to 377 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-3, -208.
Round 5		DeWaelsche played #54 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 337 to 369 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-4, -240.
Round 6		DeWaelsche played #39 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 410 to 329 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-4, -159.
Round 7		DeWaelsche played #50 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 449 to 393 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-4, -103.
Round 8		DeWaelsche played #13 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 361 to 370 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-5, -112.
Round 9		DeWaelsche played #45 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 465 to 342 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-5, +11.
Round 10		DeWaelsche played #23 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 378 to 430 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-6, -41. DeWaelsche is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		DeWaelsche played #58 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and lost 366 to 392 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-7, -67.
Round 12		DeWaelsche played #70 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and won 420 to 319 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-7, +34.
Round 13		DeWaelsche played #78 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 426 to 433 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-8, +27.
Round 14		DeWaelsche played #84 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 407 to 344 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-8, +90.
Round 15		DeWaelsche played #29 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 362 to 356 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-8, +96.
Round 16		DeWaelsche played #82 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) and won 461 to 329 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-8, +228.
Round 17		DeWaelsche played #32 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 369 to 399 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-9, +198.
Round 18		DeWaelsche played #21 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 439 to 350 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-9, +287.
Round 19		DeWaelsche played #76 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 455 to 353 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-9, +389.
Round 20		DeWaelsche played #33 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 415 to 380 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-9, +424.
Round 21		DeWaelsche played #72 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 419 to 281 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-9, +562. DeWaelsche is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		DeWaelsche played #15 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 468 to 448 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-9, +582. DeWaelsche is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		DeWaelsche played #75 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 344 to 386 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-10, +540.
Round 24		DeWaelsche played #81 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 390 to 423 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-11, +507.
Round 25		DeWaelsche played #71 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 331 to 443 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-12, +395.
Round 26		DeWaelsche played #35 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and won 377 to 294 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-12, +478.
Round 27		DeWaelsche played #36 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and lost 325 to 511 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-13, +292.
Round 28		DeWaelsche played #40 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and lost 364 to 427 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-14, +229.
Round 29		DeWaelsche played #66 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and tied at 441. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14.5-14.5, +229.
Round 30		DeWaelsche played #17 Kay Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and lost 434 to 481 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14.5-15.5, +182.
Round 31		DeWaelsche played #7 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) again and lost 391 to 430 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14.5-16.5, +143.

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