NASC 2016: Roy Kamen [2-01]

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On this page, you will find information about Roy Kamen, who is competing at the 2016 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 21-10, +1315, and is ranked #5 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): Roy Surname(s): Kamen Home: Covina, CA, United States Hobbies: Classic Rock, Word Games

Round by Round
High score: 560 Average for: 414 Average against: 372
Round 1		Kamen played #110 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 319 to 434 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-1, -115.
Round 2		Kamen played #67 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and won 417 to 338 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-1, -36. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Kamen played #36 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 396 to 366 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-1, -6. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Kamen played #69 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 371 to 397 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-2, -32.
Round 5		Kamen played #40 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and lost 343 to 421 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-3, -110. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Kamen played #18 David A Brown (Lexington, KY) and lost 361 to 426 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-4, -175.
Round 7		Kamen played #100 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 472 to 320 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-4, -23.
Round 8		Kamen played #21 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and won 387 to 378 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-4, -14.
Round 9		Kamen played #113 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) and won 415 to 306 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-4, +95.
Round 10		Kamen played #30 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 384 to 355 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-4, +124.
Round 11		Kamen played #12 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 431 to 432 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, +123.
Round 12		Kamen played #52 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 505 to 341 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-5, +287.
Round 13		Kamen played #58 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 414 to 339 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-5, +362.
Round 14		Kamen played #106 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 436 to 273 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +525.
Round 15		Kamen played #6 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 507 to 360 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-5, +672.
Round 16		Kamen played #5 Menachem Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 538 to 329 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +881.
Round 17		Kamen played #4 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 480 to 400 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-5, +961. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Kamen played #15 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 560 to 347 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-5, +1174.
Round 19		Kamen played #14 David Turissini (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 422 to 355 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-5, +1241. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Kamen played #7 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 482 to 320 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-5, +1403.
Round 21		Kamen played #28 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 305 to 390 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +1318.
Round 22		Kamen played #38 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 398 to 391 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +1325.
Round 23		Kamen played #2 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 347 to 334 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-6, +1338.
Round 24		Kamen played #35 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and lost 312 to 488 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-7, +1162.
Round 25		Kamen played #35 Joe South (Piqua, OH) again and won 462 to 448 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-7, +1176.
Round 26		Kamen played #8 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 441 to 309 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-7, +1308.
Round 27		Kamen played #17 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 476 to 356 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-7, +1428.
Round 28		Kamen played #28 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) again and lost 322 to 346 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-8, +1404. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Kamen played #14 David Turissini (Chapel Hill, NC) again and won 392 to 381 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 21-8, +1415. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Kamen played #28 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) for the third time and lost 303 to 396 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 21-9, +1322. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Kamen played #35 Joe South (Piqua, OH) for the third time and lost 437 to 444 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 21-10, +1315. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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