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NASC 2017: Matt DeWaelsche [2-27]
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On this page, you will find information about
Matt DeWaelsche, who is competing
at the 2017 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, -218, and is ranked
#61 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 | ![[photo of Matt DeWaelsche]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/de_waelsche_matt.jpg)
| Given name(s): Matt Surname(s): DeWaelsche Home: San Antonio, TX, United States Hobbies: reading, movies Occupation: Librarian/Archivist |
Round by Round | High score: 502 Average for: 386 Average against: 393 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Brian Miller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/miller_brian_AA000808.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #63 Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) and lost 344 to 475 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-1, -131. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Laura Wolfson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wolfson_laura_AA005123.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #72 Laura Wolfson (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 386 to 452 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-2, -197. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Mark Fidler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fidler_mark_4.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #4 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 364 to 367 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-3, -200. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Diana Grosman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/grosman_diana.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #13 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 426 to 295 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-3, -69. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Yukiko Loritz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/loritz_yukiko_2.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #43 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 298 to 487 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-4, -258. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Caesar Jaramillo]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jaramillo_caesar.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #60 Caesar Jaramillo (Lubbock, TX) and won 390 to 381 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-4, -249. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Kristina Simon]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/simon_kristina_3.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #24 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 371 to 406 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-5, -284. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Nicholas Schneider]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/schneider_nicholas.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #55 Nicholas Schneider (Pickering ON) and won 403 to 392 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-5, -273. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Gwen Stewart]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stewart_gwen.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #79 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 431 to 316 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-5, -158. | Round 10 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| DeWaelsche played #35 Dustin Dean (Arlington, VA) and won 422 to 382 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-5, -118. | Round 11 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| DeWaelsche played #52 Conor Munro (Miramar, FL) and lost 279 to 396 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-6, -235. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Ken Dutch]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dutch_ken.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #56 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and lost 333 to 415 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-7, -317. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Carolyn Easter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/easter_carolyn_2.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #44 Carolyn Easter (Bloomfield Hills, MI) and won 443 to 337 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-7, -211. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Heather Steffy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/steffy_heather_2.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #49 Heather Steffy (Atlanta, GA) and won 471 to 369 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-7, -109. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Mariah Smith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/smith_mariah.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #51 Mariah Smith (Liberty Hill, TX) and lost 348 to 470 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-8, -231. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Paul Avrin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/avrin_paul_3.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #33 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 399 to 378 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-8, -210. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Andrew Gardner]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gardner_andrew_AA003074.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #77 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 502 to 386 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-8, -94. | Round 18 | ![[photo of David Postal]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/postal_david.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #42 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and won 395 to 387 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-8, -86. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Paul Thornton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/thornton_paul.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #68 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and lost 370 to 461 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-9, -177. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Gary Perman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/perman_gary_2.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #54 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 402 to 436 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-10, -211. | Round 21 | ![[photo of David A Brown]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/brown_david_a_AA002950.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #23 David A Brown (Lexington, KY) and lost 335 to 372 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-11, -248. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Joe Neff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/n/neff_joe.jpeg)
| DeWaelsche played #11 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and won 444 to 333 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-11, -137. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Kaia Nana]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/n/nana_kaia_AA004955_1.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #48 Kaia Nana (Weston, WV) and won 401 to 364 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-11, -100. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Paul Izikoff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/i/izikoff_paul.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #36 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and lost 368 to 394 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-12, -126. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Stefan Fatsis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fatsis_stefan.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #12 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 341 to 466 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-13, -251. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Elspeth Abbate]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/abbate_elspeth_AA000273.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #71 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 429 to 358 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-13, -180. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Elizabeth Ralston]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/ralston_elizabeth.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #21 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 349 to 474 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-14, -305. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Dave Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leifer_dave.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #6 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 351 to 415 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-15, -369. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Jeff Reeves]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/reeves_jeff_2.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #8 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and lost 354 to 398 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13-16, -413. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Erica Norris Bodrazic]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bodrazic_erica_norris_AA000992.jpg)
| DeWaelsche played #40 Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) and won 487 to 230 (a spread of 257). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-16, -156. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Thavatchai Thivavarnvongs]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/thivavarnvong_thavachai.jpeg)
| DeWaelsche played #22 Thavatchai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 316 to 378 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-17, -218. |
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